CONTENTS

Prevalence of opportunistic pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria
from the Enterobacteriaceae family in the cloacal microflora of
Testudo graeca and Testudo hermanni – a pilot study

Steliyana Popova, Irina Lazarkevich, Stephan Engibarov,
Simona Mitova, Iva Lalovska, pp. 1-9

Article № eb20261001 [Full text – PDF]

Breeding density and habitat preferences of the European Turtle
Dove Streptopelia turtur Linnaeus, 1758 (Columbiformes:
Columbidae) in Bulgaria: preliminary results

Gradimir Gruychev, Stoyan Stoyanov, Evlogi Angelov, Hristo Mihaylov, pp. 10-20
Article № eb20261010 [Full text – PDF]

Influence of the urban environment on the metabolic activity and
functional diversity of phyllospheric microbial communities in
linden trees

Katya Dimirova, Spas Spasov, Bogdan Nikolov, Stefan Shilev,
Slaveya Petrova, pp. 21-33

Article № eb20261021 [Full text – PDF]

Influence of in vitro cultivation factors on micropropagation and
alkaloid determination of Convolvulus persicus L.

Iva Doycheva, Tsvetelina Doncheva, Stefan Philipov, pp. 34-42
Article № eb20261034 [Full text – PDF]

Current knowledge on the habitat distribution of freshwater snails
(Mollusca: Gastropoda) in Bulgaria

Dilian Georgiev, pp. 43-47
Article № eb20261043 [Full text – PDF]

Alkyd resins on the base of waste poly(ethylene terephthalate) and
glycerol phase from biodiesel production

Nikola Todorov, pp. 48-57
Article № eb20261048 [Full text – PDF]

Color-based analytical assessment of microplastic contamination
in surface waters from the Black Sea (Bulgaria)

Vesela Yancheva, Stela Stoyanova, Elenka Georgieva, Kiril Valkanov, pp. 58-63
Article № eb20261058 [Full text – PDF]

Three millennia of vegetation history in the Vitosha Mountain,
Bulgaria

Spassimir Tonkov, Elena Marinova, Dessislava Gyurova, pp. 64-70
Article № eb20261064 [Full text – PDF]

Мonthly fluctuations in litterfall in forest communities, part of the
LTER-BG network

Violeta Dimitrova, Sonya Damyanova, pp. 71-76
Article № eb20261071 [Full text – PDF]

Nutritional composition of Abies x borisii-regis Mattf. cones from
Bulgaria

Vasilena Mladenova, Tzenka Radoukova, Miroslava Ivanova,
Lilko Dospatliev, Rumen Mladenov, Plamen Stoyanov,
Tsvetelina Mladenova, Krasimir Todorov, Donika Gyuzeleva, pp. 77-87

Article № eb20261077 [Full text – PDF]

Recent wintertime observations of parrots from the genus
Psittacula in Bulgaria

Rusko Petrov, Tsvetina Dimitrova, pp. 88-94
Article № eb20261088 [Full text – PDF]

Evaluation of vegetation development in reclaimed sites using the
NDVI

Petar Petrov, Veneta Stefanova, pp. 95-103
Article № eb20261095 [Full text – PDF]

Hidden diversity: noteworthy cortinarioid fungi (Cortinarius s. l.)
from relict deciduous forests of Strandzha Mountain, Bulgaria

Boris Assyov, Tzenka Radoukova, pp. 104-114
Article № eb20261104 [Full text – PDF]

Railway network of Southern Bulgaria as a pathway for the
introduction and spread of alien invasive plants

Gergana Karaycheva, pp. 115-124
Article № eb20261115 [Full text – PDF]

A temperature-driven modelling framework for mosquito seasonal
phenology and generational dynamics in temperate urban
environments of the Balkan region

Nikolay Dimitrov, Nikola Todorov, pp. 125-132
Article № eb20261125 [Full text – PDF]

The role of local varieties in the context of biodiversity
conservation

Nikolaya Velcheva, Lubomír Mendel, Iveta Čičová, Erika Zetochová, pp. 133-139
Article № eb20261133 [Full text – PDF]

The use of small UAVs in precision agriculture and their impact on
the environment and birds

Asparuh Atanasov, pp. 140-145
Article № eb20261140 [Full text – PDF]

First record of Balkan chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra balcanicа
Bolkay, 1925) in Gornata Кoriya Reserve, Northwestern Bulgaria

Alexander Petrov, pp. 146-148
Article № eb20261146 [Full text – PDF]

Protective effect of modified natural clinoptilolite against
lead-induced genotoxicity in laboratory mice

Michaela Beltcheva, Iliana Aleksieva, Tsenka Chassovnikarova, pp. 149-157
Article № eb20261149 [Full text – PDF]

The impact of potassium chloride (KCl) on germination and
seedling growth of Aegilops neglecta Req. ex Bertol.: implications
for salinity tolerance

Gergana Desheva, Manol Deshev, Evgeniya Valchinova, Albena Pencheva,
Bozhidar Kyosev, Gordana Petrović, pp. 158-169

Article № eb20261158 [Full text – PDF]

New data on chamois Rupicapra rupicapra balcanica Bolkay, 1925
(Mammalia: Bovidae) in the Eastern Stara Planina Mts Bulgaria

Nikolay Dolapchiev, Mihaela Tsvetkova, Milen Chanev, pp. 170-173
Article № eb20261170 [Full text – PDF]

Prevention as an investment: analysis of costs and damages from
forest fires in Bulgaria (2014–2024)

Todor Stoyanov, pp. 174-182
Article № eb20261174 [Full text – PDF]

Batrachophagy of the Eastern Grass Snake, Natrix natrix
(Linnaeus, 1758), in Bulgaria: published data and new records

Emanuil Mitrevichin, Lidia Sakelarieva, Hristo Peshev,
Atanas Grozdanov, Alexander Pulev, pp. 183-188

Article № eb20261183 [Full text – PDF]

First comprehensive study on the tetrapod fauna of “Byala Krava”
Reserve, Central Balkan Mtns., Bulgaria
Steliyana Popova, Elitsa Popova, Nikolay Dolapchiev, Petar Petrov,
Diana Zlatanova, Atanas Grozdanov, pp. 189-197
Article № eb20261189 [Full text – PDF]

Linear-weight relationship of the species Carcinus aestuarii Nardo,
1847 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Carcinidae) along the Bulgarian Black
Sea coast

Sonya Uzunova, Plamen Mitov, pp. 198-203
Article № eb20261198 [Full text – PDF]

Ecological and technogenic safety and phytomelioration of
degraded landscapes of a limestone quarry

Igor Shukel, Taras Boiko, Vasyl Popovych, Yevhen Kobko,
Olesia Nitsevych, Roman Kobko, Kateryna Korol, pp. 204-218

Article № eb20261204 [Full text – PDF]

New data on the bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of the Drinos Valley,
Vjosa Wild River National Park Southern Albania

Lionel Bruhat, Anthony Olivier, Pierre Mallet, Marc Thibault, pp. 219-232
Article № eb20261219 [Full text – PDF]

Overview in representatives of Rumex and Persicaria
(Polygonaceae Juss.) in the flora of Bulgaria

Tsvetanka Raycheva, Kiril Stoyanov, Teodora Raycheva,
Gergana Karaycheva, Rumen Mladenov, Plamen Stoyanov, pp. 233-245

Article № eb20261233 [Full text – PDF]

Evaluating polystyrene nanoparticle toxicity in eelgrass: impacts
on photosynthetic efficiency, oxidative stress, and DNA integrity

Elitsa Hineva, Nina Dzhembekova, Petya Ivanova, Elina Tsvetanova,
Almira Georgieva, Albena Alexandrova, Hristiana Stamatova, pp. 246-257

Article № eb20261246 [Full text – PDF]

Growth and physiological performance of walnut plants grafted
during winter dormancy and grown in containers

Angel Dimitrov, Vanya Akova, Lilyana Nacheva, Stefan Gandev, pp. 258-266
Article № eb20261258 [Full text – PDF]

Comparative analysis of the genetically determined isoenzyme
polymorphism in populations of selected Crocus species distributed
in Bulgaria

Ivan Stoyanov, Penka Vasileva, Kiril Stoyanov, Tsvetanka Raycheva, pp. 267-279
Article № eb20261267 [Full text – PDF]

Ecological and biochemical aspects of assessment of Cu and Ni
pollution of freshwater bodies in the Region of Stara Zagora,
Bulgaria – a review

Elica Valkova, Vasil Atanasov, Margarita H. Marinova, Ivaylo Sirakov,
Katya Velichkova, Violin St. Raykov, Kristian Yakimov, Yordan Kutsarov,
Kiril Kirilov, pp. 280-303

Article № eb20261280 [Full text – PDF]