2020, Special Edition 3

Ecologia Balkanica – 2020, Special Edition 3 – Whole issue

First pages

Research Articles

The Effect of Seasonality of Climate Conditions on the Structure and Functional Performance of Photosynthetic Apparatus of Medicinal Plant Petasites hybridus
Borislava V. Borisova, Svetlana M. Momchilova, Dimitrina P. Koleva, Albena P. Ivanova, Albena B. Momchilova, Liliana T. Maslenkova, pp. 1-9 
Article № eb.20SE301 [Full text – PDF]

Integrative Investigation on the Ecology of the Black Sea Mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis Lam. and its Habitat
Borislava K. Pavlova, Sevginar F. Ibryamova, Nina N. Arhangelova, Dimitar D. Doichev, Radoslav I. Ivanov, Nesho H. Chipev, Nikolay D. Natchev, Tsveteslava V. Ignatova-Ivanova, pp. 10-17 
Article № eb.20SE302 [Full text – PDF] 

How Chlorella Species Isolated from Contrasting Habitats Respond to UV-B Induced Stress?
Daniela M. Miteva, Teodora I. Todorova, Stephka G. Chankova, pp. 19-30 
Article № eb.20SE304 [Full text – PDF] 

Relationships between Soil Microbial Activity, Bacterial Diversity and Abiotic Factors Along the Heavy Metal Contamination Gradient
Daniel D. Palov, Michaella R. Aleksova, Radina N. Nikolova, Nikolai S. Dinev, Anelia E. Kenarova, Silvena B. Boteva, Roumen A. Dimitrov, Galina S. Radeva, pp. 31-39 
Article № eb.20SE305 [Full text – PDF] 

Effect of Mixed Cropping Systems on Yield and Quality of Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.)
Ivanka G. Mitova, Lilyana M. Koleva, pp. 41-50
Article № eb.20SE308 [Full text – PDF] 

Stress Induced Damages in Psammophilic Bivalve Species: A Pilot Study on Wedge Clams from Black Sea Habitats in the Upper Subtidal Zonе (Bulgaria)
Lachezar P. Yakimov, Elina R. Tsvetanova, Almira P. Georgieva, Yordan R. Raev, Nesho H. Chipev, Albena V. Alexandrova, pp. 51-61
Article № eb.20SE309 [Full text – PDF] 

Recent Observations on the Size Structure of Donax trunculus Linnaeus, 1758 and Chamelea gallina (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Bulgarian Black Sea as Status Indicators of Commercially Exploited Shellfish under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD)
Mediya R. Gumus, Valentina R. Todorova, Marina D. Panayotova, pp. 63-71
Article № eb.20SE310 [Full text – PDF] 

Assessment of Marine Cetacean Populations in Bulgarian Black Sea in 2017 According to Indicators of the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive
Marina D. Panayotova, Radoslava I. Bekova, Bogdan K. Prodanov, pp. 73-83
Article № eb.20SE311 [Full text – PDF] 

Seasonal Composition and Density of Marine Litter on Asparuhovo Beach, Varna, Bulgaria
Marina D. Panayotova, Radoslava I. Bekova, Kremena B. Stefanova,Valentina R. Todorova, Media R. Gumus, Violeta H. Slabakova, Bogdan K. Prodanov, Svetlana H. Mihova, pp. 85-94
Article № eb.20SE312 [Full text – PDF] 

Comparative Analysis of Anthropogenic Transformations of Landscapesin the Lands of the Settlements of Belozem (Plovdiv Province) and Opalchenets (Stara Zagora Province) with Remote Sensing 
Ilia I. Tamburadzhiev, pp. 95-105
Article № eb.20SE306 [Full text – PDF] 

Alkanna tinctoria: Аn Аpproach Тoward Еx situ Cultivation 
Boryanka D. Traykova, Irena D. Grigorova, Marina I. Stanilova, Emil D. Molle, Elina P. Yankova-Tsvetkova, pp. 107-115
Article № eb.20SE303 [Full text – PDF]

New and Conservationally Significant Small Mammals in the Diet of Two Wintering Groups of Long-eared Owls (Asio otus L.) from the Region of Silistra (NE Bulgaria) 
Nikolay D. Kodzhabashev, Stela M. Dipchikova, Teodora M. Teofilova, pp. 117-128
Article № eb.20SE314 [Full text – PDF]

Landscape Structure Impacts the Small Mammals as Prey of Two Wintering Groups of Long-eared Owls (Asio otus L.) fromthe Region of Silistra (NE Bulgaria)
Nikolay D. Kodzhabashev, Stela M. Dipchikova, Teodora M. Teofilova, pp. 129-138
Article № eb.20SE315 [Full text – PDF]

Characterization of High Light Inducible (Hli) Proteins of Chlorophyll-protein Complexes of Cyanobacteria
Nadezhda Yurina, Lyubov Sharapova, pp. 139-146
Article № eb.20SE316 [Full text – PDF]

Effects of Salt Stress on the Photosynthesis of Maize and Sorghum
Martin A. Stefanov, Georgi D. Rashkov, Ekaterina K. Yotsova, Preslava B. Borisova, Anelia G. Dobrikova, Emilia L. Apostolova, pp. 147-154
Article № eb.20SE313 [Full text – PDF]

Assessment of Flood Regulation Capacity of Different Land Cover Types in Krumovitsa River Basin (Eastern Rhodopes)
Petko N. Bozhkov, Borislav G. Grigorov, Assen I. Assenov, pp. 155-162
Article № eb.20SE317 [Full text – PDF]

Observed Reduction by a Factor of 10 in the Whole-body Totalβ-activity of Small Mammals from Alpine Ecosystems in Rila Mountain, Bulgaria
Peter Ostoich, Michaela Beltcheva, Roumiana Metcheva, Iliana Aleksieva, J. A. Heredia-Rojas, Elena Geleva, Christo Angelov, pp. 163-168
Article № eb.20SE318 [Full text – PDF]

Population of the Flathead Grey Mullet (Mugil cephalus, L. 1758) from the Bay of Burgas, Bulgarian Black Sea Coast
Radoslava I. Bekova, Bogdan K. Prodanov, Marina D. Panayotova, Galerida Raikova-Petrova, pp. 169-176
Article № eb.20SE319 [Full text – PDF]

Relationships between Size, Weight, Age and Fecundity of the Chelon auratus and Chelon saliens (Mugilidae) from the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast
Radoslava I. Bekova, Galerida Raikova-Petrova,Marina D. Panayotova, Bogdan K. Prodanov, pp. 177-184
Article № eb.20SE320 [Full text – PDF]

The Resistance and Resilience of Soil Enzymes after the Application of Fungicide Azoxystrobin to Loamy Sand Soil
Silvena B. Boteva, Anelia E. Kenarova, Stela S. Georgieva, Christo D. Chanev, Michaella R. Aleksova, Galina S. Radeva, pp. 185-194
Article № eb.20SE321 [Full text – PDF]

Development of Accurate Chemical Thermodynamic Database for Geochemical Storage of Nuclear Waste. Part I: Models for Predicting Solution Properties and Solid-Liquid Equilibrium in Binary Nitrate Systems of the Type 1-1
Stanislav A. Donchev, Christomir I. Christov, pp. 195-210
Article № eb.20SE322 [Full text – PDF]

Macropterous Ground Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) Prevailin European Oilseed Rape Fields
Teodora M. Teofilova, pp. 211-225
Article № eb.20SE324 [Full text – PDF]

Set of Tests for Chlorpyrifos Toxicity Screening
Teodora I. Todorova, Petya N. Parvanova, Hilal Çavuş, Mariya Yovkova, Maria Dimitrova, Samia Mostafa M. Mohafrash, Abdel-Tawab H. Mossa, Krasimir P. Boyadzhiev, Martin D. Dimitrov, Stephka G. Chankova, pp. 227-238
Article № eb.20SE325 [Full text – PDF]

Sesquiterpene Patterns of the Leaves and Roots in Local Populations of Medicinal Plant Petasites hybridus (L.) from Bulgaria
Veselina P. Uzunova, Rumiana D. Tzoneva, Albena B. Momchilova, Liliana T. Maslenkova, pp. 239-245
Article № eb.20SE326 [Full text – PDF]

First Implementation of Marine Strategy Framework Directive for Benthic Habitats Assessment in the Bulgarian Black Sea
Valentina R. Todorova, Valentina G. Doncheva, Ekaterina V. Trifonova, pp. 247-256
Article № eb.20SE327 [Full text – PDF]

Synopses

Therapeutic Potential and Biotechnological Utilization of the Indigenous Biosynthetic Capacity of Artemisia alba Turra: A Review
Kalina Danova, Antoaneta Trendafilova, Václav Motyka, Petre Dobrev, Viktoria Ivanova, Milka Todorova, pp. 257-273
Article № eb.20SE307 [Full text – PDF]

Organic Cultivation of New Medicinal and Aromatic Plants as a Source for Pharmaceutical Industries
Saber F. Hendawy, Mohamed S. Hussein, Abeer Y. Ibrahim, pp. 275-293
Article № eb.20SE323 [Full text – PDF]

Carbon Sequestration – a Research Subject of a Present Importance
Borislav G. Grigorov, Assen I. Assenov, pp. 295-302
Article № eb.20SE328 [Full text – PDF]

Reviewers

List of reviewers, who participated in the peer-review process of the current issue.