Editor-In-Chief:
Assoc. Prof. Dilian Georgiev, DSc
University of Plovdiv, Faculty of Biology, Department of Ecology and Environmental Conservation, Plovdiv, BULGARIA

Editorial Secretary:
Chief Assist. Prof. Vesela Yancheva, PhD
University of Plovdiv, Faculty of Biology, Department of Ecology and Environmental Conservation, Plovdiv, BULGARIA

Technical Editor:
Chief Assist. Prof. Slaveya Petrova, PhD
University of Plovdiv, Faculty of Biology, Department of Ecology and Environmental Conservation, Plovdiv, BULGARIA

Subject Editors/Responsible Editors:

Soil Еcology –
Chief Assist. Prof. Slaveya Petrova, PhD
University of Plovdiv, Faculty of Biology, Department of Ecology and Environmental Conservation, Plovdiv, BULGARIA

Еcology and conservation of microorganisms –
Prof. Velizar Gochev, PhD
University of Plovdiv, Faculty of Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, BULGARIA

Еcology and conservation of fungi –
Assoc. Prof. Tzenka Radoukova, PhD
University of Plovdiv, Faculty of Biology, Department of Botany and Biological Education, BULGARIA

Еcology of plants, community ecology –
Assoc. Prof. Kiril Vasilev, PhD
Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, BAS, Sofia, BULGARIA

Ecology of invertebrates –
Sára Ferenți, PhD
University of Oradea, Faculty of Informatics and Sciences, Department of Biology, Oradea, ROMANIA

Ecology of vertebrates, animal evolution –
Prof. Kerim Çiçek, PhD
Ege University, Faculty of Science, Biology Department, Bornova/Izmir, TURKEY

Ecological monitoring and bioindication; ecotoxicology; soil ecology; ecosystem ecology –
Assoc. Prof. Gana Gecheva, PhD
University of Plovdiv, Faculty of Biology, Department of Ecology and Environmental Conservation, Plovdiv, BULGARIA

Population genetics; genotoxicity –
Prof. Evgenya Ivanova, DSc
University of Plovdiv, Faculty of Biology, Department of Developmental Biology, BULGARIA

Plant ecology, plant biology, botany, medicinal plants –
Chief Assist. Prof. Krasimir Todorov, PhD
University of Plovdiv, Faculty of Biology, Department of Botany and Biological Education, BULGARIA

Animal ecology, behaviour and conservation –
Assoc. Prof. Stanislava Peeva, PhD
Trakia University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Livestock – Non‑Ruminant Animals and Special Industries, BULGARIA

Еcology and conservation of microorganisms –
Assoc. Prof. Ivan Iliev, PhD
University of Plovdiv, Faculty of Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, BULGARIA

Aquatic invertebrates –
Prof. Diana Cupsa, PhD
University of Oradea, Faculty of Informatics and Sciences, Department of Biology, ROMANIA

Herpetology, animal ecology –
Prof. Nikolay Natchev, PhD
University of Shumen “Konstantin Preslavski”, Faculty of Natural Sciences, BULGARIA

Advisory Board:

Prof. Peter Genov, DSc
Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, BAS, Sofia, BULGARIA

Prof. Rumen Mladenov, PhD
University of Plovdiv, Faculty of Biology, Department of Botany, BULGARIA

Prof. Georgi Georgiev, DSc
Forest Research Institute, BAS, Sofia, BULGARIA

Prof. Dan Cogălniceanu, PhD
Ovidius University Constanta, ROMANIA

Prof. Bilal Öztürk. PhD
EGE University, Izmir, TURKEY

Prof. Željko Tomanović, DSc
Belgrade University, Faculty of Biology, Department of Comparative Morphology and Systematics of Animals, SERBIA

Prof. Jordan Živanović, PhD
“Goce Delcev” University, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Stip, NORTH MACEDONIA

Prof. Vladimir Pešić, PhD
University of Montenegro, Department of Biology, MONTENEGRO

Assoc. Prof. Emilia Varadinova, PhD
Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, BAS, Sofia, BULGARIA
South-West University, Blagoevgrad, BULGARIA

Assoc. Prof. Atanas Arnaudov, PhD
University of Plovdiv, Faculty of Biology, Department of Human Anatomy and Physiology, Plovdiv, BULGARIA

Assoc. Prof. Marko Sabovljević, PhD
University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, Institute of Botany and Garden, SERBIA

Assoc. Prof. Ignacy Kitowski, PhD
University of Life Sciences in Lublin, POLAND

Assist. Prof. Joanna Czarnecka, PhD
Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Institute of Biology, Department of Ecology, Lublin, POLAND