2023, vol. 15, issue 2

CONTENTS

Spatio-temporal analyses on roe deer activity (Capreolus capreolus L.) in areas with and without wolf (Canis lupus L.) presence
Nikolay Dolapchiev, Diana Zlatanova, Elitsa Popova, Milen Chanev, pp. 1-11
Article № eb23111 [Full text – PDF]

Ecological estimation of natural swards from the Central Northern region in Bulgaria
Ina Stoycheva, Natalia Georgieva, Valentin Kosev, pp. 12-21
Article № eb23120 [Full text – PDF]

Invasive alien plant species (IAPS) in the eastern region of Kosovo: a preliminary list
Bujar Kadriaj, Naim Berisha, Elez Krasniqi, Fadil Millaku, pp. 22-31
Article № eb23109 [Full text – PDF]

Some Interesting Species of Tricholoma (Agaricales, Basidiomycota) Recorded for the First Time for the Bulgarian Mycobiota
Boris Assyov, pp. 32-37
Article № eb23205 [Full text – PDF]

New data on the herpetofauna of Mount Ismaros, Northern Greece
Dilian Georgiev, pp. 38-39
Article № eb23204 [Full text – PDF]

Complex geoecological assessment of habitat 91M0 as a natural capital for SCI “Zapadna Stara Planina i Predbalkan”, Bulgaria
Nadezhda Drumeva, Mariyana Lyubenova, pp. 40-46
Article № eb23128 [Full text – PDF]

Study of opportunities for assessment of tightness of fault systems in Northwest Bulgaria through a combination of gas chromatography and molecular-genetic methods
Polina Velichkova, Gergana Meracheva, Nikolay Hristov, Svetlana Bratkova, Efrosima Zaneva-Dobranova, pp. 47-57
Article № eb22145 [Full text – PDF]

Species diversity of wood-destroying fungi on Fagus sylvatica L. depending on the structure of dead wood in Western Bulgaria
Sonya Bencheva, Violeta Dimitrova, Danail Doychev, Dimitar Dimitrov, pp. 58-67
Article № eb23123 [Full text – PDF]

Application of water quality index for assessment of surface water, Dukagjini Region, Kosovo
Arianeta Nura, Rozeta Hasalliu, Pajtim Bytyçi, Berat Durmishi, Shkëndije Sefa Haziri, Flutura Ajazi, Veton Haziri, pp. 68-76
Article № eb23132 [Full text – PDF]

Pesticides induce fatty degeneration in liver of Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus 1758) after acute exposure
Elenka Georgieva, Eleonora Kovacheva, Vesela Yancheva, Iliana Velcheva, Petar Hrischev, Pepa Atanassova, Stoil Tomov, Stela Stoyanova, pp. 77-82
Article № eb23133 [Full text – PDF]

Diversity of larger fungi in coniferous communities
of Shar Mountain National Park (Republic of North Macedonia) with new country records
Hasime Jashari, Slavica Tofilovska, Mitko Karadelev, Katerina Rusevska, pp. 83-97
Article № eb23119 [Full text – PDF]

Analysis of Soil microbial carbon metabolic function, functional diversity and community similarity of six profiles from Luvisols
Bilyana Grigorova-Pesheva, pp. 98-106
Article № eb23121 [Full text – PDF]

First report on the herpetofauna of Palaio Trikeri island (Pagasetic gulf, Greece)
Stamatios Kalogiannis, Platon Stefanopoulos, pp. 107-111
Article № eb23126 [Full text – PDF]

Molecular and anatomical study of alien species Sisyrinchium rosulatum (Asparagales, Iridaceae) in Bulgaria
Tsvetanka Raycheva, Kiril Stoyanov, Elena Apostolova-Kuzova, Samir Naimov, Yulian Marinov, pp. 112-125
Article № eb23115 [Full text – PDF]

The Arenosols of Western Rhodopes Mountain (Bulgaria)
Biser Hristov, Ivaylo Kirilov, pp. 126-134
Article № eb23118 [Full text – PDF]

Metagenomic approach unravelling bacterial diversity in combined composting and vermicomposting technology of agricultural wastes
Vanya Popova, Mariana Petkova, Stefan Shilev, pp. 135-150
Article № eb23130 [Full text – PDF]

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers’ exposure causes changes in the physiology of zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771)
Vesela Yancheva, Iliana Velcheva, Elenka Georgieva, Krisztán Nyeste, László Antal, Borislava Todorova, pp. 135-150
Article № eb23142 [Full text – PDF]

Presence of the introduced Eurasian Ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernuus) in
Mandra water reservoir (Burgas, Southeastern Bulgaria)
Kiril Valkanov, Nikolay Kolev, Stoyan Mihov, Nikolay Natchev, pp. 151-153
Article № eb23207 [Full text – PDF]

Creation and management of field protective forest belts in
northeastern Bulgaria – history, problems and gained experience
Yonko Dodev, Georgi Georgiev, Sevdalin Belilov, Veselin Ivanov, Margarita Georgieva, Svetozar Madzhov, Lyubomira Georgieva, pp. 154-161
Article № eb23306 [Full text – PDF]

Ecological Study on the Populations of Two Sympatric Species of
Tortoises – Testudo hermanni and T. graeca (Testudines: Testudinidae)
in South-Western Bulgaria
Emanuil Mitrevichin, Lidia Sakelarieva, Hristo Peshev, Alexander Pulev, pp. 162-173
Article № eb23138 [Full text – PDF]

Methodological approach for long-term ecological research
in forest sites
Svetoslav Anev, Toma Tonchev, Violeta Dimitrova, Sonya Damyanova, pp. 174-181
Article № eb23140 [Full text – PDF]

Morphological and karyological variability in Bulgarian populations
of Amaranthus albus L. (Amaranthaceae)
Svetoslava Terzieva, Neli Grozeva, pp. 182-189
Article № eb23143 [Full text – PDF]

Determination of kinetic parameters of catalase of different origin
immobilized on water-insoluble glucan synthesized by recombinant
glycosyltransferase URE13-300
Angel Peshkov, Stanimira Angelova, Clement Avesque, Ilia Iliev, Nina Dimcheva, pp. 190-198
Article № eb23144 [Full text – PDF]

A study of the antimicrobial activity of lactic acid bacteria strains
isolated from cow’s milk and Sharri cheese
Mergim Mestani, Demokrat Nuha, Ibrahim Mehmeti, pp. 199-207
Article № eb23124 [Full text – PDF]

Exploitation of common resources – simple reasons to be different
Janusz Uchmański, pp. 208-214
Article № eb23129 [Full text – PDF]

Bioaccumulation of microplastics in Pisum sativum L. – a pot
experiment
Bogdan Nikolov, Georgi Stanchev, Slaveya Petrova, pp. 215-221
Article № eb23146 [Full text – PDF]

Algorithm for assessment and modeling of some ecosystem services
in urban areas (Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
Slaveya Petrova, pp. 222-229
Article № eb23147 [Full text – PDF]

Impact of the coal fired power plants on two rivers in Bulgaria
Vanina Mitseva, Emilia Varadinova, pp. 230-242
Article № eb23145 [Full text – PDF]

Comparative analysis of the structure of benthic macroinvertebrate communities in Maritsa River (Bulgaria) and Han River (South Korea)
Jiyoung Park, Lidia Sakelarieva, Emilia Varadinova, pp. 243-255
Article № eb23131 [Full text – PDF]