2024, vol. 16, issue 2

CONTENTS

Seasonal differences on stress on stress responsiveness in the Mediterranean mussel from the Southern Bulgarian Black Sea – an indicator for an ecosystem health decline?
Vesela Yancheva, Borislava Todorova, Elenka Georgieva, Stela Stoyanova, Laszlo Antal,
Krisztian Nyeste, pp. 1-5
Article № eb20242001 [Full text – PDF]

Paleoecological data on the distribution of Pinus peuce Griseb. in
Southwestern Bulgaria for the last 30000 years
Spassimir Tonkov, pp. 6-15
Article № eb20242006 [Full text – PDF]

New data on the distribution of Spiranthes spiralis (L.) Chevall.
(Orchidaceae, Asparagales) in Eastern Bulgaria
Desislav Dimitrov, Petya Boycheva, pp. 16-22
Article № eb20242016 [Full text – PDF]

Ecological aspects of the Mangalitsa pigs’ behavior
Ivelina Zapryanova, Teodora Pashova, pp. 23-29
Article № eb20242023 [Full text – PDF]

Response of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst) to warming
climate: a case study from Bulgaria, Southeastern Europe
Nickolay Tsvetanov, Neno Aleksandrov, Momchil Panayotov, pp. 30-45
Article № eb20242030 [Full text – PDF]

Plant-soil interactions and mulching affect the physico-chemical soil
parameters and the physiological state of Solanum tuberosum L. and
Phaseolus vulgaris L.
Dimitar Danchev, Momchil Paunov, Svetoslav Anev, Ana-Maria Nedelcheva, Victoria Vladimirova, Desislava Raykova, Aneliya Raycheva, Ganka Chaneva, Miroslava Zhiponova, pp. 46-58
Article № eb20242046 [Full text – PDF]

Sustainable autochthonous forest ecosystems as natural barriers to the
spread of invasive alien species
Plamen Glogov, Dimitar Pavlov, Georgi Hinkov, pp. 59-69
Article № eb20242059 [Full text – PDF]

Spatial and temporal relationships between predators in the „Sinite
Kamani“ Nature Park, Bulgaria
Nikolay Dolapchiev, Elitsa Popova, Milen Chanev, pp. 70-79
Article № eb20242070 [Full text – PDF]

Dead wood stocks of Beech forests in Ograzhden and Osogovska
Mountains in Bulgaria
Violeta Dimitrova, Dimitar Dimitrov, pp. 80-86
Article № eb20242080 [Full text – PDF]

Assessment the water quality of wells used for drinking water of
Pristina district, Kosovo
Demokrat Nuha, Rozeta Hasalliu, Osman Fetoshi, Pajtim Bytyçi,
Arbëri Bytyçi, Mergim Mestani, Berat Durmishi, Shpetim Blakaj,
Drita Kutllovci Zogaj, pp. 87-95
Article № eb20242087 [Full text – PDF]

Management of ecological safety by obtaining a sorbent from waste
and using it for wastewater treatment
Volodymyr Shmandiy, Lilija Bezdeneznych, Olena Kharlamova,
Tetiana Rigas, Myroslav Malovanyy, pp. 96-102
Article № eb20242096 [Full text – PDF]

Evaluation of Heavy Metal Levels in Mediterranean mussels from
Dardanelles Strait Ports, Türkiye
Rüştü Ilgar, Selma Nur Avci, Serkan Yavuz, pp. 103-113
Article № eb20242103 [Full text – PDF]

Observation of four different bird species nesting on one tree
Rusko Petrov, Eva Pastir, pp. 114-118
Article № eb20242103 [Full text – PDF]

The just transition in Bulgaria – mission (im)possible
Yuliyan Mollov, Megi Dakova, Aygun Erturk-Mincheva, pp. 119-127
Article № eb20242119 [Full text – PDF]

Fish producers’ attitude toward otters and piscivorous birds: A case
study from central Bulgaria
Evgeniy Raichev, Stanislava Peeva, Georgi Zhelyazkov, Galin Nikolov,
Dian Georgiev, Katelina Uzunowa, pp. 128-136
Article № eb20242128 [Full text – PDF]

GIS prognosis for nitrate pollution of shallow groundwater sources
Emilia Bankova, Kosta Vasilev, Diana Zlatanova, Ivan Traykov,
Milena Yancheva-Stoycheva, Vanya Birdanova, Tsvetelina Vitkova, pp. 137-148
Article № eb20242137 [Full text – PDF]

National protected areas in the Eastern Rhodopes floristic region,
Bulgaria: status, regimes and infringements in relation to plant species
of conservation concern
Vladimir Trifonov, Plamen Stoyanov, Gana Gecheva, Vladimir Vladimirov, Kiril Vassilev, pp. 149-161
Article № eb20242149 [Full text – PDF]

Influence of phytoremediation on soil microbial biomass and activity
in degraded soils
Ivan Iliev, Mariana Marhova, Slaveya Petrova, Marinela Tsankova, pp. 162-175
Article № eb20242162 [Full text – PDF]

Nutritional value and chemical composition of common purslane
(Portulaca oleracea L.) from different regions in Bulgaria
Zornitza Zherkova, Neli Grozeva, Mima Todorova, Milena Tzanova, pp. 176-186
Article № eb20242176 [Full text – PDF]

Assessing microbial activity in soil samples collected during the
transition period between seasons using the Biolog EcoPlate method
Katya Dimitrova, pp. 187-204
Article № eb20242187 [Full text – PDF]

Monitoring of Quercus frainetto Ten. Stands from Maleshevska
Mountain Using Dendrochronology and Climatic Data
Mariyana Lyubenova, Iliana Todorova, Alexandre Chikalanov, pp. 205-213
Article № eb20242205 [Full text – PDF]

A study on the possibilities of using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
in an ecological pig farm
Teodora Pashova, Ivelina Zapryanova, pp. 214-220
Article № eb20242214 [Full text – PDF]

Assessment of basic soil parameters related to the spread and
development of Tuber aestivum fruiting bodies in Western Bulgaria
Kameliya Petrova, Teodor Nedelin, Bilyana Grigorova-Pesheva, pp. 221-230
Article № eb20242221 [Full text – PDF]

In Memoriam: Professor Iliana Georgieva Velcheva
Vesela Yancheva, Ivelin Mollov
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