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CONTENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prevalence of opportunistic pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria
from the Enterobacteriaceae family in the cloacal microflora of
Testudo graeca<\/em> and Testudo hermanni<\/em> \u2013 a pilot study<\/strong>
Steliyana Popova, Irina Lazarkevich, Stephan Engibarov,
Simona Mitova, Iva Lalovska, pp. 1-9<\/em>
Article \u2116 eb20261001 [Full text \u2013 PDF<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Breeding density and habitat preferences of the European Turtle
Dove Streptopelia turtur<\/em> Linnaeus, 1758 (Columbiformes:
Columbidae) in Bulgaria: preliminary results<\/strong>
Gradimir Gruychev, Stoyan Stoyanov, Evlogi Angelov, Hristo Mihaylov, pp. 10-20<\/em>
Article \u2116 eb20261010 [Full text \u2013 PDF<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Influence of the urban environment on the metabolic activity and
functional diversity of phyllospheric microbial communities in
linden trees<\/strong>
Katya Dimirova, Spas Spasov, Bogdan Nikolov, Stefan Shilev,
Slaveya Petrova, pp. 21-33<\/em>
Article \u2116 eb20261021 [Full text \u2013 PDF<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Influence of in vitro cultivation factors on micropropagation and
alkaloid determination of Convolvulus persicus<\/em> L.<\/strong>
Iva Doycheva, Tsvetelina Doncheva, Stefan Philipov, pp. 34-42<\/em>
Article \u2116 eb20261034 [Full text \u2013 PDF<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Current knowledge on the habitat distribution of freshwater snails
(Mollusca: Gastropoda) in Bulgaria<\/strong>
Dilian Georgiev, pp. 43-47<\/em>
Article \u2116 eb20261043 [Full text \u2013 PDF<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alkyd resins on the base of waste poly(ethylene terephthalate) and
glycerol phase from biodiesel production<\/strong>
Nikola Todorov, pp. 48-57<\/em>
Article \u2116 eb20261048 [Full text \u2013 PDF<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Color-based analytical assessment of microplastic contamination
in surface waters from the Black Sea (Bulgaria)<\/strong>
Vesela Yancheva, Stela Stoyanova, Elenka Georgieva, Kiril Valkanov, pp. 58-63<\/em>
Article \u2116 eb20261058 [Full text \u2013 PDF<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three millennia of vegetation history in the Vitosha Mountain,
Bulgaria<\/strong>
Spassimir Tonkov, Elena Marinova, Dessislava Gyurova, pp. 64-70<\/em>
Article \u2116 eb20261064 [Full text \u2013 PDF<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u041conthly fluctuations in litterfall in forest communities, part of the
LTER-BG network<\/strong>
Violeta Dimitrova, Sonya Damyanova, pp. 71-76<\/em>
Article \u2116 eb20261071 [Full text \u2013 PDF<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nutritional composition of Abies<\/em> x borisii-regis<\/em> Mattf. cones from
Bulgaria<\/strong>
Vasilena Mladenova, Tzenka Radoukova, Miroslava Ivanova,
Lilko Dospatliev, Rumen Mladenov, Plamen Stoyanov,
Tsvetelina Mladenova, Krasimir Todorov, Donika Gyuzeleva, pp. 77-87<\/em>
Article \u2116 eb20261077 [Full text \u2013 PDF<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recent wintertime observations of parrots from the genus
Psittacula<\/em> in Bulgaria<\/strong>
Rusko Petrov, Tsvetina Dimitrova, pp. 88-94<\/em>
Article \u2116 eb20261088 [Full text \u2013 PDF<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Evaluation of vegetation development in reclaimed sites using the
NDVI<\/strong>
Petar Petrov, Veneta Stefanova, pp. 95-103<\/em>
Article \u2116 eb20261095 [Full text \u2013 PDF<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hidden diversity: noteworthy cortinarioid fungi (Cortinarius<\/em> s. l.)
from relict deciduous forests of Strandzha Mountain, Bulgaria<\/strong>
Boris Assyov, Tzenka Radoukova, pp. 104-114<\/em>
Article \u2116 eb20261104 [Full text \u2013 PDF<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Railway network of Southern Bulgaria as a pathway for the
introduction and spread of alien invasive plants<\/strong>
Gergana Karaycheva, pp. 115-124<\/em>
Article \u2116 eb20261115 [Full text \u2013 PDF<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A temperature-driven modelling framework for mosquito seasonal
phenology and generational dynamics in temperate urban
environments of the Balkan region<\/strong>
Nikolay Dimitrov, Nikola Todorov, pp. 125-132<\/em>
Article \u2116 eb20261125 [Full text \u2013 PDF<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The role of local varieties in the context of biodiversity
conservation<\/strong>
Nikolaya Velcheva, Lubom\u00edr Mendel, Iveta \u010ci\u010dov\u00e1, Erika Zetochov\u00e1, pp. 133-139<\/em>
Article \u2116 eb20261133 [Full text \u2013 PDF<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The use of small UAVs in precision agriculture and their impact on
the environment and birds<\/strong>
Asparuh Atanasov, pp. 140-145<\/em>
Article \u2116 eb20261140 [Full text \u2013 PDF<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First record of Balkan chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra balcanic\u0430<\/em>
Bolkay, 1925) in Gornata \u041aoriya Reserve, Northwestern Bulgaria<\/strong>
Alexander Petrov, pp. 146-148<\/em>
Article \u2116 eb20261146 [Full text \u2013 PDF<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protective effect of modified natural clinoptilolite against
lead-induced genotoxicity in laboratory mice<\/strong>
Michaela Beltcheva, Iliana Aleksieva, Tsenka Chassovnikarova, pp. 149-157<\/em>
Article \u2116 eb20261149 [Full text \u2013 PDF<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The impact of potassium chloride (KCl) on germination and
seedling growth of Aegilops neglecta<\/em> Req. ex Bertol.: implications
for salinity tolerance<\/strong>
Gergana Desheva, Manol Deshev, Evgeniya Valchinova, Albena Pencheva,
Bozhidar Kyosev, Gordana Petrovi\u0107, pp. 158-169<\/em>
Article \u2116 eb20261158 [Full text \u2013 PDF<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New data on chamois Rupicapra rupicapra balcanica<\/em> Bolkay, 1925
(Mammalia: Bovidae) in the Eastern Stara Planina Mts Bulgaria<\/strong>
Nikolay Dolapchiev, Mihaela Tsvetkova, Milen Chanev, pp. 170-173<\/em>
Article \u2116 eb20261170 [Full text \u2013 PDF<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prevention as an investment: analysis of costs and damages from
forest fires in Bulgaria (2014\u20132024)<\/strong>
Todor Stoyanov, pp. 174-182<\/em>
Article \u2116 eb20261174 [Full text \u2013 PDF<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Batrachophagy of the Eastern Grass Snake, Natrix natrix<\/em>
(Linnaeus, 1758), in Bulgaria: published data and new records<\/strong>
Emanuil Mitrevichin, Lidia Sakelarieva, Hristo Peshev,
Atanas Grozdanov, Alexander Pulev, pp. 183-188<\/em>
Article \u2116 eb20261183 [Full text \u2013 PDF<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First comprehensive study on the tetrapod fauna of \u201cByala Krava\u201d <\/strong>
Reserve, Central Balkan Mtns., Bulgaria<\/strong>
Steliyana Popova, Elitsa Popova, Nikolay Dolapchiev, Petar Petrov, <\/em>
Diana Zlatanova, Atanas Grozdanov, pp. 189-197<\/em>
Article \u2116 eb20261189 [Full text \u2013 PDF<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Linear-weight relationship of the species Carcinus aestuarii<\/em> Nardo,
1847 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Carcinidae) along the Bulgarian Black
Sea coast<\/strong>
Sonya Uzunova, Plamen Mitov, pp. 198-203<\/em>
Article \u2116 eb20261198 [Full text \u2013 PDF<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ecological and technogenic safety and phytomelioration of
degraded landscapes of a limestone quarry<\/strong>
Igor Shukel, Taras Boiko, Vasyl Popovych, Yevhen Kobko,
Olesia Nitsevych, Roman Kobko, Kateryna Korol, pp. 204-218<\/em>
Article \u2116 eb20261204 [Full text \u2013 PDF<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New data on the bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of the Drinos Valley,
Vjosa Wild River National Park Southern Albania<\/strong>
Lionel Bruhat, Anthony Olivier, Pierre Mallet, Marc Thibault, pp. 219-232<\/em>
Article \u2116 eb20261219 [Full text \u2013 PDF<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overview in representatives of Rumex<\/em> and Persicaria<\/em>
(Polygonaceae Juss.) in the flora of Bulgaria<\/strong>
Tsvetanka Raycheva, Kiril Stoyanov, Teodora Raycheva,
Gergana Karaycheva, Rumen Mladenov, Plamen Stoyanov, pp. 233-245<\/em>
Article \u2116 eb20261233 [Full text \u2013 PDF<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Evaluating polystyrene nanoparticle toxicity in eelgrass: impacts
on photosynthetic efficiency, oxidative stress, and DNA integrity<\/strong>
Elitsa Hineva, Nina Dzhembekova, Petya Ivanova, Elina Tsvetanova,
Almira Georgieva, Albena Alexandrova, Hristiana Stamatova, pp. 246-257<\/em>
Article \u2116 eb20261246 [Full text \u2013 PDF<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Growth and physiological performance of walnut plants grafted
during winter dormancy and grown in containers<\/strong>
Angel Dimitrov, Vanya Akova, Lilyana Nacheva, Stefan Gandev,\u00a0pp. 258-266<\/em>
Article \u2116 eb20261258\u00a0[Full text \u2013 PDF<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Comparative analysis of the genetically determined isoenzyme
polymorphism in populations of selected Crocus<\/em> species distributed
in Bulgaria<\/strong>
Ivan Stoyanov, Penka Vasileva, Kiril Stoyanov, Tsvetanka Raycheva,\u00a0pp. 267-279<\/em>
Article \u2116 eb20261267\u00a0[Full text \u2013 PDF<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ecological and biochemical aspects of assessment of Cu and Ni
pollution of freshwater bodies in the Region of Stara Zagora,
Bulgaria \u2013 a review<\/strong>
Elica Valkova, Vasil Atanasov, Margarita H. Marinova, Ivaylo Sirakov,
Katya Velichkova, Violin St. Raykov, Kristian Yakimov, Yordan Kutsarov,
Kiril Kirilov,\u00a0pp. 280-303<\/em>
Article \u2116 eb20261280\u00a0[Full text \u2013 PDF<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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