Ebook: Biogeography and Ecology of Bulgaria
- Tags: Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography, Zoology, Animal Ecology, Nature Conservation
- Series: Monographiae Biologicae 82
- Year: 2007
- Publisher: Springer Netherlands
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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Dr. Victor Fet is a Professor of Biology at Marshall University, West Virginia, USA. He was a co-editor of Biogeography and Ecology of Turkmenistan (Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1994) and authored dozens of research publications on animal biogeography, systematics and evolution. He is also one of the world’s leading experts on scorpions and one of the authors of the Catalog of Scorpions of the World (New York, 2000).
Dr. Alexi Popov is the Director of the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia, Bulgaria. He authored and co-authored 94 research publications on insect faunistics, taxonomy, ecology, and conservation. He served as a Secretary and/or the Member of the Editorial Board of Historia naturalis bulgarica, Acta entomologica bulgarica, and Journal of Neuropterology. In the project "Fauna Europaea", Dr. Popov leads the team of 30 entomologists working on the insects of Bulgaria.
This is the first monograph in English broadly addressing all vertebrate and many key invertebrate groups of Bulgaria, their faunistics, origin, geographical and ecological distribution, and conservation issues are addressed by the experts on each group.
The book includes 22 chapters by 28 authors, united by a single theme: biogeography and ecology. From the single-celled organisms in the Black Sea sand to the endemic cave crustaceans, from the mountain glacial relict insects to the most diverse bird fauna in Europe, the unique fauna of Bulgaria has been a subject of study of mostly Bulgarian zoologists for more than a century.
This is the first monograph in English broadly addressing all vertebrate and many key invertebrate groups of Bulgaria, their faunistics, origin, geographical and ecological distribution, and conservation issues are addressed by the experts on each group.
The book includes 22 chapters by 28 authors, united by a single theme: biogeography and ecology. From the single-celled organisms in the Black Sea sand to the endemic cave crustaceans, from the mountain glacial relict insects to the most diverse bird fauna in Europe, the unique fauna of Bulgaria has been a subject of study of mostly Bulgarian zoologists for more than a century.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-V
Introduction....Pages 1-8
Terrestrial Mammals of Bulgaria: Zoogeographical and Ecological Patterns of Distribution....Pages 9-37
Fauna, Zoogeography, and Ecology of Birds in Bulgaria....Pages 39-84
Amphibians and Reptiles of Bulgaria: Fauna, Vertical Distribution, Zoogeography, and Conservation....Pages 85-107
Fauna and Distribution of Fishes in Bulgaria....Pages 109-140
Fauna And Zoogeography Of Marine, Freshwater, And Terrestrial Mollusks (Mollusca) In Bulgaria....Pages 141-198
Fauna, Ecology, and Zoogeography of Dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata) of Bulgaria....Pages 199-232
Fauna and Zoogeography of the Orthopterid Insects (Embioptera, Dermaptera, Mantodea, Blattodea, Isoptera, and Orthoptera) in Bulgaria....Pages 233-296
Biogeography of the Endemic Carabidae (Coleoptera) in the Central and Eastern Balkan Peninsula....Pages 297-356
Fauna and Zoogeography of Jewel Beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in Bulgaria....Pages 357-378
Fauna and Zoogeography of Myriapoda in Bulgaria....Pages 379-404
Fauna and Zoogeography of Scorpions (Arachnida: Scorpiones) in Bulgaria....Pages 405-422
Spatial Niches of Opiliones (Arachnida) from Vitosha Mountains, Bulgaria....Pages 423-446
Fauna and Zoogeography of Spiders of the Family Linyphiidae (Araneae) in Bulgaria....Pages 447-467
Fauna and Zoogeography of Wolf Spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae) in Bulgaria....Pages 469-480
Haplogyne Spiders (Araneae) in Bulgaria: Faunistic and Zoogeographical Analysis....Pages 481-492
Terrestrial Cave Animals in Bulgaria....Pages 493-526
Stygofauna of the Fresh Waters in Bulgaria....Pages 527-536
Biodiversity and Ecology of the Bulgarian Black Sea Invertebrates....Pages 537-554
Testate Amoebas and Monothalamous Foraminifera (Protozoa) from the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast....Pages 555-570
Florogeographical Elements and Evolutionary Trends in the Bulgarian Flora....Pages 571-579
Vegetation and Phytogeography: A Brief Characteristic....Pages 581-588
Landscapes and Climate of Bulgaria....Pages 589-605
Back Matter....Pages 607-687
This is the first monograph in English broadly addressing all vertebrate and many key invertebrate groups of Bulgaria, their faunistics, origin, geographical and ecological distribution, and conservation issues are addressed by the experts on each group.
The book includes 22 chapters by 28 authors, united by a single theme: biogeography and ecology. From the single-celled organisms in the Black Sea sand to the endemic cave crustaceans, from the mountain glacial relict insects to the most diverse bird fauna in Europe, the unique fauna of Bulgaria has been a subject of study of mostly Bulgarian zoologists for more than a century.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-V
Introduction....Pages 1-8
Terrestrial Mammals of Bulgaria: Zoogeographical and Ecological Patterns of Distribution....Pages 9-37
Fauna, Zoogeography, and Ecology of Birds in Bulgaria....Pages 39-84
Amphibians and Reptiles of Bulgaria: Fauna, Vertical Distribution, Zoogeography, and Conservation....Pages 85-107
Fauna and Distribution of Fishes in Bulgaria....Pages 109-140
Fauna And Zoogeography Of Marine, Freshwater, And Terrestrial Mollusks (Mollusca) In Bulgaria....Pages 141-198
Fauna, Ecology, and Zoogeography of Dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata) of Bulgaria....Pages 199-232
Fauna and Zoogeography of the Orthopterid Insects (Embioptera, Dermaptera, Mantodea, Blattodea, Isoptera, and Orthoptera) in Bulgaria....Pages 233-296
Biogeography of the Endemic Carabidae (Coleoptera) in the Central and Eastern Balkan Peninsula....Pages 297-356
Fauna and Zoogeography of Jewel Beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in Bulgaria....Pages 357-378
Fauna and Zoogeography of Myriapoda in Bulgaria....Pages 379-404
Fauna and Zoogeography of Scorpions (Arachnida: Scorpiones) in Bulgaria....Pages 405-422
Spatial Niches of Opiliones (Arachnida) from Vitosha Mountains, Bulgaria....Pages 423-446
Fauna and Zoogeography of Spiders of the Family Linyphiidae (Araneae) in Bulgaria....Pages 447-467
Fauna and Zoogeography of Wolf Spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae) in Bulgaria....Pages 469-480
Haplogyne Spiders (Araneae) in Bulgaria: Faunistic and Zoogeographical Analysis....Pages 481-492
Terrestrial Cave Animals in Bulgaria....Pages 493-526
Stygofauna of the Fresh Waters in Bulgaria....Pages 527-536
Biodiversity and Ecology of the Bulgarian Black Sea Invertebrates....Pages 537-554
Testate Amoebas and Monothalamous Foraminifera (Protozoa) from the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast....Pages 555-570
Florogeographical Elements and Evolutionary Trends in the Bulgarian Flora....Pages 571-579
Vegetation and Phytogeography: A Brief Characteristic....Pages 581-588
Landscapes and Climate of Bulgaria....Pages 589-605
Back Matter....Pages 607-687
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