Black Sea Biological Diversity

Black Sea Biological Diversity
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 131
Release: 1998-01-01
Genre: Biodiversity
ISBN: 9789211260977

The waters of the Black Sea have supported a rich & diverse marine life. However, in recent decades the Black Sea has come under severe threat due to the combined impacts of eutrophication, anoxia, & chemical, biological & bacterial pollution. This series of publications present an extraordinary testimony of the degradation of an important ecosystem. It also offers recommendations for the monitoring, protection & restoration of the biodiversity at the regional, national & local levels.

Biogeography and Ecology of Bulgaria

Biogeography and Ecology of Bulgaria
Author: Victor Fet
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 698
Release: 2007-06-21
Genre: History
ISBN: 1402044178

From single-celled organisms in Black Sea sand to endemic cave crustaceans, from mountain glacial relict insects to the most diverse bird fauna in Europe, the fauna of Bulgaria has been a subject of study for more than a century. This is the first English language survey of all vertebrate and many key invertebrate groups of Bulgaria, their faunistics, origin, geographical and ecological distribution, and conservation issues.

Biodiversity of Eastern Rhodopes (Bulgaria and Greece)

Biodiversity of Eastern Rhodopes (Bulgaria and Greece)
Author: Petŭr Beron
Publisher:
Total Pages: 960
Release: 2004
Genre: Biodiversity
ISBN:

The second volume of the series "Biodiversity of Bulgaria" deals with both parts (Bulgarian and Greek) of the Eastern Rhodope Mountains. The book consists of three articles on the flora (1962 species of higher plants) and 45 articles on the fauna (4329 animal species, both vertebrates and invertebrates). The volume contains also zoogeographical analysis of each group, data about relicts, endemics and sites of importance for conservation. The huge amount of information is provided by more than 56 authors from Bulgaria and abroad. The book is indispensable for any zoological library, especially those collecting faunistic surveys, as well as for zoologists, biogeographers, conservationists, collectors and all lovers of nature.