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| Contributors | |
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| Notes from the Editors | |
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| Introduction | |
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| References | |
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| Terrestrial Mammals in Bulgaria: Zoogeographical and Ecological Patterns of Distribution | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Material and Methods | |
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| Results | |
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| Discussion | |
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| Appendix 1 | |
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| References | |
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| Fauna, Zoogeography, and Ecology of Birds in Bulgaria | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Material and | |
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| Exploration of the Bulgarian Avifauna | |
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| Historical Formation of the Bulgarian Avifauna | |
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| Composition and Changes of the Recent Avifauna | |
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| Importance of the Bulgarian Territory for the Migration and Wintering of the European Birds | |
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| Important Bird Areas | |
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| Spatial Differentiation of the Recent Avifauna: Characteristic Bird Communities of the Main Landscapes (Ordination-Correspondence Analysis) | |
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| Classification of Avian Assemblages: Two-way Indicator Species Analysis | |
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| Zoogeographical Types | |
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| References | |
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| Amphibians and Reptiles of Bulgaria: Fauna, Vertical Distribution, Zoogeography, and Conservation | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Brief History of the Herpetological Research in Bulgaria | |
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| Species Composition and Distribution | |
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| Altitudinal Distribution | |
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| Zoogeographical Analysis of the Herpetofauna of Bulgaria | |
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| Conservation of the Bulgarian Herpetofauna | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| References | |
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| Fauna and Distribution of Fishes in Bulgaria | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Material and Methods | |
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| Discussion | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| References | |
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| Fauna and Zoogeography of Marine, Freshwater, and Terrestrial MoIIusks (Mollusca) in Bulgaria | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Material and Methods | |
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| Black Sea Mollusks | |
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| Freshwater Mollusks | |
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| Terresniat Mollusks | |
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| Molluskstin the Bulgarian Mountains | |
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| References | |
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| Fauna, Ecology, and Zoogeography of Dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata) of Bulgaria | |
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| Fauna | |
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| Ecology | |
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| Zoogeography | |
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| Distribution Patterns in Bulgaria | |
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| Phenology | |
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| Habitat Classification | |
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| References | |
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| Fauna and Zoogeography of the Orthopterid Insects (Embioptera, Dermaptera, Mantodea, Blattodea, Isoptera, and Orthoptera) in Bulgaria | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Faunistic Diversity | |
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| Distribution of Species | |
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| Zoogeography | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| References | |
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| Biogeography of the Endemic Carabidae (Coleoptera) in the Central and Eastern Balkan Peninsula | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Area Studied | |
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| Study Goals | |
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| Material and Methods | |
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| Faunal Features | |
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| Descriptive Biogeography | |
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| Causal Biogeography | |
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| Regional Division Based on Taxonomic, Macrohabitat, and Biogeographical Structure of Endemic Balkan Carabidae | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| References | |
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| Fauna and Zoogeography of Jewel Beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in Bulgaria | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Methods | |
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| Zoogeographical Position and Connections of the Buprestid Fauna of Bulgaria | |
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| Zoogeographical Characteristics of the Bulgarian Buprestid Fauna | |
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| Regional Faunistic and Zoogeographical Characteristics | |
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| Trends in the Recent Formation of the Bulgarian Buprestid Fauna | |
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| References | |
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| Fauna and Zoogeography of Myriapoda in Bulgaria | |
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| Introduction | |
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| History of Bulgarian Myriapod Studies | |
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| Fauna of Myriapoda | |
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| Zoogeographic Aspects | |
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| Ecological Aspects | |
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| Main Gaps in Knowledge | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| References | |
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| Fauna and Zoogeography of Scorpions (Arachnida: Scorpiones) in Bulgaria | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Material and Methods | |
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| Fauna and Zoogeography | |
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| Further Research | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| References | |
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| Spatial Niches of Opiliones (Arachnida) from Vitosha Mountains, Bulgaria | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Material and Methods | |
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| Result and Discussion | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| References | |
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| Fauna and Zoogeography of Spiders of the Family Linyphiidae (Araneae) in Bulgaria | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Study Area and Materials | |
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| Species Composition | |
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| Zoogeographical Analysis | |
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| Vertical Distribution | |
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| Discussion and Conclusions | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| References | |
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| Fauna and Zoogeography of Wolf Spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae) in Bulgaria | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Materials and Methods | |
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| Species Composition and Zoogeography | |
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| Discussion | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| References | |
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| Haplogyne Spiders (Araneae) in Bulgaria: Faunistic and Zoogeographical Analysis | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Study Area and Materials | |
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| Species Composition | |
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| Zoogeographical Analysis | |
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| Vertical Disuibution | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| References | |
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| Terrestrialfcave Animals in Bulgaria | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Karst and Caves in Bulgaria | |
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| History of Biospeleological Studies of Bulgarian Cave Animals | |
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| Survey of Terrestrial Cave Animals in Bulgaria | |
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| Zoogeographical Analysis of the Terrestrial Cave Fauna in Bulgaria | |
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| Endemics in the Cave Fauna of Bulgaria | |
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| Relicts in the Cave Fauna of Bulgaria | |
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| References | |
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| Stygofauna of the Fresh Waters in Bulgaria | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Species Diversity and Distribution | |
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| Endemism | |
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| Origin | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| References | |
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| Biodiversity and Ecology of the Bulgarian Black Sea Invertebrates | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Bulgarian Black Sea Coast | |
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| Animal Biodiversity | |
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| References | |
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| Testate Amoebas and Monothalamous Foraminifera (Protozoa) from the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Marine Supralittoral as a Habitat | |
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| Biodiversity of the Marine Interstitial Testate Amoebas and Foraminifera | |
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| Morphological Adaptations to the Marine Interstitial Habitat | |
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| Ecology of the Marine Interstitial Testate Amoebas and Foraminifera | |
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| References | |
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| Florogeographical Elements and Evolutionary Trends in the Bulgarian Flora | |
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| Position of Bulgaria in the European Continent and the Balkan Peninsula | |
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| Taxonomic Richness and Structure of the Bulgarian Flora | |
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| Florogeographical Elements in Bulgaria | |
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| Centers of Speciation and Evolutionary Trends in the Bulgarian Flora | |
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| References | |
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| Vegetation and Phytogeography: A Brief Characteristic | |
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| Vegetation and Phytogeography | |
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| Human Influence on Vegetation in Bulgaria | |
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| References | |
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| Landscapes and Climate of Bulgaria | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Classification of Landscapes | |
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| Characterization of Landscapes | |
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| References | |
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| Systematic Index | |