The book consists of three parts - Environment, Plants and Animals. The papers in the first part aim to describe the environment of Sofia - climate, water and air - in order to provide a basis for present-day and future research on the biota and to outline some recommendations for improving the human comfort in the city. The botanical part consists of nine papers, ranging from inventories (bryophytes, vascular plants) to studies on the soil moisture regime and lead transformation in city parks. In the third part, eleven papers summarize data on several animal groups.
Table of contents:
ENVIRONMENT
The Sofia (Bulgaria) GLOBENET Sites: Description and Spatial Variation of the Landscape Mosaic 3
Lyubomir Penev, Ivailo L. Stoyanov, Ivailo Dedov, Dimitar Dimitrov, Maria Grozeva, Vania Doichinova
Climate and Human Comfort of Sofia 25
V. Andreev, Ch. Branzov, E. Koleva, A. Tsenkova, J. Ivantsheva, P. Videnov
Urban Climate and Air Quality – a Review 55
Vassil M. Andreev
Air Quality of Sofia City – Meteorological Aspects 83
V. Andreev, D. Syrakov, A. Tsenkova, J. Ivantsheva, P. Videnov
Water Quality of the Sofia Region 129
Konstantin Tzankov, Plamen Ninov, Stefka Blaskova, Julia Kirova, Vessela Rajnova
Urban Planning and Ecological Problems of the Green Systems of Large Cities in Bulgaria: Sofia as a Case Study 165
Atanas Kovatchev
PLANTS
Bryophytes in the city of Sofia 173
Anna Ganeva
Mapping Air Quality Using a Lichen Diversity Index in Northeastern Sofia 177
Dobri Ivanov & Andrey Kovatchev
The Vascular Flora of the City of Sofia 185
Dimitar S. Dimitrov
Soil Moisture Regime in Forest Plantations in the Borisova Gradina Park and in the North Park in Sofia 209
Petko Petkov & Georgi Antonov
Dendrological Structure of the Green Areas in Sofia 213
Alexander Delkov & Raya Gateva
Environmental Problems for Trees in the Green System of Sofia 229
Raya Gateva
Medicinal Plant Species and Edible Macromycetes in the City of Sofia – Dangerous for Man? 249
Lilyana Yurukova
Pathological and Entomological Problems of Trees in the Sofia City Green System 257
Bojan Rossnev, Plamen Mirchev, Peter Petkov
269 Lead in the Atmosphere-soil-plant System in the Forest Park of Boris’ Garden – Sofia
Svetla Bratanova-Doncheva
ANIMALS
Distribution Patterns of Nematode Communities in an Urban Forest in Sofia, Bulgaria 281
Alexander Mladenov, Stela Lazarova, Vlada Peneva
Myriapoda (Chilopoda, Diplopoda) in Urban Environments in the City of Sofia 299
Pavel Stoev
Spatial Variation in Terrestrial Gastropod Communities (Gastropoda, Pulmonata) along Urban-Rural Gradients in Sofia City, Bulgaria
307
Ivailo Dedov & Lyubomir Penev
The Harvestmen Fauna (Opiliones, Arachnida) of the City of Sofia (Bulgaria) and its Adjacent Regions 319
Plamen G. Mitov & Ivailo L. Stoyanov
Spiders from the Sofia Region. A Faunistic and Zoogeographical Analysis 355
Andrej Antov, Stoyan Lazarov, Christo Deltshev and Gergin Blagoev
A Checklist of the Aphids (Homoptera, Aphidodea) from the City of Sofia 365
Elena Tasheva-Terzieva
Spatial Structure of Carabid Beetle Assemblages along an Urban-Rural Gradient 371
Ivailo L. Stoyanov & Lyubomir Penev
The Ground-Beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) Fauna of Sofia, Bulgaria: a Checklist 401
Ivailo L. Stoyanov
A Faunistic Investigation of the Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the City of Sofia 417
Albena Lapeva-Gjonova & Maria Atanasova
Compound Nests and Mixed Colonies of Ant Species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Sofia, Bulgaria 423
Vera Antonova
Scuttle Flies (Diptera: Phoridae) from Urban and Suburban Areas in the Sofia Plain 429
Mario S. Langourov
The Diurnal and Nocturnal Birds of Prey (Falconiformes and Strigiformes) Nesting in the Territory of Sofia 437
Georgi P. Stoyanov, Dinyo T. Kyutchukov, Dobromir I. Domuschiev
Magpie (Pica pica) Population Density and Habitat Distribution in the City of Sofia 451
Nevena T. Kamburova
| Данни за книгата |
| Език |
Английски |
| Издателство |
Пенсофт |
| Година на публикуване |
2004 |
| Страници |
456 |
| Вид на продукта |
PDF (защитен) |
| ISBN |
9789546423634 |
Български
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