Biogeography and Ecology of Bulgaria (Monographiae Biologicae) (Monographiae Biologicae)

**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. Terrestrial mammals in Bulgaria : zoogeographical and ecological patterns of distribution / Vasil Popov -- Fauna, zoogeography, and ecology of birds in Bulgaria / Zlatozar Boev, Boyan Milchev and Vasil Popov -- Amphibians and reptiles of Bulgaria : fauna, vertical distribution, zoogeography, and conservation / Boyan P. Petrov -- Fauna and distribution of fishes in Bulgaria / Tihomir Stefanov -- Fauna and zoogeography of marine, freshwater, and terrestrial mollusks (Mollusca) in Bulgaria / Zdravko Hubenov -- Fauna, ecology, and zoogeography of dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata) of Bulgaria / Venelin Beschovski and Milen Marinov -- Fauna and zoogeography of the orthopterid insects (Embioptera, Dermaptera, Mantodea, Blattodea, Isoptera, and Orthoptera) in Bulgaria / Alexi Popov -- Biogeography of the endemic Carabidae (Coleoptera) in the central and eastern Balkan Peninsula / Borislav Guéorguiev -- Fauna and zoogeography of jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in Bulgaria / Vladimir Sakalian and Mario Langourov -- Fauna and zoogeography of Myriapoda in Bulgaria / Pavel Stoev -- Fauna and zoogeography of scorpions (Arachnida: Scorpiones) in Bulgaria / Victor Fet and Michael E. Soleglad -- Spatial niches of Opiliones (Arachnida) from Vitosha Mountains, Bulgaria / Plamen Mitov -- Fauna and zoogeography of spiders of the family Linyphiidae (Araneae) in Bulgaria / Christo Deltshev -- Fauna and zoogeography of wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae) in Bulgaria / Gergin Blagoev -- Haplogyne spiders (Araneae) in Bulgaria: faunistic and zoogeographical analysis / Stoyan Lazarov -- Terrestrial cave animals in Bulgaria / Petar Beron -- Stygofauna of the fresh waters in Bulgaria / Ivan Pandourski -- Biodiversity and ecology of the Bulgarian Black Sea invertebrates / Vassil Golemansky -- Testate amoebas and monothalamous Foraminifera (Protozoa) from the Bulgarian Black Sea coast / Vassil Golemansky -- Florogeographical elements and evolutionary trends in the Bulgarian flora / Dimitar Peev and Malina Delcheva -- Vegetation and phytogeography : a brief characteristic / Tenyo Meshinev -- Landscapes and climate of Bulgaria / Veliko Velikov and Milena Stoyanova 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 The book includes 22 chapters by 28 authors united by the single theme: biogeography and ecology of Bulgaria. 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 vertebrateand many key invertebrate groups of Bulgaria, their faunistics, origin, geographical and ecological distribution, and conservation issues are addressed by the experts on each group. 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. Addresses vertebrate and many key invertebrate groups of Bulgaria, their faunistics, origin, geographical and ecological distribution, as well as their conservation issues. This book is of interest to academics, scientists, researchers and graduates studying the zoology, geography and ecology of the eastern Mediterranean region