Alexander Nikolov Tashev

• PhD
• Professor at University of Forestry

Naryksky Reserve is located on lands within the boundaries of the Belovsky, Novokuznetsk, and Prokopyevsky municipal districts of Kemerovo Oblast. Three large mining companies are located near the reserve: LLC Resurs, LLC UK Kuzbassrazrezugol, and LLC Razrezdobycha Kuzbass. Studies have shown that 345 species from 204 genera and 67 families grow on...

This data file includes the list of articles and issues previously published in the journal “Nature Conservation Research” (https://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/). All articles are grouped by the research thematic. As an explanation of each article, a brief (one sentence) description is provided by highlighting its contents. The Archive of the journa...

The regular issue 9(1) of the journal «Nature Conservation Research» (http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/) has been released. It is stored here: https://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/journal/47. The cover page shows a skua (Stercorarius maccormicki) in flight on the Haswell Archipelago, Davis Sea (Author: Dr. S.V. Golubev). This issue of the journal «Nat...

Podophyllotoxin (PPT) is used in the industrial production of efficient anticancer, antiviral and other drugs. Sinopodophyllum hexandrum or Podophyllum peltatum are natural sources of PPT, but at present they are considered as endangered species. Their PPT content is variable, depending on the growing conditions. Searching for new sources of PPT, s...

Comparative karyotype analysis of four out of the six species of yellow-flowered Eranthis sect. Eranthis, i.e., E. bulgarica, E. cilicica, E. hyemalis, and E. longistipitata from different areas, has been carried out for the first time. All the studied specimens had somatic chromosome number 2n = 16 with basic chromosome number x = 8. Karyotypes of...

The objective of this study was to present a comparative analysis of the antimicrobial activity of methanolic leaf extracts from seven Juniperus L. species, together with a tentative analysis of their total flavonoid and o- dihydroxyphenolic acids content. The chemical analyses were performed by colorimetric methods and the antimicrobial activity w...

The regular issue 8(4) of the journal “Nature Conservation Research” (http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/) has been released. It is stored here: https://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/journal/46. The cover page shows Momotus mexicanus Swainson, 1827 (Aves: Coraciiformes: Momotidae) in the Communal Natural Protected Area El Gavilán, Oaxaca state, Mexico (A...

Larix decidua Mill. may become more important than Picea abies (L.) Karst for reforestation and restoration of the natural balance, and therefore it is necessary to investigate this species. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to conduct an inventory of Larix taxa in the protected areas of the mixed forest zone of Ukrainian Polissia, to analys...

Abstract—Genetic diversity was studied in 41 populations (755 trees) of pedunculate oak Quercus robur in North Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the Crimea, and the Caucasus using 14 nuclear microsatellite loci (nSSR). To estimate the contribution of sessile oak Q. petraea to the genetic pool of Q. robur, six populations (109 trees) of Q. petraea were a...

Heracleum sosnowskyi (Apiaceae) является местным видом для восточной части Главного Кавказского хребта и юго-западного и восточного Закавказья. Он был намеренно или случайно завезен в некоторые европейские страны, где в большинстве случаев вид стал инвазивным. Растения содержат фотосенсибилизирующие фуранокумарины, которые могут сжечь кожу человека...

The regular issue 8(3) of the journal “Nature Conservation Research” (http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/) has been released. It is stored here: http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/journal/45. The cover shows rocky outcrops on the Malaya Bakhilova Mount, as a habitat of the relic species, Chrysolina roddi (Jakobson, 1897) (Coleoptera) (Author: PhD S.V....

The regular issue 8(2) of the journal “Nature Conservation Research” (http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/) has been released. It is stored here: http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/journal/44. The cover shows Cuora bourreti (Obst & Reimann, 1994) in the Bach Ma National Park, Vietnam (Author: Benjamin Leprince). This issue of the journal “Nature Conserv...

Chloroplast DNA variability was examined in 872 trees of pedunculate oak (Q. robur L.), sessile oak (Q. petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) and downy oak (Q. pubescens Willd.) on the Crimean Peninsula, in the Western Caucasus and in the Balkan region in order to study phylogeography and interaction of these species in the Black Sea region. Sequencing of five f...

Podophyllotoxin (PPT) is a precursor for the synthesis of drugs against cancer and other diseases. The present sources of PPT (Sinopodophyllum hexandrum and Podophyllum peltatum) are endangered species, with PPT production highly dependent on their growing conditions. In connection with the identification of new sources of PPT, the present study ai...

From antiquity to the present day, man has used plants for various purposes, most of them being used for the treatment of various diseases. However, some medicinal plants are of varying degrees of threat. The purpose of this study is to establish and analyse the conservation status of medicinal plants from the flora of Bulgaria. Of total 954 specie...

The regular issue 8(1) of the journal “Nature Conservation Research" (http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/) has been released. It is stored here: http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/journal/43. The cover shows Saguinus leucopus, Silvery-brown tamarin, a Vulnerable and endemic species in the Peasant Reserve Zone-Cimitarra River, middle Magdalena Valley, C...

Humanity has existed in special living conditions since March 11, 2020 when WHO declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. This coronavirus disease has already taken more than 6.55 million of peopleís lives from almost 625 million of officially confirmed cases of people infected around the world at the beginning of October 2022. Lot of university lecture...

Silene pendula has been found on lawns near a gas station in the vicinity of Gelemenovo village, Pazardzhik Municipality. It is the first finding of spontaneous growth of this species in Bulgaria that allows accepting S. pendula as a new alien species for the flora of the country. Though the true origin of S. pendula in the discovered location is u...

The regular issue 6(4) of the journal “Nature Conservation Research” (http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/) has been released today. It is stored here: http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/journal/42. The cover shows calve of Procarpa gutturosa Pallas, 1777 (Bovidae) in the buffer zone of the Daursky State Nature Reserve, Russia (Author: Dr. Galina S. Ale...

The regular issue 7(3) of the journal “Nature Conservation Research” (http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/) has been released. It is stored here: http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/journal/41. The cover shows Orchis canariensis (Orchidaceae) from la Caldera de los Marteles, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain (Author: Dr. Jacopo Calevo). This issue of t...

The regular issue 7(2) of the journal "Nature Conservation Research" (http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/) has been released. It is stored here: http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/journal/40. The cover shows staminate flowers of Baccharis macrophylla (Asteraceae) from the high altitude grasslands in the Itatiaia National Park, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast...

The special issue 7(Suppl.1) of the journal "Nature Conservation Research" (http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/) has been released: http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/journal/39. This issue is entitled “Biodiversity Informatics for Protected Areas” by containing papers based on biodiversity data management methods and (or) methods for consolidated data...

The comparative karyological analysis of Adonis vernalis and Adonis volgensis (Ranunculaceae) from 11 populations from Russia (Altai Territory, Novosibirsk Region, Republic of Khakassia) and Bulgaria was carried out. The somatic chromosome number was 2n = 16 in all studied plants. Chromosome sets of A. vernalis from the Altai Territory (near Sibirs...

The regular issue 7(1) of the journal "Nature Conservation Research" (http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/) has been released. It is stored here: http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/journal/38. The cover shows the male Urothemis edwardsii (Selys, 1849) in the National Park of El Kala, Algeria (Author: Dr. Rassim Khelifa). This issue of the journal "Natur...

New chorological data for the Bulgarian flora.

The regular issue 6(4) of the journal "Nature Conservation Research" (http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/) has been released. It is stored here: http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/journal/37. The cover shows the female wolf (Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758) in the buffer zone of the Daursky State Nature Biosphere Reserve, Russia (Author: Sergey Vysotin). Th...

Use of vertical greenery techniques for decorating hedges, walls of buildings and constructions, which allows to reduce the noise level, is hampered by an insufficient assortment of plants suitable for cultivation outdoors in Siberia and the Russian Far East. Asparagus tamariscinus, a high decorative, winter-hardy, and drought-resistant herbaceous...

Modeling of the potential distribution ranges of the invasive alien species Heracleum sosnowskyi and Heracleum mantegazzianum in Eastern Europe

Heracleum sosnowskyi (Apiaceae) is native to the eastern main Caucasian ridge and to southwestern and eastern Transcaucasia. It has been deliberately or accidentally introduced in some European countries where, in most cases, the species became invasive. Plants contain photosensitizing furanocoumarins that can burn human skin. Moreover, the species...

Juniper representatives are natural sources of plenty of bioactive metabolites and have been used since ancient times as folk remedies against tapeworms, warts, cancer, etc. The antiproliferative activities of junipers are attributed to podophyllotoxin (PPT), which is a precursor for the synthesis of efficient anticancer drugs. However, the natural...

Taraxacum kok-saghyz L.E.Rodin is a promising natural rubber source and an alternative to Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. ex A. Juss.) Müll.Arg. At the same time, T. kok-saghyz is a narrow endemic and a rare species with decreasing population size due to degradation of its natural habitat. Therefore, it is listed in the Red Data Book of Kazakhstan. Desp...

The regular issue 6(3) of the journal "Nature Conservation Research" (http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/) has been released. It is stored here: http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/journal/36. The cover shows two male Blood pheasants (Ithaginis cruentus Hardwicke, 1821) on the alpine rocky-cliffs of Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve (India) (Authors: Bi...

The regular issue 6(2) of the journal "Nature Conservation Research" (http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/) has been released. It is stored here: http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/journal/35. The cover shows cubs of brown bear (Ursus arctos Linnaeus, 1867) feeding by sockeye salmon, South Kamchatka (Photo: PhD Sergey A. Kolchin). This issue of the jour...

The special issue 6(Suppl.1) of the journal "Nature Conservation Research" (http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/) has been released: http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/journal/33. This issue is entitled "Protected Areas in the Green Belt of Fennoscandia" being devoted to the anniversary of the Kostomuksha State Nature Reserve. The cover shows the wild r...

The study presents characteristics of the systematic structure and ecological and biological characteristics of Bulgarian flora plants, included in Appendix II of the Convention. According to the Convention, 77 species belonging to 29 genera and 4 families of Bulgarian flora are protected. The intraspecific diversity includes 18 subspecies, varieti...

New chorological data are presented for 108 species and subspecies from A new taxon for science is: Onobrychis citrinoides Kit Tan (86). New taxa for the countries are: for Albania-Galium glaucum (44); Bulgaria-Cytisus scoparius (58), Geranium sibiricum (88), Ipomoea purpurea (95); Greece-Seseli rhodopeum (71). The publication includes contribution...

The regular issue 6(1) of the journal "Nature Conservation Research" (http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/) has been released today. It is stored here: http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/journal/34. The cover shows Pelias kaznakovi (Nikolsky, 1909) in Sochi National Park (Russia) (Photo: Dr.Sc. Boris S. Tuniyev). This issue of the journal "Nature Conser...

The paper presents the annotated checklist and morphological differences of the Aquilegia glandulosa from the nearest related species and provides new data on the distribution of all species from this group. An identification key to the species of Aquilegia glandulosa group from the North Asia is provided and diagnostic characters are discussed.

Levels of biologically active and reserve substances were investigated in the leaves and rhizomes of Paeonia anomala L., P. hybrida Pall., and P. lactiflora Pall. The peonies’ leaves are rich in ascorbic acid (1205.7 mg/100g in P. anomala ) and tannins (15.9% in P. lactiflora and 15.7% in P. anomala ) at the beginning of the growth season. Concentr...

The present study is aimed at identification of antioxidant and antiproliferative compounds in extracts of conifers originating from the Windsor Great Park (WGP), UK, and other arboretums. Species of the genera Juniperus, Cupressus, Chamaecyparis and Taxus were studied. Rare representatives of J. indica, J. squamata, J. pingii, J. recurva, J. davur...

The Balkan Vegetation Database (BVD; GIVD ID: EU-00-019) is a regional database, which was established in 2014. It comprises phytosociological relevés covering various vegetation types from nine countries of the Balkan Peninsula (Albania – 153 relevés, Bosnia and Herzegovina – 1715, Bulgaria – 12,282, Greece – 465, Croatia – 69, Kosovo – 493, Monte...

This study was aimed at identifying new efficient antioxidant juniper species and their metabolites, which are responsible for this activity. About 30 juniper representatives were assayed for antioxidant activity (DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) and ABTS (2,2-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) radical scavenging) and total polyp...

This study deals with the diversity of forest vegetation in the Slivenska Mountain (Eastern Stara planina) and presents a contemporary classification scheme for the identified syntaxa. A total of 137 relevés were collected and analyzed using specialized software (JUICE 7.0 and PC-ORD Version 4). As a result, forest vegetation is classified into 10...

This issue of the journal "Nature Conservation Research" contains articles devoted to varous taxonomic groups of plants and animals in Europe, Asia and Africa. It includes research articles devoted to study vascular plants, inveterbrates, mammals, and phenological observations of nature. Some insect groups (Diptera, Hymenoptera) were studied in Pro...

The special issue 5(Suppl.2) of the journal "Nature Conservation Research" (http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/) has been released: http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/journal/31. This issue is entitled "PARASITOLOGICAL STUDIES IN PROTECTED AREAS". The cover shows the brook Da Brout in the Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam (Photo: Irina I. Semenyuk, Russi...

The special issue 5(Suppl.1) of the journal "Nature Conservation Research" (http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/) has been released: http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/journal/30. This issue is entitled as "ORCHID CONSERVATION". The cover shows Calypso bulbosa L. in spruce-pine forest with a dominant green moss layer (Leningrad region, Russia) (Photo: D...

A detailed, complete analysis of volatile leaf oils of Pinus heldreichii from Bulgaria found the oil very high in limonene (46.5%), germacrene D (15.4%) and α-pinene (14.3%). The oil is similar to literature reports from Greece, Montenegro-Serbia and Bulgaria. Comparison with P. h. var. leucodermis (southern Italy) revealed many differences in conc...

A detailed, complete analysis of volatile leaf oils of Pinus heldreichii from Bulgaria found the oil very high in limonene (46.5%), germacrene D (15.4%) and α-pinene (14.3%). The oil is similar to literature reports from Greece, Montenegro-Serbia and Bulgaria. Comparison with P. h. var. leucodermis (southern Italy) revealed many differences in conc...

A targeted study on the taxonomic diversity of the genus Jurinea Cass. (Asteraceae) in Bulgaria was conducted. The genus Jurinea is quite difficult taxonomically and therefore the data from the literature regarding the number of taxa on the country territory are contradictory so far and range from 7 to 13. As a result of the present study based on...

The article provides information about the new finding for Bulgaria (Vitosha Mountain Range) of an East Asian species Rubus phoenicolasius Maxim., invasive for Europe and North America.

The article provides information on the new finding of Eranthis bulgarica (Stef.) Stef. for Serbia (Vrashka Chuka Peak), previously considered as endemic species for Bulgaria.

The history of the interaction between the boreal floras of northern Eurasia and those from the mountain areas located at intermediate latitudes remains insufficiently studied. Twenty-four population samples of 4 to 34 trees were analyzed with eight mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) markers and four chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) microsatellite loci to study the...

This study deals with the diversity of forest vegetation in the Slivenska Mountain (Eastern Stara planina) and presents a contemporary classification scheme for the identified syntaxa. A total of 137 relevés were collected and analyzed using specialized software (JUICE 7.0 and PC-ORD Version 4). As a result, forest vegetation is classified into 10...

Eriolobus trilobatus is one of the rarest tree species of the European flora and it has been included in the Red lists of the countries in which it can be met. It is a valuable fruit and honey-bearing plant with high ornamental qualities and drought resistance. In the present study a description of fruits and seeds of E. trilobatus from two success...

The research undertaken focused on trunk diameter growth dynamics of seven woody species widely used in urban community gardening in Siberian cities: Picea pungens, Betula pendula, Ulmus pumila, Populus balsamifera, Sorbus aucuparia, Padus maackii, Malus baccata. Diameter growth rate was used as indirect indicator of the extent to which industrial...

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Rubus phoenicolasius - a new species of the Bulgarian dendroflora

The Balkan Peninsula has rich biodiversity with a large number of endemic species; therefore, a part of its territory has been recognized as aWorld Biodiversity Hotspot. Despite nature conservation efforts and development of nature conservation networks in countries of the region, anthropogenic influence on natural and semi natural ecosystems is in...

IAPT chromosome data 30/2 Andrey S. Erst,* Elizaveta Yu. Mitrenina, Alexander P. Sukhorukov, Igor V. Kuzmin, Polina D. Gudkova, Alexander N. Tashev, Kunli Xiang & Wei Wang

Abstract The Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (the Bern Convention) was adopted in Bern, Switzerland on 19.09.1979, and came into force in 1982. It was ratified on November 25, 1991 by a decision of the Great National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria and promulgated in 1995. The present work summarizes th...

New chorological data are presented for 158 species and subspecies from *Reports for Bulgaria have been reviewed by V. Vladimirov, for Albania and Greece by Kit Tan, and for Turkey-in-Europe by M. Aybeke. 321 Phytol. Balcan. 25(3) • Sofia • 2019 thorized logging and forest fire. The ground substrate is serpentine derived from ultrabasic rocks from...

New chorological data are presented for 158 species and subspecies from

The regular issue 4(4) of the journal "Nature Conservation Research" (http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/) has been released today. It is stored here: http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/journal/17. The cover shows Ursus arctos in the Central Forest State Nature Biosphere Reserve (Russia) (photo taken by a camera trap; provided by Sergey S. Ogurtsov). T...

Regardless of the great achievements of the organic synthetic chemistry in the field of pharmaceuticals, the interest in medicinal plants and medicines obtained from them does not decrease. On the contrary, he has shown a certain upswing in recent years. The Petrohan training and research range (PTER) is a base of the University of Forestry since 1...

New chorological data are presented for 117 species and subspecies from Albania (97-99), Bulgaria (79- 87, 108), Greece (10-78, 88-96, 100-107, 109-117), and Turkey-in-Europe (1-9). The taxa belong to the following families: Acanthaceae (37), Alliaceae (22, 57-61), Amaryllidaceae (31, 62, 63, 116), Apiaceae (88), Asphodelaceae (117), Asteraceae (10...

In the article the results of field and laboratory researches of medicinal plants in the forests of the Kazakhstan part of Altai are presented. Study points were laid in the mountain forests of the Kazakhstan part of Altai. By standard methods an assessment of the resources and the ecological state of medicinal plants, intensively har- vested in th...

In the article the results of field and laboratory researches of medicinal plants in the forests of the Kazakhstan part of Altai are presented. Study points were laid in the mountain forests of the Kazakhstan part of Altai. By standard methods an assessment of the resources and the ecological state of medicinal plants, intensively har- vested in th...

The regular issue 4(3) of the journal "Nature Conservation Research" (http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/) has been released today. It is stored here: http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/journal/16. The cover shows Cervus elaphus xanthopygus in the State Nature Reserve «Bolshekhekhtsirskiy» (Russia) (photo taken by a camera trap; provided by Dr. Rimma S...

The special issue 4(Suppl.1) of the journal "Nature Conservation Research" (http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/) has been released today. It is stored here: http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/journal/24. This issue is entitled as "Wildfire management and wildfire impact on biodiversity in Protected Areas". The cover shows evidence of the wildfire in th...

Bulgaria is a small country in Southeast Europe, but its geographic location, varied relief and climate contribute to great floristic diversity. The medicinal plants are part of it. They represent 23.2% of the country's flora. The aim of the present paper is to present information about the full composition of the medicinal plants of Bulgarian flor...

The special issue 4(Suppl.2) of the journal "Nature Conservation Research" (http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/) has been released today. It is stored here: http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/journal/25. This issue is entitled as "Conservation of equid taxa". The cover shows Przewalski’s horses (Equus ferus przewalskii Poliakov, 1881) in the Pre-Urals...

Analyses of the leaf volatile oils of Pinus peuce from Bulgaria revealed the oil is dominated by α- pinene (27.1-49.2%), camphene (2.8-8.6%), β-pinene (9.7-20.4%), and germacrene D (8.7-10.6%). Sylvestrene varied considerable from 1.5 to 34.9%. Two plants were very high (12.5, 34.9%) and three plants were low in sylvestrene (1.5, 1.9, 2.0%), sugges...

The regular issue 4(2) of the journal "Nature Conservation Research" (http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/) has been released today. It is stored here: http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/journal/15. The cover shows Colchicum ancyrense in the Karadag State Nature Reserve (Crimea) (author: Dr. A.V. Fateryga). This issue of the journal "Nature Conservation...

Medicinal plants are an important component of local plant diversity. Their study is of high scientific and practical significance, related to the conservation and sustainable use of their resources. The present study presents results of the inventory of medicinal plants on the territory of the Petrohan Training and Experimental Forest Range (Weste...

The composition of the leaf oil of J. sabinavar. balkanensis from central Italy was compared to volatile leaf oils from Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey, as well as J. sabinavar. sabinafrom Switzerland, Pyrenees, and Kazakhstan. The leaf oils in central Italy had chemotypes with some plants of J. sabinavar. balkanensis oils with high sabinene (HiSab, 28...

The volatile leaf oil of Pinus mugo, Bulgaria, is composed of 66 components (with numerous additional trace compounds) with large amounts of δ-3-carene (24.6%), β-phellandrene (16.7%), α-pinene (11.0%), and lesser concentrations of β-pinene (2.7), terpinolene (3.9), bornyl acetate (4.2), (E)-caryophyllene (5.3), germacrene D (1.7), α-cadinol (1.

Data on a floristic diversity of the Muranskij forest (the Middle Volga region) – large island massif of pine and pine-broad-leaved forests are presented. A total of 702 species of vascular plants belonging to 93 families and 371 genera are registered. 52 species are included in the Red Data Book of Samara region. Dynamics of floristic composition...

Two hundred and fifty medicinal plants belongingh to 189 genera and 65 families were found in the area of Bezden-Ponorsko Plateau and Beledie Han. Twenty-eight species are of conservation significance. Two species are covered by the Bern Convention. The Bulgarian Biodiversity Act included 17 of the recorded species, two are subject to the Directive...

The purpose of the work was to apply modern GIS technologies in exploration of a number of species of conservation value from the Chepan Mountain (Western Stara Planina, Bulgaria). A field survey was carried out and localities of the target plants were identified. The localities of Adonis vernalis L., Dactylorhiza sambucina (L.) Sóo, Edraianthus se...

The purpose of the work was to apply modern GIS technologies in exploration of a number of species of conservation value from the Chepan Mountain (Western Stara Planina, Bulgaria). A field survey was carried out and localities of the target plants were identified. The localities of Adonis vernalis L., Dactylorhiza sambucina (L.) Sóo, Edraianthus se...

Additional analyses of trnS-trnG and nrDNA from specimens from Bosnia-Herzegovina, southern and central, Italy, Croatia and Macedonia revealed the presence of J. sabina var. balkanensis in these areas west of the previously known populations in Greece, Bulgaria and western Turkey. Careful chromatogram analysis of eight (8) polymorphic sites in nrDN...

Additional analyses of trnS-trnG and nrDNA from specimens from Bosnia-Herzegovina, southern and central, Italy, Croatia and Macedonia revealed the presence of J. sabina var. balkanensis in these areas west of the previously known populations in Greece, Bulgaria and western Turkey. Careful chromatogram analysis of eight (8) polymorphic sites in nrDN...

Investigation of biological diversity is an important prerequisite for environment protection and is particularly topical in the context of the ongoing climate changes and altering public awareness of the strong connection between Man and Nature. The paper presents floristic diversity of Mt Slivenska. Presence of 1217 species has been identified, b...