Since its appearance in pet stores in Bulgaria in the 1990s, the pond slider Trachemys
scripta has been released at multiple localities across the country, but this process has been …

Reptilian species are potentially efficient bioindicators of pollution and habitat destruction.
Turtles may be especially useful for monitoring the chemical contamination of their habitats …

This study firstly reported the presence of Mauremys rivulata in the Atikhisar Reservoir in
Çanakkale, Turkey. M. rivulata was observed during the sampling of freshwater crayfish in …

We report on the impact of vehicle traffic on a local population of European pond turtles
(Emys orbicularis) inhabiting the city of Burgas (Bulgaria). We performed a six-year …

The present study is a review of the herpetofauna of the sourtheastern part of the Black Sea
Coast and Strandzha Nature Park. A total of thirty nine species were recorded for both …

Thirty-seven aquatic macrophyte species from three taxonomic groups (pteridophytes,
bryophytes, spermatophytes) were registered at four sites along Veleka River in the period …

The current study presents data on the distribution, abundance, density, sex and age ratio of
the populations of two freshwater turtle species-Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758) and …

The Fifth International Symposium on Emys orbicularis and the other European Freshwater
Turtles was held in Kiten, Bulgaria, on 19–21 August 2015. It continued the tradition of …

During 2022 the stock, value and structure of the dead beech woods (Fagus sylvatica L.) as
well as the diversity of the wood-destroying fungi were investigated in four sample areas …

The current study presents data on the distribution, abundance, density, sex and age ratio of
the populations of two freshwater turtle species-Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758) and …