Editor-In-Chief:
Prof. Iliana Velcheva, PhD
University of Plovdiv, Faculty of Biology, Department of Ecology and Environmental Conservation, Plovdiv, BULGARIA

Co-Editor-In-Chief:
Assoc. Prof. Ivelin Mollov, PhD
University of Plovdiv, Faculty of Biology, Department of Ecology and Environmental Conservation, Plovdiv, BULGARIA

Editorial Secretary:
Chief Assist. Prof. Vessela Yancheva, PhD
University of Plovdiv, Faculty of Biology, Department of Ecology and Environmental Conservation, Plovdiv, BULGARIA

Subject Editors/Responsible Editors:

Еcology and conservation of microorganisms –
Prof. Velizar Gochev, PhD
University of Plovdiv, Faculty of Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, BULGARIA

Еcology and conservation of fungi –
Chief Assist. Prof. Tzenka Radoukova, PhD
University of Plovdiv, Faculty of Biology, Department of Botany and Biological Education, BULGARIA

Еcology of plants, community ecology –
Assoc. Prof. Kiril Vasilev, PhD
Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, BAS, Sofia, BULGARIA

Ecology of invertebrates –
Sára Ferenți, PhD
University of Oradea, Faculty of Informatics and Sciences, Department of Biology, Oradea, ROMANIA

Ecology of vertebrates, animal evolution –
Prof. Kerim Çiçek, PhD
Ege University, Faculty of Science, Biology Department, Bornova/Izmir, TURKEY

Ecological monitoring and bioindication; ecotoxicology; soil ecology; ecosystem ecology –
Assoc. Prof. Gana Gecheva, PhD
University of Plovdiv, Faculty of Biology, Department of Ecology and Environmental Conservation, Plovdiv, BULGARIA

Advisory Board:

Assoc. Prof. Dilian Georgiev, DSc
University of Plovdiv, Faculty of Biology, Department of Ecology and Environmental Conservation, Plovdiv, BULGARIA

Chief Assist. Prof. Slaveya Petrova, PhD
University of Plovdiv, Faculty of Biology, Department of Ecology and Environmental Conservation, Plovdiv, BULGARIA

Prof. Peter Genov, DSc
Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, BAS, Sofia, BULGARIA

Prof. Rumen Mladenov, PhD
University of Plovdiv, Faculty of Biology, Department of Botany, BULGARIA

Prof. Georgi Georgiev, DSc
Forest Research Institute, BAS, Sofia, BULGARIA

Prof. Dan Cogălniceanu, PhD
Ovidius University Constanta, ROMANIA

Prof. Bilal Öztürk. PhD
EGE University, Izmir, TURKEY

Prof. Željko Tomanović, DSc
Belgrade University, Faculty of Biology, Department of Comparative Morphology and Systematics of Animals, SERBIA

Prof. Jordan Živanović, PhD
“Goce Delcev” University, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Stip, MACEDONIA

Prof. Vladimir Pešić, PhD
University of Montenegro, Department of Biology, MONTENEGRO

Assoc Prof. Emilia Varadinova, PhD
Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, BAS, Sofia, BULGARIA
South-West University, Blagoevgrad, BULGARIA

Assoc Prof. Atanas Arnaudov, PhD
University of Plovdiv, Faculty of Biology, Department of Human Anatomy and Physiology, Plovdiv, BULGARIA

Assoc. Prof. Marko Sabovljević, PhD
University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, Institute of Botany and Garden, SERBIA

Assoc. Prof. Ignacy Kitowski, PhD
University of Life Sciences in Lublin, POLAND

Assist. Prof. Joanna Czarnecka, PhD
Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Institute of Biology, Department of Ecology, Lublin, POLAND