Assessment of the Conservation Significance and Threats to the Amphibians and Reptiles in Three Wetlands in Southern Bulgaria, with Different Degree of Anthropogenic Influence
The species composition and conservation significance of the amphibians and reptiles from three wetlands in Southern Bulgaria, with different degree of anthropogenic influence - Protected Area (PA) “Zlato pole”, “Tsalapitsa” Rice-Fields and “Plovdiv” Rice-Fields is presented in the current study. Th...
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doaj-ca321e1f02aa49ffb799fa57614e3e6b2021-03-02T10:55:09ZengUnion of Scientists in BulgariaEcologia Balkanica1314-02131313-99402018-12-011025562Assessment of the Conservation Significance and Threats to the Amphibians and Reptiles in Three Wetlands in Southern Bulgaria, with Different Degree of Anthropogenic InfluenceIvelin A. Mollov0University of Plovdiv “Paisii Hilendarski”, Faculty of Biology, Department of Ecology and Environmental Conservation, Tzar Assen Str., 4000, Plovdiv, BULGARIAThe species composition and conservation significance of the amphibians and reptiles from three wetlands in Southern Bulgaria, with different degree of anthropogenic influence - Protected Area (PA) “Zlato pole”, “Tsalapitsa” Rice-Fields and “Plovdiv” Rice-Fields is presented in the current study. The registered contemporary threats for the herpetofauna in the studied wetlands are listed and discussed. The most dangerous for amphibian and reptile biodiversity and degradation of the habitats remain habitats destruction through drainage and land modification, pollution and direct killing of individuals.http://web.uni-plovdiv.bg/mollov/EB/2018_vol10_iss2/055_062_eb.18143.pdfthreatsbiodiversityamphibiansreptileswetlandsSouthern Bulgaria |
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Assessment of the Conservation Significance and Threats to the Amphibians and Reptiles in Three Wetlands in Southern Bulgaria, with Different Degree of Anthropogenic Influence |
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Assessment of the Conservation Significance and Threats to the Amphibians and Reptiles in Three Wetlands in Southern Bulgaria, with Different Degree of Anthropogenic Influence |
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Assessment of the Conservation Significance and Threats to the Amphibians and Reptiles in Three Wetlands in Southern Bulgaria, with Different Degree of Anthropogenic Influence |
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Assessment of the Conservation Significance and Threats to the Amphibians and Reptiles in Three Wetlands in Southern Bulgaria, with Different Degree of Anthropogenic Influence |
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Assessment of the Conservation Significance and Threats to the Amphibians and Reptiles in Three Wetlands in Southern Bulgaria, with Different Degree of Anthropogenic Influence |
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assessment of the conservation significance and threats to the amphibians and reptiles in three wetlands in southern bulgaria, with different degree of anthropogenic influence |
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Union of Scientists in Bulgaria |
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Ecologia Balkanica |
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The species composition and conservation significance of the amphibians and reptiles from three wetlands in Southern Bulgaria, with different degree of anthropogenic influence - Protected Area (PA) “Zlato pole”, “Tsalapitsa” Rice-Fields and “Plovdiv” Rice-Fields is presented in the current study. The registered contemporary threats for the herpetofauna in the studied wetlands are listed and discussed. The most dangerous for amphibian and reptile biodiversity and degradation of the habitats remain habitats destruction through drainage and land modification, pollution and direct killing of individuals. |
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threats biodiversity amphibians reptiles wetlands Southern Bulgaria |
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