Prime Butterfly Areas in Bulgaria
With CD-ROM
Faunistica, No. 69
[In English & Bulgarian]
By Stanislav Abadjiev & Stoyan Beshkov
November 2007
Spokesman
Distributed By Coronet Books
ISBN: 9789546423047
222 pages, Illustrated, 6 7/8 x 9 5/8"
$69.50 Hardcover
Studies of butterflies in Bulgaria have been carried out for more than 150
years. While the species distribution was more or less known, their conservation
was not a special priority until recently. Previously the conservation efforts
were mainly focused on a particular species (the decline of butterflies has
been recognized for many years) and not on the areas which they inhabit.
The main object here was to identify and describe the most important sites
for butterflies in the country, implementing a simple method using target
species, in order to help the definition of the Bulgarian part of the European
Union's NATURA 2000 Network. Fifty NATURA 2000 sites are properly listed
and described, and in this respect the book can serve as NATURA 2000 Guide
for Bulgaria.
The book is richly illustrated by color photos of species and
habitats, maps, it includes species listings and data on conservation and
protection, as well as basic GIS data on a CD. It is adressed to lepidopterologists,
biogeographers, conservationists, NATURA 2000 workers and anyone interested
in the nature of the Balkans.
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