Dimitar Demerdzhiev
Born 22 October 1977, Plovdiv.
Education
2011 — PhD in Zoology: Biology, ecology, and conservation of the imperial eagle in Bulgaria — National Museum of Natural History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
2000 — Master’s Degree in Ecology: On the species composition and seasonal dynamics of the avi-fauna in the area of Orizovo Village, Stara Zagora Region — Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv
Ecology and behavior of birds, conservation biology, threatened species.
Current projects
Most recent publications
Daskalova, G., Shurulinkov, P., Klisurov, I., Angelov, I., Demerdzhiev, D., Petrov, R., 2024. Observations on the behavior of the saker falcon (Falco cherrug) breeding in Bulgaria. — Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa”, 67 (1): 153—165. [PDF]
Angelov, I., Ragyov, D., Stoyanov, G., Koychev, V., Tonchev, B., Shurulinkov, P., Demerdzhiev, D., Stoynov, E., Dimchev, I., Gradinarov, D., Hristov, H., Dobrev, D., Arkumarev, V., Vassilev, V., Klisurov, I., Dobrev, V., Kurtev, M., Yotsova, T., Daskalova, G., Nikolov, B., Stoychev, S., Profirov, L., Iankov, P., Petrov, T., 2024. Status of the Golden Eagle in Bulgaria. — In: Bautista-Rodríguez, J., Ellis, D. H. (eds). The Golden Eagle around the world. Hancock House Publishers.
Qaneer, T., Demerdzhiev, D., 2023. First Data on Bird Electrocution in Jordan, with Comments on the Undertaken Conservation Efforts. — Acta Zoologica Bulgarica, Supplement 17: 59—66. [PDF]
Dobrev, D., Dobrev, V., Demerdzhiev, D., 2023. Conservation and Ecology of Raptors: Introduction to the Special Issue. — Diversity, 15 (8): 889 doi:10.3390/d15080889 [PDF]
Demerdzhiev, D., Boev, Z., 2023. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tseno Petrov and the modern Bulgarian ornithology (A bio-bibliography of an honored Bulgarian ornithologist on occasion of his 80th anniversary). — Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, Plovdiv, 8: 1—21. [PDF]
Demerdzhiev, D. A., Dobrev, D. D., Erkol, I. L., Hanay, M., Delchev, A. G., Dobrev, V. D., Stoychev, S. A., 2023. Distribution, Population Status, Ecology, and Conservation of Eastern Imperial Eagle in Thrace Ecoregion (Bulgaria and Turkey). — Proceedings of Conferences Raptors Conservation 2023, Suppl. 2: 287—289. doi:10.19074/1814-8654-2023-2-287-289 [PDF]
Demerdzhiev, D. A., Dobrev, D. D., Delchev, A. G., Angelov, I. D., Terziev, N. G., Iliev, M. D., Georgiev, G. S., Boev, Z. N., Nedyalkov, N. P., Arkumarev, V. S., 2023. Distribution, population status, habitats, and conservation of Lesser Spotted Eagle in Bulgaria. — Proceedings of Conferences Raptors Conservation 2023, Suppl. 2: 32—34. doi:10.19074/1814-8654-2023-2-32-34 [PDF]
Demerdzhiev, D. A., Dobrev, D. D., Boev, Z. N., Nedyalkov, N. P., Delchev, A. G., Stoychev, S. A., Petrov, T. H., 2023. Grassland alterations do not affect breeding success, but lead to dietary shifts of Eastern Imperial Eagle, a top predator: a case of successful adaptation. — Proceedings of Conferences Raptors Conservation 2023, Suppl. 2: 290—294. doi:10.19074/1814-8654-2023-2-290-294 [PDF]
Demerdzhiev, D. A., Dobrev, D. D., Boev, Z. N., 2023. Grassland Alterations Do Not Affect Breeding Success, but Can Explain Dietary Shifts of a Generalist Raptor Species. — Diversity 2023, 15, 422. doi:10.3390/d15030422 [PDF]
Väli, Ü., Treinys, R., Bergmanis, U., Daroczi, S., Demerdzhiev, D., Dombrovski, V., Dravecký, M., Ivanovski, V., Kicko, J., Langgemach, T., Lontkowski, J., Maciorowski, G., Poirazidis, K., Rodziewicz, M., Meyburg, B.-U., 2022. Contrasting patterns of genetic diversity and lack of population structure in the lesser spotted eagle Clanga pomarina (Aves: Accipitriformes) across its breeding range. — Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, V 136 (4): 506—519. [PDF, supplementary information PDF] doi:10.1093/biolinnean/blac065
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