Petar Shurulinkov

(Associate Professor Dr)

phone: (+359 2) 9885116 (ext. 644); e-mail:

Born: 25 December 1975, Sofia.

Education

Secondary education: NPMG Academician L. Chakalov, Sofia

MSc (Biology), speciality ‘Zoology of vertebrates and anthropology’ (1993—1998): Sofia University

Dr (Zoology) (2000—2003): Institute of Zoology — BAS

Research interests

Ornithology — Fauna, ecology and evolution of birds. Migration of birds. Studies on birds — glacial relicts in the mountains of Bulgaria. Trends in the number of bird populations in Bulgaria.

Parasitology — Blood cell parasites of birds. Fauna and distribution of haemosporidians in Bulgaria. Influence of various factors on the infection prevalence of birds with haemosporidians. Influence of haemosporidians on wild birds and on the migration in the migratory species.

Nature conservation — Protection of birds. Legislation, protected areas for bird conservation and their habitats.

Projects

Mapping of breeding locations of Pigmy Owl and Tengmalm’s Owl in National Park Rila

Management Plan of National Park Rila — part Fauna, Birds

European Atlas of the breeding birds, 2014—2018. Mapping of nesting bird fauna in 2016 and 2017 at 50X50 km. UTM squares in Western and Central Bulgaria

Monitoring of breeding, migrating and wintering birds at the Negovan wetlands complex

Management Plan of Bulgarka Nature Park — part Fauna, head of a research group for studying the bird fauna of the park

Forest sertification on the territory of state forest enterprises from Southwestern and Souteastern state forest directorates

Membership

Balkani Wildlife Society — 1993 until now, member of the management body; Bulgarian Society for Parasitology.

Most recent publications

Shurulinkov, P., Daskalova, G., Popov, K, Dalakchieva, S.,Tsonev, R., Dimchev, I., Ralev, A., 2020. Recent changes in the presence status and numbers of ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) in the Eastern Balkans. — Historia naturalis bulgarica, 41: 41—49.

Shurulinkov, P., Hubenov, Z., Beshkov, S., Popgeorgiev, G. (eds), 2019. Biodiversity of the Bulgarian-Romanian section of the Lower Danube. — Nova Publishers, New York, 441 pp.

Shurulinkov, P., Daskalova, G., Cheshmedzhiev, S., Kirov, K., Koev, V., Dinkov, H., Hristov, I., Nikolov, I., Mihov, S., Kutsarov, Y., 2019. Heron and cormorant colonies along the Bulgarian-Romanian section of the Danube River: Status and Trends 2010—2014. — In: Shurulinkov, P. et al. (eds) Biodiversity of the Bulgarian-Romanian section of the Lower Danube. Nova Publishers, New York, pp. 315—340.

Shurulinkov, P., Cheshmedzhiev, S., Daskalova, G., Dinkov, H., Kirov, K., Hristov, I., Kutsarov, Y., Koev, V., Mihov, S., 2019. Recent data on the distribution and numbers of the water birds in the wetlands along the Bulgarian-Romanian section of the Danube River. — In: Shurulinkov, P. et al. (eds) Biodiversity of the Bulgarian-Romanian section of the Lower Danube. Nova Publishers, New York, pp. 341—374.

Cheshmedzhiev, S., Shurulinkov, P., Daskalova, G., 2019. Status and distribution of diurnal birds of prey and the Black Stork along the Bulgarian section of the Danube River. — In: Shurulinkov, P. et al. (eds) Biodiversity of the Bulgarian-Romanian section of the Lower Danube. Nova Publishers, New York, pp. 375—398.

Shurulinkov, P., Spasov, L., Stoyanov, G. P., Chakarov, N., 2018. Blood parasite infections in a wild population of ravens (Corvus corax) in Bulgaria. — Malaria Journal, 17: 33. [PDF]

Shurulinkov, P., Daskalova, G., Kirov, D., Borisov, B., Spasov, L., Ralev, A., Stoev, I., Mechev, A., 2018. Avifauna of Bulgarka Nature Park with distribution, population size and breeding density data for the species of conservation importance. — Forestry Ideas 24, 1 (55): 3—22 [PDF]

Shurulinkov, P., Avtanski, D., 2018. Records of Tengmalm’s Owl (Aegolius funereus) from the Šar Mts, Republic of Macedonia. — Historia naturalis bulgarica, 28: 1—4. [PDF]

Georgiev, K., Thorn, S., Zlatanov, T., Nikolov, B., Shurulinkov, P., Daskalova, G., Gottschalk, S., 2018. Evaluating the importance of managed forests as habitat for the Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata). — Forest Ecology and Management, 419—420: 123—129. [PDF]

Daskalova, G., Shurulinkov, P., 2018. Characteristics of the hunting behavior of the Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus) in South-Eastern Bulgaria. — Zoonotes, 125: 1—4. [PDF]

— More complete list of publications — section e-Natura | Staff publications