Petar Shurulinkov

(Associate Professor Dr)

25 December 1975 — 9 August 2023

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

Tzvetkov, P., Dedov, I., Beshkov, S., Shurulinkov, P., 2022. Environmental Dimensions. — In: Pickard, D. (eds) Urban Agriculture for Improving the Quality of Life. Urban Agriculture. Springer, Cham., pp. 111—134. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-94743-9_6

Shurulinkov, P., Tsonev, R., Daskalova, G., Tzvetkov, P., Gradinarov, Z., 2022. Mass winter movements of Yelkouan Shearwaters (Puffinus yelkouan) along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. — ZooNotes 200: 1—3.

Gerdzhikov, G., Plachiyski, D., Popgeorgiev, G., Avramov, S., Demerdzhiev, D., Daskalova, G., Shurulinkov, P., 2022. White-backed (Lilford’s) Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos lilfordi Sharpe & Dresser, 1871: Distribution and Population Density in Bulgaria. — North-Western Journal of Zoology 18 (1): 65—70. Article No.: e211601. [PDF]

Cerman, K., Rajković, D., Topić, B., Topić, G., Shurulinkov, P., Mihelič, T., Delgado, J. D., 2022. Environmental Niche Modelling Predicts a Contraction in the Potential Distribution of Two Boreal Owl Species under Different Climate Scenarios. — Animals 12 (22): 3226. doi:10.3390/ani12223226

Shurulinkov, P., Bergkamp, P., Aleksandrov, N., Simeonov, P., Ralev, A., Tsvetkov, P., Popov, K., Daskalova, G., Dimitrova, K., Hristov, K., Hristov, I., Gradinarov, J., Tonev, I., Hotinov, B., Dimitrov, D. A., Ottensman, M., Rinaud, T., Chakarov, N., 2021. Vagrant species of birds captured at Durankulak ringing camp, NE Bulgaria, 2019—2020. — Historia naturalis bulgarica, 42: 89—94. doi:10.48027/hnb.42.121

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. doi:10.48027/hnb.41.06001

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.

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