Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
(+359) 2 871 71 95
Prof. Boyko B. Georgiev, Phone: +35928705012, bbg@ecolab.bas.bg or boyko_georgiev@yahoo.com, Helminthologist
Dr Anna Ganeva, Phone: +35929793765, animoss@bio.bas.bg, Briologist
Four departments: - Department of Plant and Fungal Diversity and Resources - Department of Animal Diversity and Resources - Department of Aquatic Ecosystems - Department of Ecosystem Research, Environmental Risk Assessment and Conservation Biology Detailed description of the structure: http://www.iber.bas.bg/?q=en/node/64
Executive bodies: - Director (acting as chief executive) - Scientific Council (acting as executive board)
| Permanent (P) | Non – Permanent (NP) | |
|---|---|---|
| a) TOTAL scientific staff | 28 | |
| b) Scientific staff linked to Collections | 6 | |
| c) Post-docs / PhD students | 10 | |
| d) Others (Associates, etc.) | 5 | |
| TOTAL (a+b+c+d) | 49 |
| Permanent (P) | Non – Permanent (NP) | |
|---|---|---|
| e) Exhibitions | ||
| f) Collection managers / technicians | ||
| g) Others | ||
| TOTAL (e+f+g) |
Detailed information on the staff: http://www.iber.bas.bg/?q=en/node/59
- Chemical Laboratories (ICP, GCMS chromatograph, AAS)
- Laboratory of Plant Caryology
- Laboratory of Cyto- and Chemotaxonomy
- Laboratory of Phytocoenology
- Laboratory of Flow Cytomertry
- Laboratory of Palynology
- Laboratory of Palaeobotany
- Laboratory of Mycology
- Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology
- Laboratory of Chemoecology
- GIS Laboratory
- Molecular Laboratories – 4 units in the four main buildings of the institute
- Laboratory of TEM (ultramicrotome)
- Laboratory of light microscopy – 3 compound microscopes (Olympus, Zeiss) and 1 stereomicroscope of high class, all with digital cameras
- Laboratory of Entomology and Arachnology
- Laboratory of Zoocoenology
- Laboratory of Protozoology
- Laboratory of Helminthology
- Laboratory of Animal Cytogenetics
- Laboratory of Chemical Ecology of Insects
- Laboratory of Plant Nematology
- Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology
- Laboratory of Environmental Genetics
- Preparatory Laboratories for General Use
Field stations:
- Ecological Station at Srebarna Biosphere Reserve (Danubian Wetlands)
- Biological Experimental Station Kalimok (Danubian Wetlands)
- Laboratory of Marine Ecology, Sozopol (Black Sea coast)
- Ecological Station at the Atanasovsko Lake Reserve (Black Sea coastal lagoon)
- Field Station Beglika (Rhodopa Mts.)
- Field Station Parangalitsa (Rila Mts.)
- Ecological Station Plana (Plana Mts. near Sofia) Link to the field stations description: http://www.iber.bas.bg/?q=en/node/101
The Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research was established on 1 July 2010 after merging three units of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences: Institute of Zoology, Institute of Botany and Central Laboratory of General Ecology. The institute is the leading research entity in Bulgaria in the fields of ecology, biodiversity, conservation biology and sustainable use of biological resources. Research areas developed in this institute are botany, mycology, zoology, ecology, hydrobiology, conservation biology, wildlife parasitology, environmental genetics and evolutionary biology. The institute is registered for training of PhD students; as in the beginning of 2015, PhD students are 38 (including 11 PhD students in taxonomic studies). IBER-BAS is also involved in training MSc students in collaboration with various universities, mostly with the Faculty of Biology at the University of Sofia). IBER-BAS has experience during the last years in the implementation of projects funded by FP7 (6, including one managed by us), National Science Foundation of USA (1 project of the program Planetary Biodiversity Inventory), NATO, Life+, Biodiversa2 and numerous projects funded by the Bulgarian National Science Fund. Recent developments of the staff qualification and technical equipment were achieved in the frames of the infrastructural projects WETLANET funded by FP7 (www.wetlanet.org) and CEBDER funded by the Bulgarian National Science Fund (www.ecolab.bas.bg/cebder).
Acta Zoologica Bulgarica – 4 issues per year, volume 67 in 2015, www.acta-zoologica-bulgarica.eu, indexed by Web of Science and Scopus Phytologia Balcanica – 3 issues per year, volume 21 in 2015, www.bio.bas.bg/~phytolbalcan
Link to the publications page: http://www.iber.bas.bg/?q=en/node/96
Flora of Bulgaria – 11 volumes Fungi of Bulgaria – 9 volumes Fauna of Bulgaria – 32 volumes Catalogus Faunae Bulgaricae – 9 volumes
| Typology | Primary types | Individual specimens/objects | % registered cards | % recorded cards in database | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Palaeontology (Palaeobotany) | 57 | 16000 | 100 | >50 |
| 1.2 | Palaeontology (Palynology) | - | 8000 | 100 | >50 |
| 1.3 | |||||
| 1.4 | |||||
| ... |
| Typology | Primary types | Individual specimens/objects | % registered cards | % recorded cards in database | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | Botany | 433 | 195530 | 100 | >50 |
| 2.2 | Mycology | 29475 | 100 | >50 | |
| 3.2 | Zoology | 497 | 245000 | 100 | >50 |
| ... |
These are the most representative natural history collections for the flora and mycota of South-East Europe. The invertebrate collection is comparable in size with that of the National Museum of Natural History – Sofia, and is also representative for the region. E-catalogue of types in Herbarium SOM: www.nmnhs.com/e-natura/types-bulgaria/type_list_institution_en-SOM-p-1.html E-catalogue of types in Palaeobotanical Collection of IBER-BAS: www.nmnhs.com/e-natura/types-bulgaria/type_list_institution_en-IBER-PB-p... E-catalogue of types in Zoological Collections of IBER-BAS: www.nmnhs.com/e-natura/types-bulgaria/type_list_institution_en-IBER-ZC-p...
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>400,000 volumes
Homepage – Newspage (English): http://www.iber.bas.bg/ Homepage – Newspage (Bulgarian): http://www.iber.bas.bg/?q=bg
Dr Gergana Vasileva, Phone: +35928717195, gpetrunova@gmail.com (homepage manager) Ms Elena Semerjieva, Phone: +35928717195, library@ecolab.bas.bg (PR officer)
Projects for Continuing Education (in collaboration with NGOs)
Lectures, Centre of Education, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Lectures and Practicals, MSc students: University of Sofia, New Bulgarian University, University of Forestry
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Youth Ornithological School – 60 persons Ecology School for Secondary School Students, town of Silistra (at Srebarna Field Station)
Dr Marina Stanilova, marisima@abv.bg
1. Systematic research 2. Collection maintenance 3. Training of taxonomists
1. Participation in joint projects