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| Name: | RUMYANA PANAYOTOVA METCHEVA |
| Address: |
Institute of Zoology, bul.Tzar Osvoboditel 1 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria fax: 00359 2 9882 897; tel.: 00359 2 9885 115 |
| E-mail: | rummech@yahoo.com rummech@vip.bg |
| Date of birth: | July, 13, 1950, Sofia |
| Nationality: | Bulgarian |
| Languages: | English, Polish, Russian |
| Career: | 1975 - graduate from the Faculty of Biology at the Sofia University. 1980 - PhD Yagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland, with a thesis "Bioenergetic parameters and energy flow through the populationof thr Tawny owl Strix aluco L." 1980 - 1993 - Scientific researcher, Institute of Zoology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences 1993 - and at present Assoc. prof., Institute of Zoology 1995 - and at present Chief of the Lab. "Physiological Ecology" at the Institute of Zoology 1998 - Mem. of Editorial board of Acta zoologica Bulgarica http://www.zoology.bas.bg/Acta.htm 2000 - Mem. of Bulgarian Antarctic Institute 1999 - 2005 - Participation in Bulgarian Antarctic Expeditions |
| Research: |
Ecology and ecotoxicology of wildlife.Main problems: bioenergetics, population dynamics, productivity, food, heavy metal accumulation, biomonitoring and bioindication 110 scientific papers published in: Ecology (bulg.),Acta Zool. Bulg., Bulg. Antarctic Res., Enviroment. Res., Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety Current projects:"Biological Monitoring Rozhen - Srednogorie" Bulgarian - Swiss cooperation. Leader: D. Peev. 1995 - 1996. Task: Zoomonitoring; Team Leader: R. Metcheva "Community Species compositons and population satate of monitor species small mammals in different ecological conditiona and antropogenic influence in NP Rila" NFSI # B - 429. 1994 -1996. Leader: R. Metcheva "Bioaccumulation and heavy metal bilological influence on wild populations small mammals and in eco-toxicological experiment using industrial polymetal dust". NFSI # B - 445. 1995 -1997. Leader: M. Topashka; Team Leader: R. Metcheva "High Mountain Basic Ecological Observatory Moussala OM-2" Leader: Y. Stamenov; 1994 - 1998. Bulgarian-French cooperation; Task: Zoomonitoring. Team Leader: R. Metcheva "Assessment of the environmental state of high mountain ecosystems using small mammals monitor species in the National Parks Rila and Vitosha". NFSI # B - 809. 1998 -2001. Leader: R. Metcheva "Biodiversity, biologic organization and biota conservation on Livingston Island (Antarctica)" NFSI # B - Leader: V.Golemanski Task: Ecophysiological investigations on Gentoo penguins. Team Leader: R. Metcheva "Complex geological, geochemical, geophysical and ecosystem investigations in the region of the Bulgarian Antarctic Base "St. Kl. Ohridski" Funded Min. of Environment Protection and Waters, Leader: Chr. Pimpirev. Task: Indicator species, Communities and Monitoring. Team Leader: R. Metcheva "Comparative population and monitoring research on Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) in Antarctica" 2001 - 2005 Grant by INTAS Reference Number INTAS - 2001-0517. Bulgaria, Swiss, Ukraina; Scientific leader: R. Metcheva |
| Assessment of the environmental state | Water-power system "Cankov Kamak" - Mammal fauna satate. - 2002 Influence effect of the reservoir "Gorna Arda" on the mammal fauna. - 2001 Mammal fauna satate in the region of river "Arda" - cascade "Gorna Arda".- 2001 Monitoring of soils, embankments, flora and fauna in the region of "Elacite" - Assessment of bioaccumulation of heavy metals and toxic elements of small mammals monitor species in the region of "Elacite". - 2001 Influence effect of emissions of copper-smelter combine "Pirdop" in the region Pirdop -Zlatitza. - 1999. Influence of industrial pollution of metallurgic combine - "Kremicovtzi" on some animal species. - 1998 |