Member of Bulgarian Antarctic Institute

Participant in VIII. IX, X, XI, XII, XIII National Antarctic Expeditions on Livingston Island (South Shetlands), summer station "St. Kliment Ochridski" Located Lat. 62° 38' 29''S and Long. 60° 21'53'' W During this expeditions scientific programmes, mainly connected with three projects were realized with self-dependent task connected with monitoring, population ecology and biology, ecotoxicology of Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua):

"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

Activities

  • Workshop SCAR - june, Yena, (Germany), 2002.
  • METCHEVA R. - Temporary marking on penguins.
  • Workshop European Polar Board -July, Sofia (Bulgaria)
  • I International Workshop"Comparative population and monitoring research on Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) in Antarctica" - July, Kiev (Ukraine) 2002.
  • METCHEVA R. - Analytic procedures - AAA, X-ray fluorescence, Neutron activation.
  • METCHEVA R. - Telemetry studies of the internal body temperatures of Gentoo penguins
  • XXV COMNAP - September, Warsaw (Poland)
  • II International Workshop" Comparative population and monitoring research on Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) in Antarctica", July Sofia (Bulgaria) 2005.
  • METCHEVA R., P. ZEHTINJIEV, V. BEZRUKOV. A. SAVOV. Yellow spot on the bill as a marker for Gentoo population studies.
  • DIMITROV K., M. BELTCHEVA, R.METCHEVA. Effects of UV radiation on melanin in Pygoscelidae penguins.
  • VACHEV B., R.METCHEVA. Survival complex assessment of Gentoo.
  • PAVLOVA K., R. MECHEVA, I. SAVOVA. Microbiological investigations on penguins plumage from Western Antarctica and study of the isolated psychrophilic yeast.
  • KOZERETSKA I., S.A. PAVLOVICH , I.P. SIRENKO, V.F. BEZRUKOV, R. METCHEVA. Genetic Differentiation of Three Population Pygoscelis papua.
  • ZEHTINDJEV P., A. SAVOV, R. METCHEVA. Polymorphism of Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua Aves: Sphenisciformes) in the population at Livingston Island, South Shetlands.