Malina Delcheva

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23, Akad. G. Bonchev Str. 1113 Sofia
(+3592) 979 3759
malinad@bio.bas.bg

Curriculum vitae

Education: Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski",Faculty of Biology – Ecology, M.Sci. 1985
Qualifications: PhD in Ecology, Sofia University, 2001. PhD Thesis “Morphometrical variability of species of Genus Saxifraga L. in Bulgaria – Statistical approach”
Previous Experience (Organization, Position, Title, Dates): 1. PhD Student in Ecology, Department of Ecology and EP, Sofia University, 1989-1991; 2. Expert in Ministry of Environment and Waters, 1993; 3. Researcher in the Institute of Botany, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (1995-2011); 4. Chief Assistant, Institute of Botany, BAS, 2002-

Research interests

Medicinal and aromatic plants, biodiversity, Natural resources, Rare and protected species, Management and planning of protected areas, Population dynamics of the plants, Morphometrical variability of plant species, Phytomonitoring.

Publications

1. Peev, D., M. Delcheva. 1993. Variation and Cluster Analyses of Populations of Saxifraga paniculata Mill. in Bulgaria. Matematical Modelling: Methodology, Software Tools and Applications. E. Popova (Ed.), DATECS Publ. 141 - 144.
2. Peev, D., M. Delcheva. 1995. Pearsons and multiple correlation between populations of Saxifraga paniculata Mill. in Bulgaria. Phytologia balcanica, vol. 1. Sofia. 19-26.
Delcheva, M., D. Peev. 1997. Variability and correlations in populations of Saxifraga ferdinandi - coburgi Kell. et Shund. Phytologia balcanica, 3/1. Sofia. 19-25.
3. Peev, D., S. Ivanceva, G. Angelov, M. Kourteva, M. Delcheva. 1996. Phytomonitoring in Rila mountain - 1995 II. Flavonoids, izoenzymes and pigments of the control populations. - Observatorie de Montagne de Moussala OM2. 4, S, 153-164. (in English)
4. Peev, D., S. Ivanceva, G. Angelov, M. Kurteva, M. Delcheva. 1997. Phytomonitoring in Rila mountain - 1996 II. Flavonoids, izoenzymes and pigments of the control populations. - Observatorie de Montagne de Moussala OM2. 6, S, 106-114. (in English)
5. Merakchiiska, М., М. Kurteva, N. Dimitrov, S. Paunova, М. Delcheva. 1998. Changes in the pigment content and photosynthetical activity of decorative tree species in the conditions of industrial and urban pollution. –Nauka za gorata. 35 (1-2), Sofia. 93-102.
6. Kurteva, M., M. Delcheva, D. Peev. 1998. Changes of the Pigmental Content in the Phytomonitors from Control Populations in Rila Mountain. -Observation de l Environnment de Montagne en EUROPE. OM2, Observatoire de Montagne de Moussala OM2. Symposium International, 14-18 oct. 1997, Borovetz, Bulgarie, Fasc. 7, 181-188. (in English)
7. Gussev, Ch., D. Dimitrov, M. Delcheva. 2000. Biodiversity of Vascular Plant in Central Balkan National Park. Biological diversity of the central balkan national park. M. Sakalian (Еd.). Pensoft. C. 7-57.
8. Делчева М. 2002 г. Резултати от клъстерния анализ при 4 вида от род Saxifraga L. в България. Трудове на VI Национална конференция по ботаника. София, 18-20 юни 2001 г. 225-232, С. Унив. Изд. “Св. Кл. Охридски”.
9. Гусев Ч., Св. Банчева, М. Делчева. 2002. Висши растения с консервационно значение във Видинския дял на Конявска планина. Трудове на VI Национална конференция по ботаника. София, 18-20 юни 2001 г. 453-459, С. Унив. Изд. “Св. Кл. Охридски”.
10. Меракчийска-Николова, М., М. Куртева, М. Делчева, С. Паунова, В. Гечева. 2003. Влияние на промишленото и градско замърсяване върху съдържанието на пигменти в листата на декоративни дървесни и храстови видове. Наука за гората, кн. 1, 49-61.
11. Bancheva, S., M. Delcheva, R. Nacheva, S. Tzoneva. 2003. Taxa with high conservation value in the region of Batashka planina, Western Rhodopi Mountains - location, state of the populations, problems with their conservation. - In: Randjelovic, V. (Ed.). Proceedings of Seventh Symposium on Flora of Southeastern Serbia and Neighbouring regions, June 5-9, 2002, Dimitrovgrad, Yugoslavia. Pp 23-25.
12. Kurteva, М., Е. Molle, М. Delcheva. 2004. Bioindication of industrial and road traffic pollution by morphological analysis of decorative trees and shrub. Statistical approach. Silva Balcanica. №4(1). 25-38.
13. Bancheva S., M. Delcheva, S. Tzoneva. 2004. New chorological records on vascular plants in West Rhodope Mountains. Phytologia Balcanica. 10(1): 23-24.
14. Bancheva S., M. Delcheva. 2004. New chorological records on vascular plants in Bulgaria. Phytologia Balcanica. 10(1): 29-30.
Stefanova, I., J. Atanassova, M. Delcheva & H. E. Wright. 2006. Chronological framework for the lateglacial pollen and macrofossil sequence in Pirin Mountains, Bulgaria: Lake Besbog and Lake Kremensko – 5. The Holocene 16, 6 (2006) pp. 1-16.
15. Bancheva, S. & Delcheva, M. 2006. Reports (1-12). [In: Vladimirov, V., Dane, F., Nikolić, T., Stevanović. V. & Tan, K. (eds.), New floristic records in the Balkans: 3]. — Phytol. Balcan. 12(3): 414.
16. Stoyanov, S., Bancheva, S. & Delcheva, M. 2006. Reports (128-131). [In: Vladimirov, V., Dane, F., Nikolić, T., Stevanović. V. & Tan, K. (eds.), New floristic records in the Balkans: 3]. — Phytol. Balcan. 12(3): 427-428.
17. Delcheva, M., S. Bancheva, S. Tzoneva. 2007. Floristic diversity and conservation values in the Tchelkov rid area (Western Rhodopes Mountains), Bulgaria. – Bocconea 21: 175-182.
18. Peev, D., M. Delcheva. 2007. In: Fet V., Popov A. (eds.), Florogeographic elements and evolutionary trends in the Bulgarian flora. Biogeography and Ecology of Bulgaria. Kluwer Academic Press, Dordrecht. - In: Fet V., Popov A. (eds.). Biogeography and Ecology of Bulgaria. Pp. 571 – 579. Springer, Netherlands.
19. Peev, D., Stoyanov, S., Delcheva, M. & Valyovska, N. 2009. The pink flowering Crepis rubra (Asteraceae) – new for the Bulgarian flora. — Phytol. Balcan., 15 (1): 59-62.
20. Peev, M. Delcheva and R. Natcheva. 2009. Conservation value and degree of threat of natural habitats – an attempt for evaluation matrix. – In: Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment 23 (2) 2009, Special Edition, XI anniversary scientific conference, 120 years of academic education in biology and 45 years faculty of biology, Diagnosis Press, pp. 197 – 199.
21. Peev, D.R., Delcheva, M.H. & Nenova, I.T. 2009. Balkan vascular flora in numbers. – In: Ivanova, D. (ed.), Plant, fungal and habitat diversity investigation and conservation. Proceedings of IV Balkan Botanical Congress, Sofia, 20–26 June 2006. Pp. 140–143. Institute of Botany, Sofia. ISBN 978-954-9746-14-3.
22. Delcheva, M.H. & Peev, D.R. 2009. Limits and type of the variation in samples of species from genera Crocus (Iridaceae) and Colchicum (Liliaceae) from Bulgaria. – In: Ivanova, D. (ed.), Plant, fungal and habitat diversity investigation and conservation. Proceedings of IV Balkan Botanical Congress, Sofia, 20–26 June 2006. Pp. 200–204. Institute of Botany, Sofia. ISBN 978-954-9746-14-3.
23. D. Peev, A. Petrova, I. Apostolova, M. Delcheva. 2009. Bulgaria. pp. 27 – 36 in: Conserving Important Plant Areas: Investigating in the green gold of South East Europe. (Eds. E. A. Radford and B. Ode). Plantlife international, Salisbury.
24. Delcheva M., D. Peev, M. Nikolova. 2010. On the taxonomical identity of Abies alba ssp. borisii-regis (Mattf.) Koz. et Andr.– morphometric, flavonoids and chorology in Bulgaria – Botanica Serbica, 34 (2): 3-8.
25. Velev, N., Vassilev, K., Rozbrojová, Z., Apostolova, I., Delcheva, M. & Bancheva, S. 2010. In: Vladimirov, V. et al. (Eds.). New Floristic Records in the Balkans: 13. — Phytol. Balcan., 16 (1):160-161.
26. Ivanova, D., Natcheva, R., Vladimirov, V., Bancheva, S. & Delcheva, M. Report 60. In: Vladimirov, V. & al. (comp.), New floristic records in the Balkans: 15. – Phytologia Balcanica. Vol. 17(1). 2011. Pp. 139-140. Print ISSN: 1310-7771; On-line ISSN: 1314-0027.
27. Bancheva, S., Vladimirov, V., & Delcheva, M. 2012. Reports 1-3. In: Vladimirov, V. & al. (comp.), New floristic records in the Balkans: 19. – Phytologia Balcanica. Vol. 18(2). 2012. p. 206. Print ISSN: 1310-7771; On-line ISSN: 1314-0027.
28. Tashev, A., Dimitrov, D., Vitkova, A., Delcheva, M. & Alexandrova, A. 2012. Flora of Osogovo Mountain (West Frontier Mountains), Bulgaria. Part 1. New Data on Apiaceae – Crassulaceae. Journal of Balkan Ecology, vol. 15, No 2, 2012. Pp. 161-165. PublishScieSet-Eco Publisher. ISSN: 1311-0527.
29. Tashev, A., Dimitrov, D., Vitkova, A., Delcheva, M. & Alexandrova, A. 2012. Flora of Osogovo Mountain (West Frontier Mountains), Bulgaria. Part 2. New Data on Cyperaceae – Scrophulariaceae. Journal of Balkan Ecology, vol. 15, No 2, 2012. Pp. 167-171. PublishScieSet-Eco Publisher. ISSN: 1311-0527.
30. Делчева, М., Банчева, С. 2012. Matthiola odoratissima (M. Bieb.) R. Br. в България – природозащитен статус, състояние на популациите и мерки за опазване. В: Петрова, А. (ред.) Доклади от VІІ Национална Конференция по Ботаника, София, 29-30 септември 2011. Аси Принт ООД. София, 2012. стр. 455-459. ISBN 978-954-92808-2-1.
31. Vitkova, A., Delcheva, M., Dimitrov, D., Tashev, A. DIVERSITY AND RESOURCE ASSESSMENT OF ALCHEMILLA SPECIES IN OSOGOVO MOUNTAIN (BULGARIA) USED AS MEDICINAL PLANTS. 2012. In: Stevanovic, Z., Radanovic, D. (Eds.). Proceedings of the Seventh Conference on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Southeast European Countries. Published by: Institute for Medicinal Plant Research “Dr Josif Pancic”, Belgrade and Association for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Southeast European Countries (AMAPSEEC), 2012. Pp. 40-46. ISBN: 978-86-83-141-16-6, Printed in Republic of Serbia. Published as a CD edition in circulation of 300 copies.
32. Пеев, Д., Делчева, М., Въльовска. 2012. Арда при Маджарово; Бакаджиците; Вълчи дол; Горна Топчия; Долна Топчия; Драгоданово; Дюни Несебър-Слънчев Бряг; ЖП Гара Джебел; Крайново; Меден камък Кован кая; Мъгленишки рид; Несебър – Пясъчни дюни; Орешари; Ормана; Патронка; Планинец; Сакар; Сигмен-Глумче; Средна Арда; Ченгене скеле; Черничино. В: Пеев, Д., Петрова, А., Апостолова, И., Асьов, Б. (ред.). Важни места за растенията в България, Пенсофт, София, 2012. Стр. 56-58; 61-63; 125-128; 144-146; 158-160; 161-163; 169-172; 175-178; 246-248; 276-279; 281-285; 285-287; 293-296; 296-298; 313-316; 323-325; 364-367; 369-371; 384-387; 442-444; 450-452. ISBN 978-642-650-5.
33. Пеев, Д., Делчева, М., Въльовска, Асьов, Б., Гьошева, М. 2012. Емине; Маслен нос; Поморийско езеро. В: Пеев, Д., Петрова, А., Апостолова, И., Асьов, Б. (ред.). Важни места за растенията в България, Пенсофт, София, 2012. Стр. 172-175; 273-276; 332-335. ISBN 978-642-650-5.
34. Пеев, Д., Делчева, М., Въльовска, Гьошева, М., Асьов, Б. 2012. Бяла река; Вейката; Приморско-Китен; Приморско-Перла; Странджа. В: Пеев, Д., Петрова, А., Апостолова, И., Асьов, Б. (ред.). Важни места за растенията в България, Пенсофт, София, 2012. Стр. 89-93; 96-99; 336-339; 339-342; 394-400. ISBN 978-642-650-5.
35. Пеев, Д., Делчева, М., Въльовска, Гьошева, М., Асьов, Б., Начева, Р. 2012. Ропотамо. В: Пеев, Д., Петрова, А., Апостолова, И., Асьов, Б. (ред.). Важни места за растенията в България, Пенсофт, София, 2012. Стр.361-364. ISBN 978-642-650-5.
36. Vladimirov, V, Bancheva, S. & Delcheva, M. 2012. Reports 189-197. In: Vladimirov, V. & al. (comp.), New floristic records in the Balkans: 20. – Phytologia Balcanica. Vol. 18(3). 2012. p. 365. Print ISSN: 1310-7771; On-line ISSN: 1314-0027.
37. Bancheva, S., Delcheva, M. 2012. Conservation of the populations of Astracantha thracica (Fabaceae) in Bulgaria. – Proceedings. Seminar of Ecology – 2012. 26-27 April 2012. Sofia. Pp 129-134.
38. Vitkova A., Delcheva M., Tashev A., Dimitrov D., Gavrilova A.., Aneva I. 2013. Distribution of Alchemilla species in Bulgaria and resource evaluation of their economically valuable localities. В: Крупина, Н. (ред.). Материалы I Международной научной конференции «Лекарственные растения: фундаментальные и прикладные проблемы», 21—22 мая 2013 г., стр. 15-17. Изд. „Новосибирского Государственного Аграрного Университета”, Новосибирск. ISBN 978-5-94477-130-8
39. Vitkova, A., Gavrilova, A., Delcheva, M., Trendafilova, A., Todorova, M. 2013. Cultivation of rare and valuable Alchemilla spp. (Rosaceae) from Bulgarian flora for sustainable use. Journal of Applied Horticulture. Vol. 15(3): 166-172. ISSN: 0972-1045. SJR=0,1.
40. Bancheva, S., Delcheva, M., Apostolov, N. 2013. A new locality of the Bulgarian endemic plant species Centaurea pseudoaxillaris (Asteraceae). Proceedings and Abstracts. Seminar of Ecology - 2013, 25-26 April 2013. Sofia.
41. Nikolova, M., Vitkova, A., Delcheva, M., Edreva, A., Gesheva, E. Comparison of flavonoid profiles of cultivated Achillea asplenifolia, Achillea collina and cultivar “Proa”. Biologica Nyssana. Journal of Biological Sciences. University of Niš, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics. Department of Biology and Ecology. ISSN: 2217-4606 (in press)

Affiliation

Department

Plant and Fungal Diversity and Resources

Division

Applied Botany

Research group

Resource assessment and monitoring of rare, medicinal and aromatic plants

History

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