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Dr Svetlozara Kazandzhieva
Dr Svetlozara Kazandzhieva

Svetlozara Kazandzhieva

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Born: 31.12.1990, Sofia.

Education


PhD (Entomology) — Plovdiv University “Paisii Hilendarski” (2023)
MSc (Zoology) — Plovdiv University “Paisii Hilendarski” (2017)
BSc (Cultural Studies) — Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” (2014)

Research interests


Taxonomy, biodiversity and distribution of fungus gnats of families: Bolitophilidae, Diadocidiidae, Ditomyiidae, Keroplatidae and Mycetophilidae; faunistic studies and conservation of invertebrates; tropical ecosystems; molecular methods in taxonomy.

Current projects


2024 — Taxonomic and faunistic research of the family Mycetophilidae (Diptera) in the Oriental region.
2023 — Ecological, territorial and landscape impacts of model photovoltaic parks — risk assessment for biodiversity, natural ecosystems and their ecosystem services (Plovdiv University “Paisii Hilendarski”) — analysis and assessment of biodiversity on the territory of photovoltaic parks (invertebrates).

Field experience


Bulgaria (2017—), Malaysia (2019), Greece (2017).

Most recent publications


Popov, R., Petrova, S., Nikolov, B., Yordanov, E., Kazandzieva, S., Klimentova-Nikolova, Y., 2026. Stationary versus solar tracked PV systems — which one has lower impact on biodiversity? — Energy, 348: 140478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2026.140478

Petrova, S., Nikolov, B., Popov, R., Lyubomirov, S., Asenov, S., Kanevski, H., Dakova, M., Yordanov, E., Kazandzhieva, S., Klimentova-Nikolova, Klimentova-Nikolova, Y., 2025. Some aspects of the impact of photovoltaic plants on the environment. — Ecologia balkanica, 17 (1): 94—103. https://doi.org/10.69085/eb20251094 [PDF]

Klimentova-Nikolova, Y., Petrova, S., Nikolov, B., Popov, R., Lyubomirov, S., Asenov, S., Kanevski, H., Dakova, M., Angelov, N., Kazandzhieva, S., Yordanov, E., 2025. Photovoltaic power plants on agricultural land–are they really green? — Ecologia balkanica, 17 (1): 85—93. https://doi.org/10.69085/eb20251085 [PDF]

Kazandzhieva, S., Langourov, M., Bechev, D., Nguyen, H., 2025. A new species of Chalastonepsia Søli, 1996 (Diptera, Mycetophilidae) from Vietnam. — Biodiversity Data Journal, 13: e153645. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e153645 [PDF]

Kazandzhieva, S., 2025. The type specimens of Keroplatidae and Mycetophilidae (Diptera: Sciaroidea) in the collection of the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia. — Historia naturalis bulgarica, 47 (11): 347—360. [PDF] https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.47.112

Kazandzhieva, S., 2025. The fungus gnats (Diptera: Sciaroidea) collection of the Regional Natural History Museum — Plovdiv. — Bulletin of the Natural History Museum — Plovdiv, 10: 1—16. https://doi.org/10.65437/bnhmp.10.1.1 [PDF]

Bechev, D., Kazandzhieva, S., 2024. Notes on some species of Allactoneura De Meijere (Diptera: Mycetophilidae: Leiinae). — Historia naturalis bulgarica, 46 (11): 311—317. [PDF] https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.46.114

Bechev, D., Kazandzhieva, S., 2024. A new Oriental species of Gnoristinae (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) from Borneo. — Historia naturalis bulgarica, 46 (1): 21—25. [PDF] https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.46.013

Kazandzhieva, S., Bechev, D., 2022. A new species of Chetoneura Colless from Borneo (Diptera: Keroplatidae). — Zootaxa, 5104 (4): 593—599. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5104.4.9 [PDF]

Antov, M. I., Delev, I. D., Kazandzhieva, S. B., Mollov, I. A., 2022. Ecological properties of epigeal invertebrate communities in green areas in the city of Plovdiv. Part 3—Lauta Park. — Faunistic diversity of the city of Plovdiv (Bulgaria), 2: 117—120. [PDF]


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