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词条 Roumiana Metcheva
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  1. Early life and education

  2. Career and impact

  3. Awards and honours

  4. References

  5. External links

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| name = Roumiana Metcheva
| image = Roumiana Metcheva.jpg
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| birth_date = {{birth date |1950|07|13}}
| nationality = Bulgaria
| fields = Ecotoxicology
| workplaces = Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Bulgarian Antarctic Institute
| alma_mater = BSc Sofia University
PhD Jagiellonian University
| website = www.roumiana-mecheva.net
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Roumiana Panayotova Metcheva (Bulgarian: Румяна Панайотова Мечева) is a Bulgarian Antarctic researcher, best known for her work on ecotoxicology and biodiversity protection in the Antarctic.[1][2] She is the Head of Department of Ecosystem Research, Environmental Risk Assessment and Conservation Biology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.[3] Mount Mecheva was named after Metcheva for recognition of her work.

Early life and education

Metcheva was born on July 13, 1950 in Sofia, Bulgaria. She graduated with a Master in Biology from the Faculty of Biology at the Sofia University (St. Kliment Ohridski) in October 1975.[4] She completed her D.Sc. in Biology, from the Institute of biology and environment at Jagiellonian University, Poland in 1980, researching the bioenergetics and energy flow in Strix aluco (Tawny owl) populations.

Career and impact

Metcheva was a scientific researcher at the Institute of Zoology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences from 1980 – 1993.[5] She was then appointed as the chief of the ‘Physiological Ecology’ laboratory at the Institute of Zoology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in 1993 and at present works at the Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research (IBER).[5] She is now Head of Department of Ecosystem Research, Environmental Risk Assessment and Conservation Biology, as well as Chairman of the General Assembly of Researchers at the Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.[3][6]

Metcheva was a Member of Bulgarian Antarctic Expeditions from 1999 – 2010 and has been a member of the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute since 2000.[4] Her research has focused on Antarctic penguins and fishes with a particular focus on toxin accumulation in the food chain.[7][8]

Awards and honours

Mount Mecheva was named after Metcheva for recognition of her work at St Kilment Ohridski Base in 1999/2000 and subsequent seasons.[9][10]

References

1. ^{{Cite journal|last=Metcheva|first=R.|last2=Yurukova|first2=L.|last3=Teodorova|first3=S.|last4=Nikolova|first4=E.|date=2006-06-01|title=The penguin feathers as bioindicator of Antarctica environmental state|url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969705003803|journal=Science of the Total Environment|volume=362|issue=1–3|pages=259–265|doi=10.1016/j.scitotenv.2005.05.008|pmid=15967486|bibcode=2006ScTEn.362..259M}}
2. ^{{Cite journal|last=Metcheva|first=Roumiana|last2=Yurukova|first2=Lilyana|last3=Teodorova|first3=Svetla E.|date=2011-02-23|title=Biogenic and toxic elements in feathers, eggs, and excreta of Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua ellsworthii) in the Antarctic|journal=Environmental Monitoring and Assessment|language=en|volume=182|issue=1–4|pages=571–585|doi=10.1007/s10661-011-1898-9|pmid=21340549|issn=0167-6369}}
3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.iber.bas.bg/?q=en/node/62|title=Department of Ecosystem Research, Environmental Risk Assessment and Conservation Biology|website=www.iber.bas.bg|publisher=Bulgarian Academy of Sciences|access-date=2016-06-15}}
4. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.iber.bas.bg/?q=en/user/101|title=Roumiana Metcheva|date=|website=www.iber.bas.bg|publisher=Bulgarian Academy of Sciences|access-date=2016-06-15}}
5. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.iber.bas.bg/?q=en/node/2|title=About the Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research|website=www.iber.bas.bg|publisher=Bulgarian Academy of Sciences|access-date=2016-06-15}}
6. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.iber.bas.bg/?q=en/node/9|title=Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research Governing Body|website=www.iber.bas.bg|publisher=Bulgarian Academy of Sciences|access-date=2016-06-15}}
7. ^{{Cite journal|last=Dimitrov|first=K.|last2=Metcheva|first2=R.|last3=Kenarova|first3=A.|date=2009-01-01|title=Salmonella Presence—An Indicator of Direct and Indirect Human Impact on Gentoo in Antarctica|journal=Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment|volume=23|issue=sup1|pages=246–249|doi=10.1080/13102818.2009.10818411|issn=1310-2818}}
8. ^{{Cite journal|last=Beltcheva|first=Michaela|last2=Metcheva|first2=Roumiana|last3=Peneva|first3=Vesela|last4=Marinova|first4=Margarita|last5=Yankov|first5=Yordan|last6=Chikova|first6=Vania|date=2010-06-23|title=Heavy Metals in Antarctic Notothenioid Fish from South Bay, Livingston Island, South Shetlands (Antarctica)|journal=Biological Trace Element Research|language=en|volume=141|issue=1–3|pages=150–158|doi=10.1007/s12011-010-8739-5|pmid=20571934|issn=0163-4984}}
9. ^{{Cite web|url=http://apcbg.org/gazet.htm|title=Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer|website=apcbg.org|access-date=2016-06-20}}
10. ^{{Cite web|url=https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=137677|title=Mount Mecheva|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica|access-date=2016-06-20}}

External links

  • Roumiana Metcheva's webpage
  • [https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=jbz0nXoAAAAJ&hl=en Roumiana Metcheva] on Google Scholar
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