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Rila Monastery Nature Park Management Plan - part - usaid

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February 2004<br />

endangerment and the criteria to identify these<br />

endemic species, subspecies or other taxon of microorganism,<br />

fungus, plant or animal that can only be encountered within<br />

a given territory (e.g. Europe, the Balkans, Bulgaria, or<br />

smaller area or locality)<br />

epizooty mass spread of an infectious disease among animals<br />

eutrophic (of water basin) rich in nutrients (nitrates, phosphates, etc.)<br />

for photoautotrophy<br />

fallout, annual dead vegetation <strong>part</strong>s accumulating on the ground on an<br />

annual basis<br />

foliaceous mosses mosses of class Bryopsida<br />

forest floor cover compacted layer of dead vegetation <strong>part</strong>s (leaves, fruits,<br />

blossoms, bark, trigs etc.) accumulated over many years on<br />

the forest floor<br />

general zone<br />

management plan<br />

an official State document which determines the dominant<br />

purpose and methods of management of the separate<br />

structural <strong>part</strong>s of the territories. The scope, content,<br />

procedure of development and approval of the plan are<br />

determined pursuant to the Territorial <strong>Plan</strong>ning and<br />

<strong>Management</strong> Act<br />

guide person specially trained and authorized by the <strong>Nature</strong> <strong>Park</strong><br />

Directorate to accompany, direct and guide visitors in the<br />

<strong>Park</strong> territory<br />

habitat Natural habitats - means terrestrial or aquatic areas<br />

distinguished by geographic, abiotic and biotic features,<br />

whether entirely natural or semi-natural (According Habitat<br />

Directive 92/43/EEC Article 1 (b)).<br />

Types of ecosystems possessing homogeneity,<br />

characteristic overlook and more or less equal ecological<br />

conditions.<br />

heliophilic/heliophile light-loving<br />

hydrophilic/hydrophile water-loving<br />

hygrophilic/hygrophile moisture-loving<br />

important bird site site, whether land or aquatic, of conservation significance,<br />

defined using internationally recognized numerical criteria<br />

of BirdLife International, and included in the world<br />

network of such sites; these sites are recognized as<br />

elements of the European Ecological Network pursuant to<br />

the Directive on Birds and the Directive on Habitats; there<br />

are 50 IBSs in Bulgaria, which are subject to monitoring by<br />

the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds<br />

important bird site site, whether land or aquatic, defined using internationally<br />

recognized quantitative criteria of BirdLife International,<br />

<strong>Rila</strong> <strong>Monastery</strong> <strong>Nature</strong> <strong>Park</strong><br />

<strong>Management</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> Draft<br />

2004 - 2013<br />

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