• Agriculture and the threat to biodiversity in sub-saharan Africa 

      Perrings C., Halkos G. (2015)
      The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment identified habitat loss due to the extensive growth of agriculture as the primary driver of biodiversity loss. One implication of this is that agricultural intensification has the potential ...
    • A catastrophic change in a european protected wetland: From harmful phytoplankton blooms to fish and bird kill 

      Demertzioglou M., Genitsaris S., Mazaris A.D., Kyparissis A., Voutsa D., Kozari A., Kormas K.A., Stefanidou N., Katsiapi M., Michaloudi E., Moustaka-Gouni M. (2022)
      Understanding the processes that underlay an ecological disaster represents a major scientific challenge. Here, we investigated phytoplankton and zooplankton community changes before and during a fauna mass kill in a ...
    • Cyanotoxins as the “common suspects” for the Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus) deaths in a Mediterranean reconstructed reservoir 

      Papadimitriou T., Katsiapi M., Vlachopoulos K., Christopoulos A., Laspidou C., Moustaka-Gouni M., Kormas K. (2018)
      Toxic cyanobacterial blooms have been implicated for their negative consequences on many terrestrial and aquatic organisms. Water birds belong to the most common members of the freshwater food chains and are most likely ...
    • Factors affecting biodiversity in agrosylvopastoral ecosystems with in the Mediterranean Basin: A systematic review 

      Plexida S., Solomou A., Poirazidis K., Sfougaris A. (2018)
      The biodiversity of Mediterranean agrosylvopastoral ecosystems has been extensively studied, because the Mediterranean Basin is a crossroad of biogeographical influences between cold temperate biota and subtropical species. ...
    • Phylogenetic analysis of bird-virulent West Nile virus strain, Greece 

      Valiakos G., Plavos K., Vontas A., Sofia M., Giannakopoulos A., Giannoulis T., Spyrou V., Tsokana C.N., Chatzopoulos D., Kantere M., Diamantopoulos V., Theodorou A., Mpellou S., Tsakris A., Mamuris Z., Billinis C. (2019)
      We report the full polyprotein genomic sequence of a West Nile virus strain isolated from Eurasian magpies dying with neurologic signs in Greece. Our findings demonstrate the local genetic evolution of the West Nile virus ...
    • Quantifying beetle and bird diversity in a Mediterranean mountain agro-ecosystem 

      Plexida, S.; Sfougaris, A.; Papadopoulos, N. (2012)
      In cultivated landscapes, the peculiar mosaic structure creates several types of habitat. Defining which habitats favor rich biodiversity is of increasing importance. Beetle and bird diversity was monitored in seven different ...
    • West Nile Virus State of the Art Report of MALWEST Project 

      Marka, A.; Diamantidis, A.; Papa, A.; Valiakos, G.; Chaintoutis, S. C.; Doukas, D.; Tserkezou, P.; Giannakopoulos, A.; Papaspyropoulos, K.; Patsoula, E.; Badieritakis, E.; Baka, A.; Tseroni, M.; Pervanidou, D.; Papadopoulos, N. T.; Koliopoulos, G.; Tontis, D.; Dovas, C. I.; Billinis, C.; Tsakris, A.; Kremastinou, J.; Hadjichristodoulou, C.; Project, Malwest (2013)
      During the last three years Greece is experiencing the emergence of West Nile virus (WNV) epidemics. Within this framework, an integrated surveillance and control programme (MALWEST project) with thirteen associate partners ...