Listar por tema "biodiversity"

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 ...

Airborne algae and cyanobacteria: Occurrence and related health effects

Genitsaris, S.; Kormas, K. A.; Moustaka-Gouni, M. (2011)

Published information on airborne algae and cyanobacteria worldwide and the related human health effects is scarce. Since 1844, a total of 353 morphological taxa (genera or species) have been identified in aerobiological ...

Anthropogenic effects on bacterial diversity and function along a river-to-estuary gradient in Northwest Greece revealed by metagenomics

Meziti A., Tsementzi D., Ar. Kormas K., Karayanni H., Konstantinidis K.T. (2016)

Studies assessing the effects of anthropogenic inputs on the taxonomic and functional diversity of bacterioplankton communities in lotic ecosystems are limited. Here, we applied 16S rRNA gene amplicon and whole-genome ...

Assessing values, attitudes and threats towards marine biodiversity in a Greek coastal port city and their interrelationships

Gkargkavouzi A., Halkos G., Matsiori S. (2019)

The global marine environment degradation is strongly related to the unsustainable use of the marine living resources and the ineffective conservation policies. Assessing individual's general perceptions of marine biodiversity ...

Atrazine, chlorpyrifos, and iprodione effect on the biodiversity of bacteria, actinomycetes, and fungi in a pilot biopurification system with a green cover

Elgueta S., Correa A., Campo M., Gallardo F., Karpouzas D., Diez M.C. (2017)

The use of biopurification systems can mitigate the effects of pesticide contamination on farms. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of pesticide dissipation on microbial communities in a pilot ...

Bacterial communities and potential spoilage markers of whole blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) stored under commercial simulated conditions

Parlapani F.F., Michailidou S., Anagnostopoulos D.A., Koromilas S., Kios K., Pasentsis K., Psomopoulos F., Argiriou A., Haroutounian S.A., Boziaris I.S. (2019)

Bacterial communities composition using 16S Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) profile of whole blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) stored at 4 and 10 °C (proper and abuse temperature) ...

A Bilevel Linear Programming Model for Developing a Subsidy Policy to Minimize the Environmental Impact of the Agricultural Sector

Ziliaskopoulos K., Papalamprou K. (2022)

The agro-food industry, while critical for establishing food security, is the most environmentally impactful industry since it causes biodiversity loss and the conversion of natural land to farms and pastures, requires ...

Blame it on the metabolite: 3,5-dichloroaniline rather than the parent compound is responsible for the decreasing diversity and function of soil microorganisms

Vasileiadis S., Puglisi E., Papadopoulou E.S., Pertile G., Suciu N., Pappolla R.A., Tourna M., Karas P.A., Papadimitriou F., Kasiotakis A., Ipsilanti N., Ferrarini A., Sulowicz S., Fornasier F., Menkissoglu-Spiroudi U., Nicol G.W., Trevisan M., Karpouzas D.G. (2018)

Pesticides are key stressors of soil microorganisms with reciprocal effects on ecosystem functioning. These effects have been mainly attributed to the parent compounds, while the impact of their transformation products ...

Bycatch Dynamics from a Small-Scale Shrimp Trap Fishery in the Mediterranean Sea

Kalogirou S., Dimitriadis C., Maravelias C.D., Poursanidis D., Margaritis M., Miliou H., Pihl L. (2022)

Small-scale fisheries (SSFs) in the Mediterranean and Black seas play a significant social and economic role, representing 84% of the fishing fleet (70,000 vessels), 26% of total revenue (USD 633 million) and 60% of total ...

Census of biodiversity in marine caves of the eastern Mediterranean Sea

Gerovasileiou, V.; Chintiroglou, C. C.; Vafidis, D.; Koutsoubas, D.; Sini, M.; Dailianis, T.; Issaris, Y.; Akritopoulou, E.; Dimarchopoulou, D.; Voultsiadou, E. (2015)

Scientific information on the biodiversity of marine caves in the eastern Mediterranean is limited, especially when considering the extensively studied caves of the north-western and central Mediterranean. Aiming to enhance ...

Cerebral and non-cerebral coenurosis: on the genotypic and phenotypic diversity of Taenia multiceps

Christodoulopoulos G., Dinkel A., Romig T., Ebi D., Mackenstedt U., Loos-Frank B. (2016)

We characterised the causative agents of cerebral and non-cerebral coenurosis in livestock by determining the mitochondrial genotypes and morphological phenotypes of 52 Taenia multiceps isolates from a wide geographical ...

Comparing conventional and organic olive groves in central Greece: plant and bird diversity and abundance

Solomou, A.; Sfougaris, A. (2011)

The present study was conducted in Magnesia Prefecture, central Greece, during the period May-June 2007. It aimed at the comparison between conventional and certified organic olive groves with regard to olive and olive oil ...

Discovery Strategies of bioactive compounds synthesized by nonribosomal peptide synthetases and type-I polyketide synthases derived from marine microbiomes

Amoutzias G.D., Chaliotis A., Mossialos D. (2016)

Considering that 70% of our planet's surface is covered by oceans, it is likely that undiscovered biodiversity is still enormous. A large portion of marine biodiversity consists of microbiomes. They are very attractive ...

Ecohydrological gradients affecting the abundance and biodiversity of macro-invertebrates in the estuarine system of Sperchios River, Central Greece

Stasinos, K.; Neofitou, C.; Pantazis, P.; Psilovikos, A.; Neofitou, N.; Lolas, P. (2007)

The factors affecting the abundance and biodiversity of the macro- invertebrates in relation to the quality of substrate and vegetation of the estuarine system of Sperchios River, Central Greece, were examined. The reason ...