In this page you may find the most recent research publications (co-) authored by the Department of Environment’s staff (January-July 2024). For the development of our research publications and citations over time, see here.

Bakatsoula, V. D., Korras-Carraca, M.-B., Hatzianastassiou, N., Matsoukas, C. (2023). A comparison of atmospheric aerosol absorption properties from the MERRA-2 reanalysis with AERONET. Atmospheric Environment 311 (2023) 119997 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2023.119997

Deligiannis M., Gkalipidou E., Gatidou G., Kostakis M. G., Gerokonstantis D.T., Arvaniti O.S., Thomaidis N.S., Vyrides I., Hale S.H., Arp H.P., Fountoulakis M.S., Stasinakis A.S. (2024) Study on the fate of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances during thermophilic anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge and the role of granular activated carbon addition. Bioresource Technology, 406, 131013 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2024.131013

Dimitrakopoulos, P., Pagnotta, M.A., Scholz, M., Noorani, A. (Eds.). 2023. Nature-Based Solutions. MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. ISBN 978-3-0365-9206-0, https://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-0365-9207-7

Fillho, W.F., Stojanov, R., Matsoukas, C., Ingrosso, R., Franke, J.A., Pausata, F.S.R., Grassi, T., Landa, J., Harrouni, C. (2024). An assessment of climate change impacts on oases in northern Africa, Ecol. Indic., 166, 112287, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.112287,2024

Filis E., Kyrkas D., Mantzos N., Dimitrakopoulos P.G., Fotiadis G., Konstantinou M. 2024. Grassland flora of ultramafic areas in Northern Pindus (Greece). Ecological Research, https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1703.12469

Gebrael, K., Mitri, G., Kalantzi, O.I. (2024). Overview of nature-based solutions for climate resilience in the MENA region, Nature-Based Solutions, Volume 6, 100159, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nbsj.2024.100159

Godineau C, Theodorou K, Spigler R (2024) Effect of the Seed Bank on Εvolutionary Rescue in Small Populations: Univariate and Multivariate Demogenetic Dynamics, The American Naturalist, vol 204, No 3. https://doi.org/10.1086/731402

Jones N., Begley A., Malesios C., Svajda J., McGinlay J., Dimitrakopoulos, P.G. 2023. Exploring the spatial distribution of social impacts in protected areas. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 11, 1229437, https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1229437

Iseri E. & Botetzagias I. (2024) Communication on Climate Change in the Mediterranean by Non-State Actors: A Framing Analysis. Alternatif Politika, 16(1), 91-114, https://doi.org/10.53376/ap.2024.04

Kalantzi O.I., Kanelli A.A. (2024)) Chemicals of Environmental Concern. In: [Wexler], [Phillip] (ed.) Encyclopedia of Toxicology 4th Edition, Vol. [2], Oxford: Elsevier, pp. 789-794

Kampouris, T.E., Christopoulos, A., Zevgolis, Y.G., Economidis P.S. (2024). What the heck? On the finding of genus Oncorhynchus Suckley, 1861 individuals at the National Park of Mount Olympus, Greece, Environmental Biology of Fishes, 107: 503-511, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-024-01546-x

Kanelli, A.A., Vardaka, M.L., Malesios, C., Katima, Z.J., Kalantzi, O.-I. (2024). Can Campus Green Spaces Be Restorative? A Case Study from Tanzania. Sustainability, 16, 1094. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16031094

Katsara A., Zkeri E., Aloupi M., Pappa F., Matsoukas C., Stasinakis A.S. (2024). Cultivation of the macrophyte Lemna minor and the microalgae Chlorella sorokiniana in thermal mineral waters: biomass characteristics, radioisotopes and heavy metals content. Environmental Pollution 349, 123881. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123881

Katsikantami, I., Iatrou, E.I., Tzatzarakis, M.N., Kalantzi, O.I. (2024). Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), Module in Biomedical Sciences, Elsevier (2023), 10.1016/B978-0-12-824315-2.00828-9

Kondak, S., Janovszky, P., Szőllősi, Ré., Molnár, Áá., Oláh, Dó., Peace Adedokun, O., Dimitrakopoulos, P.G., Rónavári, A., Kónya, Zoltá., Erdei, Láó., Galbács, Gá., Kolbert, Z., 2024. Nickel oxide nanoparticles induce cell wall modifications, root anatomical changes, and nitrosative signaling in ecotypes of Ni hyperaccumulator Odontarrhena lesbiaca. Environmental Pollution, 341, 122874. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122874

Kotsia, D., Sympikou, T., Topi, E., Pappa, F., Matsoukas, C., Fountoulakis, M.S. (2024). Use of recycled construction and demolition waste as substrate in constructed wetlands for the wastewater treatment of cheese production. J. Environ. Manag., 362, 121324, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121324

Kouris A.D., Christopoulos A., Vlachopoulos K., Christopoulou A., Dimitrakopoulos P.G., Zevgolis Y.G. (2024). Spatiotemporal patterns of reptile and amphibian road fatalities in a Natura 2000 area: A 12-year monitoring of the Lake Karla Mediterranean wetland, Animals, 14(5): 708, https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14050708

Koutsou O., Mandylas C., Fountoulakis M.S., Stasinakis A.S. (2024). Leachate management in medium- and small-sized sanitary landfills: a Greek case study. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 30, 120994–121006. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-30934-6

Kyrkas D., Mantzos N., Patakioutas G., Lampraki E., Filis E., Dimitrakopoulos P.G., Echevarria G., Konstantinou M. 2024. Cutting propagation of Bornmuellera tymphaea, a nickel hyperaccumulator for use in agromining: Effects of rooting media and auxins on stem cuttings. Ecological Research, https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1703.12459

Kyrkas D., Mantzos N., Beza P., Papantzikos V., Andreaki Ch., Konstantourou E.-E., Echevarria G., Konstantinou M., Dimitrakopoulos P.G. 2024. Effects of different shading levels on the growth of Bornmuellera emarginata, a nickel hyperaccumulator for use in agromining. Ecological Research, https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1703.12456

Nakas G., Lazarina M., Taxiarchoula-Tzoanna Chtenelli T.-T., Sgardelis S., Dimitrakopoulos P.G., Devalez J., Petanidou T. 2024. The response to fire by two eusocial bee species. Ecological Entomology 49: 41–53, https://doi.org/10.1111/een.13283

Nezis, I., Biskos, G., Eleftheriadis, K., Fetfatzis, P., Popovicheva, O., Kalantzi, O.I. (2024). Indoor and outdoor air quality in street corner kiosks in a large metropolitan area, Heliyon, Volume 10, Issue 10, e31340, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e31340

Puppe, D., Dimitrakopoulos, P.G., Lu, B. 2023. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning in Naturally and Experimentally Assembled Communities. Biology 12, 835. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology12060835

Puppe D., Dimitrakopoulos P., Lu B. 2023. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning in Naturally and Experimentally Assembled Communities. MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. ISBN 978-3-0365-8098-2;
https://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-0365-8099-9 

Skyllakou, K., Korras-Carraca, M.B., Matsoukas, C., Hatzianastassiou, N., Pandis, S.N., Nenes, A. 2024. Predicted Concentrations and Optical Properties of Brown Carbon from Biomass Burning over Europe. ACS EST Air, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestair.4c00032,2024

Spiliopoulou Κ, Brooks ΤΜ, Dimitrakopoulos PG, Oikonomou A, Karavatsou F, Stoumboudi MT, Triantis KA. 2023. Protected areas and the ranges of threatened species: Towards the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030. Biological Conservation 284, 110166, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110166

Stamatis M., Hatzianastassiou N., Korras-Carraca M.-B., Matsoukas C., Wild M., Vardavas I. (2023). An Assessment of Global Dimming and Brightening during 1984–2018 Using the FORTH Radiative Transfer Model and ISCCP Satellite and MERRA-2 Reanalysis Data. Atmosphere, 14, 1258 https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos14081258

Stefanatou A., Markoulatou E., Koukmenidis I., Vouzi L., Petousi I., Stasinakis A.S., Rizzo A., Masi F., Akriotis T., Fountoulakis M.S. (2024). Use of ornamental plants in floating treatment wetlands for greywater treatment in urban areas. Science of the Total Environment 912, 169448. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169448

Stefanatou A., Vouzi L., Petousi I., Koukoura A., Gatidou G., Stasinakis A.S., Fountoulakis M.S. (2024) Treatment of real laundry wastewater using vertical flow constructed wetland planted with the ornamental climbing plant. Environmental Science and Pollution Research https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-34035-w

Stefanatou A., Lagkadas M., Petousi I., Schiza S., Stasinakis A.S., Fyllas N., Fountoulakis M.S. (2024). Vertical flow constructed wetlands as green facades and gardens for on-site greywater treatment in buildings: Two-year mesocosm study on removal performance. Science of the Total Environment 906, 167362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167362

Tachos, V., Koutsikos, N., Dimitrakopoulos, P.G., Zogaris S. 2023. Exploring fish functional trait assemblages in Eastern Mediterranean rivers: a study across multiple scales using network analysis. Environmental Biology of Fishes  106, 1631–1650, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-023-01441-x 

Tsompanoglou K., Koutsou O.P., Stasinakis A.S. (2023). Evaluating the operation of a full-scale sequencing batch reactor–reverse osmosis–evaporation system used to treat landfill leachates: removal of pollutants, energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Energies 16, 6872. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16196872

Zevgolis, Y.G., Sazeides, C.I., Bintsi-Frantzi , E., Kouris, A.D., Christopoulos, A. (2024). Ecological implications of deep pruning: a case report on Persian squirrel nesting in a centennial olive grove on the island of Lesvos, Greece, Historia naturalis bulgarica, 46 (3): 89–97, https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.46.034

Zhang Y., West P., Thakholi L., …, Dimitrakopoulos P.G., …. Kwaku Agyei F. 2023. Governance and Conservation Effectiveness in Protected Areas and Indigenous and Locally Managed Areas. Annual Review of Environment and Resources 48:1, 559-588. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-environ-112321-081348