Journal Publications

Theodorou, K., Couvet, D. 2010. Genetic management of captive populations: the advantages of circular mating. Conservation Genetics 11: 2289-2297

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Doxa, A., Theodorou, K., Hatzilacou, D., Crivelli, A., Robert, A. 2010. Joint effects of inverse density-dependence and extreme environmental variation on the viability of a social bird species. Ecoscience, 17 (2), pp. 203-215

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Dimitrakopoulos P.G., Jones N., Iosifides T., Florokapi I., Lasda O., Paliouras F., Evangelinos, K.I. 2010. Local Attitudes on protected areas: evidence from three Natura 2000 wetland sites in Greece. Journal of Environmental Management, 91, pp. 1847-1854.

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Dimitrakopoulos P.G. 2010. Influence of species evenness on the litter-species richness - decomposition relationship in Mediterranean grasslands. Journal of Plant Ecology, 3, pp.71-78.

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Hector A, Hautier Y., Saner P, Wacker L, Bagchi R, Joshi J, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Spehn EM, Bazeley-White E, Weilenmann M, Caldeira MC, Dimitrakopoulos PG, Finn JA, Huss-Danell K, Jumpponen A, Mulder CPH, Palmborg C, Pereira JS, Siamantziouras ASD,  Terry AC, Troumbis AY, Schmid B, Loreau M. 2010. General stabilizing effects of plant diversity on grassland productivity at multiple sites through population asynchrony and overyielding. Ecology, 91, 2213-2220.

Fyllas NM, Politi PI, Galanidis A, Dimitrakopoulos PG, Arianoutsou M. 2010. Simulating Regeneration and Vegetation Dynamics in Mediterranean Coniferous Forests.  Ecological modelling, 221, pp. 1494-1504

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Kazakou E., Adamidis G.C., Baker A.J.M., Reeves R.D., Godino M., Dimitrakopoulos P.G. 2010. Species adaptation in serpentine soils in Lesbos Island (Greece): metal hyperaccumulation and tolerance. Plant and Soil, 332, pp.369-385.

Theodorou, K, Souan, H, Couvet, D (2009). Metapopulation persistence in fragmented landscapes: Significant interactions between genetic and demographic processes. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22, pp.152-162.

Fyllas, N.M., Troumbis, A.Y. (2009). Simulating vegetation shifts in northeastern
Mediterranean mountain forests under climatic change scenarios. Global Ecology
and Biogeography, 18(1), pp. 64-77.

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Kazakou E., Dimitrakopoulos P.G., Baker A.J.M., Reeves R.D., Troumbis A.Y. (2008). Hypotheses, mechanisms and trade-offs of tolerance and adaptation to serpentine soils: from species to ecosystem level. Biological Reviews, 83,
pp. 495-508.

Fransson, T., C. Barboutis, R. Mellroth & T. Akriotis. (2008). When and where to
fuel before crossing the Sahara desert - Extended stopover and migratory fuelling
in first-year garden warblers Sylvia borin. Journal of Avian Biology, 39(2),
pp. 133-138.

Theofanellis, T., E. Galinou & T. Akriotis. (2008). The role of hatching asynchrony 
in brood size reduction of the Great Tit Parus major in a Mediterranean pine forest. 
Journal of Natural History, 42(5-8), pp. 375-380.

Fyllas, N.M., Dimitrakopoulos, P.G., Troumbis, A.Y. (2008) Regeneration dynamics
 of a mixed Mediterranean pine forest in the absence of fire. Forest Ecology and 
Management, 256 (8), pp. 1552-1559. 

 Matsinos, Y.G., Mazaris, A.D., Papadimitriou, K.D., Mniestris, A., Hatzigiannidis, 
G., Maioglou, D., Pantis, J.D. (2008). Spatio-temporal variability in human and 
natural sounds in a rural landscape. Landscape Ecology, 23 (8), pp. 945-959. 

Vilà, M., Siamantziouras, A.-S.D., Brundu, G., Camarda, I., Lambdon, P., Médail, F., 
Moragues, E., Suehs, C.M., Traveset, A., Troumbis, A.Y., Hulme, P.E. (2008). 
Widespread resistance of Mediterranean island ecosystems to the establishment of 
three alien species. Diversity and Distributions, 14 (5), pp. 839-851. 

Dimalexis, A., Xirouchakis S., Portolou, D., Latsoudis, P., Karris, G., Fric J., 
Georgiakakis, P., Barboutis, C., Bourdakis, S., Ivovic, M., Kominos, T, 
Kakalis, E. (2008). The status of Eleonora�s Falcon (Falco eleonorae) in Greece. 
Journal of Ornithology, 149(1), pp. 23-30.

Traveset, A., Brundu, G., Carta, L., Mprezetou, I., Lambdon, P., Manca, M., 
Médail, F., Moragues, E.,Rodríguez-Pérez, J., Siamantziouras, A.-S.D., 
Suehs, C.M., Troumbis, A.Y., Vilà, M., Hulme, P.E. (2008). Consistent 
performance of invasive plant species within and among islands of the 
Mediterranean basin. Biological Invasions, 10 (6), pp. 847-858. 

Mazaris, A.D., Matsinos, Y.G., Pantis, J.D. (2008). Evaluating the effect 
of varying clutch frequency in nesting trend estimation of sea turtles. 
Amphibia Reptilia, 29 (3), pp. 361-369. 

Kallimanis, A.S., Tsiafouli, M.A., Pantis, J.D., Mazaris, A.D., Matsinos, Y., 
Sgardelis, S.P. (2008). Arable land and habitat diversity in Natura 2000 sites 
in Greece. Journal of Biological Research, 9, pp. 55-66. 

Fyllas, N.M., Phillips, O.L., Kunin, W.E., Matsinos, Y.G., Troumbis, A.I. (2007). 
Development and parameterization of a general forest gap dynamics simulator for 
the North-eastern Mediterranean Basin (GREek FOrest Species). Ecological 
Modelling, 204 (3-4), pp. 439-456. 

Casale, P., Mazaris, A.D., Freggi, D., Basso, R., Argano, R. (2007). Survival
probabilities of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) estimated from
capture-mark-recapture data in the Mediterranean Sea. Scientia Marina, 71 (2),
pp. 365-372.

Petsikos, C., Dalias, P., Troumbis, A.Y. (2007). Effects of Oxalis pes-caprae L. 
invasion in olive groves. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 120 (2-4),
pp. 325-329. 

Mazaris, A.D., Broder, B., Matsinos, Y.G. (2006). An individual based model of a 
sea turtle population to analyze effects of age dependent mortality. Ecological 
Modelling, 198 (1-2), pp. 174-182. 

Mazaris, A.D., Matsinos, Y.G., Margaritoulis, D. (2006). Nest site selection of 
loggerhead sea turtles: The case of the island of Zakynthos, W Greece. Journal 
of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 336 (2), pp. 157-162. 

Katsimanis, N., M. Dretakis, T. Akriotis & M. Mylonas. (2006). Breeding bird 
assemblages of eastern Mediterranean shrublands:composition, organisation and 
patterns of diversity. Journal of Ornithology, 147, pp. 419�427.

Wilson, J.D., Akriotis, T., Balmer, D.E., Hatton, L., Millar, S. (2006). Biometrics 
and wing moult of migrating Red‑rumped Swallows Hirundo daurica in Greece. 
Ringing & Migration, 23, pp. 57‑61.

Hela, D.G., I.K. Konstantinou, T.M. Sakellarides, D.A. Lambropoulou, T. Akriotis, 
T.A. Albanis.  (2006). Persistent organochlorine contaminants in liver and fat of 
birds of prey from Greece.  Archives of Environmental Contamination and 
Toxicology, 50(4), pp. 603-613.

Theodorou, K., Couvet, D. (2006). On the expected relationship between in
breeding, fitness, and extinction. Genetics Selection Evolution, 38 (4), 
pp. 371-387. 

Kornaraki, E., Matossian, D.A., Mazaris, A.D., Matsinos, Y.G., Margaritoulis, D. 
(2006). Effectiveness of different conservation measures for loggerhead sea turtle 
(Caretta caretta) nests at Zakynthos Island, Greece. Biological Conservation, 
130 (3), pp. 324-330. 

Dimitrakopoulos, P.G., Siamantziouras, A.-S.D., Galanidis, A., Mprezetou, I., 
Troumbis, A.Y. (2006). The interactive effects of fire and diversity on short-term 
responses of ecosystem processes in experimental Mediterranean grasslands. 
Environmental Management, 37 (6), pp. 826-839. 

Mazaris, A.D., Matsinos, Y.G. (2006). An individual based model of sea turtles:
Investigating the effect of temporal variability on population dynamics. Ecological 
Modelling, 194 (1-3 SPEC. ISS.), pp. 114-124. 

 Theodorou, K., Couvet, D. (2006). Genetic load in subdivided populations: 
Interactions between the migration rate, the size and the number of subpopulations. 
Heredity, 96 (1), pp. 69-78. 

Mazaris, A.D., Fiksen, Ø., Matsinos, Y.G. (2005). Using an individual-based model 
for assessment of sea turtle population viability Population Ecology, 47 (3), pp. 
179-191. 

Dimitrakopoulos, P.G., Galanidis, A., Siamantziouras, A.-S.D., Troumbis, A.Y. 
(2005). Short-term invasibility patterns in burnt and unburnt experimental 
Mediterranean grassland communities of varying diversities. Oecologia, 143 (3), 
pp. 428-437. 

Spehn, E.M., Hector, A., Joshi, J., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schmid, B.,
Bazeley-White, E., Beierkuhnlein, C., Caldeira, M.C., Diemer, M.,
Dimitrakopoulos, P.G., Finn, J.A., Freitas, H., Giller, P.S., Good, J.,
Harris, R., Högberg, P., Huss-Danell, K., Jumpponen, A., Koricheva, J.,
Leadley, P.W., Loreau, M., Minns, A., Mulder, C.P.H., O'Donovan, G.,
Otway, S.J., Palmborg, C., Pereira, J.S., Pfisterer, A.B., Prinz, A., Read, D.J.,
Schulze, E.-D., Siamantziouras, A.-S.D., Terry, A.C., Troumbis, A.Y.,
Woodward, F.I., Yachi, S., Lawton, J.H. (2005). Ecosystem effects of biodiversity
manipulations in European grasslands. Ecological Monographs, 75 (1), pp. 37-63.

Bouchy, P., Theodorou, K., Couvet, D. (2005). Metapopulation viability: influence 
of migration patterns. Conservation Genetics, 6, pp. 75-85.

 Theodorou, K., Couvet, D. (2004). Introduction of captive breeders to the wild: 
harmful or beneficial? Conservation Genetics, 5, pp. 1-12.

Dimitrakopoulos, P.G., Schmid, B. (2004). Biodiversity effects increase linearly 
with biotope space (2004) Ecology Letters, 7 (7), pp. 574-583. 

Dimitrakopoulos, P.G., Memtsas, D., Troumbis, A.Y. (2004). Questioning the 
effectiveness of the Natura 2000 Special Areas of Conservation strategy: The case 
of Crete. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 13 (3), pp. 199-207. 

Mulder C. P.H., E. Bazeley-White, P.G. Dimitrakopoulos, A. Hector, M. 
Scherer-Lorenzen, B. Schmid. (2004). Species Evenness and Productivity in 
Experimental Plant Communities. Oikos, 107, pp. 50-63.

Matsinos, Y.G., Wolff, W.F. (2003). An individual-oriented model for 
ecological risk assessment of wading birds. Ecological Modelling, 170 (2-3), 
pp. 471-478. 

Theodorou K., Couvet, D. (2003). Familial versus mass selection in small 
populations. Genetics, Selection, Evolution, 35, pp. 425-444.

Memtsas, D.P. (2003). Multiobjective programming methods in the reserve 
selection problem. European Journal of Operational Research, 150 (3), 
pp. 640-652. 

Jansen, V.A.A., Kokkoris, G.D. (2003). Complexity and stability revisited. 
Ecology Letters, 6 (6), pp. 498-502. 

Dalias, P., Kokkoris, G.D., Troumbis, A.Y. (2003). Functional shift hypothesis 
and the relationship between temperature and soil carbon accumulation. Biology 
and Fertility of Soils, 37 (2), pp. 90-95. 

Memtsas, D.P., Dimitrakopoulos, P.G., Troumbis, A.Y. (2002).Incorporating
multiple ecological criteria in classical zero one selection algorithms.
Web Ecology, 3, pp. 48-55.

Spehn, E.M., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schmid, B., Hector, A., Caldeira, M.C., 
Dimitrakopoulos, P.G., Finn, J.A., Jumpponen, A., O'Donnovan, G., 
Pereira, J.S., Schulze, E.-D., Troumbis, A.Y., Körner, C. (2002). The 
role of legumes as a component of biodiversity in a cross-European study 
of grassland biomass nitrogen. Oikos, 98 (2), pp. 205-218. 

Troumbis, A.Y., Galanidis, A., Kokkoris, G.D. (2002). Components of 
short-term invasibility in experimental Mediterranean grasslands. Oikos, 
98 (2), pp. 239-250. 

 Theodorou K., Couvet, D. (2002). Inbreeding depression and heterosis in 
a subdivided population; influence of the mating system. Genetical Research, 
80, pp. 107-116.

Dalias, P., Anderson, J.M., Bottner, P., Couteaux, M.-M. (2002). Temperature 
responses of net nitrogen mineralization and nitrification in conifer forest 
soils incubated under standard laboratory conditions. Soil Biology and 
Biochemistry, 34 (5), pp. 691-701. 

Kokkoris, G.D., Jansen, V.A.A., Loreau, M., Troumbis, A.Y. (2002). 
Variability in interaction strength and implications for biodiversity. 
Journal of Animal Ecology, 71 (2), pp. 362-371. 

Matsinos, Y.G., Troumbis, A.Y. (2002). Modeling competition, dispersal 
and effects of disturbance in the dynamics of a grassland community using 
a cellular automaton model. Ecological Modelling, 149 (1-2), pp. 71-83. 

Joshi, J., Schmid, B., Caldeira, M.C., Dimitrakopoulos, P.G., Good, J., Harris, R., 
Hector, A., Huss-Danell, K., Jumpponen, A., Minns, A., Mulder, C.P.H., 
Pereira, J.S., Prinz, A., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Siamantziouras, A.-S.D., Terry, A.C., 
Troumbis, A.Y., Lawton, J.H. (2001). Local adaptation enhances performance of 
common plant species. Ecology Letters, 4 (6), pp. 536-544. 

Wilson, J.D., T. Akriotis, D.E. Balmer & A. Kyrkos. (2001). Identification of 
Marsh Warblers Acrocephalus palustris and Reed Warblers A. scirpaceus on 
autumn migration through the eastern Mediterranean.  Ringing and Migration, 
20, pp. 224-232.

 Troumbis, A.Y. (2001). No observational evidence for diversity-enhancing 
productivity in Mediterranean shrublands?: A reply to Wardle. Oecologia, 
129 (4), pp. 622-623. 

Minns, A., Finn, J., Hector, A., Caldeira, M., Joshi, J., Palmborg, C., 
Schmid, B., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Spehn, E., Troumbis, A. (2001). The 
functioning of European grassland ecosystems: Potential benefits of biodiversity 
to agriculture. Outlook on Agriculture, 30 (3), pp. 179-185. 

Dalias, P., Anderson, J.M., Bottner, P., Coûteaux, M.-M. (2001). Long-term 
effects of temperature on carbon mineralisation processes. Soil Biology 
and Biochemistry, 33 (7-8), pp. 1049-1057. 

Dalias, P., Anderson, J.M., Bottner, P., Couteaux, M.-M. (2001). Temperature 
responses of carbon mineralization in conifer forest soils from different regional 
climates incubated under standard laboratory conditions. Global Change Biology, 
7 (2), pp. 181-192. 

Hector, A., Schmid, B., Beierkuhnlein, C., Caldeira, M.C., Diemer, M., 
Dimitrakopoulos, P.G., Finn, J., Freitas, H., Giller, P.S., Good, J., 
Harris, R., Hogberg, P., Huss-Danell, K., Joshi, J., Jumpponen, A., 
Korner, C., Leadley, P.W., Loreau, M., Minns, A., Mulder, C.P.H., 
O'Donovan, G., Otway, S.J., Pereira, J.S., Prinz, A., Read, D.J., 
Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schulze, E.-D., Siamantziouras, A.-S.D., Spehn, E.M., 
Terry, A.C., Troumbis, A.Y., Woodward, F.I., Yachi, S. & Lawton, J.H. 
(2000). No consistent effect of plant diversity on productivity - Response.  
Science, 289, p. 1255a.

Troumbis, A.Y., Memtsas, D. (2000). Observational evidence that diversity 
may increase productivity in Mediterranean shrublands. Oecologia, 125 (1), 
pp. 101-108. 

Troumbis, A.Y., Dimitrakopoulos, P.G., Siamantziouras, A.-S.D., 
Memtsas, D. (2000). Hidden diversity and productivity patterns in mixed 
Mediterranean grasslands. Oikos, 90 (3), pp. 549-559. 

Hector, A., Schmid, B., Beierkuhnlein, C., Caldeira, M.C., Diemer, M., 
Dimitrakopoulos, P.G., Finn, J.A., Freitas, H., Giller, P.S., Good, J., 
Harris, R., Högberg, P., Huss-Danell, K., Joshi, J., Jumpponen, A., 
Körner, C., Leadley, P.W., Loreau, M., Minns, A., Mulder, C.P.H., 
O'Donovan, G., Otway, S.J., Pereira, J.S., Prinz, A., Read, D.J., 
Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schulze, E.-D., Siamantziouras, A.-S.D., 
Spehn, E.M., Terry, A.C., Troumbis, A.Y., Woodward, F.I., Yachi, S., 
Lawton, J.H. (1999). Plant diversity and productivity experiments in 
European grasslands. Science, 286 (5442), pp. 1123-1127. 

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Kokkoris, G.D., Troumbis, A.Y., Lawton, J.H. (1999). Patterns of 
species interaction strength in assembled theoretical competition 
communities. Ecology Letters, 2 (2), pp. 70-74. 

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Troumbis, A.Y., Dimitrakopoulos, P.G. (1998). Geographic coincidence 

of diversity threatspots for three taxa and conservation planning in 
Greece. Biological Conservation, 84 (1), pp. 1-6. 

Akriotis, T. (1998).  Post-breeding migration of Reed and Great Reed 
Warblers (Acrocephalus scirpaceus, A. arundinaceus) breeding in 
southeast Greece.  Bird Study, 45, pp. 344-352.

Meliadou, A., Troumbis, A.Y. (1997). Aspects of heterogeneity in the 
distribution of diversity of the European herpetofauna. Acta Oecologica, 
18 (4), pp. 393-412. 

Troumbis, A.Y. (1996). Seed persistence versus soil seed bank persistence: 
The case of the post-fire seeder Cistus incanus L. Ecoscience, 3 (4), 
pp. 461-468.