Panayotis Dion. Dimopoulos. Curriculum vitae

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1 Panayotis Dion. Dimopoulos Professor in Botany and Ecology University of Patras Department of Biology Curriculum vitae November 2016

2 Personal profile Name, Title: Dimopoulos, Panayotis, Prof. in Botany and Ecology Position: Professor Address: University of Patras, Department of Biology, Division of Plant Biology, Institute of Botany, University Campus, Rio, Greece Phone: pdimopoulos@upatras.gr Birth Year: 1964 Milestones of (academic) career Oct Professor in Botany and Ecology, Institute of Botany, Division of Plant Biology, Department of Biology, University of Patras, Greece Professor in Botany and Ecology, Laboratory of Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation, Department of Environmental and Natural Resources Management, University of Ioannina/University of Patras (from 2013 onwards), Greece Associate Professor in Botany and Ecology, Laboratory of Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation, Faculty of Environmental and Natural Resources Management, University of Ioannina, Greece Assistant Professor, Laboratory of Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation, Department of Environmental and Natural Resources Management, University of Ioannina, Greece Researcher at the Section of Botany, Department of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece Post-doctoral researcher, at the Botanical Institute, Department of Biology, University of Patras, Greece Post-graduate at the Botanical Institute, Department of Biology, University of Patras, Greece Key research expertise : Analysis, description and evaluation of biodiversity at species and community level; vegetation ecology of Greece and the Mediterranean; vegetation and flora databases; : Inventory and mapping of flora and habitat types/vegetation types in protected areas for the implementation of the Dir. 92/43/EEC and creation of the Natura 2000 network in Greece and Cyprus; : Monitoring of plant species and habitat types; : Contribution to Article 17 (Dir. 92/43/EEC) reporting on the conservation status assessment of species and habitat types of Greece and Cyprus; : Conservation management of species and habitat types as chairman of the Management Body of the Northern Pindos National Park; & : Conservation Policy and National Biodiversity Strategy - Action Plan for the Implementation of the Biodiversity Strategy in Greece, Natura 2000 network of protected areas at the national level. 2 P a g e

3 Scientific duties, service-ships Scientific coordinator for the edition of the National Biodiversity Strategy and the Action Plan for the Implementation of the Biodiversity Strategy in Greece (Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate Change, ) Coordination of the Scientific Working Group on Nature Conservation policy implementation in Greece with emphasis to the Natura 2000 ecological network (Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate Change, ). Deputy President of the Natura 2000 National Committee for the Protected Areas of Greece ( ). Member of the Editorial Board of the International Scientific journals: Plant Sociology, Annali di Botanica, Phytocoenologia. Reviewer for various scientific journals including: Journal of Vegetation Science, Plant Ecology, Plant Biosystems, Community Ecology, Applied Vegetation Science, Folia Geobotanica, Hydrobiologia, Willdenowia, Biologia (Bratislava), Thaisia, Botanika Chronika, Journal of Biological Research, Phytocoenologia, Journal of Applied Ecology, Landscape and Urban Planning, Fresenius Environmental Bulletin (FEB). Selected research projects (coordination and/or participation) : CLIMO - Climate-Smart Forestry in Mountain Regions COST Action CA Scientific Coordinator: Prof Roberto Tognetti (Italy) : WOODIV- Origin and congruence of taxonomic, phylogenetic, functional and paleoecological diversity patterns: the model of European-Mediterranean woody plant biodiversity. Scientific Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Frédéric Médail, IMBE Aix-Marseille University (France) : ESMERALDA - Enhancing Ecosystem Services Mapping for Policy and Decision Making). H2020 Coordination and Support Actions Topic: Enhancing mapping ecosystems and their services. Call: SC5-10a Growing a Low Carbon, Resource Efficient Economy with a Sustainable Supply of Raw Materials. Scientific Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Benjamin Burkhard, Kiel University (DE) : Inventory, Delineation and Assessment of Cultural Landscapes in the Natura 2000 ecological network. Scientific Coordinator: Prof. Panayotis Dimopoulos, University of Patras. Funding: Piraeus Bank Cultural Foundation : Sustainable management and financing of wetland biodiversity The case of Lake Stymfalia» (LIFE12 NAT/GR/000275)". Scientific Coordinator (for the management plan of habitats and species): Prof. Panayotis Dimopoulos, University of Patras. Funding: Piraeus Bank : Red List of Habitats of Europe. Scientific Coordinator (for Greece): Prof. Panayotis Dimopoulos, University of Patras Funding: European Commission, ALTERRA, Wageningen : Review of EUNIS forest habitat classification. Funding: European Environment Agency. ALTERRA, Wageningen : Citizen Observatory Web (COBWEB). Scientific Coordinator: Prof. Panayotis Dimopoulos, University of Patras. Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), Theme [ENV ] [Developing community-based environmental monitoring and information systems using innovative and novel earth observation applications (Project ID ). 3 P a g e

4 : Surveillance and Conservation Status Assessment of habitat types of Community Importance in Greece. Scientific Coordinator: Prof. Panayotis Dimopoulos, University of Patras. Funding: Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate change : Development of large scale spatial data infrastructures (1:5000) for the terrestrial protected sites of the «NATURA 2000» in Southern Greece. Scientific Coordinator: Prof. Panayotis Dimopoulos, University of Patras. Funding: National Cadastre & Mapping Agency S.A : Surveillance and Conservation Status Assessment of habitat types and species of Community Importance to the rivers of Kalamas and Acheron (estuaries and valleys). Scientific Coordinator: Prof. Panayotis Dimopoulos, University of Patras. Funding: Management Institution of the Protected Areas of Kalamas and Acheron : Surveillance and Conservation Status Assessment of habitat types of Community Importance on Mount Parnon and the wetland of Moustos. Scientific Coordinator: Prof. Panayotis Dimopoulos, University of Patras. Funding: Management Institution of the Protected Area Mount Parnon and the wetland of Moustos : Surveillance and Conservation Status Assessment of habitat types of Community Importance at the National Park of Samaria (Lefka Ori, Crete). Scientific Coordinator: Prof. Panayotis Dimopoulos, University of Patras. Funding: Mediterranean Agronomic Institute and the Management Institution of the Samaria National Park : Surveillance and Conservation Status Assessment of habitat types and species (flora and fauna) of Community Importance to the lagoon systems of Mesolongi. Scientific Coordinator: Prof. Panayotis Dimopoulos, University of Patras. Funding: Management Institution of the Protected Areas of the lagoons of Mesolongi : BIOSOS - BIOdiversity Multi-Source Monitoring System: from Space TO Species. Seventh Framework Programme, Theme [SPA ] [Stimulating the development of GMES services in specific areas]. Partner of the FP7 project, Coordinator for the UOI team : Surveillance and Conservation Status Assessment of habitat types of Community Importance. Scientific Coordinator: Prof. Panayotis Dimopoulos, University of Patras. Funding: Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment of Cyprus : FUME - Forest fires under climate, social and economic changes in Europe, the Mediterranean and other fire-affected areas of the world. Partner of the FP7 project. Coordinator for the UOI team: Dr. Nikos Koutsias : RIPIDURABLE - Sustainable Management of Riparian Forests (Gestion Durable de Ripisylves). Coordinator of the project INTERREG IIIC-Sud : INFONAT - Integrated Development of Information System for monitoring and management of Natura 2000 protected areas in Greece and Italy pilot application in common ecosystems of Greece- Italy. INTERREG IIIA, Greece-Italy : Assessment and Mapping of Biodiversity in the protected area of the Tzoumerka Mountain range (Southern Pindos). PYTHAGORAS II : CRETAPLANT - A Pilot Network of Plant Micro-Reserves in Western Crete (Member of the research team and of the scientific committee). EU project (LIFE-Nature) : Actions for the conservation of Mediterranean Temporary Ponds in the island of Crete (Member of the research team and of the steering committee). EU project (LIFE-Nature) : Conservation Management of Amvrakikos wetlands. Scientific Responsible for the team of vegetation mapping. EU project (LIFE-Nature). 4 P a g e

5 : Habitat types Mapping and Documentation for Natura 2000 sites in Greece [supervisor and scientific coordinator for field vegetation research in the Aegean area (Crete, East Aegean, Cyclades, NE Aegean) and Sterea Ellas, member of the Athens University project team] : Special Areas of Conservation (Directive 92/43/EEC) in Cyprus (member oft he research team, scientific responsible: Prof. Georghiou, University of Athens). EU project (LIFE-Nature : Management actions in Special Protection Areas of Greece. National Agricultural Research Foundation. LIFE-NATURE B4-3200/97/243. (Scientific advisor). Educational activities Research supervision Supervision of seven (7) completed Ph.D. theses. Supervision of 50 completed M.Sc. theses. European and International Summer Schools July 2010/2011/2012: Participation in the Erasmus Intensive Programme: Conservation Biology in Europe: Building a coherent strategy for the future with: a) theoretical courses: I. Mountain ecosystems: how to maintain plant diversity? II. Establishing and managing Natura 2000 network: the case of Greece, b) organization and conducting of the field session and supervision of student reports. Papingo, Greece. July 2011: Co-organizer of the International Summer School: Tree rings, Climate, Natural Resources and Human Interaction and participation in the field session. Kiato, Greece. Books, Chapters and Editorship in Books 1. DIMOPOULOS, P., RAUS, TH., BERGMEIER, E., CONSTANTINIDIS, TH., IATROU, G., KOKKINI, S., STRID, A. & TZANOUDAKIS, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece: an annotated checklist. Berlin: Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Freie Universität Berlin; Athens: Hellenic Botanical Society. Englera 31: DIMOPOULOS P. & S. ZOGARIS (2009). Vegetation and Flora of Riparian Zones. In: Arizpe D., A. Mendes & J.E. Rabaca (eds.) (2009). Sustainable Riparian Zones: A Management Guide. INTERREG IIIC Sud RIPIDURABLE: ISBN: DIMOPOULOS P. & E. BERGMEIER (2009). Riparian Woody Vegetation in Greece. In: Arizpe D., A. Mendes & J.E. Rabaca (eds) (2009). Sustainable Riparian Zones: A Management Guide. INTERREG IIIC Sud RIPIDURABLE: ISBN: ZOGARIS S., R. BJORKLAND R.H. BJORKLAND Y. CHATZINIKOLAOU S. GIAKOUMI A. ECONOMOU & P. DIMOPOULOS (2008). Rapid Visual Assessment Protocols for Monitoring in Riparian Zones. In: Arizpe D., A. Mendes & J.E. Rabaca (eds) (2009). Sustainable Riparian Zones: A Management Guide. INTERREG IIIC Sud RIPIDURABLE: ISBN: DELIPETROU P., J. MAKHZOUMI, P. DIMOPOULOS & K. GEORGHIOU (2007). Cyprus. In: VOGIATZAKIS I.N., PUNGETTI G. & A.M. MANNION (eds): Mediterranean Island Landscapes: Natural and Cultural Approaches. Landscape Series Vol. 9. Springer Publishing. 300 p., ISBN: DIMOPOULOS P., BERGMEIER E., ELEFTHERIADOU E., K. THEODOROPOULOS, GERASIMIDIS Α. & M. TSIAFOULI (2013). Identification and Interpretation Manual for the Forest Habitat Types of Greece. ISBN KATAGRAMMA editions, Kiato, 178 σελ. 7. DIMOPOULOS P., E. BERGMEIER, K. THEODOROPOULOS, P. FISCHER & M. TSIAFOULI (2005). Monitoring Guide for Habitat types and Plant Taxa in Natura 2000 Sites with Management Bodies. ISBN University of Ioannina, Ministry oft he Environment, 172 pp. (in Greek). 5 P a g e

6 8. DIMOPOULOS P., V. CHATZIRVASANIS & S. ZOGARIS (2011). Sustainable Riparian Zones in Europe. A Management Guide. University of Ioannina, INTERREG IIIC Sud RIPIDURABLE (Scientific supervision and Greek translation) (in Greek). 9. DIMOPOULOS P., PANTIS I., TZANOUDAKIS D. & D. VAYENAS (eds) (2008): Textbook on the Sustainable Management of Protected Areas. Editions Pappas, pp ISBN , Athens (in Greek). Organization of International and National Congresses I. As President of the Organizing Committee 52 nd International Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS): Vegetation Processes and Human Impact in a Changing World. May 30 th 4 th June 2009, Chania (Crete). President of the Organizing Committee. 3 rd Panhellenic Congress of the Greek Ecological Society: Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation. November 16th-19th 2006, Ioannina. President of the Organizing Committee. 14 th Panhellenic Congress of the Hellenic Botanical Society. October 8th-11th 2015, Patras. President of the Organizing Committee. 13 th International Workshop of the European Vegetation Survey (IAVS): April 15th-21st 2004, Ioannina. President of the Organizing Committee. International Symposium: Plant Diversity in the Euro-Mediterranean Area: in the frame of the 7 th International Congress of Systematic and Evolutionary Biology (ICSEB VII) Biosystematics, Berlin, Germany. February 21st-27th Co-Organizer: G. Mansion & P. Dimopoulos. II. As Member of the Organizing and Advisory Committee In 3 International Congresses: MEDECOS (2004-Rhodos, Greece), BioScene (2005-Ioannina, Greece), IAVS- Symposium (2008-Stellenbosch, S Africa), EuroGard VI (6th European Botanic Gardens Congress) (2012- Chios island, Greece). In 5 National Congresses: Hellenic Botanical Society (2005-Ioannina, 2009-Athens, 2011-Rethymno, Crete), Panhellenic Ecological Congress (2008-Volos, 2010-Patras). Publications & h-index Since 1990, I have published 95 articles in peer-reviewed journals, 85 of which are included in the ISI-Web of Science. During the last fifteen years ( ), I have published 78 articles in ISI journals and in peerreviewed non ISI journals (<20% of the total number). Following the Google Scholar, the 10-year h-index is forty-nine (49) for the complete list of publications and 38 since 2011, while the total h-index is 23 and 21 when the last 5 years are taken into consideration (h-index since 2011: 21). 6 P a g e

7 Complete list of publications in peer-reviewed International Journals Β.1. DIMOPOULOS, P. & T. GEORGIADIS (1990) - New floristic reports on Killini Mountain. Candollea 45 (1): Β.2. DIMOPOULOS, P. & GEORGIADIS, T. (1992) - Floristic and phytogeographical analysis of Mount Killini (NE Peloponnisos). Phyton- Annales Rei Botanicae 32 (2): Β.3. GEORGIADIS, T., DIMOPOULOS, P. (1993) - Etude de la vėgėtation supraforestiėre du Mont Kyllini (Pėloponnėse- Grėce). Botanica Helvetica 103 (2): Β.4. PANITSA, M., DIMOPOULOS, P., IATROU, G., TZANOUDAKIS, D. (1994) - Contribution to the study of the Greek flora: Flora and vegetation of the Enousses (Oinousses) islands (E.Aegean area). Flora 189 (1): Β.5. DIMOPOULOS, P. & T. GEORGIADIS (1994) - Ecological evaluation of the above the timberline plant communities of Mount Killini (NE Peloponnisos- Greece), in the perspective of nature conservation. Annali di Botanica 52: Β.6. DIMOPOULOS, P. & T. GEORGIADIS (1995) - Present state of the phytosociological research on the Greek mountains, syntaxonomy and future perspectives. Annali di Botanica 53: Β.7. DIMOPOULOS, P., GEORGIADIS, T., SYKORA, K. (1996) - Phytosociological research on the montane coniferous forests of Greece: Mount Killini (NE Peloponnisos - S Greece). Folia Geobotanica 31 (2): Β.8. GEORGIADIS, T., DIMOPOULOS, P., DIMITRELLOS, G. (1997) - The Flora and Vegetation of the Acheron Delta (W Greece) Aiming at Nature Conservation. Phyton - Annales Rei Botanicae 37 (1): Β.9. VALACHOVIC, M., DIERSSEN, K., DIMOPOULOS, P., HADAC, E., LOIDI, J., MUCINA, L., ROSSI, G., F. VALLE TENDERO & M. TOMASELLI M. (1997) - The vegetation on screes - A synopsis of higher syntaxa in Europe. Folia Geobotanica 32 (2): Β.10. DIMOPOULOS, P., SY KORA, K.V., MUCINA, L., GEORGIADIS, T. (1997) - The high-rank syntaxa of the rock-cliff and scree vegetation of the mainland Greece and Crete. Folia Geobotanica 32 (3): Β.11. PAPASTERGIADOU, E., DAFIS, S., DIMOPOULOS, P., LAZARIDOU, T. (1997) - Syntaxonomic typology of Greek habitats. Folia Geobotanica 32 (3): Β.12. BERGMEIER, E. & DIMOPOULOS, P. (1999) - Classification of the Greek Fagus woodlands: a preliminary survey. Annali di Botanica LVII: Β.13. BERGMEIER E. & DIMOPOULOS P. (1999) Galium recurvum DC. [In: Greuter W. & Th. Raus (eds.) Med Checklist Notulae 18]. Willdenowia 29: Β.14. MUCINA, L. & DIMOPOULOS, P. (2000) - New locality of Quercus trojana subsp. euboica (Fagaceae). Flora Mediterranea 10: Β.15. MUCINA, L., DIMOPOULOS, P. (2000) - What is Alyssion euboei? Biologia 55 (4): P a g e

8 Β.16. MUCINA, L., VALACHOVIC, M., DIMOPOULOS, P., TRIBSCH, A., PISUT, I. (2000) - Epiphytic lichen and moss vegetation along an altitude gradient on Mount Aenos (Kefallinia, Greece). Biologia 55 (1): Β.17. DIMOPOULOS P., E. BERGMEIER, K.V. SYKORA & E. PAPASTERGIADOU (2000) - Evaluation System of the Relative Importance of Vegetation Syntaxa for Nature Conservation in Greece. Biologia 55 (1): Β.18. BERGMEIER, E., DIMOPOULOS, P. (2001) - Fagus sylvatica forest vegetation in Greece: Syntaxonomy and gradient analysis. Journal of Vegetation Science 12 (1): Β.19. BERGMEIER Ε. Z. KYPRIOTAKIS, R. JAHN, N. BOHLING, P. DIMOPOULOS, TH. RAUS & D. TZANOUDAKIS (2001) - Flora and phytogeographical significance of the islands Chrisi, Koufonisi and nearby islets (South Aegean, Greece). Willdenowia 31 (2): Β.20. KARAGIANNAKIDOU V., DIMOPOULOS P. & K. PAPADEMETRIOU (2001) -Phytosociological researches on the montane and high-altitude grasslands of North Eastern Greece: Mount Pangeon. Fitosociologia 38 (1): Β.21. BERGMEIER, E., DIMOPOULOS, P. (2001) - Chances and limits of floristic island inventories - The Dionysades group (South Aegean, Greece) re-visited. Phyton - Annales Rei Botanicae 41 (2): Β.22. BERGMEIER, E., DIMOPOULOS, P. (2003) - The vegetation of islets in the Aegean and the relation between the occurrence of islet specialists, island size, and grazing. Phytocoenologia 33 (2-3): Β.23. BOTEVA, D., GRIFFITHS, G., DIMOPOULOS, P. (2004) - Evaluation and mapping of the conservation significance of habitats using GIS: An example from Crete, Greece. Journal for Nature Conservation 12 (4): Β.24. PANITSA M., BAZOS I., DIMOPOULOS P., ZERVOU S., YANNITSAROS A. & TZANOUDAKIS D. (2004) - Contribution to the study of the flora and vegetation of the Kithira island group: offshore islets of Kithira (S Aegean area, Greece). Willdenowia 34: Β.25. BERGMEIER E., P. DIMOPOULOS, E. ELEFTHERIADOU & K. THEODOROPOULOS (2004) - Zonale sommergrüne Laubwälder der südlichen Balkanhalbinsel - eine Übersicht. Tuexenia 24: Β.26. DIMOPOULOS P. & BERGMEIER E. (2004) - Wood pasture in an ancient submediterranean oak forest. Ecologia Mediterranea 30 (2): Β.27. SARIKA M., DIMOPOULOS P. & YANNITSAROS A. (2005) - Contribution to the knowledge of the wetland flora and vegetation of the Amvrakikos Bay (Western Greece). Willdenowia 35: Β.28. DIMOPOULOS, P., SY KORA, K., GILISSEN, C., WIECHERINK, D., GEORGIADIS, T. (2005) - Vegetation ecology of Kalodiki Fen (NW Greece). Biologia 60 (1): Β.29. DIMOPOULOS P., E. BERGMEIER & P. FISCHER (2005) - Monitoring and Conservation Status Assessment of Habitat Types in Greece: fundamentals and exemplary cases. Annali di Botanica V: P a g e

9 Β.30. PIETRO R. DI, E. BERGMEIER, P. DIMOPOULOS (2005) - Sesleria autumnalis, a new addition to the flora of Greece. Flora Mediterranea 15: Β.31. TSALIKI M., E. BERGMEIER & P. DIMOPOULOS (2005) - Vegetation patterns and plant diversity in mixed oak woodlands in the region of Bourazani, Epirus (NW Greece). Botanica Chronica 18 (1): Β.32. DIMOPOULOS P., E. BERGMEIER, K. THEODOROPOULOS & E. ELEFTHERIADOU (2005) - Thermophilous deciduous forests in Greece a preliminary survey. Botanica Chronica 18 (1): Β.33. ZOTOS A., RAUS TH. & DIMOPOULOS P. (2006) - New floristic reports from Lakes Trichonis and Lisimachia (W Greece). Willdenowia 36: Β.34. DIMOPOULOS P., E. BERGMEIER & P. FISCHER (2006) - Natura 2000 Habitat Types of Greece evaluated in the light of distribution, threat and responsibility. Biology and Environment 106B (3): Β.35. KATI, V., MANI, P., VON HELVERSEN, O., WILLEMSE, F., ELSNER, N., DIMOPOULOS, P. (2006) - Human land use threatens endemic wetland species: The case of Chorthippus lacustris (La Greca and Messina 1975) (Orthoptera: Acrididae) in Epirus, Greece. Journal of Insect Conservation 10 (1): Β.36. BROFAS G., G. KARETSOS, P. DIMOPOULOS & K. TSAGARI (2006) - The natural environment of Cupressus sempervirens in Greece as a basis for its use in the Mediterranean region. Land Degradation and Development 17 (6): Β.37. ZOTOS A., SARIKA M., LUCAS E., P. DIMOPOULOS (2006) - Ludwigia peploides subsp. montevidensis a new alien species for the flora of Greece. Journal of Biological Research 5: Β.38. TRIANTAFYLLIDIS, V.,D.J. BILALIS, D HELA, P. DIMOPOULOS, T. ALBANIS & EFTHIMIADOU A. (2006) - Combination effect of soil slope and rimsulfuron action on weed flora and phytotoxicity on maize crop under Mediterranean conditions. Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment 4(3&4): Β.39. TRIANTAFYLLIDIS V., HELA D., SALACHAS G., DIMOPOULOS P. & T. ALBANIS (2006) Carbofuran losses in surface runoff from plots cultivated with maize. Journal of Environmental Protection and Ecology 7(2): Β.40. TRIANTAFYLLIDIS V., BILALIS D.J., HELA D., DIMOPOULOS P. & T. ALBANIS (2006) - Imidacloprid losses in surface runoff from plots cultivated with tobacco. Intern. J. Environ. Anal. Chem. 86(3-4): Β.41. SCHOFIELD G., KATSELIDIS A.K., DIMOPOULOS P., PANTIS D.J., HAYS C.G (2006) - Behaviour analysis of the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) from direct in water observation. Endangered Species Research 2: Β.42. BERGMEIER ERWIN, PANAYOTIS DIMOPOULOS UND PETRA FISCHER (2006) - Monitoring und Management von Lebensraumtypen und Pflanzenarten der FFH-Richtlinie in Griechenland Grundlagen, Empfehlungen und Perspektiven. Naturschutz und Biologische Vielfalt 26: Β.43. SCHOFIELD G., KATSELIDIS A.K., PANTIS D.J., DIMOPOULOS P., HAYS C.G. (2007) - Female-female aggression: structure of interaction and outcome in loggerhead sea turtles. Marine Ecology Progress Series 336: P a g e

10 Β.44. TSIRIPIDIS I., BERGMEIER E. & P. DIMOPOULOS (2007) - Geographical and ecological differentiation in Fagus forest vegetation of Greece. Journal of Vegetation Science 18: Β.45. SCHOFIELD G., C. BISHOP, M. BAKER, K. A. KATSELIDIS, P. DIMOPOULOS, J. D. PANTIS, G. C. HAYS (2007) - Novel GPS tracking of sea turtles as a tool for conservation management. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 347: Β.46. SCHOFIELD G., K. A. KATSELIDIS, P. DIMOPOULOS, J. D. PANTIS (2008) - Investigating the viability of photo-identification as an objective tool to study endangered sea turtle populations. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 360: Β.47. BERGMEIER, E., DIMOPOULOS, P. (2008) - Identifying plant communities of thermophilous deciduous forest in Greece: Species composition, distribution, ecology and syntaxonomy. Plant Biosystems 142 (2): Β.48. ZACHARIAS I., PARASIDOU A., BERGMEIER E., KEHAYIAS G., DIMITRIOU E., DIMOPOULOS P. (2008) - A DPSIR Model for Mediterranean Temporary Ponds: European, National and local scale comparisons. Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology 44 (4): Β.49. ZOGARIS S., Y. CHATZINIKOLAOU & P. DIMOPOULOS (2008) - Riparian woodland flora in upland rivers of Western Greece. Mediterranean Marine Science 9 (2): Β.50. SCHOFIELD G., C. BISHOP, K. A. KATSELIDIS, P. DIMOPOULOS, J. D. PANTIS, G. C. HAYS (2008) - Microhabitat selection by sea turtles in a dynamic thermal marine environment. Journal of Animal Ecology 78 (1): Β.51. SCHOFIELD G., KATSELIDIS A.K., DIMOPOULOS P., PANTIS D.J., HAYS C.G (2009) - Conservation hotspots: implications of intense spatial area use by breeding male and female loggerheads at the Mediterranean's largest rookery. Endangered Species Research: 10: , doi: /esr Β.52. ZOGARIS S., CHATZINIKOLAOU Y. & P. DIMOPOULOS (2009) - Assessing environmental degradation of montane riparian zones in Greece. Journal of Environmental Biology 30 (5): Β.53. KATI V., P. DIMOPOULOS, H. PAPAIOANNOU & K. POIRAZIDIS (2009) - Ecological management of a Mediterranean mountainous reserve (Pindos National Park, Greece) using the bird community as an indicator. Journal for Nature Conservation 17: Β.54. CHAIDEFTOU E., THANOS C., BERGMEIER E., A. KALLIMANIS, P. DIMOPOULOS (2009) - Seed bank composition and above-ground vegetation in response to grazing in sub-mediterranean oak forests (NW Greece). Plant Ecology 201: Β.55. ZOGARIS S., A. ECONOMOU & P. DIMOPOULOS (2009) - Ecoregions in the Southern Balkans: should they be revised? Environmental Management 43: Β.56. TSIRIPIDIS I., BERGMEIER E., G. FOTIADIS & P. DIMOPOULOS (2009) - A new algorithm for the determination of differential taxa. Journal of Vegetation Science 20: Β.57. TRIANTAFYLLIDIS V., HELA D., SALACHAS G., DIMOPOULOS P. & T. ALBANIS (2009) - Soil dissipation and runoff losses of the herbicide pendimethalin in tobacco field. Water Air Soil Pollution 201: Β.58. MUCINA L., DENGLER J., BERGMEIER E., ČARNI A., DIMOPOULOS P., JAHN R., & V. MATEVSKI (2009)- New and validated high-rank syntaxa from Europe. Lazaroa 30: P a g e

11 2010 Β.59. DIMOPOULOS P., RAUS T., L. MUCINA & I. TSIRIPIDIS (2010) - Vegetation patterns and primary succession on sea-born volcanic islands of Palea and Nea Kameni (Santorini Archipelago, Aegean Sea, Greece). Phytocoenologia 40 (1): Β.60. KATI VASILIKI, KOSTAS POIRAZIDIS, MARC DUFRÊNE, JOHN M. HALLEY, GIORGOS KORAKIS, STEFAN SCHINDLER, PANAYOTIS DIMOPOULOS (2010) - Towards the use of ecological heterogeneity to design reserve networks: a case study from Dadia National Park, Greece. Biodiversity and Conservation 19 (6): Β.61. KALLIMANIS ATHANASIOS, BERGMEIER ERWIN, PANITSA MARIA, GEORGHIOU KYRIAKOS, DELIPETROU PINELOPI, PANAYOTIS DIMOPOULOS (2010) - Biogeographical determinants for total and endemic species richness in a continental archipelago. Biodiversity and Conservation 19 (5): Β.62. BERGMEIER E., DIMOPOULOS P. & S. ZOGARIS (2010) - Retama raetam (Forsskål) Webb. [In: Greuter W. & Th. Raus (eds.) Med Checklist Notulae 29]. Willdenowia 40 (2): 197. Β.63. BERGMEIER E. & DIMOPOULOS P. (2010) - Rosa stylosa Desv. [In: Greuter W. & Th. Raus (eds.) Med Checklist Notulae 29]. Willdenowia 40 (2): Β.64. CHAIDEFTOU E., THANOS C., BERGMEIER E., KALLIMANIS A., P. DIMOPOULOS (2011) - The restoration potential of the soil seed bank for the herb layer of overgrazed forests. Journal of Biological Research 15: Β.65. PANITSA M., KOUTSIAS N., TSIRIPIDIS I., ZOTOS A. & P. DIMOPOULOS (2011) - Species-based versus habitat-based evaluation for conservation status assessment of habitat types in the East Aegean islands (Greece). Journal for Nature Conservation 19: Β.66. KALLIMANIS S.A., PANITSA M., BERGMEIER E. & P. DIMOPOULOS (2011) - Examining the relationship between total species richness and single island palaeo- and neo-endemics. Acta Oecologica 37: Β.67. KLADIS G., PANITSA M., TSIRIPIDIS I., SARRIS D. & P. DIMOPOULOS (2011) - Vegetation ecology and diversity relationships in a riparian forest remnant of Western Greece. Journal of Biological Research 16: Β.68. NIOTI F., DIMOPOULOS P. & N. KOUTSIAS (2011) - Correcting the fire scar perimeter of a 1983 wildfire using USGS archived Landsat satellite data. GIScience & Remote Sensing 48 (4): Β.69. BERGMEIER E., P. DIMOPOULOS & L. MUCINA (2011) - Validation of some alliances of the Aegean chasmophytic vegetation of the Asplenietea trichomanis. Lazaroa 32: Β.70. KALLIMANIS A.S., MAZARIS A.D., TSAKANIKAS D., DIMOPOULOS P., PANTIS J.D. & S. P. SGARDELIS (2012) - Efficient biodiversity monitoring: which taxonomic level to study? Ecological Indicators 15: Β.71. KATSELIDIS A.K., G. SCHOFIELD, G. STAMOU, P. DIMOPOULOS, J.D. PANTIS (2012) - Females first? Past, present and future variability in offspring sex-2 ratio at a temperate sea turtle breeding area. Animal Conservation 15: P a g e

12 Β.72. KOUTSIAS N., M. ARIANOUTSOU, A.S. KALLIMANIS, G. MALLINIS, J.M. HALLEY, P. DIMOPOULOS (2012) - What did the fires burn in Peloponnese, Greece the summer of 2007? - Evidence for a synergy of fuel and climate. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 156: Β.73. CHAIDEFTOU E., KALLIMANIS A., BERGMEIER E. & P. DIMOPOULOS (2012) - How does plant species composition change from year to year? Community Ecology 13 (1): Β.74. PLENIOU M., F. XYSTRAKIS, P. DIMOPOULOS & N. KOUTSIAS (2012). Maps of fire occurrence spatial explicit reconstruction of recent fire history using satellite remote sensing. Journal of Maps 8(4): Β.75. DIMOPOULOS P., I. TSIRIPIDIS, E. BERGMEIER, G. FOTIADIS, K. THEODOROPOULOS, T. RAUS, M. PANITSA, A. S. KALLIMANIS, K. V. SY KORA & L. MUCINA (2012). Towards the Hellenic National Vegetation Database: VegHellas. Plant Sociology 49 (2): Β.76. MAZARIS A.D, M. TSIANOU, A. SIGKOUNAS, P. DIMOPOULOS, J.D. PANTIS, S.P. SGARDELIS, A.S. KALLIMANIS (2013). Accounting for the capacity of common and rare species to contribute to diversity spatial patterns: is it a sampling issue or a biological effect? Ecological Indicators 32: Β.77. KATSELIDIS A.K., G. SCHOFIELD, G. STAMOU, P. DIMOPOULOS, J.D. PANTIS (2013) Evidence- based management to regulate the impact of tourism at a key sea turtle rookery. Oryx 47 (4): Β.78. TOMASELLI M.V., P. DIMOPOULOS, C. MARANGI, A. KALLIMANIS, M. ADAMO, C. TARANTINO, M. PANITSA, M. TERZI, G. VERONICO, F. LOVERGINE, H. NAGENDRA, R. LUCAS, P. MAIROTA, S. MUCHER, P. BLONDA (2013). Translating Land cover/land use Classifications to Habitat Taxonomies for Landscape Monitoring: A Mediterranean Assessment. Landscape Ecology 28: Β.79. DIMOPOULOS P., RAUS TH., BERGMEIER E., CONSTANTINIDIS TH., IATROU G., KOKKINI S., STRID A. & TZANOUDAKIS D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece: An annotated checklist. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem; Athens: Hellenic Botanical Society, 372 pages, including text, 15 figures, 10 tables, 24 colour plates. 26 November ISBN ; Β.80. XYSTRAKIS F., A.S. KALLIMANIS, P. DIMOPOULOS, J.M. HALLEY AND N. KOUTSIAS (2014). Precipitation dominates fire occurrence in Greece ( ): its dual role in fuel build-up and dryness. Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci. 14: Β.81. KATSELIDIS A.K., G. SCHOFIELD, G. P. STAMOU, P. DIMOPOULOS & J.D. PANTIS (2014). Employing sealevel rise scenarios to strategically select sea turtle nesting habitat important for long-term management at a temperate breeding area Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 450: Β.82. PAPAIOANNOU H., SGARDELIS S., CHONDROPOULOS B., VASSILAKIS D., KATI V., DIMOPOULOS P (2014). Demographic characteristics, seasonal range and habitat topography of Balkan chamois population in its southernmost limit of its distribution (Giona mountain, Greece). Journal of Natural History DOI: / Β.83. ILIADOU E., M. PANITSA, TH. RAUS & P. DIMOPOULOS (2014a). Flora and factors affecting species diversity in protected Natura 2000 sites of the Ionian area: the Echinades islet group (Greece). Willdenowia 44: Β.84. ILIADOU E., KALLIMANIS A.S., DIMOPOULOS P. M. PANITSA (2014). Comparing the two Greek Archipelagos plant species diversity and endemism patterns highlight the importance of 12 P a g e

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15 7. ATHANASIADIS N., D. BABALONAS, TH. GEORGIADIS, K. GEORGHIOU & P. DIMOPOULOS (2001) - Current state of vegetation survey in Greece. "EUROPEAN VEGETATION SURVEY", Rome-Italy, 30 Μαρτίου-2 Απριλίου DIMOPOULOS P. (2001) Monitoring and Management System for the Protected Areas in Greece Perspectives. International Symposium: Sustainable Touristic Development Contribution of the Parks and the Protected Areas. Zakynthos, December BERGMEIER E. & P. DIMOPOULOS (2002) The oak forest of Foloi (Peloponnisos, Greece): a relict of antiquity. 2nd European Freiburger Geobotanischen Kolloquiums. Freiburg, Ιανουαρίου CHAIDEFTOU E., M. TSALIKI, P. DIMOPOULOS, C.A. THANOS & E. BERGMEIER (2004) - The role of seed banks in the regeneration of overgrazed oak woodlands, as exemplified in the Environmental Park of Bourazani. 13 th EVS Workshop, Ιωάννινα DIMOPOULOS P., E. BERGMEIER, K. THEODOROPOULOS & E. ELEFTHERIADOU (2004) - Deciduous oak forest vegetation of Greece A preliminary survey. 13 th EVS Workshop, Ιωάννινα TSALIKI M., E. BERGMEIER & P. DIMOPOULOS (2004) - Biodiversity and vegetation patterns of oak pasture woodlands in the region of Bourazani. 13 th EVS Workshop, Ιωάννινα DIMOPOULOS P., E. CHAIDEFTOU, CH. GIANNOULIS, E. BERGEMEIER & C.A. THANOS (2004) - Soil seed banks under various grazing regimes in a deciduous oak forest of NW Greece. Seed Ecology 2004, Ρόδος, Ελλάδα. 14. HADJICHAMBIS A.CH., A. DELLA, D. PARASKEVA- HADJICHAMBI, K. GEORGHIOU & P. DIMOPOULOS (2004) - Flora of the sand dune ecosystems of Cyprus. Proceedings 10 th MEDECOS Conference, April 25-May 1, 2004, Rhodes, Greece, Arianoutsou & Papanastasis (eds). Millpress, Rotterdam, ISBN THEOCHARIS M., S. ZOGARIS & A.N. ECONOMOU, V. KAPSIMALIS & P. DIMOPOULOS (2004) - Restoration actions and monitoring at a Mediterranean river floodplain wetland: the Amvrakikos case-study. 5 th International Symposium on Ecohydraulics. Aquatic Habitats: Analysis & Restoration. Madrid, Spain, September DIMOPOULOS P., E. BERGMEIER & P. FISCHER (2005). Natura 2000 Habitat Types of Greece evaluated in the light of distribution, threat and responsibility. Conference on European Vegetation in the 21 st Century: Gallway (Ireland), June DIMOPOULOS P., E. BERGMEIER & P. FISCHER (2005). Monitoring and Conservation Status Assessment of Habitat Types in Greece: fundamentals and exemplary cases. 14 th EVS Workshop, Rome ZOGARIS S., Y. CHATZINIKOLAOU, A.N. ECONOMOU, S. GIAKOUMI, A. GOSSIOU & P. DIMOPOULOS (2006). Assessing anthropogenic pressures on montane riparian forests of Greek rivers. Διεθνές Συνέδριο ΕΛΚΕΘΕ, Σεπτέμβριος 2005, Θεσσαλονίκη. 19. CHAIDEFTOU E., C. A. THANOS, P. DIMOPOULOS (2006). Plant functional traits in relation to seedling recruitment and light conditions in sub-mediterranean oak forests of Greece. IV Balkan Botanical Congress, Sofia, June 2006: ZOTOS A. & P. DIMOPOULOS (2006). Vegetation diversity mapping and conservation value assessment of reed beds and wet meadows in lakes of Western Greece. IV Balkan Botanical Congress, Sofia, June KATI V., GRILL A., PAPAIOANNOU H-D., DIMOPOULOS P. (2006). Diversity patterns of Orthoptera, Lepidoptera and small terrestrial birds in Tzoumerka mountainous area, Greece. 1st European Congress of Conservation Biology: Diversity for Europe. Eger, Hungary, August. 22. SCHOEFIELD G., K.A. KATSELIDIS, J.D. PANTIS, P. DIMOPOULOS & G.C. HAYS (2006). Preliminary documentation of loggerhead solitary and social behaviour in the maritime breeding area of Laganas Bay, Zakynthos, Greece. 26 th International Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. Crete, Greece, P a g e

16 23. KATI V., MANI P., VON HELVERESEN O., WILLEMSE F., ELSNER N., DIMOPOULOS P. (2006). Human land use threatens endemic wetland species: the case study of Chorthippus lacustris (Orthoptera: Acrididae) in Epirus, Greece. 1st European Congress of Conservation Biology: Diversity for Europe. Eger, Hungary, August TRYFON E., DIMOPOULOS P. & V. KATI (2006). Natura 2000 ecological network in Greece: current state and perspectives. 1st European Congress of Conservation Biology: Diversity for Europe. Eger, Hungary, August SCHOEFIELD G., K.A. KATSELIDIS, J.D. PANTIS, P. DIMOPOULOS & G.C. HAYS (2007). Female-female aggression in loggerhead sea turtles: structure of interaction and outcome. 27th International Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, TSIRIPIDIS I., BERGMEIER E., FOTIADIS G. & DIMOPOULOS P. (2007). On the determination of differential taxa. European Vegetation Survey, 16th International workshop: Change in Vegetation, Rome, March THANOS, C.A., FOURNARAKI, CH., GEORGHIOU, K., DIMOPOULOS, P. & BERGMEIER, E., The Establishment, Monitoring and Management of a Pilot Network of Micro-Reserves in Western Crete for the Conservation of European Threatened Plants (CRETAPLANT Project, EU-LIFE). In Rockich, D., G. Moss, C. Yates, K. Dixon & Stevens, J. (eds.), Proceedings, MEDECOS XI Conference, Perth, Australia: Botanic Gardens & Parks Authority, Kings Park and Botanic Garden. Australia: Perth. 28. RAUS T., F. NIOTI, N. KOUTSIAS & P. DIMOPOULOS (2008). Ecology and mapping of post-fire recovery of Pinus brutia forests: a case study in the island of Karpathos, Greece. 51 st IAVS Symposium, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 7-12 September SCHOFIELD G., C.M. BISHOP, G. MACLEAN, P. BROWN, M. BAKER, K.A. KATSELIDIS, P. DIMOPOULOS, J.D. PANTIS & G.C. HAYS (2008). GPS tracking for fine-scale conservation management: following sea turtles within a marine protected area. 28 th International Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. Loreto, Baja California Sur Mexico, January DIMOPOULOS P., T. RAUS, L. MUCINA & I. TSIRIPIDIS (2008). Assessing primary vegetation development on sea-born volcanic islands of the Mediterranean (Aegean Sea, Greece). 51st IAVS Symposium, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 7-12 September In: Mucina, L. et al. (eds.), Frontiers of Vegetation Science-An Evolutionary Angle. Keith Phillips Images, Somerset West, pp TSIRIPIDIS I., DIMOPOULOS P. & E. BERGMEIER (2009). Gradients of floristic differentiation in Greek beech forests and their relevance to the beech forest habitat types of the Habitat Directive. Scientific Workshop and MC Meeting of COST Action E52 Evaluation of Beech Genetic Resources for Sustainable Forestry, Natural Agricultural Research Foundation, Forest Research Institute Thessaloniki, Greece, 5-7 May 2009, pp SCHOFIELD, G., C.M. BISHOP, K.A. KATSELIDIS, P. DIMOPOULOS, J.D. PANTIS, G.C. HAYS (2009). No time to chill out: GPS tracking reveals micro-habitat selection by breeding loggerhead turtles. Twenty-Ninth International Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. Brisbane, Australia, February KATI V., POIRAZIDIS K., HALLEY J.M., KORAKIS G., SCHINDLER S., PAPAIOANNOU H. & P. DIMOPOULOS (2009): Ecological heterogeneity and biodiversity patterns as exemplified in the Dadia National Park (NE Greece). 52 nd International Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science, 30 May - 4 June 2009, Chania, Crete (Greece). 34. SARRIS D., CHRISTODOULAKIS D., DIMOPOULOS P. & CH. KÖRNER (2009): Connections between recent drought impacts in eastern Mediterranean forests and climatic change. 52 nd International Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science, 30 May - 4 June 2009, Chania, Crete (Greece). 16 P a g e

17 35. CHAIDEFTOU E., THANOS C.A., BERGMEIER E., KALLIMANIS A. & P. DIMOPOULOS (2009): The restoration potential of the soil seed bank for the understorey herb layer in overgrazed forests. 52 nd International Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science, 30 May - 4 June 2009, Chania, Crete (Greece). 36. KOUTSIAS N., ARIANOUTSOU M., KALLIMANIS A.S. & P. DIMOPOULOS (2009): Is there any special pattern of the extreme wildland fires that occurred in Greece in summer 2007? 52 nd International Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science, 30 May - 4 June 2009, Chania, Crete (Greece). 37. TSIRIPIDIS I., SGARDELIS S., BERGMEIER E., FOTIADIS G. & P. DIMOPOULOS (2009): Finding differential species for combinations of vegetation groups. 52nd International Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science, 30 May - 4 June 2009, Chania, Crete (Greece). In: Coles, S. & Dimopoulos, P. (eds.), Vegetation Processes and Human Impact in a Changing World. pp ZOGARIS S., CHATZINIKOLAOU Y., NTEMIRI K. & P. DIMOPOULOS (2009): Alien woody plants in the riparian woodlands of Greece: Preliminary results. 52 nd International Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science, 30 May - 4 June 2009, Chania, Crete (Greece). 39. KLADIS G., PANITSA M. & P. DIMOPOULOS (2009): Inventorying Fraxinus angustifolia subsp. oxycarpa forest diversity: The natural monument (Aetoloakarnania, W Greece). 52 nd International Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science, 30 May - 4 June 2009, Chania, Crete (Greece). 40. ELEFTHERIADOU E., THEODOROPOULOS K., XYSTRAKIS F. & P. DIMOPOULOS (2009): Vegetation succession during the first post-fire years in a Pinus nigra reforestation in Taxiarchis area, N. Greece. 52 nd International Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science, 30 May - 4 June 2009, Chania, Crete (Greece). 41. GOEDECKE F., ANDERS D., DIMOPOULOS P. & E. BERGMEIER (2009): Plant diversity, habitat structure and human impact as parameters for the evaluation of riparian forests at River Kalamas, NW Greece. 52 nd International Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science, 30 May - 4 June 2009, Chania, Crete (Greece). 42. NIOTI F., KOUTSIAS N. & P. DIMOPOULOS (2009): Analyzing post-fire vegetation recovery in a Mediterranean pine forest using terrestrial and satellite data. 52 nd International Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science, 30 May - 4 June 2009, Chania, Crete (Greece). 43. AKRIDA S., KOUTSIAS N. & P. DIMOPOULOS (2009): Human and natural-induced changes in the landscape of Kalamas Delta during the last 60 years. 52 nd International Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science, 30 May - 4 June 2009, Chania, Crete (Greece). 44. PLENIOU M., DIMOPOULOS P. & N. KOUTSIAS (2009): Delineating unburned patches within fire scar perimeters. A case of study with MODIS, LANDSAT, ASTER and IKONOS satellite data. 52 nd International Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science, 30 May - 4 June 2009, Chania, Crete (Greece). 45. ZOGARIS S., CHATZINIKOLAOU Y., NTEMIRI K. & P. DIMOPOULOS (2009): A method for rapid assessment of riparian woodlands: Preliminary application alongside other site-based protocols. 52 nd International Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science, 30 May - 4 June 2009, Chania, Crete (Greece). 46. CHAIDEFTOU E., THANOS C.A., BERGMEIER E., KALLIMANIS A. & DIMOPOULOS P. (2009): Soil seed bank is of little relevance for the restoration of overgrazed sub-mediterranean pasture woods. 2 nd European Congress of Conservation Biology, Prague, Czech University of Life Sciences, 1-5 September NTEMIRI K., S. ZOGARIS, Y. CHATZINIKOLAOU & P. DIMOPOULOS (2009): Conservation Assessment of Riparian Woodlands at the Kalamas River, Greece. 2 nd European Congress of Conservation Biology, Prague, Czech University of Life Sciences, 1-5 September P a g e