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Species traits affect phenological responses to climate change in a butterfly community by Zografou, Konstantina, Swartz, Mark T., Adamidis, George C., Tilden, Virginia P., McKinney, Erika N., Sewall, Brent J.

“…Diverse taxa have undergone phenological shifts in response to anthropogenic climate change. While such shifts generally follow predicted patterns, they are…”
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Species adaptive strategies and leaf economic relationships across serpentine and non-serpentine habitats on Lesbos, eastern Mediterranean by Adamidis, George C, Kazakou, Elena, Fyllas, Nikolaos M, Dimitrakopoulos, Panayiotis G

“…Shifts in species' traits across contrasting environments have the potential to influence ecosystem functioning. Plant communities on unusually harsh soils may…”
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Patterns of Leaf Morphological Traits of Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) along an Altitudinal Gradient by George C. Adamidis, Georgios Varsamis, Ioannis Tsiripidis, Panayiotis G. Dimitrakopoulos, Aristotelis C. Papageorgiou

“…Broadleaved tree species in mountainous populations usually demonstrate high levels of diversity in leaf morphology among individuals, as a response to a…”
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Not Too Warm, Not Too Cold: Thermal Treatments to Slightly Warmer or Colder Conditions from Mother’s Origin Can Enhance Performance of Montane Butterfly Larvae by Zografou, Konstantina, Adamidis, George, Sewall, Brent, Grill, Andrea

“…Climate change alters organismal performance via shifts in temperature. However, we know little about the relative fitness impacts of climate variability and…”
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Broomrape Species Parasitizing Odontarrhena lesbiaca (Brassicaceae) Individuals Act as Nickel Hyperaccumulators by Dimitrakopoulos, Panayiotis G, Aloupi, Maria, Tetradis, Georgios, Adamidis, George C

“…The elemental defense hypothesis supports that metal hyperaccumulation in plant tissues serves as a mechanism underpinning plant resistance to herbivores and…”
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Butterfly phenology in Mediterranean mountains using space‐for‐time substitution by Zografou, Konstantina, Grill, Andrea, Wilson, Robert J., Halley, John M., Adamidis, George C., Kati, Vassiliki

“…Inferring species' responses to climate change in the absence of long‐term time series data is a challenge, but can be achieved by substituting space for time…”
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Changes in Watering Frequency Stimulate Differentiated Adaptive Responses among Seedlings of Different Beech Populations by Varsamis, Georgios, Adamidis, George C, Merou, Theodora, Takos, Ioannis, Tseniklidou, Katerina, Dimitrakopoulos, Panayiotis G, Papageorgiou, Aristotelis C

“…Seasonality, rather than annual precipitation levels, is expected to affect the adaptive responses of plant populations under future climate change. To…”
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From bioaccumulation to biodecumulation: Nickel movement from Odontarrhena lesbiaca (Brassicaceae) individuals into consumers by Stefanatou, Aimilia, Dimitrakopoulos, Panayiotis G., Aloupi, Maria, Adamidis, George C., Nakas, Georgios, Petanidou, Theodora

“…Hyperaccumulation describes plants' ability to take up high amounts of soil metals such as Ni and allocate them to aboveground tissues. Little is known,…”
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Pollinators enhance crop yield and shorten the growing season by modulating plant functional characteristics: A comparison of 23 canola varieties by Adamidis, George C., Cartar, Ralph V., Melathopoulos, Andony P., Pernal, Stephen F., Hoover, Shelley E.

“…Insect pollination of flowers should change the within-season allocation of resources in plants. But the nature of this life-history response, particularly…”
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Prescribed fire maintains host plants of a rare grassland butterfly by Adamidis, George C., Swartz, Mark T., Zografou, Konstantina, Sewall, Brent J.

“…As grassland ecosystems transform globally due to anthropogenic pressures, improvements in our understanding of the effect of management on rare and threatened…”
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Is annual or perennial harvesting more efficient in Ni phytoextraction? by Adamidis, George C., Aloupi, Maria, Mastoras, Petros, Papadaki, Maria-Ioanna, Dimitrakopoulos, Panayiotis G.

“…Aims The use of perennial metal hyperaccumulators in phytoextraction provides an excellent gateway toward the removal of heavy metals from polluted sites, and…”
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Is it worth hyperaccumulating Ni on non-serpentine soils? Decomposition dynamics of mixed-species litters containing hyperaccumulated Ni across serpentine and non-serpentine environments by Adamidis, George C., Kazakou, Elena, Aloupi, Maria, Dimitrakopoulos, Panayiotis G.

“…Nickel (Ni)-hyperaccumulating species produce high-Ni litters and may potentially influence important ecosystem processes such as decomposition. Although…”
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Diversity of spiders and orthopterans respond to intra-seasonal and spatial environmental changes by Zografou, Konstantina, Adamidis, George C., Komnenov, Marjan, Kati, Vassiliki, Sotirakopoulos, Pavlos, Pitta, Eva, Chatzaki, Maria

“…Our understanding of arthropod responses to environmental pressures is limited, especially for the poorly studied Mediterranean region. In the light of likely…”
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Species adaptation in serpentine soils in Lesbos Island (Greece): metal hyperaccumulation and tolerance by Kazakou, Elena, Adamidis, George C, Baker, Alan J. M, Reeves, Roger D, Godino, Malinda, Dimitrakopoulos, Panayiotis G

“…Serpentine (ultramafic) soils, containing relatively high nickel and other metal concentrations, present a stressful environment for plant growth but also a…”
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Specific leaf area is lower on ultramafic than on neighbouring non-ultramafic soils by Samojedny, Thomas J., Garnica-Díaz, Claudia, Grossenbacher, Dena L., Adamidis, George C., Dimitrakopoulos, Panayiotis G., Siebert, Stefan J., Spasojevic, Marko J., Hulshof, Catherine M., Rajakaruna, Nishanta

“…Specific leaf area (SLA) is a core trait within the leaf economic spectrum that describes differences in plant performance and productivity. Research on the…”
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Who flies first? – habitat‐specific phenological shifts of butterflies and orthopterans in the light of climate change: a case study from the south‐east Mediterranean by ZOGRAFOU, KONSTANTINA, ADAMIDIS, GEORGE C, GRILL, ANDREA, KATI, VASSILIKI, WILSON, ROBERT J, HALLEY, JOHN M

“…1. Insects undergo phenological change at different rates, showing no consistent trend between habitats, time periods, species or groups. Understanding how and…”
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Genetic diversity and population structure of the serpentine endemic Ni hyperaccumulator Alyssum lesbiacum by Adamidis, George C, Dimitrakopoulos, Panayiotis G, Manolis, Apostolos, Papageorgiou, Aristotelis C

“…Alyssum lesbiacum is a well-established Ni hyperaccumulator, endemic to serpentine soils of Lesbos Island (Greece). A total of 95 individuals were collected…”
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Diversity in Shade and Light Leaf Morphology in Beech Populations of South Rodopi Mountains by Boutsios, Stefanos, Vidalis, Amaryllis, Adamidis, George C., Hatziskakis, Seraphim, Varsamis, Georgios, Tsiripidis, Ioannis, Karanikola, Paraskevi, Papageorgiou, Aristotelis C.

“…The size and shape of tree leaves and their variation within the canopy are the result of both physiological plasticity and an overall adaptive strategy…”
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effect of harsh abiotic conditions on the diversity of serpentine plant communities on Lesbos, an eastern Mediterranean island by Adamidis, George C, Kazakou, Elena, Baker, Alan J.M, Reeves, Roger D, Dimitrakopoulos, Panayiotis G

“…Background: Diversity patterns of plant communities are related to the environment, including productivity and patchiness of habitat. Aims: To determine…”
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Interspecific trait differences drive plant community responses on serpentine soils by Delhaye, Guillaume, Dimitrakopoulos, Panayiotis G., Adamidis, George C.

“…Abstract Serpentine ecosystems are characterised by multiple environmental stressors: high levels of trace metals such as nickel (Ni), low availability of…”
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