Search Results - "KARAOUZAS, Ioannis"
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Climate change and the future of Mediterranean freshwater macroinvertebrates: a model-based assessment
Published in Hydrobiologia (01-12-2021)“…Mediterranean-climate rivers are projected to warm by 0.5–4°C and river flows to decline by 34% by 2071–2100. Using data from 191 Greek streams/rivers, we…”
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Molecular data suggest multiple origins and diversification times of freshwater gammarids on the Aegean archipelago
Published in Scientific reports (13-11-2020)“…Our main aim was to investigate the diversity, origin and biogeographical affiliations of freshwater gammarids inhabiting the Aegean Islands by analysing their…”
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Benthic Diatoms in River Biomonitoring—Present and Future Perspectives within the Water Framework Directive
Published in Water (Basel) (01-02-2021)“…The European Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC (WFD) has been implemented over the past 20 years, using physicochemical, biological and hydromorphological…”
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Impact of EU Environmental Policy Implementation on the Quality and Status of Greek Rivers
Published in Water (Basel) (01-07-2021)“…Based on historical and WFD-compliant data, the recent inter-annual ecological status and the long-term chemical-physicochemical quality trends of eighteen…”
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Ecological and human health risks appraisal of metal(loid)s in agricultural soils: a review
Published in Geology, ecology, and landscapes (03-07-2021)“…Agriculture is one of the major human activities that changed the landforms, water resources and the biogeochemical cycles. Pollution of agricultural soilsby…”
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Uncovering the Grinnellian niche space of the cryptic species complex Gammarus roeselii
Published in PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) (03-08-2023)“…The discovery of cryptic species complexes within morphologically established species comes with challenges in the classification and handling of these…”
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Environmental Flows as a Proactive Tool to Mitigate the Impacts of Climate Warming on Freshwater Macroinvertebrates
Published in Water (Basel) (01-09-2021)“…What would happen in Mediterranean rivers and streams if warming but not drying occurred? We examined whether the delivery of environmental flows within a…”
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The first finding of the red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii in Greece calls for rapid measures
Published in Limnology (2024)“…This contribution presents the first record of the invasive non-native red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii (Girard, 1852) in Greece and the Balkans. The…”
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In search of the unexpected: the first finding of an islandic population of the noble crayfish Astacus astacus in Greece redefines its distribution
Published in Knowledge and management of aquatic ecosystems (2022)“…This contribution presents the first record of the noble crayfish Astacus astacus (Linnaeus, 1758) in Euboea (Evia) Island, Greece. The crayfish was found…”
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Rival at the gate: first record of the Asian clam Corbicula fluminea Müller, 1774 (Bivalvia: Corbiculidae) in Greece
Published in Knowledge and management of aquatic ecosystems (2020)“…This contribution presents the first record of the Asian clam Corbicula fluminea Müller, 1774 in Greece. The species was collected in Erythropotamos River…”
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Harmonization of the assessment method for classifying the ecological quality status of very large Greek rivers
Published in Knowledge and management of aquatic ecosystems (2018)“…The intercalibration exercise is required by the European Water Framework Directive (WFD) to harmonize the national ecological class boundaries across Member…”
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The complete mitochondrial genome of Potomida acarnanica (Kobelt, 1879)
Published in Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources (2024)“…Freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionida) play essential roles in the well-functioning of ecosystems, even providing essential services to humans. However, these…”
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Seasonal and spatial patterns of macroinvertebrate assemblages and environmental conditions in Mediterranean temporary ponds in Greece
Published in Limnology (01-01-2015)“…Mediterranean temporary ponds in Greece have been neglected, and only recently has attention been drawn to their protection and conservation. In this study,…”
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First record of the freshwater jellyfish Craspedacusta sowerbii Lankester, 1880 in Greece suggests distinct European invasion events
Published in Limnology (01-08-2015)“…This contribution presents the first record of the freshwater jellyfish Craspedacusta sowerbii Lankester, 1880 in Greece. The species was found in a water…”
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Heavy metal contamination status in Greek surface waters: A review with application and evaluation of pollution indices
Published in Chemosphere (Oxford) (01-01-2021)“…Heavy metal contamination of the aquatic environment is of worldwide concern, due to the toxicity of metals and their lethal effects on aquatic organisms. The…”
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The larva of Wormaldia asterusia Malicky 1972 (Trichoptera: Philopotamidae) with notes on its ecology and an update on the Wormaldia of Greece with a larval key for species of the genus
Published in Zootaxa (29-11-2016)“…The previously unknown larva of Wormaldia asterusia Malicky 1972 is described. The diagnostic features of the species are listed and illustrated and some…”
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River benthic macroinvertebrates and environmental DNA metabarcoding: a scoping review of eDNA sampling, extraction, amplification and sequencing methods
Published in Biodiversity and conservation (01-11-2023)“…There is a growing body of literature on the use of molecular methods for the ecological assessment of rivers based on benthic macroinvertebrates. Previous…”
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The larvae of Hydropsyche rhadamanthys Malicky 2001 and Hydropsyche sarpedon Malicky 2001 (Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae), endemics of Crete (South Aegean, Greece), with notes on their ecology
Published in Zootaxa (04-04-2016)“…The larvae of Hydropsyche rhadamanthys Malicky 2001 and Hydropsyche sarpedon Malicky 2001, endemics of Crete Island, Greece, are described for the first time…”
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Biotic indices of hydrological variability as tools to inform dynamic ecological status assessments in river ecosystems
Published in Journal of environmental management (01-10-2021)“…River biomonitoring uses biotic indices that assess human-induced degradation, including pollution, by comparison with type-specific static biological…”
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Global evaluation of heavy metal content in surface water bodies: A meta-analysis using heavy metal pollution indices and multivariate statistical analyses
Published in Chemosphere (Oxford) (01-12-2019)“…Water is polluted by increasing activities of population and the necessity to provide them with goods and services that use water as a vital resource. The…”
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