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Scientific Publications by Postgraduate Students

In the M.Sc. “Planetary Environmental Change, Management & Technology,” we strive to connect academic learning with applied research.

Here you can find scientific publications derived from the master’s theses and/or the active engagement of our postgraduate students.
The name of the student is shown in bold.

  1. Gkalipidou E., Deligiannis M., Gatidou G., Knight E.R., Allan I.J., Kostakis M.G., Gerokonstantis D.T., Arvaniti O.S., Thomaidis N.S., Vyrides I., Fountoulakis M.S., Stasinakis A.S. (2025) Impact of granular activated carbon, voltage application and sewage sludge pretreatment on mesophilic anaerobic digestion performance and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances removal. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 13, 117933.
  2. Galanidis A., Bazos I., & Dimitrakopoulos P. G. (2024). Non-Native Flora of the Mediterranean Lesvos Island (East Aegean, Greece): Floristic Analysis, Traits, and Assessment. Plants, 13(23), 3375.
  3. Zevgolis Y.G., Kouris A.D., Christopoulos A., Leros M., Loupou M., Rammou D.-L., Youlatos D., Troumbis A.Y. (2025), Where to Protect? Spatial ecology and conservation prioritization of the Persian squirrel at the westernmost edge of its distribution. Land, 14(4): 876
  4. Sideropoulos C. & Troumbis A. Y. (2025). Conservation Culturomics 2.0 (?): Information Entropy, Big Data, and Global Public Awareness in the Anthropocene Narrative Issues. Earth, 6(2), 22.
  5. Botetzagias I. & Tavridis G. (2025) Greens of a Different Shade? The Greek Party for the Animals. Society & Animals 
  6. Gaganis C.M. & Troumbis A. (2025) Bayesian Inference of Human-Made Hazards in Networks of Island Wetlands: The Case of the Aegean Archipelago. Diversity, 17, no. 1: 54.
  1. Deligiannis M., Gkalipidou E.,Gatidou G., Kostakis M.G, Gerokonstantis D.T, Arvaniti O.S., Thomaidis N.S., Vyrides I., Hale S.E., 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
  2. Spatharis D., Tsaligopoulos A., Matsinos Y. G., Karmiris I., Pleniou M., Navarrete E., Boikou E., & Astaras C. (2024). Monitoring Postfire Biodiversity Dynamics in Mediterranean Pine Forests Using Acoustic Indices. Environments, 11 (12), 277
  3. Tsompanoglou K., Iliopoulou A., Mastoras P., Stasinakis A.S. (2024) A new approach on the management of landfill leachate reverse osmosis concentrate: solar distillation coupled with struvite recovery and biological treatment. Chemosphere, 366, 143574.
  4. Botetzagias I., Grigoraki E. & Kokkoris G.D. (2024) Using the Theory of Planned Behavior for Explaining Mobile Phone Recycling: The Role of Subjective Norms. Sustainability, 16(20):8773
  5. Zannetos S.P., Theodorou K., Zevgolis Y.G., Galinou E. & Akriotis T. (2024) Habitat Suitability Assessment for Two Burrowing Rodents on the Island of Lesvos: A Niche-Based Approach. Life. 2024; 14(10):1231.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. Bakatsoula V., 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, 119997
  9. Athanasiadou V., Klontza E., Dimitriou-Christidis P., Fountoulakis M. &. Lekkas D.F. (2023), Evaluation of Arthrospira (Spirulina) platensis growth on cheese whey in the context of circular economy. Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, 34:101173
  10. Altiparmaki G., Vasileiadou G. & Vakalis S. (2022) The effect of excess water on the hydrothermal carbonization of anise waste from ouzo production on Lesvos island, Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, 29: 100831
  11. Fyllas N.M., Chrysafi D., Avtzis D.N. & Moreira X. (2022). Photosynthetic and defensive responses of two Mediterranean oaks to insect leaf herbivory, Tree Physiology
  12. Botetzagias I. & Kostopoulos G. (2021) “For the Thorough Conservation of the Forests”: A History of Forest Management and Protection in “Old Greece,” 1830–1880. Journal of Modern Greek Studies, 39(1): 93-11
  13. Stefanatou, A., Dimitrakopoulos, P.G., Aloupi, M., Adamidis, G.C., Nakas, G., & Petanidou, T. (2020). From bioaccumulation to biodecumulation: Nickel movement from Odontarrhena lesbiaca (Brassicaceae) individuals into consumers. Science of the Total Environment, 747, 141197, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141197
  14. Antonopoulos, G., Skanavis, C. 2020. Promoting an environmental awareness centre to enhance educational activities in Linaria port, Skyros. International Journal of Green Economics, 14(2), pp. 95-107.
  15. Kotoula D., Iliopoulou Ath., Irakleous-Palaiologou E., Gatidou G., Aloupi M., Antonopoulou P., Fountoulakis M.S. & Stasinakis A.S. (2020) Municipal wastewater treatment by combining in series microalgae Chlorella sorokiniana and macrophyte Lemna minor: Preliminary results. Journal of Cleaner Production, 271, 122704
  16. Troumbis AY, Iosifidis S. 2020. A decade of Google Trends-based Conservation culturomics research: A critical evaluation of an evolving epistemology. Biological Conservation 248, 108647
  17. Nika M.C., Ntaiou K., Elytis K., Thomaidi V.S., Gatidou G., Kalantzi O.I., Thomaidis N.S. & Stasinakis A.S. (2020) Wide-scope target analysis of emerging contaminants in landfill leachates and risk assessment using Risk Quotient methodology, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 394: 122493
  18. Troumbis I.A., Tsekouras G.E., Tsimikas J., Kalloniatis C. & Haralambopoulos D. (2020.) A Chebyshev polynomial feedforward neural network trained by differential evolution and its application in environmental case studies. Environmental Modelling & Software
  19. Kora E., Theodorelou D., Gatidou G., Fountoulakis M.S., Stasinakis A.S. (2020) Removal of polar micropollutants from domestic wastewater using a methanogenic – aerobic Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor system. Chemical Engineering Journal, 382, 12298
  1. Katsouli An. & Stasinakis Ath. (2019) Production of municipal solid waste and sewage in European refugees’ camps: The case of Lesvos, Greece, Waste Management, 86:49-53.
  2. Antonopoulos G., Avgerinos E., Antonopoulos K., Skanavis C. (2019) Communicating Sustainability: Promoting a Self-assessment Tool for Eco-villages. In: Leal Filho W., Lackner B., McGhie H. (eds) Addressing the Challenges in Communicating Climate Change Across Various Audiences. Climate Change Management. Springer, Cham, pp. 297-315. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-98294-6_19
  3. Troumbis I., Tsekouras G., Kalloniatis Chr., Papachiou P. & Haralambopoulos D. (2018) Modeling Data Center Temperature Profile in Terms of a First Order Polynomial RBF Network Trained by Particle Swarm Optimization. Artificial Neural Networks and Machine Learning- International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks 2018, 587-595.
  4. Anagnostopoulos T., Skouloudis A., Khan N. and Evangelinos K. (2018), Incorporating Sustainability Considerations into Lending Decisions and the Management of Bad Loans: Evidence from Greece. Sustainability, 10(12), 4728
  5. Strenchok L., Dimitrakopoulos P.G., Kizos T. & Pitta, T.-M. (2018) Local knowledge of selected wild plant species collected in Agiassos, on Lesvos, Greece. Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift–Norwegian Journal of Geography
  6. Stathopoulos V.K. & Matsoukas C (2018) Long-term memory and multifractality of downwelling longwave radiation flux at the Earth’s surface, Climate Dynamics, doi: ,10.1007/s00382-018-4473-z
  7. Thanopoulou Z., Sini M. et al. (2018),How many fish? Comparison of two underwater visual sampling methods for monitoring fish communities. PeerJ 6:e5066; DOI 10.7717/peerj.5066
  8. Koutsou O., Gatidou G. & Stasinakis Ath. (2018) Domestic wastewater management in Greece: Greenhouse gas emissions estimation at country scale. Journal of Cleaner Production, 188:851-859
  9. Botetzagias I., Tsagkari M. & Malesios Chr. (2018) Is the ‘Troika’ bad for the environment? An analysis of EU countries” environmental performance in times of economic downturn and austerity memoranda. Ecological Economics, 150: 34-51
  10. Guerreiro S. & Botetzagias I. (2018) Empowering communities – the role of intermediary organisations in community renewable energy projects in Indonesia. Local Environment, 23(2):158-177.
  11. Sakavara Ath., Tsirtsis G., Roelke D., Mancy R. & Spatharis S. (2017) Lumpy species coexistence arises robustly in fluctuating resource environments, PNAS, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1705944115
  12. Beckham Hooff S., Botetzagias I. & Kizos Ath. (2017) Seeing the Wind (Farm): Applying Q-methodology to Understand the Public’s Reception of the Visuals Around a Wind Farm Development. Environmental Communication, 11(5):700-722.
  13. Simha Pr., Mutiara Z.Z. & Gaganis P. (2017) Vulnerability Assessment of Water Resources and Adaptive Management Approach for Lesvos Island, Greece. Sustainable Water Resources Management, 3:283-295.
  14. Chandra Al. & Gaganis P. (2016)  Deconstructing vulnerability and adaptation in a coastal river basin ecosystem: a participatory analysis of flood risk in Nadi, Fiji Islands. Climate and Development, 8(3): 256-269.
  15. Botetzagias I. & Koutiva Eir. (2015) ‘When best is not enough: Greek environmental NGOs and their donors amidst the economic crisis’, in Clarke J., Huliaras Ast. & Sotiropoulos D. (eds), Austerity and the Third Sector in Greece: Civil Society at the European Frontline, Ashagate: London, pp.125-145
  16. Moysiadis Y., Malesios Chr. & Botetzagias I. (2015) The impact of distance on a ‘NIMBY’ stance towards windfarms’ development. Aegean Journal of Environmental Sciences, 1: 40-61.
  17. Botetzagias I., Malesios Chr., Kolokotroni An. & Moysiadis Y. (2015) The role of NIMBY in opposing wind farms’ siting: evidence from Greece. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 58 (2): 229-251.
  18. Jones Ν., Filos Ι., Fates Ε., Dimitrakopoulos P.G. (2015) Exploring perceptions on participatory management of NATURA 2000 forest sites in Greece. Forest Policy and Economics, 56: 1-8
  19. Sklavos S., Gatidou G., Stasinakis A.S. & Haralambopoulos D. (2015) Use of solar distillation for olive mill wastewater drying and recovery of phenolic compounds. Journal of Environmental Management, 162:46-52.
  20. Symsaris E.C., Fotidis I.A., Stasinakis A.S. & Angelidaki I. (2015) Effects of triclosan, diclofenac and nonylphenol on mesophilic and thermophilic methanogenic activity and on the methanogenic communities. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 291:45-51.
  1. Botetzagias I. & Koutiva Eir. (2014) Financial giving of foundations and businesses to ENGOs: the role of grantee’s legitimacy. VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 25: 281-306
  2. Antonopoulou G., Kirkou A. & Stasinakis A.S. (2013) Quantitative and qualitative greywater characterization in Greek households and investigation of their treatment using physicochemical methods. Science of the Total Environment, 454-455:426-432.
  3. Jones Ν., Clark J.R.A., Panteli Μ., Proikaki Μ., Dimitrakopoulos P.G. (2012) Local social capital and the acceptance of Protected Area policies: an empirical study of two Ramsar river delta ecosystems in northern Greece. Journal of Environmental Management, 96: 55-63.
  4. Jones N., Gleridou Ch., Dimitrakopoulos P.G., and Evangelinos K.I. (2012) Investigating social acceptability for public forest management policies as a function of social factors. Forest Policy and Economics , 14: 148–155.
  5. Jones N, Iosifides T, Evangelinos KI, Florokapi I, and Dimitrakopoulos P.G. (2012) Investigating Knowledge and Perceptions for the National Park of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology, 19: 25-33.
  6. Nesseris G.K. & Stasinakis A.S. (2012) Investigation of municipal and olive-mill wastewater co-treatment in activated sludge – powdered activated carbon (AS-PAC) systems. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 87:540-545.
  7. Stasinakis A.S., Mermigka S., Samaras V.G., Farmaki E., Thomaidis N.S. (2012) Occurrence of endocrine disrupters and selected pharmaceuticals in Aisonas River (Greece) and environmental risk assessment using hazard indexes. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 19: 1574-1583.
  8. Jones N., Panagiotidou K., Spilanis I., Evangelinos K.I. & Dimitrakopoulos P.G. (2011) Visitors’ perceptions on the management of an important nesting site for loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta L.): the case of the Rethymno coastal area in Greece. Ocean and Coastal Management, 54: 577-584.
  9. Jones Ν., Proikaki Μ., Dimitrakopoulos, P.G. (2011) ‘Social capital indicators and their utilization in environmental policies for protected areas’, in Candace M. Baird (ed.). Social Indicators: Statistics, Trends and Policy Development. Nova Science Publishers Inc. NY. pp. 99-118.
  10. 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: 1847-1854.
  11. Giannoulis Chr., Botetzagias I. & Skanavis C. (2010) Newspaper Reporters’ Priorities and Beliefs About Environmental Journalism: An Application of Q-Methodology. Science Communication, 32 (34): 425-466.
  12. Stasinakis A.S., Kordoutis C., I., Tsiouma V.C., Gatidou G. & Thomaidis N.S. (2010) Removal of selected endocrine disrupters in activated sludge systems: Effect of sludge retention time on their sorption and biodegradation. Bioresource Technology, 101:2090-2095.
  13. Vassalou E., Gatidou G. & Thomaidis N.S. (2010) Bioconcentration of selected endocrine disrupting compounds in the Mediterranean mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 60:2111-2116.