Date and Place of Birth: Agioi Theodori Corinthias, 1947
Foreign Languages: English, French
Studies/ titles:
1971: B.Sc. Department of Natural Sciences, School of Physics and Mathematics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniiki
1982: Ph.D. in Ecology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Postgraduate/postdoc research:
1974 – 1976:Laboratory of Botany and Forest Ecology, Fontainebleau
1974 – 1976: Universite Paris Sud
1974 – 1976:Universite Paris VI, VII & Ecole Normale
1982 – 1983: Laboratory of Botany and Forest Ecology, Fontainebleau
Academic titles
1982: Lecturer at the Department of Ecology, School of Biology, Aristotle Univ. Thessaloniki
1986: Assistant Professor at the same department
1991: Associate Professor at the same department
1994: Professor at the same department
Research activity 1. Soil biology and ecology
· Population dynamics of soil organisms and their contribution to nutrients recycling
· Life history strategies of soil arthropods in relation to the temporal and spatial heterogeneity of the Mediterranean climate
· Soil microbial communities and soil functions in organically cultivated soils
2. History and Philosophy of Biology
· Historical and philosophical issues concerning ecology (population ecology, evolutionary ecology, systems ecology, community ecology)
· Epistemological aspects of Darwinian Evolutionary Theory
3. Social and Political Ecology
· Development of Social Research Methods (questionnaires, interviews, content analysis, network analysis)
· Social aspects of ecology (e.g. social representations of nature)
· Research on socio-natural networks established into protected areas
4. Science and Environmental Education
· Research on teaching ecology
· Research on environmental discourse provided by information centres in protected areas
Supervision of PhD. Theses
1. Assikidis M. 1989. Dynamics and Activity of Oribatid Mites (Acari: Cryptostigmata) in an Evergreen-Sclerophylous Formation (Hortiatis). Thessaloniki.
2. Iatrou G. 1989. Dynamics and Activity of the Diplopod Glomeris balcanica in the soil subsystem of an Evergreen-Sclerophylous Formation in Mt. Hortiatis. Thessaloniki.
3. Argyropoulou M. 1993. Dynamics and Activity of Collembola in the Soil Subsystem of an Evergreen-Sclerophylous Formation in Hortiatis. Thessaloniki.
4. Korfiatis K. 1994. Ecological Theories of Life-History Strategies: Methodological Approach. Thessaloniki.
5. Patouheas D. 1995. An Ecological Model of Thermaikos Gulf. Thessaloniki.
6. Papatheodorou E. 1996. Vegetation Dynamics and recycling of Soil Nutrients (N and P) in a degradaded Evergreen-Sclerophylous Ecosystem. Thessaloniki.
7. Matthaiou A. 1998. A comparison between organical and conventional soil management concerning the agronomic behaviour of three table varieties of grapes (V.Vinifera) cultivated into warm and non-warm greenhouses as well in the field. Thessaloniki
8. Hovardas T. 2005. Social representations on ecotourism- Scheduling interventions in Protected Areas. Thessaloniki
9. Schizas D. 2007. The Structure and Function of Ecological Systems: A Methodological Reconstruction. Thessaloniki
10. Lefkaditou A. 2008. Ecological Dilemmas: Model Building and the Holism-Reductionism Debate. Thessaloniki.
11.Touloumis K. 2009. Management of Natural Animal Population and the Risk of Extinction. Thessaloniki.
12. Lemoni P. 2012. The role of inages in school textbooks. Agrinio
13. Nikisianis N. The dominant ideology of harmony in ecology: the example of biodiversity. Thessaloniki
Foreign Languages: English, French
Studies/ titles:
1971: B.Sc. Department of Natural Sciences, School of Physics and Mathematics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniiki
1982: Ph.D. in Ecology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Postgraduate/postdoc research:
1974 – 1976:Laboratory of Botany and Forest Ecology, Fontainebleau
1974 – 1976: Universite Paris Sud
1974 – 1976:Universite Paris VI, VII & Ecole Normale
1982 – 1983: Laboratory of Botany and Forest Ecology, Fontainebleau
Academic titles
1982: Lecturer at the Department of Ecology, School of Biology, Aristotle Univ. Thessaloniki
1986: Assistant Professor at the same department
1991: Associate Professor at the same department
1994: Professor at the same department
Research activity 1. Soil biology and ecology
· Population dynamics of soil organisms and their contribution to nutrients recycling
· Life history strategies of soil arthropods in relation to the temporal and spatial heterogeneity of the Mediterranean climate
· Soil microbial communities and soil functions in organically cultivated soils
2. History and Philosophy of Biology
· Historical and philosophical issues concerning ecology (population ecology, evolutionary ecology, systems ecology, community ecology)
· Epistemological aspects of Darwinian Evolutionary Theory
3. Social and Political Ecology
· Development of Social Research Methods (questionnaires, interviews, content analysis, network analysis)
· Social aspects of ecology (e.g. social representations of nature)
· Research on socio-natural networks established into protected areas
4. Science and Environmental Education
· Research on teaching ecology
· Research on environmental discourse provided by information centres in protected areas
Supervision of PhD. Theses
1. Assikidis M. 1989. Dynamics and Activity of Oribatid Mites (Acari: Cryptostigmata) in an Evergreen-Sclerophylous Formation (Hortiatis). Thessaloniki.
2. Iatrou G. 1989. Dynamics and Activity of the Diplopod Glomeris balcanica in the soil subsystem of an Evergreen-Sclerophylous Formation in Mt. Hortiatis. Thessaloniki.
3. Argyropoulou M. 1993. Dynamics and Activity of Collembola in the Soil Subsystem of an Evergreen-Sclerophylous Formation in Hortiatis. Thessaloniki.
4. Korfiatis K. 1994. Ecological Theories of Life-History Strategies: Methodological Approach. Thessaloniki.
5. Patouheas D. 1995. An Ecological Model of Thermaikos Gulf. Thessaloniki.
6. Papatheodorou E. 1996. Vegetation Dynamics and recycling of Soil Nutrients (N and P) in a degradaded Evergreen-Sclerophylous Ecosystem. Thessaloniki.
7. Matthaiou A. 1998. A comparison between organical and conventional soil management concerning the agronomic behaviour of three table varieties of grapes (V.Vinifera) cultivated into warm and non-warm greenhouses as well in the field. Thessaloniki
8. Hovardas T. 2005. Social representations on ecotourism- Scheduling interventions in Protected Areas. Thessaloniki
9. Schizas D. 2007. The Structure and Function of Ecological Systems: A Methodological Reconstruction. Thessaloniki
10. Lefkaditou A. 2008. Ecological Dilemmas: Model Building and the Holism-Reductionism Debate. Thessaloniki.
11.Touloumis K. 2009. Management of Natural Animal Population and the Risk of Extinction. Thessaloniki.
12. Lemoni P. 2012. The role of inages in school textbooks. Agrinio
13. Nikisianis N. The dominant ideology of harmony in ecology: the example of biodiversity. Thessaloniki