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2024

  • Alamanellis A, Kapelonis Z, Giannoulaki M, Raitsos DE, Valavanis VD, Tsagarakis K (2024). Modelling the distribution of the mesopelagic fish Maurolicus muelleri in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. ICES Journal of Marine Science (under review)
  • Despoti S, Solanou M, Tsoukali S, Valavanis V, Tsagarakis K, Giannoulaki M (2024). Behind the scenery of sea turtle strandings in the Greek Seas (Eastern Mediterranean Sea): spatiotemporal patterns and signs of human interaction. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems (submitted)
  • Despoti S, Stergiou KI, Tserpes G, Machias A, Tsagarakis K, Vassilopoulou V, Valavanis V, Adamidou A, Giannoulaki M (2024). Can we gain new knowledge from the discarded fraction of the low value commercial species of the bottom trawl fishery? An insight into the Eastern Mediterranean (Aegean Sea, Greece). Hydrobiologia 851, 129-146. reprint

    • 2023

  • Solanou M, Valavanis VD, Karachle PK, Giannoulaki M (2023). Looking at the expansion of three demersal Lessepsian fish immigrants in the Greek Seas: what can we get from spatial distribution modelling? Diversity 15(6), 776. reprint
  • Farinas-Bermejo A, Berrow S, Gras M, O'Donnell C, Valavanis V, Wall D, Pierce GJ (2023). Response of cetaceans to fluctuations of pelagic fish stocks and environmental conditions within the Celtic Sea ecosystem. Frontiers in Marine Science 10, 1033758. reprint

    • 2022

  • Savina M, T Bui, P Carbonara, G Chust, J Depestele, H Einberg, J Fincham, D Garcia, F Gonzalez, R Girardin, G Halouani, L Ibaibarriaga, A Kempf, C Lebigre, P Melia, C Munschy, S Neuenfeldt, B O'Connor, H Ojaveer, G Papantoniou, P Petitgas, A Pierrucci, D Politikos, MT Spedicato, K Sys, K Taboada, M Taylor, K Tsagarakis, S Uhlmann, D Ustups, V Valavanis, M Van Deurs, L Vansteenbvrugge, C Vassilopoulou, R Voss, M Woillez, J Zambonino, E Brown (2022). Key environmental drivers of productivity for the main fisheries commercial species around Europe. ICES Annual Science Conference 2022, Dublin, Ireland, Sep. 19-22, 2022.
  • Solanou M, Valavanis V, Karachle P, Giannoulaki M (2022). First modelling attempt of the distribution of Etrumeus golanii in the Greek Seas and overlap with competitive native species. Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on the Zoogeography and Ecology of Greece and Adjacent Regions, October 12-15, Mytilini, Lesvos, Greece.
  • Kosmarikou M, Kapelonis Z, Tsagarakis K, Valavanis V, Touloumis K, Koutrakis E, Mahias A (2022). Habitat modeling of Mullus barbatus using acoustic bottom descriptors and environmental parameters. Proceedings of the 18th Panhellenic Congress of Ichthyologists, Mesologgi, Greece, Nov 3-6, 2022. Proceedings (see page 144-148)
  • Giannoulaki M, Solanou M, Despoti S, Tsoukali S, Valavanis V, Tsagarakis K (2022). Ten years of marine turtles stranding events in the Greek Seas. Proceedings of the Marine and Inland Waters Research Symposium. September 16-20, 2022, Porto Heli, Argolida Greece.
  • Giannoulaki M, Solanou M, Despoti S, Tsoukali S, Valavanis V, Tsagarakis K, Alexiadou P, Frantzis A (2022). Stranding events of small cetaceans in the Greek Seas: How many, where and why. Proceedings of the Marine and Inland Waters Research Symposium. September 16-20, 2022, Porto Heli, Argolida Greece.
  • Solanou M, Valavanis V, Karachle P, Giannoulaki M (2022). Modelling the spatial distribution of three Red Sea species in the Greek Seas. Proceedings of the Marine and Inland Waters Research Symposium. September 16-20, 2022, Porto Heli, Argolida Greece.

    • 2021

  • Magliozzi C, Druon J, Palialexis A, Aguzzi L, Alexande B, Antoniadis K, Artigas LF, Azzellino A, Bisinicu E, Boicenco L, Bojanic N, Borrello P, Boschetti S, Carmo V, Cervantes P, Coll M, Curmi M, Del Amo Y, Dutz J, France J, Garces E, Gea G, Giannakourou A, Goberville E, Goffart A, Gomes Pereira JN, Gonzalez,Quiros R, Gorokhova E, Guglielmo L, Helaouet P, Henriques F, Heyden B, Jaanus A, Jakobsen HH, Johansen M, Jurgensone I, Korpinen S, Kremp A, Kuosa H, Labayle L, Lazar L, Mcquatters,Gollop A, Nincevic Z, Pagou P, Penna A, Pettersson K, Ruiter H, Skejic S, Spada E, Spinu A, Tew,Kai E, Totti C, Tunesi L, Vadrucci MR, Valavanis V, Varkitzi I, Vasiliades L, Veldeki G, Vidjak O, Vincent D and Zervoudaki S (2021). Pelagic habitats under the MSFD D1: scientific advice of policy relevance. EUR 30671 EN Publications Office of the European Union Luxembourg 2021 ISBN 978-92-76-35958-6 doi:102760/081368 JRC124882. reprint
  • Despoti S, Stergiou IK, Machias A, Vassilopoulou V, Tsagarakis K, Valavanis V, Adamidou A, Giannoulaki M (2021): Assessing the spatial distribution of five non-commercial fish species in the Aegean Sea (Greece, eastern Mediterranean Sea) based on discards data. Regional Studies in Marine Science 44(5), 101736. reprint
  • Farinas-Bermejo A, Berrow S, Gras M, O'Donnell, C Valavanis V, Wall D, Pierce GJ (2021). Response of marine top-predators to fluctuations of pelagic fish stocks within the Celtic Sea ecosystem ICES Annual Science Conference 2021 Sep. 6-9, 2021, Copenhagen, Denmark.

    • 2020:

  • Bueno-Pardo J, GJ Pierce, E Cabecinha, C Grilo, J Assis, V Valavanis, C Pita, J Dubert, F. Leitao, H Queiroga (2020). Trends and drivers of marine fish landings in Portugal since its entrance in the European Union. ICES Journal of Marine Science 77 (3), 988-1001. reprint

    • 2019:

  • Koutouzi N, Gkikopoulou K, Valavanis V, Alexiadou P, Megalofonou P, Frantzis A (2019). Abundance estimation of Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba): spatial models with distance sampling methods in the area of the Hellenic Trench. Proceedings of the World Marine Mammal Conference (WMMC 19). December 9-12, 2019, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
  • Farinas A, Pierce G, Berrow S, Valavanis V, Wall D (2019). Do cetaceans respond to changes in their prey availability and environmental conditions? Proceedings of the World Marine Mammal Conference (WMMC 19). December 9-12, 2019, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. reprint
  • Despoti S, Stergiou IK, Machias A, Vassilopoulou V, Valavanis V, Adamidou A, Giannoulaki M (2019): Bottom trawl discards spatial distribution of four non-commercial species in Aegean Sea. Proceedings of the 17th Panhellenic Congress of Ichthyologists, Heraklion Crete, Greece, Oct 31 - Nov 03, 2019.
  • Bonizzoni S, Furey NB, Santostasi NL, Eddy L, Valavanis VD, Bearzi G (2019). Modelling dolphin distribution within an Important Marine Mammal Area in Greece to support spatial management planning. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 2019, 1-16. reprint
  • Moraitis ML, Valavanis VD, Karakassis I (2019). Assessing the regional effects of climate change on the distribution of benthic indicator species in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Science of the Total Environment 667, 16-24. reprint

    • 2018:

  • Bonizzoni S, Furey NB, Valavanis VD, Bearzi G (2018). Predicting dolphin distribution within an Important Marine Mammal Area (IMMA) in Greece to support spatial management planning. Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, April 6-10, 2018, La Spezia, Italy. Abstract Book (see page 68-69)
  • Quer S, Vernadou E, Caria S, MacLeod CD, Valavanis VD, Hepworth K, Hay I, Pierce GJ (2018). Estudio de las preferencias de habitat de la marsopa comun (Phocoena phocoena) en la costa Noreste de Escocia. Proceedings of the XI Congreso Sociedad Espanola de Cetaceos (SEC), October 19-20, Bilbao Spain.
  • Moraitis ML, I Tsikopoulou, A Geropoulos, PD Dimitriou, N Papageorgiou, M Giannoulaki, VD Valavanis, I Karakassis (2018). Molluscan indicator species and their potential use in ecological status assessment using species distribution modeling. Marine Environmental Research 140, 10-17. reprint
  • Tsagarakis K, M Giannoulaki, J Steenbeek, V Valavanis, S Despoti, A Machias (2018). Modelling spatiotemporal ecosystem effects of the landing obligation in the North Aegean Sea (Greece). Proceedings of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) Fish Forum 2018. December 10-14, 2018, FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy. Book of Abstracts (see pages 52-53)

    • 2017:

  • Giannoulaki M, MM Pyroynaki, JH Bourdeix, LB Abdalah, A Bonanno, G Basilone, M Iglesias, A Ventero, A De Felice, I Leonori, VD Valavanis, A Machias, C Saraux (2017). The case of the Atlantic mackerel population in the Mediterranean: Assessing the potential nursery grounds of the species and its relation to environmental conditions. Frontiers in Marine Science 4-230, 1-13. reprint
  • Giannoulaki M, Markoglou, E, Valavanis VD, Alexiadou P, Cucknell AC, Frantzis A (2017). Linking small pelagic fish and cetacean distribution to model suitable habitat for coastal dolphin species, Delphinus delphis and Tursiops truncatus, in the Greek Seas (Eastern Mediterranean). Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 27, 436-451. reprint

    • 2016:

  • Bueno-Pardo J, V Valavanis, C Pita, J Assis, J Dubert, E Cabecinha, GJ Pierce, H Queiroga (2016). Portuguese Marine Fisheries in the context of Ecosystem Services: Driving factors 1989-2014. Proceedings of the Campus do Mar International Science Conference 2016 (CdM ISC '16): Oceans: Future sustainability challenges. November 17-18, 2016, Vila Real, Portugal. reprint
  • Bearzi G, S Bonizzoni, NL Santostasi, NB Furey, L Eddy, VD Valavanis, O Gimenez (2016). Dolphins in a Scaled-Down Mediterranean: the Gulf of Corinth's Odontocetes. Special Issue on 'Mediterranean Marine Mammal Ecology and Conservation', Advances in Marine Biology 75: 297-331. reprint
  • Bonizzoni S, Bearzi G, Santostasi NL, Furey NB, Valavanis VD, Wursig B (2016). Dolphin depredation of bottom-set fishing nets in the Gulf of Corinth, Mediterranean Sea. Proceedings of the 30th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, March 14-16, 2016, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. Abstract Book (see page 68)
  • Despoti S, Stergiou KI, Vassilopoulou V, Machias A, Kallianiotis A, Valavanis VD, Giannoulaki M (2016). Suitability Maps to Show Potential Areas of High Concentrations of Unwanted Catch. Can They Be a New Tool to Aid Fisheries Management? In Proceedings of the ICES Annual Science Conference, Riga, Latvia, 19-23 September 2016. CM Code: I:132 reprint

    • 2015:

  • Pierce GJ, Hastie LC, Valavanis V, Plotner J, Roel B, Ellis J, Burns F, Greenstreet S (2015). Distribution and abundance of cephalopods in UK waters: long-term trends and environmental relationships. Proceedings of Cephalopod International Advisory Council (CIAC) Conference 2015. November 6-14, 2015, Hakodate, Japan.
  • Colloca F, Garofalo G, Bitetto I, Facchini MT, Grati F, Martiradonna A, Mastrantonio G, Nikolioudakis N, Ordinas F, Scarcella G, Tserpes G, Tugores MP, Valavanis V, Carlucci R, Fiorentino F, Follesa MC, Iglesias M, Knittweis L, Lefkaditou E, Lembo G, Manfredi C, Massuti E, Pace ML, Papadopoulou N, Sartor P, Smith CJ, Spedicato MT (2015). The seascape of demersal fish nursery areas in the North Mediterranean Sea, a first step towards the implementation of spatial planning for trawl fisheries. PLoS ONE 10(3): e0119590. reprint --- direct link
  • Markoglou E, Frantzis A, Valavanis VD, Alexiadou P, Kalaitzidis C, Cucknell AC, Giannoulaki M (2015). Habitat suitability maps of short-beaked common dolphin in the Greek Seas. Proceedings of the Eleventh Panhellenic Symposium on Oceanography and Fisheries. May 13-17, 2015, Mytelene Lesvos, Greece. reprint
  • Markoglou E, Frantzis A, Valavanis VD, Alexiadou P, Kalaitzidis C, Cucknell AC, Giannoulaki M (2015). Habitat suitability maps of bottlenose dolphin in the Greek Seas. Proceedings of the Eleventh Panhellenic Symposium on Oceanography and Fisheries. May 13-17, 2015, Mytelene Lesvos, Greece. reprint
  • Fiorentino F, E Massuti, F Tinti, S Somarakis, G Garofalo, T Russo, MT Facchini, PCarbonara, K Kapiris, P Tugores, R Cannas, C Tsigenopoulos, B Patti, F Colloca, M Sbrana, R Mifsud, V Valavanis, MT Spedicato (2015). Stock units: Identification of distinct biological units (stock units) for different fish and shellfish species and among different GFCM-GSA. STOCKMED FINAL REPORT January 2015, 310 p. pdf

    • 2014:

  • Pierce GJ, Hastie LC, Shanawany NE, Fernandez J, Valavanis V, Robin J-P, Arkhipkin A, Santos MB, Ellis J, Roel B, Burns F(8), Simon Greenstreet S, (2014). Cephalopod Indicators for the MSFD. Final Report to Defra on Contract No ME5311. United Kingdom Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs. reprint
  • Bonizzoni S, Furey N, Pirotta E, Valavanis VD, Wursig B, Bearzi G (2014). Fish farming and its appeal to common bottlenose dolphins in a Mediterranean embayment. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 24(5), 696-711. reprint
  • Gkikopoulou P, Frantzis A, Alexiadou P, Valavanis V, Matthiopoulos J (2014). Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) habitat along the Hellenic Trench (Greece, Eastern Mediterranean). Proceedings of the 7th Congress of the Hellenic Ecological Society. Oct. 9-12, 2014, Mytilene, Lesvos Island, Greece. Abstract Book (see page 84, in Greek)
  • Pierce GJ, LC Hastie, N El Shanawany, V Valavanis, J Fernandez, A Arkhipkin, J-P Robin, J Ellis, F Burns, SPR Greenstreet, B Roel (2014). Good environmental status for cephalopods in UK waters? ICES Annual Science Conference, ASC 2014, Sustainability in a changing ocean. Sep., 15-19, 2014, A Coruna, Spain. P:16 reprint
  • Martin CS, Giannoulaki M, De Leo F, Scardi M, Salomidi M, Knitweiss L, Pace ML, Garofalo G, Gristina M, Ballesteros E, Bavestrello G, Belluscio A, Cebrian E, Gerakaris V, Pergent G, Pergent-Martini C, Schembri PJ, Terribile K, Rizzo L, Ben Souissi J, Bonacorsi M, Guarnieri G, Krzelj M, Macic V, Punzo E, Valavanis V, Fraschetti S, 2014. Coralligenous and maerl habitats: predictive modelling to identify their spatial distributions across the Mediterranean Sea. Scientific Reports 4:5073, 1-8. reprint --- direct link
  • David R, Arvanitidis C, Chenuil A, Cinar ME, Fremaux A, Sartoretto S, Feral J-P with the contribution of Acik Cinar S, Andral B, Aurelle D, Aysel V, Bakir K, Bellan G, Bellan-Santini D, Bouchoucha M, Celik C, Chatzigeorgiou G, Chatzinikolaou E, Chenesseau S, Dagli E, Dailianis T, Dimitriadis C, D’Iribarne C, Dogan A, Dounas C, Egea E, Emery E, Evcen A, Faulwetter S, Gatti G, Gerovasileiou V, Gucver SM, Issaris Y, Katagan T, Keklikoglou K, Kirkim F, Kocak F, Koutsoubas D, Marschal C, Onen M, Onen S, Ozturk B, Panayiotidis P, Pavloudi C, Pergent G, Pergent-Martini C, Poursanidis D, Ravel C, Reizopoulou S, Rocher C, Ruiton S, Salomidi M, Sarropoulou E, Selva M, Sini M, Sourbes L, Simboura N, Taskin E, Vacelet J, Valavanis V, Vasileiadou A, Verlaque M, Zuberer F (2014). CIGESMED or how to integrate combined scientific and amateur large sets of heterogeneous data on coralligenous habitats for the effective evaluation of the "Good Environmental Status" of the Mediterranean Sea. Proceedings of the Fifth Symposium on Monitoring of Mediterranean coastal areas: problems and measurement techniques, June 17-19, 2014, Livorno, Italy.
  • Quer S, Pierce GJ, MacLeod CD, Valavanis VD, Hepworth K, Hay I (2014). Identification of ecogeographical (EGV) variables associated with occurrence of Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) off the NorthEast coast of Scotland. Proceedings of 28th European Cetacean Society Conference, April 5-9, 2014, Liege, Belgium. Abstracts book (see page 213).

    • 2013:

  • Llavona A, P Covelo, J Martinez-Cedeira, VD Valavanis, JV Vingada, A Lopez, GJ Pierce (2013). Modelizacion del habitat de la marsopa en las aguas de la costa gallega. Proceedings of XI Congreso de la Sociedad Espanola para la Conservacion y Estudio de los Mamiferos (SECEM), Dec. 5-8 2013, Aviles (Asturias), Spain.
  • David R, Arvanitidis C, Chenuil A, Cinar ME, Fremaux A, Sartoretto S, Feral J-P with the contribution of Acik Cinar S, Andral B, Aurelle D, Aysel V, Bakir K, Bellan G, Bellan-Santini D, Bouchoucha M, Celik C, Chatzigeorgiou G, Chatzinikolaou E, Chenesseau S, Dagli E, Dailianis T, Dimitriadis C, D’Iribarne C, Dogan A, Dounas C, Egea E, Emery E, Evcen A, Faulwetter S, Gatti G, Gerovasileiou V, Gucver SM, Issaris Y, Katagan T, Keklikoglou K, Kirkim F, Kocak F, Koutsoubas D, Marschal C, Onen M, Onen S, Ozturk B, Panayiotidis P, Pavloudi C, Pergent G, Pergent-Martini C, Poursanidis D, Ravel C, Reizopoulou S, Rocher C, Ruiton S, Salomidi M, Sarropoulou E, Selva M, Sini M, Sourbes L, Simboura N, Taskin E, Vacelet J, Valavanis V, Vasileiadou A, Verlaque M, Zuberer F (2013). CIGESMED or how to integrate combined scientific and amateur large sets of heterogeneous data on coralligenous habitats for the effective evaluation of the "Good Environmental Status" of the Mediterranean Sea. Proceedings of the Third Int'l Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC), Oct 21-27, 2013, Marseille and Corsica, France.
  • Giannoulaki M, M Iglesias, P Tugores, M Pyrounaki, I Leonori, F Campanella, A Bonanno, B Patti, JL Bigot, C Saraux, A De Felice, V Ticina, G Basilone, A Machias, S Somarakis, E Schismenou, A Siapatis, E Massuti, F Colloca, G Tserpes, G Garofalo, V Valavanis, M Papadopoulou, M Nikolopoulou, M Cristina, C Martin, MT Spedicato, 2013. Harmonising data from heterogeneous sources to characterise small pelagic species populations habitat in the Mediterranean Sea. ICES Annual Science Conference 2013, Reykjavik, Iceland, Sep. 23-27, 2013. ICES CM2013/G17. reprint
  • Fernandez R, MacLeod CD, Pierce GJ, Covelo P, Lopez A, Torres-Palenzuela J, Valavanis VD, Santos MB (2013). Inter-specific and seasonal comparison of the niches occupied by small cetaceans off North-West Iberia. Continental Shelf Research 64, 88-98. reprint
  • Smith JM, Macleod CD, Valavanis VD, Hastie LC, Valinassab T, Bailey N, Pierce GJ (2013). Habitat and distribution of post-recruit life stages of the squid Loligo forbesii. Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 95, 145-159. reprint
  • Giannoulaki M, Iglesias M, Tugores P, Pyrounaki M, Leonori I, Campanella F, Bonanno A, Patti B, Bigot JL, De Felice A, Ticina V, Basilone G, Machias A, Somarakis S, Valavanis VD (2013). Characterising small pelagic populations habitat in the Mediterranean Sea. ICES Working Group on Fisheries Acoustics Science and Technology. April 16-19, 2013, San Sebastian, Spain. reprint
  • Bonizzoni S, Furey N, Pirotta E, Valavanis VD, Wursig B, Bearzi G (2013). Fish farming and its appeal to common bottlenose dolphins in a Mediterranean embayment. Proceedings of 27th European Cetacean Society Conference, April 8-10, 2013, Setubal, Portugal. ECS2013_abstracts (see page 344).
  • Llavona A, Covelo P, Martinez-Cedeira J, Valavanis VD, Vingada VJ, Lopez A, Pierce GJ (2013). Modelling harbour porpoise habitat preference at Galician coast (NW Spain). Proceedings of 27th European Cetacean Society Conference, April 8-10, 2013, Setubal, Portugal. ECS2013_abstracts (see page 336).
  • Giannoulaki M, Iglesias M, Tugores P, Bonanno A, Patti B, De Felice A, Leonori I, Bigot JL, Ticina V, Pyrounaki M, Tsagarakis K, Machias A, Somarakis S, Schismenou E, Quinci E, Basilone G, Cuttitta A, Miquel J, Onate D, Roos D, Valavanis VD (2013). Characterising the potential habitat of European anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus in the Mediterranean Sea, at different life stages. Fisheries Oceanography 22(2), 69-89. reprint
  • Giannoulaki M, A Belluscio, F Colloca, S Fraschetti, M Scardi, C Smith, P Panayotidis, V Valavanis, MT Spedicato. Mediterranean Sensitive Habitats (2013). DG MARE Specific Contract SI2600741, Final Report, 557 p. pdf

    • 2012:

  • Gkikopoulou P, A Frantzis, P Alexiadou, VD Valavanis, J. Matthiopoulos (2012). Sperm whale habitat preference along the Hellenic Trench (Greece, Mediterranean). 26th European Cetacean Society Annual Conference. March 24-28, 2012, Galway, Ireland. ECS2012_abstracts (see page 260).
  • Tugores MP, Iglesias M, Giannoulaki M, Miquel J, Onate D, Giraldez A, Valavanis VD (2012). Environmental factors affecting the spatial distribution of small pelagic fishes in late autumn Spanish Mediterranean waters. 2nd ICES/ PICES Conference for Early Career Scientists - Oceans of Change. April 24-27, 2012, Majorca Island, Spain.

    • 2011:

  • Tugores MP, Giannoulaki M, Iglesias M, Bonanno A, Ticina V, Leonori I, Machias A, Tsagarakis K, Diaz N, Giraldez A, Patti B, De Felice A, Basilone G, Valavanis VD (2011). Habitat suitability modeling for sardine in a highly diverse ecosystem: the Mediterranean Sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series 443, 181–205. reprint
  • Visser F, Hartman KL, Pierce GJ, Valavanis VD, Huisman J (2011). Timing of migratory baleen whales at the Azores in relation to the North Atlantic spring bloom. Marine Ecology Progress Series 440, 267–379. reprint
  • Pierce GJ, Valavanis VD, Santos BM, Portela JM (2011) (ed.). Marine Ecosystems and Sustainability. Springer, Germany, p333.
  • Giannoulaki M, Pyrounaki MM, Liorzou B, Leonori I, Valavanis VD, Tsagarakis K, Bigot JL, Roos D, De Felice A, Campanella F, Somarakis S, Arneri E, Machias A (2011). Habitat suitability modelling for sardine juveniles in the Mediterranean Sea. Fisheries Oceanography 20(5), 367–382. reprint
  • Valavanis VD, 2011. Identifying Essential Fish Habitats based on species-preferred living environmental conditions. The Parliament Magazine - Politics, Policy and People 324: 65. reprint
  • Hermosilla C, Rocha F, Valavanis VD (2011). Assessing Octopus vulgaris distribution using presence-only model methods. Hydrobiologia 670, 35–47. reprint
  • Palialexis A, Georgakarakos S, Karakassis I, Lika K, Valavanis VD (2011). Fish distribution predictions from different points of view: Comparing Associative Neural Networks, Geostatistics and Regression Models. Hydrobiologia 670, 165–188. reprint
  • Palialexis A, Georgakarakos S, Karakassis I, Lika K, Valavanis VD (2011). Prediction of marine species distribution from presence/absence acoustic data: Comparing the fitting efficiency and the predictive capacity of resource selection functions. Hydrobiologia 670, 241–266. reprint
  • Somarakis S, Ramfos A, Palialexis A, Valavanis VD (2011). Contrasting multispecies patterns in larval fish production trace inter-annual variability in oceanographic conditions over the N.E. Aegean Sea continental shelf (eastern Mediterranean). Hydrobiologia 670, 275–287. reprint
  • Visser F, Hartman KL, Pierce GJ, Valavanis VD, Huisman J, 2011. Migration of baleen whales in relation to the North Atlantic spring bloom. Proceedings of the 25th European Cetacean Society Annual Conference, March 21-23, 2011, Cadiz, Spain. ECS2011_abstracts (see page 65).

    • 2010:

  • Giannoulaki M, Iglesias M, Tugores Ferra MP, Bonanno A, Quinci E, De Felice A, Gramolini R, Liorzou B, Ticina V, Pyrounaki MM, Tsagarakis K, Machias A, Stylianos S, Schismenou E, Patti B, Basilone W, Leonori I, Miguel J, Onate D, Roos D, Bigot JL, Valavanis VD (2010). Identifying the potential habitat of anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus at different life stages in the Mediterranean Sea. ICES CM 2010/ R:10 reprint
  • Giannoulaki M, Iglesias M, Tugores Ferra PM, Bonnano A, Ticina V, Tsagarakis K, Machias A, Patti B, Leonori I, De Felice A, Valavanis VD, Papaconstantinou C (2010). Habitat suitability modeling for sardine in a highly diverse ecosystem: the Mediterranean Sea. ICES CM 2010/ R:09 reprint
  • Cochrane SKJ, DW Connor, P Nilsson, I Mitchell, J Reker, J Franco, V Valavanis, S Moncheva, J Ekebom, K Nygaard, R Serrao Santos, I Naberhaus, T Packeiser, W van de Bund, AC Cardoso, 2010. Marine Strategy Framework Directive. Guidance on the interpretation and application of Descriptor 1: Biological diversity. Report by Task Group 1 on Biological diversity for the European Commission's Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy. reprint
  • Pierce GJ, Belcari P, Bustamante P, Challier L, Cherel Y, Gonzalez A, Guerra A, Jereb P, Koueta N, Lefkaditou E, Moreno A, Pereira J, Piatkowski U, Pita C, Robin J-P, Roel B, M. Santos B, Santurtun M, Seixas S, Shaw P, Smith J, Stowasser G, Valavanis VD, Villanueva R, Wang J, Wangvoralak S, Weis M, and Zumholz K (2010). The future of cephalopod populations, fisheries, culture, and research in Europe. In: Pierce et al. (eds), Cephalopod biology and fisheries in Europe. International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) COOPERATIVE RESEARCH REPORT No. 303 (p176), 87-163. (ISBN: 978-87-7482-078-9) reprint
  • Surugiu V, Revkov N, Todorova V, Papageorgiou N, Valavanis VD, Arvanitidis C (2010). Spatial patterns of biodiversity in the Black Sea: An assessment using benthic polychaetes. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 88(2), 165-174. reprint
  • Siapatis A, Giannoulaki M, Valavanis VD, Machias A, Somarakis S (2010). Spatial Distribution of ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi in Aegean Sea. Proceedings of the 39th CIESM Congress. International Commission for Scientific Exploration of the Mediterranean Sea, May 10-14, 2010, Venice Italy. Rapp. Comm. Int. Mer Medit. 39, 665. reprint

    • 2009:

  • Fernandes R, Valavanis VD (2009). A Geographical Information System for 4D Marine Datasets. Marine EcoSystems and Sustainability Conference, December 9-11, 2009, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, U.K.
  • Hermosilla C, Valavanis VD, Rocha F, Quesada H (2009). Assessing Octopus vulgaris distribution using Maximum Entropy model. Marine EcoSystems and Sustainability Conference, December 9-11, 2009, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, U.K.
  • Martin P and VD Valavanis (2009). EnviEFH: Environmental Approach to Essential Fish Habitat Designation. Oceans of Tomorrow: the 'Tara Oceans' Expedition and Star Projects in EU Marine Research, October 1-3 2009, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Giannoulaki M, P Tugores, E Schismenou, M Iglesias, J Miquel, N Diaz, D Onate, A Bonanno, G Basilone, B Patti, V Valavanis, S Somarakis, A Machias and C Papaconstantinou (2009). MARIFISH WP7: Regional Scale Study-The Mediterranean. Modelling the Spawning Habitat of Small Pelagic Fish in the Mediterranean Sea. ICES Annual Science Conference 2009, 21-25 September 2009, Berlin, Germany.
  • Giannoulaki M, Liorzou B, De Felice A, Leonori I, Valavanis V, Machias A, Pyrounaki MM, Tsagarakis K, Roos D and Arneri E (2009). The use of acoustics in identifying small pelagics' juvenile habitat in the Mediterranean. ICES Working Group on Fisheries Acoustic Science and Technology Annual Meeting 2009. 18-22 May 2009, Ancona, Italy.
  • Palialexis A, Georgakarakos S, Lika K, Valavanis VD (2009). Comparing novel approaches used for prediction of species distribution from presence/absence acoustic data. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Environmental Management, Engineering, Planning and Economics (CEMEPE 09). June 21-26, 2009, Mykonos, Greece. 379-85. reprint
  • Palialexis A, Georgakarakos S, Lika K, Valavanis VD (2009). Use of GIS, remote sensing and regression models for the identification and forecast of small pelagic fish distribution. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Environmental Management, Engineering, Planning and Economics (CEMEPE 09). June 21-26, 2009, Mykonos, Greece. 1743-49. reprint
  • Valavanis VD, Katara I, Palialexis A (2009). Reply to comment on Marine GIS: Identification of mesoscale oceanic thermal fronts. International Journal of Geographical Information Science 23(3), 375-378. reprint - (Also, read comment by Simmonds et al. here)
  • Arvanitidis C, P Somerfield, H Rumohr, S Faulwetter, VD Valavanis, K Vasileiadou, G Chatzigeorgiou, E Vanden Berghe, J Vanaverbeke, C Labrune, A Grémare, M Zettler, M Kedra, M Wlodarska-Kowalczuk, F Aleffi, J Amouroux, N Anisimova, G Bachelet, M Büntzow, S Cochrane, M Costello, J Craeymeersch, S Dahle, S Degraer, S Denisenko, C Dounas, G Duineveld, C Emblow, V Escavarage, MC Fabri, D Fleischer, J Gray, C Heip, M Hermann, H Hummel, U Janas, I Karakassis, M Kendall, P Kingston, L Kotwicki, J Laudien, A Mackie, E Nevrova, A Occhipinti-Ambrogi, G Oliver, F Olsgard, R Palerud, A Petrov, E Rachor, N Revkov, A Rose, R Sarda, W Sistermans, J Speybroeck, G Van Hoey, M Vincx, P Whomersley, W Willems, A Zenetos (2009). The Biological Geography of the European Seas: results from the macrofaunal inventory of the soft-substrate communities. Marine Ecology Progress Series 382, 265-278. reprint -- (Theme Section: Large-scale studies of the European benthos: the MacroBen database: Download whole theme section here or from MEPS site).
  • Giannoulaki M, Valavanis V, Palialexis A, Tsagarakis K, Machias A, Somarakis S (2009). The change of the potential habitat of Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) in the Aegean Sea during June in relation to satellite environmental data. Proceedings of the Nineth Hellenic Conference on Oceanography and Fisheries. May 13-16, 2009, Patra, Greece.
  • Siapatis A, Giannoulaki M, Valavanis V, Somarakis S, Machias A (2009). Validation of modelling of the Mnemiopsis leidyi presence in relation to satellite environmental data in the Northern Aegean Sea. Proceedings of the Nineth Hellenic Conference on Oceanography and Fisheries. May 13-16, 2009, Patra, Greece.
  • Antonakakis K, Giannoulaki M, Valavanis V, Machias A, Palialexis A (2009). Modeling of the spatial distribution of European Sardine (Sardina pilchardus Walbaum, 1792) in northern Aegean Sea using a model of maximum entropy. Proceedings of the Nineth Hellenic Conference on Oceanography and Fisheries. May 13-16, 2009, Patra, Greece.

    • 2008:

  • Benchoucha S, A Berraho, H Bazairi, I Katara, S Benchrii, VD Valavanis (2008). Salinity and temperature as factors controlling the catch and spawning of Parapenaeus longirostris along the Mediterranean influence zone and Moroccan Atlantic ocean. General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), Sub-Committee on Stock Assessment (SCSA), Working Group on Demersal Species, including joint Stocks Assessments. Sep. 15-19, 2008, Izmir, Turkey. ppt
  • Arvanitidis C, P Somerfield, H Rumohr, S Faulwetter, VD Valavanis, K Vasileiadou, G Chatzigeorgiou, E Vanden Berghe, J Vanaverbeke, C Labrune, A Grémare, M Zettler, M Kedra, M Wlodarska-Kowalczuk, F Aleffi, J Amouroux, N Anisimova, G Bachelet, M Büntzow, S Cochrane, M Costello, J Craeymeersch, S Dahle, S Degraer, S Denisenko, C Dounas, G Duineveld, C Emblow, V Escavarage, MC Fabri, D Fleischer, J Gray, C Heip, M Hermann, H Hummel, U Janas, I Karakassis, M Kendall, P Kingston, L Kotwicki, J Laudien, A Mackie, E Nevrova, A Occhipinti-Ambrogi, G Oliver, F Olsgard, R Palerud, A Petrov, E Rachor, N Revkov, A Rose, R Sarda, W Sistermans, J Speybroeck, G Van Hoey, M Vincx, P Whomersley, W Willems, A Zenetos (2008). The Biological Geography of the European Seas: Results from the macrofaunal inventory of the soft-substrate communities. Proceedings of the World Conference on Marine Biodiversity. November 11-15, 2008, Valencia, Spain
  • Tsagarakis K, Machias A, Somarakis S, Giannoulaki M, Valavanis VD, Palialexis A, Papaconstantinou C (2008). Habitat discrimination of juvenile anchovy in the Aegean Sea (Greece). Proceedings of the 5th World Fisheries Congress (WFC 2008). October 20-24, 2008, Yokohama, Japan.
  • Valavanis VD (2008) (ed.). Essential Fish Habitat Mapping in the Mediterranean. Springer, Germany, p300.
  • Valavanis VD, GJ Pierce, AF Zuur, A Palialexis, A Saveliev, I Katara, J Wang (2008). Modelling of Essential Fish Habitat based on Remote Sensing, Spatial Analysis and GIS. Hydrobiologia 612(1), 5-20. reprint
  • Pierce GJ, VD Valavanis, A Guerra, P Jereb, L Orsi-Relini, JM Bellido, I Katara, U Piatkowski, J Pereira, E Balguerias, I Sobrino, E Lefkaditou, J Wang, M Santurtun, PR Boyle, LC Hastie, CD MacLeod, JM Smith, M Viana, AF Gonzalez, AF Zuur (2008). A review of cephalopod-environment interactions in European Seas. Hydrobiologia 612(1), 49-70. reprint
  • Lefkaditou E, CY Politou, A Palialexis, J Dokos, P Cosmopoulos, VD Valavanis (2008). Influences of environmental variability on the population structure and distribution patterns of the short-fin squid Illex coindetii (Cephalopoda: Ommastrephidae) in Eastern Ionian Sea. Hydrobiologia 612(1), 71-90. reprint
  • Benchoucha S, A Berraho, H Bazairi, I Katara, S Benchrifi, VD Valavanis (2008). Salinity and temperature as factors controlling the spawning and catch of Parapenaeus longirostris along the Moroccan Atlantic Ocean. Hydrobiologia 612(1), 109-123. reprint
  • Bellido JM, AM Brown, VD Valavanis, A Giraldez, GJ Pierce, M Iglesias, A Palialexis (2008). Identifying Essential Fish Habitat for small pelagic species in Spanish Mediterranean waters. Hydrobiologia 612(1), 171-184. reprint
  • Schismenou E, M Giannoulaki, VD Valavanis, S Somarakis (2008). Modeling and predicting potential spawning habitat of anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) and round sardinella (Sardinella aurita) based on satellite environmental information. Hydrobiologia 612(1), 201-214. reprint
  • Tsagarakis K, A Machias, S Somarakis, M Giannoulaki, A Palialexis, VD Valavanis (2008). Habitat discrimination of juvenile sardines in the Aegean Sea using remotely-sensed environmental data. Hydrobiologia 612(1), 215-223. reprint
  • Giannoulaki M, VD Valavanis, A Palialexis, K Tsagarakis, A Machias, S Somarakis, C Papaconstantinou (2008). Modelling the presence of anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus in the Aegean Sea during early summer, based on satellite environmental data. Hydrobiologia 612(1), 225-240. reprint
  • Tserpes G, P Peristeraki, VD Valavanis (2008). Distribution of swordfish in the eastern Mediterranean, in relation to environmental factors and the species biology. Hydrobiologia 612(1), 241-250. reprint
  • Siapatis A, M Giannoulaki, VD Valavanis, A Palialexis, E Schismenou, A Machias, S Somarakis (2008). Modelling potential habitat of the invasive ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi in Aegean Sea. Hydrobiologia 612(1), 281-295. reprint
  • Fernandes RN, VD Valavanis (2008). A GIS-based tool for storage, selection and visualization of time series 4D marine datasets. Hydrobiologia 612(1), 297-300. reprint
  • Arvanitidis C, Somerfield P, Rumohr H, Faulwetter S, Valavanis V, Vasileiadou K, Chatzigeorgiou G, Vanden Berghe E, Vanaverbeke J, Labrune C, Gremare A, Zettler M, Kedra M,Wiodarska-Kowalczuk M, Fleischer D, Buntzow MR (2008). The Biological Geography of the European Seas: results from the macrofaunal inventory of the soft-substrate communities. Proceedings of IMDIS 2008: Int'l Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems. 31 March - 3 April 2008, Athens, Greece. IMDIS08_abstracts
  • Katara I, Wang J, Pierce GJ, Valavanis VD (2008). Discovering surface oceanic circulation dynamics in the Mediterranean from remotely sensed data. Proceedings of IMDIS 2008: Int'l Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems. 31 March - 3 April 2008, Athens, Greece. reprint
  • Faulwetter S, Gotsis P, Reizopoulou S, Orfanidis S, Kevrekidis T, Nicolaidou A, Simboura N, Malea P, Dounas C, Mogias A, Valavanis VD, Arvanitidis C (2008). ElNet: The Greek biodiversity transitional waters information system. An exemplar for the development of distributed information networks in Europe. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 18(S1), S135-S142. reprint

    • 2007:

  • Valavanis VD, Smith C (2007). Essential Fish Habitats. In: State of Hellenic Fisheries. Papaconstantinou C, Zenetos A, Vassilopoulou V, Tserpes G (eds). HCMR Publications, Athens: 385-390. reprint
  • Valavanis VD, Georgakarakos S (2007). Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems. In: State of Hellenic Fisheries. Papaconstantinou C, Zenetos A, Vassilopoulou V, Tserpes G (eds). HCMR Publications, Athens: 400-410. reprint
  • Lefkaditou E, Verriopoulos G, Valavanis VD (2007). Research on Cephalopod Resources in Hellas. In: State of Hellenic Fisheries. Papaconstantinou C, Zenetos A, Vassilopoulou V, Tserpes G (eds). HCMR Publications, Athens: 440-451. reprint
  • Tsagarakis K, Somarakis S, Giannoulaki M, Machias A, Valavanis VD, Palialexis A, Papaconstantinou C (2007). Habitat discrimination of anchovy and sardine in the Aegean Sea in relation to fish size. Proceedings of the 13th Panhellenic Congress of Ichthyologists, Mytelene Lesvos, Greece, Sep. 27-30, 2007.
  • Giannoulaki M, Machias A, Valavanis VD, Palialexis A, Somarakis S, Tsagarakis K, Papaconstantinou C (2007). Spatial modeling of the European sardine habitat in the Eastern Mediterranean basin using GIS tools. Proceedings of the 13th Panhellenic Congress of Ichthyologists, Mytelene Lesvos, Greece, Sep. 27-30, 2007.
  • Arvanitidis C, Somerfield P, Rumohr H, Faulwetter S, Valavanis V, Vasileiadou K, Chatzigeorgiou G, Vanden Berghe E, Vanaverbeke J, Labrune C, Gremare A, Zettler M, Kedra M,Wiodarska-Kowalczuk M, Fleischer D, Buntzow MR, 2007. The Biological Geography of the European Seas: results from the macrofaunal inventory of the soft-substrate communities. Proceedings of the Ninth International Polychaete Conference, August 12-18, 2007, Portland, Maine USA.
  • Fernandes R, Valavanis VD (2007). Development of a GIS-based Tool for Interfacing and Manipulation of Time Series 4D (3D + Time) Marine Datasets. Proceedings of the 13th EC-GI & GIS Workshop, European GI Policy, European Commission, July 4-6, 2007, Porto Portugal. reprint
  • Tsagarakis K, Somarakis S, Giannoulaki M, Machias A, Valavanis VD, Palialexis A, Papaconstantinou C (2007). Preliminary analysis of the habitat characteristics of anchovy and sardine in the Aegean Sea in relation to fish size. Proceedings of the 38th CIESM Congress. International Commission for Scientific Exploration of the Mediterranean Sea, April 9-13, 2007, Istanbul Turkey. Rapp. Comm. Int. Mer Medit. 38, 621. reprint
  • Katara I, Illian J, Valavanis VD, Pierce GJ (2007). Mechanisms modulating teleconnection patterns in the Eastern Mediterranean. Proceedings of the 38th CIESM Congress. International Commission for Scientific Exploration of the Mediterranean Sea, April 9-13, 2007, Istanbul Turkey. Rapp. Comm. Int. Mer Medit. 38, 161. reprint
  • Giannoulaki M, Machias A, Valavanis VD, Somarakis S, Palialexis A, Tsagarakis K, Papaconstantinou C (2007). Spatial Modeling of the European Sardine Habitat in the Eastern Mediterranean Basin Using GAMs and GIS Technology. Proceedings of the 38th CIESM Congress. International Commission for Scientific Exploration of the Mediterranean Sea, April 9-13, 2007, Istanbul Turkey. Rapp. Comm. Int. Mer Medit. 38, 486. reprint

    • 2006:

  • Pierce PJ, Santos B, MacLeod CD, Wang J, Valavanis VD, Zuur A (2006). Modelling environmental influences on squid life history, distribution, and abundance. Proceedings of the GLOBEC-CLIOTOP Working Group 3 and the Pelagic Fisheries Research Program (PFRP) Workshop. Nov. 14-17, 2006, University of Hawaii, Honolulu. reprint --- GLOBEC06 Report
  • Brown AM, Bellido JM, Valavanis VD, Giraldez A (2006). Spatio-temporal shifts in the distribution of the Spanish Mediterranean pelagic community in relation to environmental influences. Proceedings of the ICES Annual Science Conference 2006, Sept. 19-23, 2006, Maastricht, The Netherlands. ICES CM 2006/O:13. reprint
  • Pierce GJ, Valavanis VD, Pereira J, Santurtun M, Robin JP, Malham S (2006). Fishing for cephalopods. ICES Newsletter 43, 25-28. reprint
  • Giannoulaki M, Machias A, Valavanis VD, Somarakis S, Palialexis A, Papaconstantinou C (2006). Spatial modeling of the european anchovy habitat in the eastern mediterranean basin using GAMs and GIS technology. General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean Scientific Advisory Committee. Sub-Committee for Stock Assessment. Working Group on Small Pelagic Species. FAO, Rome, Sep. 11-14, 2006 reprint
  • Giannoulaki M, Machias A, Valavanis VD, Somarakis S, Papaconstantinou C (2006). Estimating the potential habitat of the European anchovy in the Eastern Mediterranean basin using GIS. Proceedings of the 136th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society: Fish in the Balance, Sep. 10-14, 2006, Lake Placid, NY.
  • Tsanis IK, Saied UM, Valavanis VD (2006). Impacts of Coastal Protection Strategies on the Coasts of Crete: Numerical Experiments. In Proceedings of Protection and Restoration of the Environment VIII, July 3-7, 2006, Chania, Greece. reprint
  • Giannoulaki M, Machias A, Valavanis VD, Somarakis S, Papaconstantinou C (2006). GIS mapping of the potential habitat of European anchovy in Eastern Mediterranean basin using GAMs. Proceedings of the 10th International Congress on the Zoogeography and Ecology of Greece and Adjacent Regions, Jun. 26-30, 2006, Patras, Greece.
  • Faulwetter S, Gotsis P, Reizopoulou S, Orfanidis S, Kevrekidis T, Nikolaidou A, Simboura N, Malea P, Dounas C, Mogias A, Valavanis VD, Arvanitidis C (2006). El-Net: The Greek biodiversity transitional waters information system. An example for the development of distributed information networks in Europe. Proceedings of the Workshop for Transitional Waters. June 1-2 2006, Kavala Greece.
  • Kavvadia A, Rees A, Katara I, Haralabous J, Kapantagakis A, Valavanis VD, Margaritoulis D (2006). Stranded sea turtles along the Greek coastline: an indicator of fishing induced mortality? Proceedings of the 26th Sea Turtle Symposium, Int'l Sea Turtle Society, Apr. 3-8, 2006, Heraklion Crete, Greece. Abstracts Book (see page 251)
  • Kavvadia A, Rees A, Katara I, Valavanis VD, Margaritoulis D (2006). Relation of sea turtle Caretta caretta migratory patterns to oceanographic processes in the Eastern Mediterranean basin. Proceedings of the 26th Sea Turtle Symposium, Int'l Sea Turtle Society, Apr. 3-8, 2006, Heraklion Crete, Greece. Abstracts Book (see page 97)
  • Arvanitidis C, Valavanis VD, Eleftheriou A, Kitsos MS, Kirmtzoglou I, Petrov A, Galil B, Costello M, Faulwetter S (2006). MedOBIS: Biogeographic Information System for the Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series 316, 225-230. reprint
  • Georgakarakos S, Koutsoubas D, Valavanis VD (2006). Time series analysis and forecasting techniques applied on loliginid and ommastrephid landings in Greek waters. Fisheries Research 78(1), 55-71. reprint

    • 2005:

  • Giannoulaki M, Machias A, Palialexis A, Somarakis S, Valavanis VD (2005). Investigating the spatial distribution of European anchovy using GAMs and GIS. Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on GIS/Spatial Analyses in Fishery and Aquatic Sciences, Aug. 22-26, Shanghai, China. reprint
  • Katara I, Palialexis A, Kavvadia A, Valavanis VD (2005). Oceanographic GIS: Mapping of marine productivity hotspots and mesoscale thermal fronts. Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on GIS/Spatial Analyses in Fishery and Aquatic Sciences, Aug. 22-26, Shanghai, China. reprint
  • Guerra A, Valavanis VD, Gonzalez AF, Rocha F (2005). Architeuthis records and relations to ocean processes and bottom topography. Proceedings of ASLO 2005 Aquatic Sciences Summer Meeting: A Pilgrimage Through Global Aquatic Sciences. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, June 19-24, 2005, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. p. 62
  • Valavanis VD, Katara I, Palialexis A (2005). Marine GIS: Identification of mesoscale oceanic thermal fronts. International Journal of Geographical Information Science 19(10), 1131-1147. reprint

    • 2004:

  • Valavanis VD, Arvanitidis C, Eleftheriou A, Kitsos MS, Kirmtzoglou I, Petrov A, Galil B, Costello M, Faulwetter S (2004). MedOBIS: Biogeographic Information System for the Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea. Proceedings of the Int'l Conference on Ocean Biodiversity Informatics, Flanders Marine Institute, Nov. 29 - Dec. 01 2004, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Valavanis VD, Georgakarakos S, Kapantagakis A, Palialexis A, Katara I (2004). A GIS Environmental Modelling Approach to Essential Fish Habitat Designation. Ecological Modelling 178(3-4), 417-427. reprint
  • Valavanis VD, Kapantagakis A, Katara I, Palialexis A (2004). Critical regions: A GIS-based model of marine productivity hotspots. Aquatic Sciences 66(1), 139-148. reprint

    • 2003:

  • Drakopoulos PG, Petichakis G, Valavanis V, Nittis, Triantaphyllou G (2003). Optical variability associated with phytoplankton dynamics in the Cretan Sea during 2000 and 2001. In 'Building the European Capacity in Operational Oceanography', Elsevier Oceanography Series No 69, Elsevier BV, 554-561. reprint
  • Kapantagakis A, Laurijsen J, Valavanis VD (2003). Regional Fisheries Management System of Lake Victoria, Eastern Africa. Proceedings of the Seventh Hellenic Conference on Oceanography and Fisheries. May 6-9, 2003, Crete, Greece. reprint
  • Arvanitidis C, Bellan G, Drakopoulos P, Valavanis VD, Dounas C, Koukouras A, Eleftheriou A (2003). Testing hypotheses on seascape biodiversity patterns along the Mediterranean and the Black Seas: the example of benthic polychaetes. Proceedings of the Seventh Hellenic Conference on Oceanography and Fisheries. May 6-9, 2003, Crete, Greece. reprint

    • 2002:

  • Valavanis VD, Georgakarakos S, Koutsoubas D, Arvanitidis C, Haralabous J (2002). Development of a Marine Information System for Cephalopod Fisheries in the Greek Seas (Eastern Mediterranean). Bulletin of Marine Science 71(2), 867-882. reprint
  • Arvanitidis C, Koutsoubas D, Robin JP, Pereira J, Moreno A, Cunha M, Valavanis VD, Eleftheriou A (2002). A comparison of the fishery biology of three Illex coindetii Verany, 1839 (Cephalopoda: Ommastrephidae) populations from the European Atlantic and Mediterranean waters. Bulletin of Marine Science 71(1), 129-146. reprint
  • Georgakarakos S, Haralabus J, Valavanis VD, Arvanitidis C, Koutsoubas D and Kapantagakis A (2002). Loliginid and Ommastrephid Squids Prediction in Greek waters using Time Series Analysis Techniques. Bulletin of Marine Science 71(1), 269-287. reprint
  • Pierce GJ, Wang J, Valavanis VD (2002). Application of GIS to cephalopod fisheries: workshop report. Bulletin of Marine Science 71(1), 35-46. reprint
  • Arvanitidis C, Bellan G, Drakopoulos P, Valavanis V, Dounas C, Koukouras A, Eleftheriou A (2002). Seascape biodiversity patterns along the Mediterranean and the Black Sea: Lessons from the biogeography of benthic Polychaetes. Marine Ecology Progress Series 244, 139-152. reprint
  • Drakopoulos PG, Petichakis G, Valavanis V, Nittis, Triantaphyllou G (2002). Optical variability associated with phytoplankton dynamics in the Cretan Sea during the years 2000 and 2001. Proceedings of the 3rd EuroGOOS Conference, Dec. 3-6, Athens Greece.
  • Valavanis VD, Kapantagakis A, Georgakarakos S, Katara I, Palialexis A (2002). GIS mapping of marine species feeding grounds through analysis of satellite imagery. Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on GIS/Spatial Analyses in Fishery and Aquatic Sciences, Sep. 3-6, Brighton UK. reprint
  • Kapantagakis A, Valavanis VD, Georgakarakos S, Palialexis A, Katara I (2002). Analysis of fisheries catch data in relation to temperature anomalies in SE Mediterranean using GIS. Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on GIS/Spatial Analyses in Fishery and Aquatic Sciences, Sep. 3-6, Brighton UK. reprint
  • Valavanis VD (2002). Applications of Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing on Marine Habitats and Ecosystems. Panel Report, Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on GIS/Spatial Analyses in Fishery and Aquatic Sciences, Sep. 3-6, Brighton UK.
  • Triantafyllou G, Hoteit I, Petihakis G, Valavanis V, Pollani A (2002). Assimilating ocean color data in a 3-D complex marine ecosystem model by the use of a reduced-base Kalman Filter. Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Environmental Modelling Seminar: Supporting Better Environmental Management, 2-4 September 2002 Trondheim, Norway.
  • Valavanis VD, Katara I, Palialeksis A (2002). Spatiotemporal relations between anomalies in sea surface temperature and chlorophyll concentration in Hellenic Seas (SE Mediterranean). Proceedings of the SPIE Nineth International Symposium on Remote Sensing: Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring, GIS Applications, and Geology, 23-27 September 2002 Crete, Greece. pp. 651-658.reprint
  • Valavanis VD (2002). Geographic Information Systems in Oceanography and Fisheries. Taylor & Francis, London, p240 (published May 23, 2002).

    • 2001:

  • Pertierra JP, Recasens L, Valavanis V (2001). Development of a GIS platform for the compilation and analysis of demersal species biomass off the Catalan coast (NW Mediterranean Sea). Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Fishery Science, Mar. 2-4, 1999, Seattle, Washington, USA. T Nishida, PJ Kailola, CE Hollingworth, eds. pp.134-142. Fishery GIS Research Group, Saitama, Japan. reprint
  • Arvanitidis C, Bellan G, Drakopoulos P, Valavanis VD, Dounas C, Koukouras A (2001). Testing hypotheses of Polychaete species diversity along the Mediterranean and the Black Sea: numbers, patterns, coefficients and environmental variables accociated. Proceedings of The Seventh International Polychaete Conference, 2-6 July 2001 Reykjavík, Iceland.
  • Arvanitidis C, Koutsoubas D, Panagiotakis G, Barbouni M, Kapatagakis A, Dounas C, Valavanis V (2001). Biological parameters of the cephalopod species Illex coindetii Verany, 1839 and Sepia officinalis Linnaeus, 1758, from the Cretan Sea in Greece (October 2000-May 2001). Proceedings of the Tenth Panhellenic Congress of Ichthyologists, Chania, Greece, Oct. 18-20, 2001, pp. 5-8.

    • 2000:

  • Drakopoulos P, Valavanis VD, Georgakarakos S (2000). Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Chlorophyll-a in the Aegean Sea According to SeaWiFS Imagery. Proceedings of the Sixth Hellenic Conference on Oceanography and Fisheries. May 23-26, 2000, Chios, Greece, p.206-210.
  • Valavanis VD, Georgakarakos S, Koutsoubas D, Arvanitidis C, Haralabous J (2000). Development of a Marine Information System for Cephalopod Fisheries in the Greek Seas (Eastern Mediterranean). Proceedings of the Millennium Cephalopod Conference, CIAC 2000, Aberdeen, 3-7 July 2000.
  • Arvanitidis C, Koutsoubas D, Robin JP, Pereira J, Moreno A, Cunha M, Valavanis VD, Eleftheriou A (2000). An Integrated Overview of the Biology of the Short-finned Squid Illex coindetii, 1839 (Cephalopoda, Ommastrephidae) in the Northeastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Proceedings of the Millennium Cephalopod Conference, CIAC 2000, Aberdeen, 3-7 July 2000.
  • Georgakarakos S, Haralabus J, Valavanis VD, Arvanitidis C, Koutsoubas D (2000). Prediction of Fishery Exploitation Stocks of Loliginid and Ommastrephid Squids in Greek waters (Eastern Mediterranean) Using Uni- and Multivariate Time Series Analysis Techniques. Proceedings of the Millennium Cephalopod Conference, CIAC 2000, Aberdeen, 3-7 July 2000.
  • Pierce GJ, Wang J, Valavanis VD (2000). Application of GIS to cephalopod fisheries. Proceedings of the Millennium Cephalopod Conference, CIAC 2000, Aberdeen, 3-7 July 2000.
  • Siakavara K, Valavanis VD, Banks AC (2000). Mapping of NATURA 2000 marine benthic habitats using remote sensing techniques. Proceedings of the 1st Mediterranean Symposium on Marine Vegetation, Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas (RAC/SPA), October 2000, Ajaccio Corsica, 186-190. reprint

    • 1999:

  • Koutsoubas D, Arvanitidis C, Valavanis VD, Georgakarakos S, Kapantagakis A, Magoulas A, Kotoulas Y (1999). Cephalopod Resources in the Eastern Mediterranean with Particular Emphasis in Greek Seas: Present and Future Perspectives. ICES CM 1999/G:4.
  • Valavanis VD, Drakopoulos P, Georgakarakos S (1999). A Study of Upwellings Using GIS. Proceedings of CoastGIS99 International Conference GIS and New Advances in Integrated Coastal Zone Management, September 9-11, 1999, Brest, France. IFREMER.
  • Valavanis VD and Georgakarakos S (1999). Marine and Fisheries GIS tools. Proceedings of 9th Hellenic ESRI User Conference, November 3-5, 1999, Athens, Greece.
  • Drakopoulos, P., Valavanis, V.D. and S. Georgakarakos, 1999. An Information System for the Identification and Measurement of Upwellings. Fifth Hellenic Geographic Conference, Nov. 10-12, 1999, Athens, Greece.

    • 1998:

  • Sun G, Riekerk H, Arvanitis LG, Valavanis VD (1998). Intelligent GIS for Studying the Environmental Effects of Forest Harvesting. Geo Info Systems 8(4), 32-36.
  • Valavanis VD, Georgakarakos S, Haralabous J (1998). A Methodology for GIS Interfacing of Marine Data. Proceedings of GIS PLANET 98: International Conference and Exhibition on Geographic Information, Lisbon, Portugal, 7-11 September 1998. IMERSIVA CD-ROM. reprint
  • Koutsoubas D, Valavanis VD, Georgakarakos S (1998). Study of Cephalopod Resources Dynamics in the Eastern Mediterranean using GIS. Proceedings of GIS PLANET 98: International Conference and Exhibition on Geographic Information, Lisbon, Portugal, 7-11 September 1998. IMERSIVA CD-ROM.
  • Pierce GJ, Wang J, Bellido JM, Waluda CM, Robin JP, Denis V, Koutsoubas D, Valavanis VD, Boyle PR (1998). Relationships between cephalopod abundance and environmental conditions in the Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean as revealed by GIS. ICES Annual Conference, September 16-19, 1998, Lisboa, Portugal. ICES CM 1998/M:20, Keynote paper, Theme Session on Impact of Cephalopods in the Food Chain and their Interaction with the Environment. reprint
  • Valavanis VD, Georgakarakos S, Haralabous J, Kapantagakis A (1998). Processing of Marine Data Using GIS. Proceedings of 8th Hellenic ESRI User Conference, November 1-3, 1998, Thessaloniki, Greece.

    • 1997:

  • Sun G, McNulty SG, Arvanitis LG, Valavanis VD (1997). The Use of GIS as a Tool for Forest Hydrology Research. Oswald BP (ed). Proceedings of the First Biennial North American Forest Ecology Workshop: "Understanding Change in Managed and Unmanaged Forests", Raleigh, NC, June 24-26. Society of American Foresters.
  • Valavanis VD, Arvanitis LG, Sun G (1997). Developing a Natural Resource Information System for Florida's Bradford Forest. Geo Info Systems 7(3), 22-24.

    • 1996:

  • Valavanis VD, Arvanitis LG, Sun G (1996). A GIS User-Interface Approach to Multidisciplinary Research Data. Proceedings of Southern Forestry GIS Conference. December 11-13, 1996, Athens, Georgia, USA. The University of Georgia, Arthaud GJ and Hubbard WC (eds) p.221-227.
  • Sun G, Riekerk H, Arvanitis L, Valavanis VD (1996). GIS Applications in Studying Environmental Effects of Forest Harvesting. Proceedings of Southern Forestry GIS Conference. December 11-13, 1996, Athens, Georgia, USA. The University of Georgia, Arthaud GJ and Hubbard WC (eds) p.399-406.


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