Marine GIS Lab: Education/Teaching (10%)

Major individual studies/rotations (undergraduate students)

  • A. Kavaddia: Mapping of marine productivity hotspots using RS/GIS and relations to cephalopod resources in the Gulf of Cadiz (Univ. of Crete)
  • A. Palialexis: Environment-cephalopod interactions in Hellenic Seas during 2004 (Univ. of Crete)
  • A. Palialexis: Mapping of cephalopod spawning grounds using GIS (Univ. of Crete)
  • I. Katara: Identification of oceanic mesoscale thermal fronts using RS/GIS and relations with swordfish resources in E. Mediterranean (Univ. of Crete)
  • I. Katara: Chlorophyll-a patterns of oceanic gyres south of Crete and relations with temperature distribution (Univ. of Crete)
  • A. Sarantidi: Distribution of trawlers in Moroccan Atlantic (Univ. of Crete)
  • P. Antonopoulou: Mapping of transient gyres in semi-enclosed seas (Univ. of Crete)
  • A. Vasiliadou: Data manipulation using GIS (Univ. of Crete)
  • X. Kechagiogloy: Mapping of surface cyclonic and anticyclonic water movements (International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation)
  • V. Spanelli: Preparation and analysis of satellite imagery and anchovy fisheries data through GIS (Univ. of Crete)
  • P. Kornilios: Preparation and analysis of satellite imagery and swordfish fisheries data through GIS (Univ. of Aegean)
  • D. Karabastelas: Mapping of Essential Fish Habitat using Generalized Additive Models and Geographical Information Systems (Univ. of Aegean)
  • V. Pakaki: Preparation of satellite and point fisheries data for small pelagics in a GIS environment (Univ. of Crete)
  • K. Svana: Preparation of satellite and point fisheries data for swordfish in a GIS environment (Univ. of Crete)
  • K. Gikopoulou: Manipulation of satellite and fishery data using Geographical Information Systems (Univ. of Crete)
  • K. Deyianni: Mapping of Essential Fish Habitat for small pelagic using Generalized Additive Mixed Models and Geographical Information Systems (Univ. of Aegean)
  • T. Giannakakis: Modelling summer and winter habitats of anchovy and sardine from Saronikos Gulf to Ionian Sea (Univ. of Crete)
  • P. Georgantis: Mapping of sardine habitats in Northern Aegean using GIS and MAXENT (Univ. of Crete)
  • K. Antonakakis: Mapping of anchovy habitats in Northern Aegean using GIS and MAXENT (Univ. of Crete)
  • A. Giamalaki: Mapping of persistent cyclonic movements in Thracian Sea (Northern Aegean) (Univ. of Aegean)
  • E. Syranidou: Modelling of wild hare habitat preferences in Crete (Univ. of Crete)
  • A. Spanou: GIS, Remote Sensing and Geostatistics of marine data (Univ. of Aegean)

    • MSc Students:

  • I. Katara: Relationships between large pelagic resources and environmental parameters in Eastern Mediterranean (Univ. of Crete)
  • A. Kavaddia: Migration of Caretta caretta in relation to ocean processes and effects of fishing in turtle mortality in the Mediterranean (Univ. of Crete)
  • A. Palialexis: Relationships between small pelagic resources and environmental parameters in Hellenic Seas (Univ. of Crete)
  • M. Nikolopoulou: Modelling habitats of Gypaetus in Crete (International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation)
  • G. Eleftheriou: Use of satellite imagery and GIS for the identification of oceanic gyres (Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, Crete)
  • M. Nikolopoulou: Mapping of gyres in the Aegean Sea (Eastern Mediterranean) (International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation)
  • E. Markoglou: Habitat suitability maps of dolphins in the Greek Seas. (Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania)

    • PhD (completed):

  • A. Palialexis: Comparison of habitat modelling methods (Univ. of Crete)

    • Marie Curie Fellows (Early Stage Training):

  • Susana Rivero Rodriguez: Evaluation of the environmental impacts of Mediterranean fish farming using life cycle assessment, LCA (6 months). Supervisor: Dr N. Papandroulakis - Institute of Aquaculture
  • Neil Fletcher: Spatio-temporal analysis of pelagic species in the Aegean Sea in relation to environmental factors and feeding preferences (6 months). Supervisor: V. Valavanis - Institute of Marine Biological Resources
  • Sarah Faulwetter: Biodiversity Resources Management: Virtual Information Depository (18 months). Supervisor: Dr C. Arvanitidis - Institute of Marine Biology and Genetics
  • Ricardo Fernandes: Development of a GIS-based tool for interfacing and manipulation of time series 4D (3D + time) marine datasets (9 months). Supervisor: V. Valavanis - Institute of Marine Biological Resources
  • Gema Martinez: Spatio-temporal distribution of pelagic fisheries in Galician coast using GAMs and other statistical tools (4 months). Supervisor: V. Valavanis - Institute of Marine Biological Resources
  • Rebeca Rodriguez Mendoza: Population structure of Helicolenus dactylopterus in the North East Atlantic and Mediterranean using traditional and geometric morphometric techniques (3 months). Supervisor: Dr A. Machias - Institute of Marine Biological Resources
  • Consuelo Hermosilla: Population structure of Octopus vulgaris: combination of ageing, morphometric, genetics and GIS methods (5 months). Supervisor: V. Valavanis - Institute of Marine Biological Resources
  • Katie Longo: Predator-prey interactions and indicators of the impact of fisheries on fish species diversity (3 months). Supervisor: V. Valavanis - Institute of Marine Biological Resources
  • Beatriz Guijarro: Assessment of the slope trawl fishery resources off the Balearic Islands (western Mediterranean) using experimental survey data: from single to multi-species approach (4 months). Supervisor: Dr G. Tserpes - Institute of Marine Biological Resources
  • Ruth Fernandez: Bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus (Montagu 1821), trophic ecology and population structure in Galicia, NW Spain (2 months). Supervisor: V. Valavanis - Institute of Marine Biological Resources
  • Patricia Joana Simoes Dias: Evolutionary genetics of the Mytilus edulis complex in Scotland (3 months). Dr C. Tsiggenopoulos - Institute of Marine Biology and Genetics
  • Rebeca Paola Rodriguez Mendoza: Population structure of Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus in the North East Atlantic and Mediterranean using traditional and geometric morphometric techniques (3months). Supervisor: Dr G. Tserpes - Institute of Marine Biological Resources

    • Marie Curie Fellows (Intra-European Fellowship):

  • Corinne Martin: The identification and mapping of Essential Fish Habitats using Geographic Information Systems (24 months). Supervisor: V. Valavanis - Institute of Marine Biological Resources