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1. 'Ribolla Gialla' from north eastern Italy, 'Rebula' from Northern Balkans and 'Robola' from Ionian islands; do they belong to the same population variety or are they genetically different?

Author:
S. Imazio; G. De Lorenzis; A. Scienza; O. Failla; J. Vouillamoz; Z. Korosec-Koruza; D. Rusjan; N. Nikolao
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2014 v. no.1046 pp. 645-652
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Vitis vinifera; alleles; cultivars; genetic relationships; grapes; islands; loci; microsatellite repeats; winemaking; wines; Balkans; Greece; Italy; Slovenia; Turkey (country)
Abstract:
... ‘Ribolla Gialla’ is an extremely old grape cultivated in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia in the provinces of Gorizia and Udine. Once part of the Venetian Republic, Friuli-Venezia Giulia has been for long time an important stop along the Mediterranean spice route from the Byzantine Empire to the trading centre of Venice. During the Middle Ages, travelers passing through this area are suppo ...

2. 137Cs vertical distribution at the deep basins of the North and Central Aegean Sea, Greece

Author:
C. Tsabaris; V. Zervakis; H. Kaberi; R. Delfanti; D. Georgopoulos; M. Lampropoulou; C.A. Kalfas
Source:
Journal of environmental radioactivity 2014 v.132 pp. 47-56
ISSN:
0265-931X
Subject:
basins; cesium; diffusivity; models; radionuclides; seawater; Aegean Sea; Black Sea; Greece
Abstract:
... Large volume seawater samples were collected for the determination of 137Cs concentration along with depth in the deep basins of North and Central Aegean Sea. The vertical 137Cs distribution showed maximum concentration at the bottom of the basins, while the minimum values corresponded to the intermediate layer, where Levantine water exists. The surface 137Cs activity is found to lie between the t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvrad.2014.01.015

3. A 30,000-year pollen record from Mire Kupena, Western Rhodopes Mountains (south Bulgaria)

Author:
Spassimir Tonkov; Maria Lazarova; Elissaveta Bozilova; Dimiter Ivanov; Ian Snowball
Source:
Review of palaeobotany and palynology 2014 v.209 pp. 41-51
ISSN:
0034-6667
Subject:
Abies; Alnus; Amaranthaceae; Artemisia; Betula; Carpinus betulus; Carpinus orientalis; Corylus; Fagus; Holocene epoch; Juniperus; Ostrya; Picea; Pinus peuce; Pinus sylvestris; Quercus; Tilia; Ulmus; afforestation; climate change; cold tolerance; deciduous forests; lakes; landscapes; lowlands; mountains; paleobotany; palynology; pollen; radiocarbon dating; sediments; shrublands; steppes; topography; Bulgaria; Greece
Abstract:
... A palynological study was performed on a 2m thick sediment sequence recovered from Mire Kupena (1356m), a former lake in the Western Rhodopes Mountains (south Bulgaria) and supported by radiocarbon dating. The record extends back to ca. 30,000cal. yrs. BP (Middle Pleniglacial) when the study area was occupied by wooded steppe composed of Pinus sp., Pinus peuce, some Betula, Juniperus, and cold-tol ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.revpalbo.2014.06.002

4. A Case Study of Landfill Workers Exposure and Dose to Particulate Matter-Bound Metals

Author:
E. Chalvatzaki; V. Aleksandropoulou; M. Lazaridis
Source:
Water, air, and soil pollution 2014 v.225 no.1 pp. 1782
ISSN:
0049-6979
Subject:
European Union; blood; cadmium; case studies; composting; emissions; gastrointestinal system; heavy metals; human resources; humans; inhalation exposure; kidneys; labor; landfills; lead; liver; models; occupational health and safety; particulates; pharmacokinetics; respiratory system; risk; sludge; solid wastes; tires; Greece
Abstract:
... The objective of the current study was to estimate the dose in human tissues after inhalation exposure to airborne particulate matter-bound metals at a landfill site. Field measurements have revealed that the 8-h permissible exposure limit set by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for particulate matter (PM₁₀) was not exceeded for the working personnel at an outdoor weighing facilit ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11270-013-1782-z

5. A Chemometric Interpopulation Study of the Essential Oils of Cistus creticus L. Growing in Crete (Greece)

Author:
Costas Demetzo; Thalia Anastasaki; Dimitrios Perdetzoglou
Source:
Zeitschrift für Naturforschung 2014 v.57 no.1-2 pp. 89-94
ISSN:
1865-7125
Subject:
Cistus creticus; aldehydes; alkanes; chemical analysis; chemical composition; chemometrics; chemotypes; cluster analysis; essential oils; esters; fatty acids; gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; ketones; labdane; monoterpenoids; oils; sesquiterpenoids; Crete; Greece
Abstract:
... The chemical composition of the essential oils of twenty-five populations of Cistus creticus subsp. creticus L. from the island of Crete (Greece) and their interpopulation variability were analysed in detail by GC-MS. 142 compounds were identified representing an average of 56.8D89.8% of the oil composition. The components are represented here by homologous series of monoterpenes, oxygenated monot ...
DOI:
10.1515/znc-2002-1-216

6. A Measurement for the Evolution of Renewable Energies: The Case of the European Union

Author:
Ángel Díaz-Chao; José-Luis Montes
Source:
Energy & environment v.25 no.2 pp. 305-323
ISSN:
2048-4070
Subject:
European Union; models; renewable energy sources; structural equation modeling; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Italy; Portugal; Spain; United Kingdom
Abstract:
... When it comes to the construction of an index, one of the main problems is determining the weights that each variable carries. In this article, through models based on the Structural Equation Modelling methodology, an index for the measurement of the evolution of renewable energies is developed, and applied for a group of countries in the European Union. The results show that, in Europe, there are ...
DOI:
10.1260/0958-305X.25.2.305

7. A Middle–Late Triassic (Ladinian–Rhaetian) carbon and oxygen isotope record from the Tethyan Ocean

Author:
Giovanni Muttoni; Michele Mazza; David Mosher; Miriam E. Katz; Dennis V. Kent; Marco Balini
Source:
Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology 2014 v.399 pp. 246-259
ISSN:
0031-0182
Subject:
carbon; carbon cycle; isotopes; mixing; oxygen; Albania; Greece; Italy
Abstract:
... We obtained bulk-sediment δ18O and δ13C data from biostratigraphically-constrained Tethyan marine sections at Aghia Marina (Greece), Guri Zi (Albania), and Brumano and Italcementi Quarry (Italy), and revised the published chemostratigraphy of the Pizzo Mondello section (Italy). We migrated these records from the depth to the time domain using available chronostratigraphic tie points, generating La ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.palaeo.2014.01.018

8. A Survey of 137Cs in Sediments of the Eastern Mediterranean Marine Environment from the Pre-Chernobyl Age to the Present

Author:
Evangeliou Nikolaos; Florou Heleny; Kritidis Panayotis
Source:
Environmental Science & Technology Letters 2014 v.1 no.1 pp. 102-107
ISSN:
2328-8930
Subject:
accidents; cesium; environmental science; fish; ionizing radiation; marine environment; molluscs; monitoring; radioactivity; radionuclides; risk; screening; sediments; surveys; Aegean Sea; Greece; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... A survey of ¹³⁷Cs in sediments from the eastern Mediterranean Sea (Aegean and Ionian Seas) during the period from 1984 to 2007 is presented. Data have been collected and analyzed in the framework of the monitoring system of Greece performed by the Environmental Radioactivity Laboratory (NCSR “Demokritos”) over the past 30 years. Sediment activities reflect the impact from the Chernobyl accident on ...
DOI:
10.1021/ez400078t

9. A comparative greenhouse gas emission analysis of oilseed crops for biodiesel production in Greece

Author:
C. E. VLACHOS; N. A. MARIOLIS; G. N. SKARACIS
Source:
Journal of agricultural science 2014 v.152 no.2 pp. 263-273
ISSN:
1469-5146
Subject:
Brassica napus; Glycine max; Helianthus annuus; agricultural sciences; biodiesel; carbon dioxide; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; greenhouses; irrigation; laws and regulations; nitrogen; rapeseed; soybeans; Greece; Mediterranean region
Abstract:
... Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) and rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) are considered as the most suitable crops for biodiesel production in the Mediterranean basin. Soybean (Glycine max L.) could also be used, under certain conditions. In Greece, the farming practice adopted in each region varies significantly, leading to significant differences in the levels of emitted greenhouse gases (GHG). Greenho ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0021859613000075

10. A comparison of the activities of Greek and Turkish propolis against Paenibacillus larvae

Author:
Aslı Özkırım; Ömür Gençay Çelemli; Aygün Schiesser; Leonidas Charistos; Fani Hatjina
Source:
Journal of apicultural research 2014 v.53 no.5 pp. 528-536
ISSN:
2078-6913
Subject:
American foul brood; antimicrobial properties; apiculture; ethanol; honey bees; industry; propolis; research; traditional medicine; vegetation; Aegean Sea; Greece
Abstract:
... Propolis has a long history of use in traditional medicine dating back to at least 300 BC, and has been reported to have a broad spectrum of biological activities. Since most studies have to date focused on medical uses of propolis, its antimicrobial activity against honey bee diseases has been little studied. One of the aims of this study was therefore to investigate the potential use of propolis ...
DOI:
10.3896/IBRA.1.53.5.01

11. A dwarf elephant and a rock mouse on Naxos (Cyclades, Greece) with a revision of the palaeozoogeography of the Cycladic Islands (Greece) during the Pleistocene

Author:
Alexandra A.E. van der Geer; George A. Lyras; Lars W. van den Hoek Ostende; John de Vos; Hara Drinia
Source:
Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology 2014 v.404 pp. 133-144
ISSN:
0031-0182
Subject:
Apodemus; Crocidura; Elephantidae; body size; climate change; extinction; fauna; habitats; humans; islands; lakes; rivers; shrews; submergence; volcanic activity; Crete; Greece
Abstract:
... During the Late Pleistocene, Naxos and adjacent areas, including Delos and Paros, constituted a mega-island, here referred to as palaeo-Cyclades. The extensive low-lying plains with lakes and rivers provided a suitable habitat for elephants. Due to long-term isolation from the mainland and mainland populations, these elephants evolved miniature size. The species found on Naxos had a body size of a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.palaeo.2014.04.003

12. A fuzzy inference system to model grape quality in vineyards

Author:
A. Tagarakis; S. Koundouras; E. I. Papageorgiou; Z. Dikopoulou; S. Fountas; T. A. Gemtos
Source:
Precision agriculture 2014 v.15 no.5 pp. 555-578
ISSN:
1385-2256
Subject:
Vitis vinifera; anthocyanins; data collection; decision support systems; expert opinion; experts; grapes; growers; planting; soil; spatial data; titratable acidity; total soluble solids; vineyards; viticulture; Greece
Abstract:
... Fuzzy inference systems (FIS) are particularly suited for aggregating multiple data to feed multi-variables decision support systems. Moreover, grape quality is a complex concept that refers to the simultaneous achievement of optimal levels in many parameters, thus single berry attributes spatial data are not adequate to define grape suitability for a specific end use. The aim of the present study ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11119-014-9354-9

13. A modeling study of the impact of the 2007 Greek forest fires on the gaseous pollutant levels in the Eastern Mediterranean

Author:
A. Poupkou; K. Markakis; N. Liora; T.M. Giannaros; P. Zanis; U. Im; N. Daskalakis; S. Myriokefalitakis; J.W. Kaiser; D. Melas; M. Kanakidou; T. Karacostas; C. Zerefos
Source:
Atmospheric research 2014 v.149 pp. 1-17
ISSN:
0169-8095
Subject:
air quality; biomass; burning; carbon monoxide; databases; emissions; forest fires; gases; models; nitrogen oxides; ozone; photochemistry; pollutants; troposphere; Greece
Abstract:
... The main objective of the present study is the assessment of the non-radiative impact on the lower troposphere air quality of the intense biomass burning events that took place in the Eastern Mediterranean, when wild forest fires were burning in Peloponnesus (Greece) at the end of August 2007. The MM5-CAMx modeling system was applied in the Eastern Mediterranean in high spatial and temporal resolu ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.atmosres.2014.05.015

14. A monoterpene, unique component of thyme honeys, induces apoptosis in prostate cancer cells via inhibition of NF-κB activity and IL-6 secretion

Author:
Eva Kassi; Ioanna Chinou; Eliana Spilioti; Anna Tsiapara; Konstantia Graikou; Sofia Karabournioti; Menelaos Manoussakis; Paraskevi Moutsatsou
Source:
Phytomedicine 2014 v.21 pp. 1483-1489
ISSN:
0944-7113
Subject:
animal pathogenic bacteria; anti-infective properties; apoptosis; cell viability; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; fungi; honey; humans; interleukin-6; minimum inhibitory concentration; mitogen-activated protein kinase; monoterpenoids; neoplasm cells; phosphorylation; prostatic neoplasms; secretion; thyme; transcription factor NF-kappa B; Greece
Abstract:
... We have previously demonstrated that Greek thyme honey inhibits significantly the cell viability of human prostate cancer cells. Herein, 15 thyme honey samples from several regions of Greece were submitted to phytochemical analysis for the isolation, identification and determination (through modern spectral means) of the unique thyme honey monoterpene, the compound trihydroxy ketone E-4-(1,2,4-tri ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.phymed.2014.04.032

15. A multi-class bioanalytical methodology for the determination of bisphenol A diglycidyl ethers, p-hydroxybenzoic acid esters, benzophenone-type ultraviolet filters, triclosan, and triclocarban in human urine by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry

Author:
Alexandros G. Asimakopoulos; Lei Wang; Nikolaos S. Thomaidis; Kurunthachalam Kannan
Source:
Journal of chromatography 2014 v.1324 pp. 141-148
ISSN:
0021-9673
Subject:
4-hydroxybenzoic acid; Helix pomatia; UV filters; beta-glucuronidase; bisphenol A; ethyl acetate; filters; humans; ionization; liquid chromatography; liquid-liquid extraction; liquids; metabolites; preservatives; protocols; specific gravity; tandem mass spectrometry; triclosan; urine; Greece
Abstract:
... A liquid–liquid extraction (LLE; ethyl acetate) protocol, followed by liquid chromatography–electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (LC–ESI–MS/MS) methodology, was developed for the determination of 19 compounds, including bisphenol A diglycidyl ethers (BADGEs; industrial ethers), benzophenone-type UV filters (BP-UV filters; precursors and metabolites), p-hydroxybenzoic acid esters (parab ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chroma.2013.11.031

16. A multi-proxy approach to reconstructing sedimentary environments from the Sperchios delta, Greece

Author:
Sofia Pechlivanidou; Konstantinos Vouvalidis; Reidar Løvlie; Atle Nesje; Konstantinos Albanakis; Christos Pennos; George Syrides; Patience Cowie; Robert Gawthorpe
Source:
Holocene v.24 no.12 pp. 1825-1839
ISSN:
1477-0911
Subject:
Holocene epoch; analytical methods; carbon; environmental factors; fauna; fluorescence; magnetism; paleoecology; radiocarbon dating; radionuclides; sea level; sediments; transgressive segregation; Aegean Sea; Greece
Abstract:
... This paper presents an integrated approach to assess Holocene environmental changes in the Sperchios delta, Sperchios rift, central Greece. A multidisciplinary study was carried out applying established analytical methods as well as exploring new techniques to detect past environmental conditions in a fluvio-deltaic depositional system. A series of six deep boreholes, up to 50 m long, and four sha ...
DOI:
10.1177/0959683614551219

17. A multicriteria model for the assessment of rural development plans in Greece

Author:
Thomas Bournaris; Christina Moulogianni; Basil Manos
Source:
Land use policy 2014 v.38 pp. 1-8
ISSN:
0264-8377
Subject:
Common Agricultural Policy; age structure; farmers; farming systems; issues and policy; models; rural areas; rural communities; rural development; Greece
Abstract:
... In the last decades rural communities face the problems of ageing of population, high share of elder farmers and imbalanced distribution of farmers across age classes. The Rural Development Plans (RDPs) of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in European Union (EU) are the policy instruments that affect agriculture and the people living in rural areas. The RDP measure “Setting up Young Farmers” aims t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landusepol.2013.10.008

18. A multidisciplinary model for assessing degradation in mediterranean rangelands

Author:
J. Ibañez; J. M. Valderrama; V. Papanastasis; C. Evangelou; J. Puigdefabregas
Source:
Land degradation & development 2014 v.25 no.5 pp. 468-482
ISSN:
1085-3278
Subject:
farmers; herbs; livestock; models; prices; profits and margins; rangelands; shrubs; soil; weather; Greece
Abstract:
... This paper presents an annual multidisciplinary, non‐spatial model which formalizes the relationships linking the dynamics of shrubs, herbs, soil, livestock and farmers' behaviour with possible exogenous drivers of degradation, such as weather and prices. The model does not represent a pasture–livestock system but a shrub–soil one and is applied to a rangeland in Lagadas County (Northern Greece). ...
DOI:
10.1002/ldr.2165

19. A multivariate stochastic model for the generation of synthetic time series at multiple time scales reproducing long-term persistence

Author:
Andreas Efstratiadis; Yannis G. Dialynas; Stefanos Kozanis; Demetris Koutsoyiannis
Source:
Environmental modelling & software 2014 v.62 pp. 139-152
ISSN:
1364-8152
Subject:
case studies; computer software; environmental models; geophysics; hydrometeorology; meteorological data; periodicity; rain; rain gauges; runoff; stochastic processes; time series analysis; Greece
Abstract:
... A time series generator is presented, employing a robust three-level multivariate scheme for stochastic simulation of correlated processes. It preserves the essential statistical characteristics of historical data at three time scales (annual, monthly, daily), using a disaggregation approach. It also reproduces key properties of hydrometeorological and geophysical processes, namely the long-term p ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envsoft.2014.08.017

20. A new hydrological balance and water management issues in Zakynthos Island, Greece

Author:
Pavlos Megalovasilis
Source:
International journal of hydrology science and technology 2014 v.4 no.2 pp. 139-154
ISSN:
2042-7808
Subject:
evaporation; groundwater; irrigated farming; quality control; risk; runoff; tourists; urbanization; water management; watersheds; Greece
Abstract:
...

The use of groundwater resources in Zakynthos Island in the Ionian Sea at central Mediterranean has become extremely intensive during the last decades, due to the high rate of urbanisation, tourist development and irrigated land expansion and is estimated being 15 hm 3 /year. Different methods are being required when water-related sustainability issues are examined like development a ...

DOI:
10.1504/IJHST.2014.066441

21. A novel AP92-like Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus strain, Greece

Author:
Anna Papa; Ilias Chaligiannis; Natasa Kontana; Tatiana Sourba; Katerina Tsioka; Andreas Tsatsaris; Smaragda Sotiraki
Source:
Ticks and tick-borne diseases 2014 v.5 no.5 pp. 590-593
ISSN:
1877-959X
Subject:
tick-borne diseases; immunoglobulin G; ticks; seroprevalence; Rhipicephalus bursa; humans; drugs; antibodies; sheep; farms; viruses; Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever orthonairovirus; vaccine development; RNA; Greece
Abstract:
... Ticks were collected from various regions of northern Greece and tested for the presence of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) RNA. Human and animal sera were collected in the regions where CCHFV-positive ticks were detected, and they were tested for the presence of IgG antibodies against the virus. A CCHFV strain was detected in Rhipicephalus bursa ticks collected from sheep in Kastori ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ttbdis.2014.04.008

22. A novel use of the caesium-137 technique to estimate human interference and historical water level in a Mediterranean Temporary Pond

Author:
Spyros Foteinis; Katerina Mpizoura; Giorgos Panagopoulos; Efthalia Chatzisymeon; Nikolaos Kallithrakas-Kontos; Emmanouil Manutsoglu
Source:
Journal of environmental radioactivity 2014 v.127 pp. 75-81
ISSN:
0265-931X
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; cesium; ecosystems; fauna; flora; humans; hydrologic models; ponds; radionuclides; surface water; Greece
Abstract:
... The sustainability of, and the effects of human pressures on, Omalos Mediterranean Temporary Pond (MTP), Chanea, Greece was assessed. The 137Cs technique was used to identify alleged anthropogenic interference (excavation) in the studied area. It was found that about one third of the ponds bed surface material had been removed and disposed of on the northeast edge, confirming unplanned excavations ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvrad.2013.10.007

23. A pilot, randomized controlled trial to examine the health outcomes of raisin consumption in patients with diabetes

Author:
P.T. Kanellos; A.C. Kaliora; N.K. Tentolouris; V. Argiana; D. Perrea; N. Kalogeropoulos; A.M. Kountouri; V.T. Karathanos
Source:
Nutrition 2014 v.30 no.3 pp. 358-364
ISSN:
0899-9007
Subject:
4-hydroxybenzoic acid; C-reactive protein; Vitis vinifera; antioxidant activity; antioxidants; cytokines; diabetes; diastolic blood pressure; energy density; food intake; fruits; glucose; glycemic control; grapes; hemoglobin; hospitals; lipid composition; lipid peroxidation; patients; raisins; snacks; t-test; vegetables; Greece
Abstract:
... Dried fruits, like their fresh homologues, contain relatively high concentrations of antioxidants. The aim of this study was to determine the health outcomes of raisin consumption on patients with diabetes.We examined the effects of dried grapes (Vitis vinifera) cultivated in Greece, namely Corinthian Raisins (CR) on blood pressure, fasting glucose, glucated hemoglobin (HbA1c), lipid peroxidation, ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.nut.2013.07.020

24. A qualitative and quantitative study of mites in similar alfalfa fields in Greece

Author:
Evangelos G. Badieritakis; Argyro A. Fantinou; Nikolaos G. Emmanouel
Source:
Experimental & applied acarology 2014 v.62 no.2 pp. 195-214
ISSN:
0168-8162
Subject:
Mesostigmata; alfalfa; mites; Sarcoptiformes; leaves; population density; species diversity; Prostigmata; new species; habitats; fauna; Greece
Abstract:
... The present study investigated the mite fauna and the relative abundance of mites present in foliage and litter of two adjacent and similar alfalfa fields, differing only in the number of cuttings, in Kopais Valley (Central Greece) through 2008–2010. We also examined the relationship between assemblage patterns of Mesostigmata, Oribatida and Prostigmata by comparing their population fluctuation, p ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10493-013-9729-z
PubMed:
24072570

25. A qualitative study of Eutrombidiidae and Erythraeidae, ectoparasites on Orthoptera, in two grassland areas of Attica – Greece

Author:
Spyridon A. Antonatos; Nikolaos G. Emmanouel
Source:
International journal of acarology 2014 v.40 no.1 pp. 23-30
ISSN:
1945-3892
Subject:
Acrididae; Eutrombidium; acarology; adults; ectoparasites; grasslands; hosts; mites; parasitism; wings; Greece
Abstract:
... The aim of the present paper was the study of the parasitism of Orthoptera by ectoparasitic mites during the years 2007 and 2008 in two grassland areas in the Attica region of Greece. Individual orthopterans, collected from a lowland and a mountainous grassland area between May and October over two years, were examined for the presence of ectoparasitic mites. Parasitism rate for total orthopterans ...
DOI:
10.1080/01647954.2013.872186

26. A reappraisal of the Pleurotus eryngii complex – New species and taxonomic combinations based on the application of a polyphasic approach, and an identification key to Pleurotus taxa associated with Apiaceae plants

Author:
Georgios I. Zervakis; Spyridon Ntougias; Maria Letizia Gargano; Maria I. Besi; Elias Polemis; Milton A. Typas; Giuseppe Venturella
Source:
Fungal biology 2014 v.118 no.9-10 pp. 814-834
ISSN:
1878-6146
Subject:
Ferula; Pleurotus eryngii; Prangos; coevolution; internal transcribed spacers; mushroom growing; mushrooms; new combination; new species; phylogeny; ribosomal RNA; roots; spores; substrate specificity; taxonomic keys; Asia; Greece; Hungary; Italy; Sicily; Slovenia
Abstract:
... The Pleurotus eryngii species-complex comprises choice edible mushrooms growing on roots and lower stem residues of Apiaceae (umbellifers) plants. Material deriving from extensive sampling was studied by mating compatibility, morphological and ecological criteria, and through analysis of ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 and IGS1 rRNA sequences. Results revealed that P. eryngii sensu stricto forms a diverse and wide ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.funbio.2014.07.001

27. A review of methods used in some European countries for assessing the quality of honey bee queens through their physical characters and the performance of their colonies

Author:
Fani Hatjina; Malgorzata Bieńkowska; Leonidas Charistos; Robert Chlebo; Cecilia Costa; Marica M Dražić; Janja Filipi; Aleš Gregorc; Evgeniya N Ivanova; Nikola Kezić; Jan Kopernicky; Per Kryger; Marco Lodesani; Vesna Lokar; Mica Mladenovic; Beata Panasiuk; Plamen P Petrov; Slađan Rašic; Maja I Smodis Skerl; Flemming Vejsnæs; Jerzy Wilde
Source:
Journal of apicultural research 2014 v.53 no.3 pp. 337-363
ISSN:
2078-6913
Subject:
apiculture; body weight; eggs; fecundity; health status; honey; honey bee colonies; hygiene; ovarioles; research; semen; spermatheca; viruses; Bulgaria; Croatia; Denmark; Greece; Italy; Poland; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia
Abstract:
... The term “quality” in relation to queens and drones refers to certain quantitative physical and/or behavioural characters. It is generally believed that a high quality queen should have the following physical characteristics: high live weight; high number of ovarioles; large size of spermatheca; high number of spermatozoa in spermatheca; and be free from diseases and pests. It is, however, also kn ...
DOI:
10.3896/IBRA.1.53.3.02

28. A taxonomic revision of western Eupholidoptera bush crickets (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae): testing the discrimination power of DNA barcode

Author:
GIULIANA ALLEGRUCCI; BRUNO MASSA; ALESSANDRA TRASATTI; VALERIO SBORDONI
Source:
Systematic entomology 2014 v.39 no.1 pp. 7-23
ISSN:
0307-6970
Subject:
DNA barcoding; Gryllidae; Tettigoniidae; females; genes; genetic markers; geographical distribution; males; new species; phylogeny; ribosomal RNA; Balkans; Corsica; France; Greece; Italy
Abstract:
... The genus Eupholidoptera includes 46 Mediterranean species distributed from Turkey to Greece, Italy and southern France. In the eastern part of its range, Eupholidoptera has been considered to consist of several distinct species, while in the Balkans and Italian peninsula only E. chabrieri has been recognized. However, the status of some Italian populations, confined to particular geographic areas ...
DOI:
10.1111/syen.12031

29. Abamectin is metabolized by CYP392A16, a cytochrome P450 associated with high levels of acaricide resistance in Tetranychus urticae

Author:
M. Riga; D. Tsakireli; A. Ilias; E. Morou; A. Myridakis; E.G. Stephanou; R. Nauen; W. Dermauw; T. Van Leeuwen; M. Paine; J. Vontas
Source:
Insect biochemistry and molecular biology 2014 v.46 pp. 43-53
ISSN:
0965-1748
Subject:
Tetranychus urticae; abamectin; acaricide resistance; active ingredients; animal health; bifenthrin; bioassays; clofentezine; cytochrome P-450; endoparasites; fluorescence; geographical distribution; hexythiazox; host range; hydroxylation; insects; metabolism; metabolites; monitoring; mutation; public health; toxic substances; toxicity; transcriptomics; Greece
Abstract:
... Abamectin is one of the most important insecticides worldwide. It is used against major agricultural pests and insects of public health importance, as well as against endoparasites in animal health. Abamectin has been used successfully for the control of the spider mite Tetranychus urticae, a major agricultural pest with global distribution, an extremely diverse host range, and a remarkable abilit ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ibmb.2014.01.006

30. Accumulation of heavy metals in agricultural soils of Mediterranean: Insights from Argolida basin, Peloponnese, Greece

Author:
Efstratios Kelepertzis
Source:
Geoderma 2014 v.221-222 pp. 82-90
ISSN:
0016-7061
Subject:
agricultural soils; agrochemicals; anthropogenic soil types; application rate; arsenic; basins; cadmium; chromium; citrus soils; cluster analysis; cobalt; copper; fertilizers; fractionation; geographic information systems; groves; heavy metals; iron; lead; mandarins; manganese; monitoring; nickel; olives; oranges; principal component analysis; risk; soil chemistry; zinc; Greece
Abstract:
... Excessive application of chemical products for promoting crop growth is a significant contributor for elevated concentrations of heavy metals in agricultural soils potentially threatening human health through the food chain. In this study, a series of heavy metals were quantified in 132 agricultural soils of Argolida basin, Peloponnese, Greece, with the aim to characterize their accumulation patte ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.geoderma.2014.01.007

31. Action research with children and adolescents working on the streets of Athens, Greece

Author:
Vasiliki Tsourtou; Korina Hatzinikolaou; Christina Chatzinikolaou
Source:
Development in practice 2014 v.24 no.3 pp. 313-326
ISSN:
1364-9213
Subject:
adolescents; children; family relations; household income; social behavior; social networks; Greece
Abstract:
... In fieldwork with children and adolescents working on the streets of Athens, Greece, the authors applied a multidisciplinary methodology, through which participants were empowered to articulate their own voice. This article discusses some indicant themes which emerged through participants' narrations and through their active engagement in Theatre-for-Development: (1) the role of family attachment ...
DOI:
10.1080/09614524.2014.899996

32. Addressing marketplace gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata L.) differentiation by 1H NMR-based lipid fingerprinting

Author:
Riccardo Melis; Roberto Cappuccinelli; Tonina Roggio; Roberto Anedda
Source:
Food research international 2014 v.63 pp. 258-264
ISSN:
0963-9969
Subject:
Sparus aurata; adults; cages; farmed fish; farms; markets; multivariate analysis; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; omega-3 fatty acids; polyunsaturated fatty acids; principal component analysis; rearing; warm season; Greece; Italy; Sardinia
Abstract:
... A complete NMR-based lipid fingerprinting protocol is described for the classification of farmed and wild adult gilthead sea breams having a commercial size (between 201.5±25.2g and 335.3±21.8g) and captured during the warm season (June–October). The presented approach is able to differentiate 68 fish sold in the Italian market between wild and farmed and reared fish in different off-shore sea cag ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodres.2014.05.041

33. Alcohol and Dilution Water Characteristics in Distilled Anis (Ouzo)

Author:
Hrissi K. Karapanagioti; Argyro Bekatorou
Source:
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 2014 v.62 no.21 pp. 4932-4937
ISSN:
0021-8561
Subject:
fraud; methanol; prices; rum; small businesses; tap water; vodka; water treatment; Greece
Abstract:
... The authenticity of some mixed drinks such as vodka or rum was correlated to the conductivity of the dilution water. Authentic drinks demonstrated low conductivity, suggesting the use of treated water, whereas fraud drinks were mixed with regular tap water. The objective of the present study was to test if this criterion is valid for distilled anis, also known as ouzo. Several Greek distilled anis ...
DOI:
10.1021/jf501118e

34. An Evaluation of the Proteolytic and Lipolytic Potential of Penicillium spp. Isolated from Traditional Greek Sausages in Submerged Fermentation

Author:
Maria Papagianni
Source:
Applied biochemistry and biotechnology 2014 v.172 no.2 pp. 767-775
ISSN:
0273-2289
Subject:
Penicillium commune; Penicillium oxalicum; Penicillium solitum; enzymes; olive oil; proteolysis; sausages; submerged fermentation; tributyrin; triolein
Abstract:
... A number of novel Penicillium strains belonging to Penicillium nalgiovense, Penicillium solitum, Penicillium commune, Penicillium olsonii, and Penicillium oxalicum species, isolated from the surface of traditional Greek sausages, were evaluated for their proteolytic and lipolytic potential in a solid substrate first and next in submerged fermentations, using complex media. Extracellular proteolyti ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12010-013-0570-y
PubMed:
24122629

35. An analysis of seroprevalence and risk factors for parasitic infections of economic importance in small ruminants in Greece

Author:
Marc K. Kouam; Anastasia Diakou; Vaia Kantzoura; Haralambos Feidas; Helen Theodoropoulou; Georgios Theodoropoulos
Source:
veterinary journal 2014 v.202 no.1 pp. 146-152
ISSN:
1090-0233
Subject:
Cystocaulus; Haemonchus contortus; Muellerius capillaris; Neostrongylus; Oestrus ovis; Protostrongylus; anthelmintics; blood serum; climatic factors; cysticerci; farmers; farms; goats; grazing; herds; livestock and meat industry; lungworms; parasitoses; profitability; rain; regression analysis; risk factors; serological surveys; seroprevalence; sheep; temperature; Greece
Abstract:
... A cross-sectional serological survey was carried out to screen the small ruminants of Thessaly, Greece, for infection with Haemonchus contortus, lungworms (i.e. Cystocaulus ocreatus, Muellerius capillaris, Protostrongylus rufescens and Neostrongylus linearis) as a group, and for Cysticercus tenuicolis, Linguatula serrata and Oestrus ovis. A second objective was to determine the risk factors relate ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.tvjl.2014.07.011

36. An automated two-step NDVI-based method for the production of low-cost historical burned area map records over large areas

Author:
Pericles Toukiloglou; Ioannis Zois Gitas; Thomas Katagis
Source:
International journal of remote sensing 2014 v.35 no.7 pp. 2713-2730
ISSN:
1366-5901
Subject:
global warming; land cover; moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer; normalized difference vegetation index; remote sensing; spectral analysis; summer; vegetation; wildfires; Greece
Abstract:
... The recognition and understanding of long-term fire-related processes and patterns, such as the possible connection between the increased frequency of wildfires and global warming, requires the study of historical data records. In this study, a methodology was proposed for the automated production of long historical burned area map records over large-scale regions. The methodology was based on rem ...
DOI:
10.1080/01431161.2014.883091

37. An integrated stable isotope study of plants and animals from Kouphovouno, southern Greece: a new look at Neolithic farming

Author:
Petra Vaiglova; Amy Bogaard; Matthew Collins; William Cavanagh; Christopher Mee; Josette Renard; Angela Lamb; Armelle Gardeisen; Rebecca Fraser
Source:
Journal of archaeological science 2014 v.42 pp. 201-215
ISSN:
0305-4403
Subject:
animal husbandry; archaeology; barley; browsing; carbon; cattle; crop rotation; crop yield; crops; diet; farmers; gardens; goats; grasses; grazing; labor; landscapes; mass spectrometry; models; nitrogen; pasture plants; sheep; shifting cultivation; species identification; stable isotopes; villages; wheat; Greece
Abstract:
... This paper presents the first study that combines the use of ancient crop and animal stable isotopes (carbon and nitrogen) and Zooarchaeology Mass Spectrometry species identification (ZooMS) for reconstructing early farming practices at Kouphovouno, a Middle–Late Neolithic village in southern Greece (c. 5950–4500 cal. BC). Debate surrounding the nature of early farming predominantly revolves aroun ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jas.2013.10.023

38. An interactive application for Greek and European legal framework on environmental and ecological laws

Author:
Dimosthenis Mpoutakidis; Konstantinos Soutsas
Source:
International journal of agricultural resources, governance and ecology 2014 v.10 no.2 pp. 164-175
ISSN:
1462-4605
Subject:
European Union; ecosystems; flora; forestry; forests; international law; laws and regulations; wildlife; Greece
Abstract:
... The work is an interactive application that aims to cover all present and institutional changes related to environment and ecology in the agricultural and forestry sector, as they have evolved since the year 1977 until today. The purpose of the work and the creation of the application is to fully inform any interested party which deals with agricultural and forestry sector, as an ecosystem and as ...
DOI:
10.1504/IJARGE.2014.063582

39. An updated database of Holocene relative sea level changes in NE Aegean Sea

Author:
Matteo Vacchi; Alessio Rovere; Alexandros Chatzipetros; Nickolas Zouros; Marco Firpo
Source:
Quaternary international 2014 v.328-329 pp. 301-310
ISSN:
1040-6182
Subject:
Holocene epoch; databases; deformation; ice; models; rheology; sea level; tectonics; Aegean Sea; Greece; Turkey (country)
Abstract:
... The reconstruction of Holocene relative sea levels has several implications, ranging from the investigation of coastal vertical movements to the calibration of earth rheology models and ice sheet reconstructions. The North Eastern Aegean Sea is among the tectonically complex sectors of the Eastern Mediterranean, mainly influenced by the activity of the North Anatolian Fault. In this paper, we crea ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.quaint.2013.08.036

40. Analyzing Urban Sprawl in Rethymno, Greece

Author:
Dimitrios Triantakonstantis; Poulicos Prastacos; Aikaterini Tsoukala
Source:
Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing 2014 v.42 no.3 pp. 601-610
ISSN:
0255-660X
Subject:
coasts; cohesion; equations; issues and policy; models; people; population growth; qualitative analysis; regression analysis; remote sensing; roads; urban planning; urbanization; zoning; Crete; Greece
Abstract:
... Analysis of urban sprawl is an issue that has been continuously attracting attention in the planning and research community. Τhis paper presents the results of an analysis of the growth of the city of Rethymno during the 1997–2010 time period. Rethymno is a city in the island of Crete in Greece with population of about 35,000 people, in which developed land has expanded at a rate that is double th ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12524-013-0350-8

41. Anthelmintic resistance and multidrug resistance in sheep gastro-intestinal nematodes in France, Greece and Italy

Author:
Thomas Geurden; Herve Hoste; Philippe Jacquiet; Donato Traversa; Smaragda Sotiraki; Antonio Frangipane di Regalbono; Nikolaos Tzanidakis; Despoina Kostopoulou; Christie Gaillac; Simon Privat; Annunziata Giangaspero; Claudia Zanardello; Laura Noé; Bindu Vanimisetti; David Bartram
Source:
Veterinary parasitology 2014 v.201 no.1-2 pp. 59-66
ISSN:
0304-4017
Subject:
Trichostrongylus; levamisole; ivermectin; body weight; sheep; multiple drug resistance; farms; moxidectin; feces; fecal egg count; gastrointestinal nematodes; Teladorsagia; nematode larvae; oral administration; Haemonchus; benzimidazole; arithmetics; France; Italy; Greece
Abstract:
... Anthelmintic resistance (AR) in ovine gastro-intestinal nematodes has been reported to affect the health and productivity of sheep globally. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of commonly used oral drenches in sheep in France, Greece and Italy. In each country, 10 farms were selected. On each farm, 50 animals were blocked based on the pre-treatment faecal egg count (FE ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.01.016

42. Anthropogenic and climate-induced change favors toxic cyanobacteria blooms: Evidence from monitoring a highly eutrophic, urban Mediterranean lake

Author:
Spyros Gkelis; Theodoti Papadimitriou; Nikos Zaoutsos; Ioannis Leonardos
Source:
Harmful algae 2014 v.39 pp. 322-333
ISSN:
1568-9883
Subject:
Anabaena; Aphanizomenon; Microcystis; algae; algal blooms; ammonium nitrogen; aquatic environment; correlation; environmental factors; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; eutrophication; genotype; lakes; microcystins; monitoring; nitrate nitrogen; phosphorus; physicochemical properties; phytoplankton; pollution load; polymerase chain reaction; saxitoxins; secondary metabolites; specific growth rate; toxicity; water temperature; Greece
Abstract:
... Cyanobacteria Harmful Algal Blooms (or CyanoHABs) represent one of the most conspicuous waterborne microbial hazards in aquatic environments mostly due to the production of harmful secondary metabolites, known as cyanotoxins. In this paper we assessed cyanobacteria blooms in a shallow, Mediterranean, highly eutrophic lake (Lake Pamvotis, NW Greece) in relation to critical environmental parameters ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.hal.2014.09.002

43. Antibiotic treatment patterns across Europe in patients with complicated skin and soft-tissue infections due to meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A plea for implementation of early switch and early discharge criteria

Author:
Christian Eckmann; Wendy Lawson; Dilip Nathwani; Caitlyn T. Solem; Jennifer M. Stephens; Cynthia Macahilig; Damien Simoneau; Petr Hajek; Claudie Charbonneau; Richard Chambers; Jim Z. Li; Seema Haider
Source:
International journal of antimicrobial agents 2014 v.44 no.1 pp. 56-64
ISSN:
0924-8579
Subject:
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; committees; health services; data collection; patients; hospitals; protocols; cost effectiveness; intravenous injection; antibiotics; Portugal; Greece; Germany; France; Italy; Ireland; Austria; Slovakia; Spain; United Kingdom; Czech Republic; Poland
Abstract:
... This retrospective observational medical chart review aimed to describe country-specific variations across Europe in real-world meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) complicated skin and soft-tissue infection (cSSTI) treatment patterns, antibiotic stewardship activity, and potential opportunities for early switch (ES) from intravenous (i.v.) to oral formulations and early discharge (ED ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2014.04.007

44. Application of Purkait's triangle method on a skeletal population from southern Europe

Author:
Ioanna Anastopoulou; Constantine Eliopoulos; Efstratios D. Valakos; Sotiris K. Manolis
Source:
Forensic science international 2014 v.245 pp. 203.e1
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
African Americans; discriminant analysis; equations; females; femur; forensic sciences; human physiology; humans; males; pelvis; sex determination; sexual dimorphism; skeleton; skull; Greece; Southern European region
Abstract:
... The existence of sexual dimorphism in individual elements of the human skeleton allows sex determination and significantly enhances the identification of fragmentary skeletal material. Traditionally, the pelvis and the skull are used for an accurate sex determination. Sometimes they are not available and alternative methods have to be used. The aim of this work is to study the sexual dimorphism of ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2014.10.005

45. Application of biological control of chestnut blight on a nationwide scale in Greece: results and prospects

Author:
S. Diamandis; C. Perlerou; Z. Nakopoulou; V. Christopoulos; E. Topalidou; G. Tziros
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2014 no.1043 pp. 23-34
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Castanea; Cryphonectria parasitica; biological control; coppicing; forests; fungi; horticulture; human resources; inoculum; orchards; silvicultural practices; tree age; viruses; Greece
Abstract:
... Since 1963 when chestnut blight was recorded for the first time in Greece, the disease has spread into all 29 chestnut growing prefectures. As a result the national, annual chestnut production was reduced from 18,000 tons in the 1960s to 11,000 tons in 2005. A project for the application of biological control on a nationwide scale was funded and implemented during the period 2007-2009. Hypovirulen ...

46. Application of chromium stable isotopes to the evaluation of Cr(VI) contamination in groundwater and rock leachates from central Euboea and the Assopos basin (Greece)

Author:
Maria Economou-Eliopoulos; Robert Frei; Cathy Atsarou
Source:
Catena 2014 v.122 pp. 216-228
ISSN:
0341-8162
Subject:
X-ray diffraction; aquifers; basins; catalysts; chromium; energy-dispersive X-ray analysis; groundwater; groundwater contamination; iron; isotope fractionation; leachates; manganese; manganese oxides; minerals; models; pulp; scanning electron microscopy; soil; soil sampling; sorption; stable isotopes; toxicity; ultramafic rocks; Greece
Abstract:
... Major and trace elements (a) in groundwater, ultramafic rocks from natural outcrops and soil samples from cultivated sites of Central Euboea and Assopos basin, and (b) in experimentally produced laboratory water leachates of rocks and soils were investigated by SEM/EDS, XRD and ICP/MS. In addition, stable chromium isotopes (expressed as δ53Cr values) were measured in groundwater and leachates in o ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.catena.2014.06.013

47. Application of human and animal viral microbial source tracking tools in fresh and marine waters from five different geographical areas

Author:
Marta Rusiñol; Xavier Fernandez-Cassi; Ayalkibet Hundesa; Carmen Vieira; Anita Kern; Irene Eriksson; Panos Ziros; David Kay; Marize Miagostovich; Marta Vargha; Annika Allard; Apostolos Vantarakis; Peter Wyn-Jones; Sílvia Bofill-Mas; Rosina Girones
Source:
Water research 2014 v.59 pp. 119-129
ISSN:
0043-1354
Subject:
Adenoviridae; Polyomaviridae; animal viruses; cattle; climate change; climatic zones; dry season; economic impact; effluents; farms; feces; genome; humans; ice; microbial contamination; microbial load; models; monitoring; planning; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; remediation; risk assessment; river water; rivers; sanitation; seawater; sewage; spring; summer; surface water; swine; temperature; urban population; viral load; water flow; water pollution; watersheds; winter; Brazil; Greece; Hungary; Spain; Sweden
Abstract:
... Integrated river basin management planning to mitigate the impacts of economic, demographic and climate change is an important issue for the future protection of water resources. Identifying sources of microbial contamination via the emerging science of Microbial Source Tracking (MST) plays a key role in risk assessment and the design of remediation strategies. Following an 18-month surveillance p ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.watres.2014.04.013

48. Application of multivariate statistical procedures on major ions and trace elements in a multilayered coastal aquifer: the case of the south Rhodope coastal aquifer

Author:
Evangelos C. Galazoulas; Christos P. Petalas
Source:
Environmental earth sciences 2014 v.72 no.10 pp. 4191-4205
ISSN:
1866-6280
Subject:
aquifers; calcium; cation exchange; cluster analysis; discriminant analysis; fertilizer application; groundwater; heavy metals; ions; landfills; magnesium; physicochemical properties; principal component analysis; saltwater intrusion; sodium; statistical models; trace elements; variance; wells; Greece
Abstract:
... Multivariate statistical techniques including cluster analysis and principal components analysis were applied on 22 variables consisted of 3 physicochemical parameters, 8 major ions and 11 trace elements. Samples were collected from the south Rhodope multilayered coastal aquifer in north Greece which is facing saltwater intrusion and anthropogenic contamination over the last 35 years. Cluster anal ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12665-014-3315-5

49. Application of standard methods for the grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) Phenotypic diversity exploration: phenological traits

Author:
Rustioni, L.; Cola, G.; Fiori, S.; Failla, O.; Bacilieri, R.; Maul, E.; Eiras Dias, J.E.; Brazão, J.; Kocsis, L.; Lorenzini, F.; Maghradze, D.; Chipashvili, R.; Maletic, E.; Preiner, D.; Molitor, D.; Muljukina, N.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2014 no.1032 pp. 253-260
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Vitis vinifera; breeding; cultivars; germplasm; germplasm evaluation; phenotype; phenotypic variation; research institutions; Azerbaijan; Croatia; Cyprus; Georgia; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Italy; Latvia; Luxembourg; Moldova; Portugal; Spain; Switzerland; Ukraine
Abstract:
... In the framework of the COST Action FA1003 – ‘GRAPENET: East-West Collaboration for Grapevine Diversity Exploration and Mobilization of Adaptive Traits for Breeding’ – common phenotyping methods have been proposed to characterize germplasm accessions. The protocols aimed at the description of traits of interest for the cultivars exploitation. In particular, phenological and eno-carpological method ...

50. Application of the Multi-Attribute Value Theory for engaging stakeholders in groundwater protection in the Vosvozis catchment in Greece

Author:
Kyriakos Stefanopoulos; Hong Yang; Alexandra Gemitzi; Konstantinos P. Tsagarakis
Source:
Science of the total environment 2014 v.470-471 pp. 26-33
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
case studies; ecologists; ecosystems; entrepreneurship; farmers; fishermen; groundwater; issues and policy; lakes; rivers; stakeholders; wastewater treatment; water harvesting; water reuse; watersheds; Greece
Abstract:
... Multi-Attribute Value Theory (MAVT) was used to investigate stakeholders' preferences and beliefs in ameliorating a deteriorating ecosystem, i.e. Vosvozis River and Ismarida Lake in Northeastern Greece. Various monetary and environmental criteria were evaluated with scores and weights by different stakeholder groups and key individuals such as farmers, fishermen, entrepreneurs, residents and ecolo ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.09.008