Dr. Maria Thessalou-Legaki

Δρ. Μαρία Θεσσαλού-Λεγάκη

 

Associate Professor

Αναπληρώτρια Καθηγήτρια

Publications

dissertations

 

1. Thessalou-Legaki M., 1978. Contribution to the study of decapod crustacean planktonic larvae from Pagassitikos Gulf. M.Sc. thesis in Oceanography, University of Athens, 79 pp (in Greek). 

2. Thessalou-Legaki M., 1987. Contribution to the study of ecology and biology of Callianassa tyrrhena (Petagna, 1792) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Thalassinidea). Ph.D. thesis, University of Athens, 229 pp. (in Greek).

 

LIST OF PAPERS

 

43. Kapiris K., Thessalou-Legaki M., 2010. Feeding ecology of the deep-water blue-red shrimp Aristeus antennatus (Decapoda: Aristeidae) in the Greek Ionian Sea (E. Mediterranean). Journal of Sea Research in press, doi:10.1016/j.seares.2010.09.005

42.    Papaspyrou S., Thessalou-Legaki M., Kristensen E., 2010. The influence of infaunal (Nereis diversicolor) abundance on degradation of organic matter in sandy sediments. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 393: 148-157.

41. Katsanevakis S., Issaris Y., Poursanidis D., Thessalou-Legaki M., 2010. Vulnerability of marine habitats to the invasive green alga Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea within a marine protected area. Marine Environmental Research, 70:210-218.

40.    Katsanevakis S., Poursanidis D., Issaris Y., Tsiamis K., Salomidi M., Maroulakis M., Kytinou E., Thessalou-Legaki M., Zenetos A., 2010. The invasive crab Percnon gibbesi (Crustacea: Decapoda: Plagusiidae) is spreading in the Aegean and Ionian Seas. Marine Biodiversity Records, 3, e53, doi: 10.1017/S1755267210000163.

39.    Kapiris K., Thessalou-Legaki M., Petrakis G. Conides A., 2010. Ontogenetic shifts and temporal changes in the trophic patterns of deep-sea red shrimp Aristaeomorpha foliacea (Decapods: Aristeidae) in the E. Ionian Sea (E. Mediterranean). Marine Ecology, 31: 341–354.

38.    Demiri A., Meziti A., Papaspyrou S., Thessalou-Legaki M., Kormas K.A., 2009. Abdominal setae and midgut bacteria of the mud shrimp Pestarella tyrrhena. Central European Journal of Biology, 4(4): 558–566.

37.     Katsanevakis S., Thessalou-Legaki M., 2009. Spatial distribution, abundance and habitat use of the protected fan mussel Pinna nobilis in Souda Bay (Crete). Aquatic Biology, 8: 45-54.

36.    Kapiris K., Thessalou-Legaki M., 2009. Comparative reproduction aspects of the deep-water shrimps Aristaeomorpha foliacea and Aristeus antennatus (Decapoda, Aristeidae) in the Greek Ionian Sea (Eastern Mediterranean). International Journal of Zoology, 2009 Article ID 979512, 9 pages,doi:10.1155/2009/979512.

35.     Thessalou-Legaki M., 2007. Decapod crustaceans: An account on species occurrence and exploitation in Hellenic waters. In Papaconstantinou, C, A Zenetos, V. Vassilopoulou & G Tserpes (eds), State of Hellenic Fisheries. HCMR Publ.: 85-92. 

34.     Katsanevakis S., Thessalou-Legaki M., 2007. First record and density assessment of the actiniarian Alicia mirabilis (Anthozoa) from the eastern Mediterranean (Saronikos Gulf, Greece). Marine Biology Research, 3: 468-472.

33.     Katsanevakis S., Verriopoulos G., Nicolaidou A., Thessalou-Legaki M., 2007. Effect of marine litter on the benthic fauna of coastal soft bottoms: a manipulative field experiment. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 54 (6): 771-778.

32.     Katsanevakis S., Thessalou-Legaki M., Karlou-Riga C., Lefkaditou E., Dimitriou E., Verriopoulos G., 2007.  Information-theory approach to allometric growth of marine organisms. Marine Biology, 151: 949-959.

31.     Protopapas N., Katsanevakis S., Thessalou-Legaki Μ., Verriopoulos G., 2007. Relative growth of the semi-terrestrial crab Pachygrapsus marmoratus: an information-theory approach. Scientia Marina, 71 (2): 383-394.

30.    Meziti A., Kormas K.Ar., Pancucci-Papadopoulou M-A., Thessalou-Legaki M., 2007. Bacterial phylotypes associated with the digestive tract of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus and the ascidian Microcosmus sp. Russian Journal of  Marine Biology, 33 (2): 84-91.

29.    Thessalou-Legaki M., Zenetos A., Kambouroglou V., Corsini-Foka M., Kouraklis P., Dounas C., Nicolaidou A., 2006. The establishment of the invasive crab Percnon gibbesi (H. Milne Edwards, 1853) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Grapsidae) in Greek waters. Aquatic Invasions, 1: 133-136.

28.    Kapiris K. & M. Thessalou-Legaki 2006. Comparative fecundity and oocyte size of Aristaeomorpha foliacea and Aristeus antennatus in the Greek Ionian Sea (E. Mediterranean) (Decapoda: Aristeidae). Acta Zoologica, 87: 239-245.

27.     Kevrekidis K., Thessalou-Legaki M., 2006. Catch rates, size structure and sex ratio of Melicertus kerathurus (Decapoda: Penaeidae) from an Aegean Sea trawl fishery. Fisheries Research, 80: 270-279.

26.    Papaspyrou S., Gregersen Τ., Cox R.P., Thessalou-Legaki M., Kristensen E., 2005. Sediment properties and bacterial community in the burrows of the ghost shrimp Pestarella tyrrhena (Decapoda: Thalassinidea). Aquatic Microbial Ecology, 38:181-190.

25.     Chilari A., Thessalou-Legaki M., Petrakis G., 2005. Population structure and reproduction of the deep-water shrimp Plesionika martia (Decapoda: Pandalidae) from the eastern Ionian Sea. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 25: 33-241.

24. Thessalou-Legaki M., Legakis A., 2005. Conservation of the Hellenic marine biodiversity. In: Papathanassiou, E, & A. Zenetos (eds), State of the Hellenic Marine Environment. HCMR Publ.: 254-263.

23.     Zenetos A., Arvanitides Ch., Simboura N., Thessalou-Legaki M., 2005. Zoobenthos: soft bottom fauna. In: Papathanassiou, E, & A. Zenetos (eds), State of the Hellenic Marine Environment. HCMR Publ.: 236-246.

22.     Papaspyrou S., Thessalou-Legaki Μ., Kristensen Ε., 2004. Impact of the mud shrimp Pestarella tyrrhena (Decapoda: Thalassinidea) on benthic metabolism and nutrient exchange in sediment microcosms enriched with seagrass and macroalgal detritus. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 281: 165-179.

21.     Kormas K.Ar., Nicolaidou A., Thessalou-Legaki M., 2003. Variability of environmental factors of an Eastern Mediterranean Sea river influenced coastal system. Mediterranean Marine Science. 4: 67-77.

20.    Makra A., Thessalou-Legaki M., Costelloe J., Nicolaidou A., Keegan B.F., 2001. Mapping the pollution gradient of the Saronikos Gulf benthos prior to the operation of the Athens sewage treatment plant, Greece. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 42: 1417-1419.

19.     Kapiris K., Thessalou-Legaki M., 2001. Sex-related variability of rostrum morphometry of Aristeus antennatus (Decapoda: Aristeidae) from the Ionian Sea (Eastern Mediterranean, Greece). In: Paula, J.-P.M., Flores A.A.V. & Fransen C.H.J.M. (eds), Advances in Decapod Crustacean Research, Hydrobiologia 449: 123-130.

18.     Simboura N., Nicolaidou A., Thessalou-Legaki M., 2000. Polychaete communities of Greece: An ecological overview. Marine Ecology, 21: 129-144.

17.     Pancucci-Papadopoulou M.-A., Simboura N., Zenetos A., Thessalou-Legaki M., Nicolaidou A., 1999. Benthic invertebrate communities of NW Rodos (Rhodes) Island (SE Aegean Sea) as related to hydrological regime and geographical location. Israel Journal of Zoology, 45: 371-393.

16.     Kapiris K., Thessalou-Legaki M., Moraitou-Apostolopoulou M., Petrakis G., Papaconstantinou C., 2000. Population characteristics and feeding parameters of Aristaeomorpha foliacea and Aristeus antennatus (Decapoda: Aristeidae) from the Ionian Sea (Eastern Mediterranean). In: Von Vaupel Klein J.C. & F.R. Schram (eds) The Biodiversity Crisis and Crustacea. University of Amsterdam, Crustacean Issues 12: 177-191.

15.     Thessalou-Legaki M., Peppa A., Zacharaki M., 1999. Facultative lecithotrophy during larval development of the burrowing shrimp Callianassa tyrrhena. Marine Biology, 133: 635-642.

14.     Simboura, N., Zenetos A., Pancucci-Papadopoulou M.A., Thessalou-Legaki M., Papaspyrou S., 1998. A baseline study on the benthic species distribution in two neighbouring gulfs, with and without access to bottom trawling. Maine Ecology, 19: 293-309.

13.     Kormas K.A., Kapiris K., Thessalou-Legaki M., Nicolaidou A., 1998. Quantitative relationships between phytoplankton, bacteria and protists in an Aegean embayment (Maliakos Gulf, Greece). Aquatic Microbial Ecology, 15: 255-264.

12.     Kormas K., Thessalou-Legaki M., Nicolaidou A., 1997. Is water column productivity in an Aegean embayment reflected to its benthic assemblages? In: Hawkins, L.E., Hutchinson, S., Jensen, A.C., Williams, J.A. & Sheader, M. (eds) Responses of Marine Organisms to Their Environment, University of Southampton, pp. 143-151.

11.      Thessalou-Legaki M., Kiortsis V., 1997. Estimation of the reproductive output of the burrowing shrimp Callianassa tyrrhena: a comparison of three different biometrical approaches. Marine Biology, 127: 435-442.

10.     Thessalou-Legaki M., Kerambrun P., Verriopoulos G., 1997. Differentiation of physiological aspects of the burrowing shrimp Callianassa tyrrhena in relation to general pollution load. Journal of the Marine Biological Association U.K., 77: 439-450.

9.       Reizopoulou S., Thessalou-Legaki M., Nicolaidou A., 1996. Assessment of disturbance in Mediterranean lagoons: an evaluation of methods. Marine Biology, 125: 189-197.

8.       Simboura N., Zenetos A., Thessalou-Legaki M., Pancucci-Papadopoulou A., Nicolaidou A., 1995. Benthic communities of the infralittoral in the N. Sporades (Aegean Sea): a variety of biotopes encountered and analysed. Marine Ecology, 16: 283-306.

7.       Kerambrun P., Thessalou-Legaki M., Verriopoulos G., 1993. Comparative effects of environmental conditions, in eutrophic polluted and oligotrophic unpolluted areas of the Saronikos Gulf (Greece), on the physiology of the copepod Acartia clausi. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, 105C: 415-420.

6.       Thessalou-Legaki M., 1992. Reproductive variability of Parapandalus narval (Crustacea: Decapoda) along a depth gradient. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 35: 593-603.

5.       Thessalou-Legaki M., 1990. Advanced larval development of Callianassa tyrrhena (Decapoda: Thalassinidea) and the effect of environmental factors. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 10: 659-666.

4.       Thessalou-Legaki M., Frantzis A., Nassiokas K., Hatzinikolaou S., 1989. Depth zonation in a Parapandalus narval (Crustacea, Decapoda, Pandalidae) population from Rhodos Island, Greece. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 29: 273-284.

3.       Thessalou-Legaki M., 1989. Allometric growth of male secondary sexual characters and dioecy in Parapandalus narval (Decapoda: Pandalidae). Journal of Crustacean Biology, 9: 595-600.

2.       Thessalou-Legakis M., 1986. Preliminary data on the occurrence of Thalassinidea (Crustacea, Decapoda) in the Greek seas. Biologia Gallo-Hellenica, 12: 181-187.

1.       Matsakis J., Yannopoulos C., Thessalou M., Hatzakis A., Malouhou-Grimba V., Moraitou-Apostolopoulou M., Mylonas M., Siokou J., Yannopoulos A., 1978. Ecologie marine de la region de l'Eubée du Nord. III Evolution du zooplancton dans sept stations. Biologia Gallo-Hellenica, 7: 97-144.

 

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

 

Participant in more than 60 conferences in Greece and abroad, in 16 of which as president of sessions or round tables. 

 

1. Thessalou M., 1979. Preliminary report on the larvae of Decapod Crustacea from Pagassitikos Gulf, Greece. Rapp. Comm. Ιnt. Mer Médit., 25/26, 8: 145-146.

2. Thessalou-Legaki, M., Hatzinikolaou S., 1985. On the occurrence of Parapandalus narval (Fabricius, 1787) in the Eastern Mediterranean (Greece). III Colloquium Crustacea Decapoda Mediterranea, Barcelona (abstract).

3.  Τhessalou-Legakis M., Zenetos A., 1985. Autoecological studies on the Thalassinidea (Crustacea, Decapoda) of the Patras Gulf and Ionian Sea (Greece). Rapp. Comm. Int. Mer Médit., 29, 5: 309-312.

4.  Thessalou-Legaki M., Frantzis A., Nassiokas K., Hatzinikolaou S., 1986. Observations on Parapandalus narval (Fabricius, 1787) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Pandalidae) from Rhodos Island (Greece). Rapp. Comm. Int. Mer Médit., 30, 2: 13.

5.  Thessalou-Legaki M., 1987. On a population of Callianassa subterranea (Crustacea Decapoda, Thalassinidea) in the N. Euboikos Gulf (Greece). III Colloquium Crustacea Decapoda Mediterranea. Investigacion Pesquera, 51 (supl. 1): 457.

6.  Thessalou-Legaki M., Kiortsis V., 1989 Aspects of the reproductive biology of Callianassa tyrrhena (Decapoda, Thalassinidea). IV Colloquium Crustacea Decapoda Mediterranea, Thessaloniki: 4-5 (abstract).

7.  Thessalou-Legaki M., Kerambrun P., Verriopoulos G., 1992. Effects of pollution on the physiology of Callianassa tyrrhena (Crustacea: Decapoda) from Saronikos gulf. Rapp. Comm. Int. Mer Médit., 33: 185.

8.  Verriopoulos G., Kerambrun P., Thessalou-Legaki M., 1992. Effects of pollution on the physiology of Acartia clausi and total zooplankton from Saronikos Gulf. Rapp. Comm. Ιnt. Mer Médit., 33: 188.

9.  Thessalou-Legaki M., Peppa A., Zacharaki M., 1993. Effects of starvation and food density on the larval development of Callianassa tyrrhena (Decapoda, Thalassinidea). Proceedings of the First European Crustacean Conference: 161 (abstract).

10. Thessalou-Legaki M., Kapareliotis A., 1993. Burrow construction by the shallow-water ghost shrimp Callianassa tyrrhena. International Senckenberg Symposium Crustacea Decapoda, Frankfurt a. M.: 66 (abstract).

11. Kerambrun P., Verriopoulos G., Thessalou-Legaki M., 1993. Comparative effects of general pollution load on the physiology of the pelagic copepod Acartia clausi and the benthic burrowing decapod Callianassa tyrrhena. 28th European Marine Biology Symposium, Hersonissos, Crete: 33-34 (abstract).

12. Reizopoulou S., Nicolaidou A., Thessalou-Legaki M., 1993. Application of the abundance/biomass comparison method in coastal Mediterranean lagoons. 28th European Marine Biology Symposium, Hersonissos, Crete: 58 (abstract).

13. Thessalou-Legaki M., 1994. Distribution of Aristeus antennatus and Aristaeomorpha foliacea in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. In: Bianchini M.L., Ragonese S. (eds), Life cycles and fisheries of the deep-water red shrimps Aristeus antennatus and Aristaeomorpha foliacea. Proceedings of the International workshop held in the Istituto di Tecnologia della Pesca e del Pescato.  N.T.R.- I.T.P.P. Special publication No 3: 61.

14. Kormas K., Thessalou-Legaki M., Nicolaidou A., 1995. Is water column productivity in an Aegean embayment reflected to its benthic assemblages? 30th European Marine Biology Symposium, Southampton (U.K.), 18-22 September 1995 (abstract).

15. Kormas K.A., Papaspyrou S., Dendrinos P., Tounta E., Nicolaidou A., Kotomatas S. Thessalou-Legaki M., 1996. A description of the marine environment of the Northern Sporades National Marine Park based on oceanographic surveys. 7th International Congress on the Zoogeography and Ecology of Greece and Adjacent Regions, Athens, 1-5 April 1996: 35 (abstract).

16. Τhessalou-Legaki M., Giannakopoulou M., 1996. The fate of sediment organic matter during the process of deposit feeding of the burrowing shrimp Callianassa tyrrhena. 2nd European Crustacean Conference, Liege, Belgium, September 2-6 1996: 64 (abstract).

17. Kormas K. A., Thessalou-Legaki M., Nicolaidou A., 1997. Fluxes of organic matter from the water to the sediment in Maliakos Gulf (Hellas). 32nd European Marine Biology Symposium, Lysekil, Sweden, August 16-22 1997 (abstract).

18. Kapiris K., Thessalou-Legaki M., Petrakis G., Moraitou-Apostolopoulou M., Papaconstantinou C., 1998. Comparison of feeding parameters of two sympatric Aristeids from the Ionian Sea, Greece. 4th International Crustacean Congress, Amsterdam, 20-24 July 1998: 89-90 (abstract).

19. Lambropoulou M., Thessalou-Legaki M., 1998. Differential exploitation of decapods by sympatric fishes. 4th International Crustacean Congress, Amsterdam, 20-24 July 1998:99 (abstract).

20. Makra A., Nicolaidou A., Thessalou-Legaki M., 1999. Shallow-water benthic assemblages of four Aegean Island complexes. 8th International Congress on Zoogeography and Ecology of Greece and Adjacent Regions, Kavala, Greece, April 1999: 90 (abstract).

21. Thessalou-Legaki M., 1999. Small-scale spatial distribution of Callianassa tyrrhena (Decapoda: Thalassinidea) and the effect of environmental factors. 7th Colloquium Crustacea Decapoda Mediterranea, Lisbon, Portugal, 6-9 September 1999: 115 (abstract).

22. Thessalou-Legaki M., 1999. A study of population biology of Callianassa tyrrhena (Decapoda: Thalassinidea) from an Aegean sand flat. 7th Colloquium Crustacea Decapoda Mediterranea, Lisbon, Portugal, 6-9 September 1999: 116 (abstract).

23. Kapiris K., Thessalou-Legaki M., 1999. Sex-related variability of rostrum morphometry of Aristeus antennatus (Decapoda: Aristeidae) from the Ionian Sea (Eastern Mediterranean, Greece). 7th Colloquium Crustacea Decapoda Mediterranea, Lisbon, Portugal, 6-9 September 1999: 78 (abstract).

24. Kapiris K., Thessalou-Legaki M., 2001. Observations on the reproduction of Aristaeomorpha foliacea (Crustacea: Aristeidae) in the SE Ionian Sea. Rapp. Comm. Int. Mer Médit., 36: 281.

25. Conides A.J., Apostolopoulou M., Thessalou-Legaki M., Nicolaidou A., Lumare F., 2001. Maturity and reproduction of the mud prawn Upogebia pusilla population in western Greece. 5th International Crustacean Congress, Melbourne, Australia, 9-13 July 2001: 52-53 (abstract).

26. Kapiris K., Thessalou-Legaki M., 2001. Variations in the feeding activity of Aristaeomorpha foliacea (Decapoda: Aristeidae). 5th International Crustacean Congress, Melbourne, Australia, 9-13 July 2001: 89 (abstract).

27. Thessalou-Legaki M., Lefkaditou E., 2001. How can the eggs of a pasiphaeid decapod be found in a cephalopod? 5th International Crustacean Congress, Melbourne, Australia, 9-13 July 2001: 140 (abstract).

28. Kevrekidis K., Thessalou-Legaki M., 2001. First results on the fisheries biology of Penaeus (Melicertus) kerathurus. Conference: Life histories, Assessment and management of crustacean fisheries, A Coruna, Spain, October 8-12 2001 (abstract).

29. Chilari, A., Petrakis G., Thessalou-Legaki M., 2002. Population structure and reproduction of the deep-water shrimp Plesionika martia (Decapoda: Pandalidae) from the Eastern Ionian Sea. 8th Colloquium Crustacea Decapoda Mediterranea, Corfu Isl., Greece, 2-6 September 2002: 49 (abstract).

30. Conides A.J., Thessalou-Legaki M., Hunter S.A., 2002. Does environmental quality affect the abundance and Catch-per-Unit-Effort of Upogebia pusilla fishing grounds in Western Greece? 8th Colloquium Crustacea Decapoda Mediterranea, Corfu Isl., Greece, 2-6 September 2002: 52 (abstract).

31. Kapiris K., Thessalou-Legaki M., 2002. Reproductive aspects of the deep-shrimp Aristeus antennatus (Decapoda: Aristeidae) in the Greek Ionian Sea. 8th Colloquium Crustacea Decapoda Mediterranea, Corfu Isl., Greece, 2-6 September 2002: 70-71 (abstract).

32. Kevrekidis K., Thessalou-Legaki M., 2002. Fisheries biology of the prawn Melicertus kerathurus in Thermaikos Gulf (N. Aegean Sea). 8th Colloquium Crustacea Decapoda Mediterranea, Corfu Isl., Greece, 2-6 September 2002: 72 (abstract).

33. Papaspyrou S., Thessalou-Legaki M., 2002. Effects of the mud shrimp Callianassa tyrrhena on benthic metabolism under an increased organic matter loading in experimental microcosms. 8th Colloquium Crustacea Decapoda Mediterranea, Corfu Isl., Greece, 2-6 September 2002: 79 (abstract).

34. Kapiris K., Thessalou-Legaki M., Moraitou-Apostolopoulou M., Papaconstantinou C., 2002. Comparison of growth parameters of the deep-water shrimps Aristaeomorpha foliacea (Risso, 1827) and Aristeus antennatus (Risso, 1816) in the South Ionian Sea (Mediterranean Sea). 1st Scientific Conference of the European Federation of Marine Science and Technology Societies (EFMS) “Oceanographical Aspects for a Sustainable Mediterranean” Athens, 27-29 September 2002 (F-4 abstract and 4 p. in CD).

35. Kapiris K., Thessalou-Legaki M., 2002. Fecundity of the deep-water shrimps Aristaeomorpha foliacea and Aristeus antennatus (Decapoda: Aristeidae) in the South Ionian Sea. 4th European Crustacean Conference, Lodz, Poland July 22-26 2002: 55 (abstract).

36. Papaspyrou S., Thessalou-Legaki M., Nicolaidou A., 2003. Temporal and spatial variations of shallow-water benthic metabolism from an Aegean bay inhabited by Callianassa tyrrhena. International Symposium: Ecology of large bioturbators in tidal flats and shallow sublittoral sediments – from individual behavior to their role as ecosystem engineers. Nagasaki University, Japan, 1-2 November 2003 (abstract), Invited speaker.

37. Meziti A, Kormas K.A., Pancucci-Papadopoulou M.A., Thessalou-Legaki M., 2005. Molecular characterization of the procaryotic symbionts in the gut of two marine invertebrates. 9th Symposium on Aquatic Microbial Ecology, Helsinki, Finland, 21-26 August 2005: 109 (abstract).

38. Kirmitzoglou I., Kitsos M.-S., Thessalou-Legaki M., Tselepides A., Koukouras A., 2006. Investigation of the progress and possible expansion of the limits of the Lessepsian migratory current regarding Decapoda (Crustacea). 10th International Congress on the Zoogeography and Ecology of Greece and Adjacent Regions, Patras, Greece, 26-30 June 2006, Poster Presentations: 51 (abstract).

39. Papaspyrou S., Velentza M., Liakopoulos I., Thessalou-Legaki Μ., 2006. Effect of ferro-nickel ore residue on organic matter degradation and diversity of sediment microbial communities. 2nd FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists, 4-8 July 2006, Madrid, Spain: 174 (abstract).

40. Thessalou-Legaki M., Nicolaidou A., Galanidi M., Papaspyrou S., Karagianni I., Kormas K. Ar., 2006. The National Marine Park of Zakynthos, Greece: an assessment of the marine environmental quality. 41st European Marine Biology Symposium, Cork Ireland, 5–8 September 2006: 69 (abstract).

41. Katsanevakis S., Verriopoulos G., Nicolaidou A., Thessalou-Legaki M., 2006. Effect of marine pollution with litter on the benthic megafauna of coastal soft bottoms. 41st European Marine Biology Symposium, Cork Ireland, 5–8 September 2006 (abstract).

42. Papaspyrou S., Kristensen E., Cox R.P., Thessalou-Legaki M., 2006. Response of microbial community to organic matter addition in sandy sediment as a function of infaunal (Nereis diversicolor) abundance. 11th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, 20-26 August, Vienna, Austria, 122 (abstract).

43. Kevrekidis K., Thessalou-Legaki M., 2007. Reproductive aspects of Melicertus kerathurus (Decapoda: Penaeidae) from Thermaikos Gulf (N. Aegean Sea). Rapp. Comm. Int. Mer Médit., 38: 518.

44. Papaspyrou S., Gregersen T., Cox R.P., Christensen B., Thessalou-Legaki M., Kristensen E., 2008. Microbial reaction rates and bacterial communities in sediment surrounding burrows of benthic infauna. “Bioturbation: An update on Darwin’s last idea”, Linking bioturbation, biogeochemistry, and biodiversity, 23 -27 August 2008 Renesse (The Netherlands): 38 (abstract).

45. Papaspyrou S., Liakopoulos Ι., Velentza Μ., Pappa Μ., Thessalou-Legaki Μ., 2008. The effect of Upogebia pusilla bioirrigation on sediment processes as revealed by a microcosm experiment. 9th Colloquium Decapoda Crustacea Mediterranea, 2-6 September 2008, Torino, Italy: 85 (abstract).

In addition, 31 contributions were presented in Greek conferences.

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