(photo: T. Bounas)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

► Distribution and population changes of waterbirds in Greece, Balkans and the Mediterranean.
► Evaluation of the importance of wetlands using birds as indicators. Conservation of wetlands and their birds.
► Breeding biology, habitat selection and feeding habits in larids, herons, shorebirds and diurnal and nocturnal raptors.
► Evaluation of pollution levels by organochlorines (by bird egg analysis) and heavy metals (by bird feather analysis) in food chains of Greek wetlands and the Aegean Sea. Evaluation of waterbirds as bioindicators.