(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.