@article {15751,
	title = {Effects of Pre-exposure on the Tolerance of <i>Artemia salina</i> to Oil and Oil Dispersant},
	journal = {Marine Pollution BulletinMarine Pollution Bulletin},
	volume = {17},
	number = {2},
	year = {1986},
	pages = {72-76},
	keywords = {Kape Branchiopoda},
	author = {Moraitou-Apostolopoulou, M. and Verriopoulos, G. and Karakassis, I.}
}
@article {14828,
	title = {Wild fish spatial structure in response to presence of fish farms},
	journal = {Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United KingdomJournal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom},
	volume = {85},
	number = {05},
	year = {2005},
	pages = {1271-1277},
	publisher = {CambridgeUnivPress},
	keywords = {Pisces},
	author = {Giannoulaki, M. and Machias, A. and Somarakis, S. and Karakassis, I.}
}
@article {13080,
	title = {Seasonal and temporal trends in metrics of fish community for otter-trawl discards in a Mediterranean ecosystem},
	journal = {ICES Journal of Marine ScienceICES Journal of Marine Science},
	volume = {65},
	number = {4},
	year = {2008},
	month = {May},
	pages = {539-550},
	isbn = {1054-3139},
	author = {Tsagarakis, K. and Machias, A. and Giannoulaki, M. and Somarakis, S. and Karakassis, I.}
}
@article {9931,
	title = {Harbour meiofaunal communities and organic enrichment effects.},
	journal = {Fresenius Environmental BulletinFresenius Environmental Bulletin},
	volume = {7},
	number = {1-2},
	year = {1998},
	pages = {34-41},
	author = {Papadopoulou, K.-N. and Karakassis, I. and Otegui, A.}
}
@article {9705,
	title = {Fish distribution predictions from different points of view: comparing associative neural networks, geostatistics and regression models},
	journal = {HydrobiologiaHydrobiologia},
	volume = {670},
	number = {1},
	year = {2011},
	month = {Jul},
	pages = {165-188},
	isbn = {0018-8158},
	author = {Palialexis, A. and Georgakarakos, S. and Karakassis, I. and Lika, K. and Valavanis, V. D.}
}
@article {9706,
	title = {Prediction of marine species distribution from presence-absence acoustic data: comparing the fitting efficiency and the predictive capacity of conventional and novel distribution models},
	journal = {HydrobiologiaHydrobiologia},
	volume = {670},
	number = {1},
	year = {2011},
	month = {Jul},
	pages = {241-266},
	isbn = {0018-8158},
	author = {Palialexis, A. and Georgakarakos, S. and Karakassis, I. and Lika, K. and Valavanis, V. D.}
}
@article {8964,
	title = {Response of demersal fish communities to the presence of fish farms},
	journal = {Marine Ecology Progress SeriesMarine Ecology Progress Series},
	volume = {288},
	year = {2005},
	note = {Times Cited: 6ArticleEnglishCited References Count: 53916og},
	pages = {241-250},
	abstract = {The hypothesis that the presence of fish farms affects the communities of wild fish at large spatial scales was investigated through experimental trawl surveys. Three regions of the Aegean Sea with aquaculture zones were sampled in May and September (reproductive and recruitment periods, respectively for most species in the Aegean Sea). In each region, 2 sub-areas were sampled: 1 located nearby the fish farming zones (within 2 to 3 n mile) and a similar site ({\textquoteright}reference site{\textquoteright}) far away from these zones (> 20 n mile). Three replicate hauls were made in each sub-area for each of the 3 investigated regions. Significant differences were observed in community structure between farming and reference sites, which were mainly due to quantitative rather than qualitative aspects, The overall abundance and/or biomass of wild demersal fish was significantly higher near the fish farms in every region studied during May without any significant change in diversity or biodiversity. During the recruitment period in September, total abundance and biomass were fairly similar. These findings support the hypothesis that the presence of fish farms affects the wild fish populations in the oligotrophic eastern Mediterranean at a spatial scale larger than the immediate vicinity of fish cages. It seems that during the recruitment period all sites were stocked with fish close to the carrying capacity of the respective areas, and by late spring the areas close to fish farming zones had suffered little losses during winter, whereas populations at the reference sites had decreased substantially.},
	keywords = {aquaculture, bathymetric distribution, CAGE FARM, CHEMICAL FLUXES, coastal sediments, Environmental impacts, Fish communities, fisheries, mass balances, Mediterranean, mediterranean-sea, Pisces, seagrass posidonia-oceanica, Taxonomic distinctness, wild fish},
	author = {Machias, A. and Karakassis, I. and Giannoulaki, M. and Papadopoulou, K. N. and Smith, C. J. and Somarakis, S.}
}
@article {8965,
	title = {Changes in wild fish assemblages after the establishment of a fish farming zone in an oligotrophic marine ecosystem},
	journal = {Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf ScienceEstuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science},
	volume = {60},
	number = {4},
	year = {2004},
	note = {Times Cited: 8ArticleEnglishCited References Count: 55845jt},
	month = {AUG},
	pages = {771-779},
	abstract = {The species composition, abundance and diversity of demersal fish assemblages has been investigated in an oligotrophic coastal bay in the Aegean Sea which is a designated zone for the development of aquaculture. Samples were collected using experimental trawling, before the establishment of fish cages in the area during early June 1987 and after attaining the maximal production of the aquaculture zone in late May 2001. The overall abundance of the fish assemblage increased by a factor of 4 and the average trophic level of the fish community increased from 3.59 to 3.79. Traditional diversity indices showed an increase in dominance but the distinctness measures of biodiversity showed that the overall structure obtained after the establishment of fish farming was not phylogenctically impoverished. Multivariate analysis showed that the community differences between the two periods are quantitative rather than qualitative. Comparisons in length frequencies between the two periods indicated that specimens of the species compared were either similar or larger in the second period. The species favoured by the presence of aquaculture were not the ones normally feeding on the food pellets under the cages but those normally occurring in the fishing grounds of the study. It is concluded that the release of nutrients from fish farming in nutrient-poor systems can have a positive effect on local fisheries with no visible negative change in species composition or biodiversity. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.},
	keywords = {aquaculture, biodiversity, CAGE FARM, CHEMICAL FLUXES, coastal sediments, Community structure, diversity, Environmental impact, fisheries, impact, mass balances, Mediterranean, mediterranean-sea, Pisces, seagrass posidonia-oceanica, Taxonomic distinctness},
	author = {Machias, A. and Karakassis, I. and Labropoulou, M. and Somarakis, S. and Papadopoulou, K. N. and Papaconstantinou, C.}
}
@article {8433,
	title = {Changes in benthic meiofaunal assemblages in the vicinity of fish farms in the eastern Mediterranean},
	journal = {Vie et MilieuVie et Milieu},
	volume = {55},
	number = {2},
	year = {2005},
	pages = {61-69},
	publisher = {PERIODIQUE D{\textquoteright}ECOLOGIE-PUBLICATION TRIMESTRIELLE},
	keywords = {marine},
	author = {Lampadariou, N. and Karakassis, I. and Teraschke, S. and Arlt, G.}
}
@article {8122,
	title = {[Contribution to the knowledge of Gastropoda and Bivalvia Mollusca of  Crete island, S. Aegean sea.] (in Italian)},
	journal = {Bollettino MalacologicoBollettino Malacologico},
	volume = {28},
	number = {1-4},
	year = {1992},
	pages = {69-82},
	abstract = {The examination of benthic samples collected along the coasts of Crete Island (mainly by the R/V Philia) revealed the presence of 233 mollusc species (144 Gastropoda and 89 Bivalvia).  Of these species, 136 are new records for Crete, 7 species for the Aegean Sea and 5 for the Eastern Mediterranean.  In reference to the Eastern Mediterranean species, information is given on their habitat and distribution.  A check list of gastropods and bivalves of Crete, which includes 347 species, is also presented.  The systematic composition and zoogeographical status of this fauna is discussed.},
	author = {Koutsoubas, D. and Koukouras, A. and Karakassis, I. and Dounas, C.}
}
@article {8123,
	title = {Contribution to the knowledge of Gastropoda and Bivalvia (Mollusca) of Crete Island (S. Aegean Sea).},
	journal = {Bollettino MalacologicoBollettino Malacologico},
	volume = {28},
	number = {1-4},
	year = {1992},
	pages = {69-82},
	author = {Koutsoubas, D. and Koukouras, A. and Karakassis, I. and Dounas, C.}
}
@proceedings {7288,
	title = {Benthic environmental quality: ecological and technical considerations},
	year = {2006},
	month = {26-30.6.2006},
	pages = {2},
	publisher = {Hellenic Zoological Society},
	address = {Patra},
	keywords = {KAPE Marine},
	author = {Karakassis, I.}
}
@article {7289,
	title = {The continental shelf of Crete: Structure of macrobenthic communities.},
	journal = {Marine Ecology Progress SeriesMarine Ecology Progress Series},
	volume = {160},
	year = {1997},
	pages = {185-196},
	abstract = {The analysis of 99 quantitative macrobenthic samples taken from the Cretan shelf at depths ranging from 40 to 190 m yielded 547 species from a total of 18858 individuals. Both average abundance and biomass decreased with depth in this zone by 85 and 75 \% respectively. The fauna was not consistently related to the biocoenoses proposed for the Mediterranean, at least with regard to the distribution of characteristic species in the sampled stations. Diversity also decreased with depth, resulting in a rather impoverished fauna towards the outer shelf. The main factors explaining the overall macrofaunal distribution were depth and chlorophyll a, while further analysis for the 4  different groups of stations identified by cluster analysis revealed that factors controlling the structure of the assemblages also change with depth: in the shallow stations sedimentary characteristics such as grain size play  an important role while in deep offshore stations macrofauna is largely shaped by food availability and the quality of sedimenting phytoplankton biomass.},
	keywords = {KAPE Annelida Polychaeta Sipuncula Mollusca Gastropoda Bivalvia Crustacea Mysidacea Decapoda Amphipoda inc Echinoderma Nemertinea},
	author = {Karakassis, I. and Eleftheriou, A.}
}
@article {7290,
	title = {The continental shelf of Crete: The benthic environment},
	journal = {Marine Ecology-Pubblicazioni della Stazione Zoologica di NapoliMarine Ecology-Pubblicazioni della Stazione Zoologica di Napoli},
	volume = {19},
	number = {4},
	year = {1998},
	note = {Times Cited: 1ArticleEnglishCited References Count: 44157zm},
	pages = {263-277},
	abstract = {Sediment characteristics determining macrofauna communities were investigated on the continental shelf of Crete. The sedimentary environment of the outer continental shelf of Crete is characterized by a silty substrate with significant decrease in chlorophyll a and organic carbon concentration with depth. Redox potential values indicated an ample supply of oxygen at all depths. Values of most production-related parameters (TOC, chlorophyll a, ATP) were found at the low end of the range reported from the literature even though the sampling stations were very close to the coastline. Organic carbon to chlorophyll ratios in the sediments indicated that most of the organic material is of phytoplankton origin; the quality of the organic material in the outer shelf, however, seems to be of lower bioavailability.},
	keywords = {abundance, atp, basin, biomass, carbon, chlorophyll, continental shelf, eastern Mediterranean, Gulf, marine, marine-sediments, mediterranean-sea, organic-matter sources, plant pigments, redox potential, sedimentary environment, total organic carbon, water-column},
	author = {Karakassis, I. and Eleftheriou, A.}
}
@article {7291,
	title = {Benthic disturbance due to fish farming analyzed under different levels of taxonomic resolution},
	journal = {Marine Ecology Progress SeriesMarine Ecology Progress Series},
	volume = {203},
	year = {2000},
	note = {Times Cited: 17ArticleEnglishCited References Count: 24360hv},
	month = {SEP 18},
	pages = {247-253},
	abstract = {The multivariate patterns resulting from analyses of macrobenthic abundance data at different taxonomic levels are compared among different sites subject to a varying degree of disturbance due to sea bream and sea bass farming in 3 Mediterranean coastal areas. The results confirmed that there is little information loss with lower taxonomic resolution but showed no relationship between the level of pollution in an area and the correlations between similarity matrices at the species level and those derived from analysis of higher taxa. A cost/benefit ratio analysis, used for the selection of the optimal taxonomic level for the analysis of macrofaunal data, showed that the family level gives the best balance between precision of the results and decrease in taxonomic effort, therefore indicating that monitoring of fish farming effects could be carried out at the family level.},
	keywords = {Aegean sea, aquaculture, assessing pollution impacts, california bight macrobenthos, community, disturbance, gradient, Ionian Sea, macrobenthos monitoring, marine, Mediterranean, multivariate analysis, patterns, sufficient, taxonomic resolution},
	author = {Karakassis, I. and Hatziyanni, E.}
}
@article {7292,
	title = {Benthic recovery following cessation of fish farming: a series of successes and catastrophes},
	journal = {Marine Ecology Progress SeriesMarine Ecology Progress Series},
	volume = {184},
	year = {1999},
	pages = {205-218},
	keywords = {marine},
	author = {Karakassis, I. and Hatziyanni, E. and Tsapakis, M. and Plaiti, W.}
}
@article {7293,
	title = {Performance of neutral model analysis in a spatio-temporal series of  macrobenthic replicates.},
	journal = {Marine Ecology Progress SeriesMarine Ecology Progress Series},
	volume = {137},
	number = {1-3},
	year = {1996},
	pages = {173-179},
	abstract = {The macrofaunal composition of 240 samples from the continental shelf of Crete, Greece, taken at 4 different depths and in 6 different months of the year, were used in order to test the performance of neutral model analysis in comparison to more traditionally used diversity  indices. It was found that neutral model analysis produces less repeatable results in comparison to most of the diversity indices. The deviation  statistic V was found to be negative in most of the samples (88\%) and significantly negative in 34\% of these. However no other indication of  disturbance was found at the community level as far as the species composition was concerned. The negative deviation from neutrality was found to be stronger in the samples taken from 100 m depth, negligible in the 70 m depth samples, and intermediate in the deeper ones (130 and 170 m depth). Sampling season was not consistently related to the deviation from neutrality. Sample size was found to affect significantly all the diversity indices, but only in the case of the V statistic were the average values of the 24 data sets not correlated to the pooled sample values.},
	keywords = {inc},
	author = {Karakassis, I. and Smith, C. J. and Eleftheriou, A.}
}
@article {7294,
	title = {Seasonal variability in sediment profiles beneath fish farm cages in the Mediterranean},
	journal = {Marine Ecology Progress SeriesMarine Ecology Progress Series},
	volume = {162},
	year = {1998},
	note = {Times Cited: 44ArticleEnglishCited References Count: 32Zc157},
	pages = {243-252},
	abstract = {The chemical and physical (water content) changes in sediment profiles beneath and around fish farm cages were investigated on a seasonal basis in Cephalonia Bay, Greece, a relatively enclosed marine area with weak currents and silty substrate. The surface concentrations and the vertical distribution of the sedimentary variables studied (organic matter, organic carbon/nitrogen, chlorophyll, phaeopigments, water content and total phosphorus) varied substantially with distance from the cages and with season. The black-coloured top layer (farm sediment) showed high concentrations of organic matter, phaeopigments and total phosphorus as well as high water content while the compact subsurface layer had concentrations close to (or lower than) those at the control site. The thickness of the farm sediment layer under the cages varied with season, while in all seasons it decreased rapidly with increasing distance from the cages.},
	keywords = {aquaculture, carbon, CHEMICAL FLUXES, environment, fish farms, impact, marine, mass balances, Mediterranean, nitrogen, phosphorus, sediment chemistry, vertical profiles},
	author = {Karakassis, I. and Tsapakis, M. and Hatziyanni, E.}
}
@article {7295,
	title = {Impact of cage farming of fish on the seabed in three Mediterranean coastal areas},
	journal = {ICES Journal of Marine ScienceICES Journal of Marine Science},
	volume = {57},
	number = {5},
	year = {2000},
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	month = {2000///},
	pages = {1462-1471},
	abstract = {The impact of cage culture of marine fish on the benthic environment was investigated seasonally at three commercial fish farms (Cephalonia, Ithaki, and Sounion) established in coastal waters 20-30 m deep, with different types of sediment (from 80\% silt to coarse sand) and varying current intensity. A transect of stations in the vicinity of the cages and a control station in each area were sampled for macrofauna and geochemical variables during July, October, and April. Redox potential in the sediment decreased under and near the cages but reached negative values only at the silty sediment site. Organic carbon and nitrogen content of the sediment near the cages increased by a factor of 1.5-5 and ATP content by 4-28 compared with the control. Azoic zones were not encountered, but the macrofaunal community was affected up to 25 m from the edge of the cages. At the coarse sediment sites, abundance and biomass under the cages were 10 times higher than at the control. Diversity indicated that the ecotone was in the vicinity of 25 m from the cages in all cases. Capitella cf. capitata dominated macrofauna up to 10 m from the cages in two fish farms, whereas the third was dominated by Protodorvillea kefersteini. Similar patterns of succession from the impacted to the normal zones were found, although macrofaunal composition differed among sites. Seasonal variability in geochemistry and macrofauna was higher in proximity of the cages. The results indicate that impacts of fish farming on benthos in the Mediterranean vary considerably depending on site characteristics. {\textcopyright} 2000 International Council for the Exploration of the Sea.},
	keywords = {aquaculture, macrobenthos, marine, pollution, sediment chemistry},
	author = {Karakassis, I. and Tsapakis, M. and Hatziyanni, E. and Papadopoulou, K.-N. and Plaiti, W.}
}
@article {7296,
	title = {Environmental effects of fish farming in the Mediterranean},
	journal = {Rapport et Proc{\'e}s-Verbaux des R{\'e}unions de la Commission Internationale pour l{\textquoteright}Exploration Scientifique de la Mer M{\'e}diterran{\'e}eRapport et Proc{\'e}s-Verbaux des R{\'e}unions de la Commission Internationale pour l{\textquoteright}Exploration Scientifique de la Mer M{\'e}diterran},
	volume = {36},
	year = {2001},
	pages = {283},
	keywords = {marine},
	author = {Karakassis, I. and Tsapakis, M. and Pitta, P.}
}
@article {5706,
	title = {[Study of the coasts around Crete presenting ecological disturbances. II. Marine Section] (in Greek)},
	year = {1990},
	institution = {University of Crete},
	type = {Final Report},
	keywords = {KAPE},
	author = {Eleftheriou, A. and Dounas, C. and Papadopoulou, K. and Karakassis, I. and Anastasiadis, P. and Koutsoubas, D. and Lazaridou, Th. and Lambropoulou, M.}
}
@article {5707,
	title = {Inventory of the flora and fauna of the coasts around Crete. (in Greek)},
	year = {1991},
	institution = {Univerity of Crete},
	type = {Technical Report},
	keywords = {KAPE},
	author = {Eleftheriou, A. and Dounas, C. G. and Papadopoulou, K. and Karakassis, I. and Plaitis, V.}
}
@proceedings {5487,
	title = {Towards a revision of the East Atlantic species of the genus <i>Ebalia</i> Leach (Crustacea, Brachyura, Leucosiidae. Preliminary results},
	year = {1992},
	month = {AUGUST 31-SEPTEMBER 5, 1992},
	pages = {48},
	address = {Paris (France)},
	author = {Dounas, C. and Karakassis, I. and Fransen, H. J. M.},
	editor = {MNHN}
}
@article {3812,
	title = {Assessing the suitability of a range of benthic indices in the evaluation of environmental impact of fin and shellfish aquaculture located in sites across Europe},
	journal = {AquacultureAquacultureAquaculture},
	volume = {293},
	number = {3-4},
	year = {2009},
	note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 472RPTimes Cited: 15Cited Reference Count: 59},
	month = {Aug},
	pages = {231-240},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {The European Union-funded ECASA project (Ecosystem Approach for Sustainable Aquaculture) studied the impacts from aquaculture on ecosystems from northern Norway to Greece. The objectives of this investigation were to identify quantitative indicators of the effects of aquaculture on marine communities. and to assess their applicability over a range of ecosystems and aquaculture production systems. The study included 6 Mediterranean and 4 Atlantic sites, 7 of which produced finfish (seabream, seabass, tuna, salmon and cod), and 2 bivalve molluscs (oysters, mussels, and clams); one site produced both fish and bivalves. Cultivation methods included finfish cages, long-lines and trestles. Similar sampling methodologies were employed at the 10 study sites, obtaining sediment, hydrodynamic, and benthic faunal data. The horizontal impact from organic enrichment extended 50 m from the farms, with contradictory responses in several indicators (individual abundance, biomass) and a more consistent response of the Infaunal Trophic Index (ITI) and AZTI{\textquoteright}s Marine Biotic Index (AMBI). By means of Partial Redundancy Analysis, it was demonstrated that the environmental variables explained 53.2\% of the variability in the macrofaunal variables (individual abundance, species richness. diversity, AMBI and ITI), whilst the explained variance was partialled out within three groups of variables: (i) {\textquoteright}hydrography{\textquoteright} (depth, distance to farm, average current speed), which explained 11.5\% of the variance; (ii){\textquoteright}sediment{\textquoteright}(Eh and percentages of silt and total organic matter), which explained 5.4\%: and (iii) {\textquoteright}cages{\textquoteright} (years of production and annual production), which explained 15.2\%. The shared variance explained by interactions among these groups was 21.1\%. These results, together with multiple regression analysis, provide an accurate assessment of the degree of impact from aquaculture. In conclusion, the use of several benthic indicators, in assessing farm impacts, together with the investigation of dynamics of the studied location, water depth, years of farm activity, and total annual production, must be included when interpreting the response of benthic communities to organic enrichment from aquaculture. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.},
	keywords = {Atlantic, Benthic indicators, cages, CARRYING-CAPACITY, COASTAL SYSTEMS, COMMUNITY COMPOSITION, culture, Ecological quality, Environmental impact, Europe, FISH FARM WASTE, fishes, Hydrodynamics, Marine aquaculture, marine biotic index, Mediterranean, MEDITERRANEAN SEA, Molluscs, mussel, ORGANIC ENRICHMENT, POSIDONIA-OCEANICA MEADOWS},
	isbn = {0044-8486},
	author = {Borja, A. and Rodriguez, J. G. and Black, K. and Bodoy, A. and Emblow, C. and Fernandes, T. F. and Forte, J. and Karakassis, I. and Muxika, I. and Nickell, T. D. and PApageorgiou, N. and Pranovi, F. and Sevastou, K. and Tomassetti, P. and Angel, D.}
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