[ report an error in this record ] Dr Karakassis, Ioannis ORCID ResearcherID Institute  Top | Institute | Projects | Datasets  University of Crete; Marine Ecology Laboratory, more Function: Associate Professor Direct contact at institute: Tel.: +30-(0)2810-39 40 61 E-mail:   Projects (2)  Top | Institute | Projects | Datasets  A register of marine species in Europe to facilitate marine biodiversity research and management, more Costing the impact of demersal fishing on marine ecosystem processes and biodiversity, more Datasets (2)  Top | Institute | Projects | Datasets  Data [show] Karakassis I., 1997: Cretan shelf macrofauna and macrofauna of Greek polluted sites. Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Greece, more Interactions between Aquaculture and Marine Environment, more Publications (36)  Top | Institute | Projects | Datasets  A1 Publications (32) [show] Moraitis, M.L.; Valavanis, V.D.; Karakassis, I. (2019). Modelling the effects of climate change on the distribution of benthic indicator species in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Sci. Total Environ. 667: 16-24. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.338, more Tsikopoulou, I.; Smith, C.J.; Papadopoulou, N.K.; Eleftheriadou, E.; Karakassis, I. (2019). A fishing ground benthic ecosystem improved during the economic crisis. ICES J. Mar. Sci./J. Cons. int. Explor. Mer 76(2): 402-409. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsy176, more Tsikopoulou, I.; Moraitis, M.L.; Geropoulos, A.; Papadopoulou, K.N.; Papageorgiou, N.; Plaiti, W.; Smith, C.J.; Karakassis, I.; Eleftheriou, A. (2019). Long-term changes in the structure of benthic communities: revisiting a sampling transect in Crete after 24 years. Mar. Environ. Res. 144: 9-19. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.11.008, more Moraitis, M.L.; Tsikopoulou, I.; Geropoulos, A.; Dimitriou, P.D.; Papageorgiou, N.; Giannoulaki, M.; Valavanis, V.D.; Karakassis, I. (2018). Molluscan indicator species and their potential use in ecological status assessment using species distribution modeling. Mar. Environ. Res. 140: 10-17. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.05.020, more Tsikopoulou, I.; Moraitis, M.L.; Tsapakis, M.; Karakassis, I. (2018). Can intensive fish farming for 20 years induce changes in benthic ecosystems on a scale of waterbody? An assessment from Cephalonia bay (Ionian Sea). Environ. Monit. Assess. 190(8): 469 [1-12]. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-018-6846-5, more Kalantzi, I.; Shimmield, T.M.; Pergantis, S.A.; Papageorgiou, N.; Black, K.D.; Karakassis, I. (2013). Heavy metals, trace elements and sediment geochemistry at four Mediterranean fish farms. Sci. Total Environ. 444: 128-137. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.11.082, more Dimitriou, P.D.; Apostolaki, E.T.; Papageorgiou, N.; Reizopoulou, S.; Simboura, N.; Arvanitidis, C.; Karakassis, I. (2012). Meta-analysis of a large data set with Water Framework Directive indicators and calibration of a Benthic Quality Index at the family level. Ecol. Indic. 20: 101-107. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.02.008, more Teixeira, H.; Borja, A.; Weisberg, S.B.; Ranasinghe, J.A.; Cadien, D.B.; Dauer, D.M.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Degraer, S.; Diaz, R.J.; Grémare, A.; Karakassis, I.; Llansó, R.J.; Lovell, L.L.; Marques, J.C.; Montagne, D.E.; Occhipinti-Ambrogi, A.; Rosenberg, R.; Sardá, R.; Schaffner, L.C.; Velarde, R.G. (2010). Assessing coastal benthic macrofauna community condition using best professional judgement – Developing consensus across North America and Europe. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 60(4): 589-600. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.11.005, more Apostolaki, E.T.; Marba, N.; Holmer, M.; Karakassis, I. (2009). Fish farming impact on decomposition of Posidonia oceanica litter. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 369(1): 58-64. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2008.10.022, more Arvanitidis, C.; Somerfield, P.J.; Rumohr, H.; Faulwetter, S.; Valavanis, V.D.; Vasileiadou, A.; Chatzigeorgiou, G.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Labrune, C.; Grémare, A.; Zettler, M.L.; Kedra, M.; Wlodarska-Kowalczuk, M.; Aleffi, I.F.; Amouroux, J.M.; Anisimova, N.; Bachelet, G.; Büntzow, M.; Cochrane, S.J.; Costello, M.J.; Craeymeersch, J.A.; Dahle, S.; Degraer, S.; Denisenko, S.G.; Dounas, C.; Duineveld, G.; Emblow, C.; Escavarage, V.; Fabri, M.-C.; Fleischer, D.; Gray, J.S.; Heip, C.H.R.; Herrmann, M.; Hummel, H.; Janas, U.; Karakassis, I.; Kendall, M.A.; Kingston, P.; Kotwicki, L.; Laudien, J.; Mackie, A.S.Y.; Nevrova, E.L.; Occhipinti-Ambrogi, A.; Oliver, P.G.; Olsgard, F.; Palerud, R.; Petrov, A.; Rachor, E.; Revkov, N.K.; Rose, A.; Sardá, R.; Sistermans, W.C.H.; Speybroeck, J.; Van Hoey, G.; Vincx, M.; Whomersley, P.; Willems, W.; Zenetos, A. (2009). Biological geography of the European seas: Results from the MacroBen database. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 382: 265-278. https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps07955, more Escaravage, V.; Herman, P.M.J.; Merckx, B.; Wlodarska-Kowalczuk, M.; Amouroux, J.M.; Degraer, S.; Grémare, A.; Heip, C.H.R.; Hummel, H.; Karakassis, I.; Labrune, C.; Willems, W. (2009). Distribution patterns of macrofaunal species diversity in subtidal soft sediments: biodiversity-productivity relationships from the MacroBen database. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 382: 253-264. dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps08008, more Grémare, A.; Labrune, C.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Amouroux, J.M.; Bachelet, G.; Zettler, M.L.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Fleischer, D.; Bigot, L.; Maire, O.; Deflandre, B.; Craeymeersch, J.A.; Degraer, S.; Dounas, C.; Duineveld, G.; Heip, C.H.R.; Herrmann, M.; Hummel, H.; Karakassis, I.; Kedra, M.; Kendall, M.A.; Kingston, P.; Laudien, J.; Occhipinti-Ambrogi, A.; Rachor, E.; Sardá, R.; Speybroeck, J.; Van Hoey, G.; Vincx, M.; Whomersley, P.; Willems, W.; Wlodarska-Kowalczuk, M.; Zenetos, A. (2009). Comparison of the performances of two biotic indices based on the MacroBen database. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 382: 297-311. https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps08030, more Renaud, P.E.; Webb, T.J.; Bjørgesæter, A.; Karakassis, I.; Kedra, M.; Kendall, M.A.; Labrune, C.; Lampadariou, N.; Somerfield, P.J.; Wlodarska-Kowalczuk, M.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Claus, S.; Aleffi, I.F.; Amouroux, J.M.; Bryne, K.H.; Cochrane, S.J.; Dahle, S.; Degraer, S.; Denisenko, S.G.; Deprez, T.; Dounas, C.; Fleischer, D.; Gil, J.; Grémare, A.; Janas, U.; Mackie, A.S.Y.; Palerud, R.; Rumohr, H.; Sardá, R.; Speybroeck, J.; Taboada, S.; Van Hoey, G.; Weslawski, J.M.; Whomersley, P.; Zettler, M.L. (2009). Continental-scale patterns in benthic invertebrate diversity: insights from the MacroBen database. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 382: 239-252. https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps07963, more Somerfield, P.J.; Arvanitidis, C.; Faulwetter, S.; Chatzigeorgiou, G.; Vasileiadou, A.; Amouroux, J.M.; Anisimova, N.; Cochrane, S.J.; Craeymeersch, J.A.; Dahle, S.; Denisenko, S.; Dounas, C.; Duineveld, G.; Grémare, A.; Heip, C.H.R.; Herrmann, M.; Karakassis, I.; Kedra, M.; Kendall, M.A.; Kingston, K.; Kotwicki, L.; Labrune, C.; Laudien, J.; Nevrova, E.L.; Nicolaidou, A.; Occhipinti-Ambrogi, A.; Palerud, R.; Petrov, A.; Rachor, E.; Revkov, N.K.; Rumohr, H.; Sardá, R.; Janas, U.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Wlodarska-Kowalczuk, M. (2009). Assessing evidence for random assembly of marine benthic communities from regional species pools. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 382: 279-286. https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps07934, more Vanden Berghe, E.; Claus, S.; Appeltans, W.; Faulwetter, S.; Arvanitidis, C.; Somerfield, P.J.; Aleffi, I.F.; Amouroux, J.M.; Anisimova, N.; Bachelet, G.; Cochrane, S.J.; Costello, M.J.; Craeymeersch, J.A.; Dahle, S.; Degraer, S.; Denisenko, S.; Deprez, T.; Dounas, C.; Duineveld, G.; Emblow, C.; Escaravage, V.; Fabri, M.-C.; Fleischer, D.; Grémare, A.; Herrmann, M.; Hummel, H.; Karakassis, I.; Kedra, M.; Kendall, M.A.; Kingston, P.; Kotwicki, L.; Labrune, C.; Laudien, J.; Nevrova, E.L.; Occhipinti-Ambrogi, A.; Olsgard, F.; Palerud, R.; Petrov, A.; Rachor, E.; Revkov, N.K.; Rumohr, H.; Sardá, R.; Sistermans, W.C.H.; Speybroeck, J.; Janas, U.; Van Hoey, G.; Vincx, M.; Whomersley, P.; Willems, W.; Wlodarska-Kowalczuk, M.; Zenetos, A.; Zettler, M.L.; Heip, C.H.R. (2009). MacroBen integrated database on benthic invertebrates of European continental shelves: a tool for large-scale analysis across Europe. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 382: 225-238. https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps07826, more Webb, T.J.; Aleffi, I.F.; Amouroux, J.M.; Bachelet, G.; Degraer, S.; Dounas, C.; Fleischer, D.; Grémare, A.; Herrmann, M.; Hummel, H.; Karakassis, I.; Kedra, M.; Kendall, M.A.; Kotwicki, L.; Labrune, C.; Nevrova, E.L.; Occhipinti-Ambrogi, A.; Petrov, A.; Revkov, N.K.; Sardá, R.; Simboura, N.; Speybroeck, J.; Van Hoey, G.; Vincx, M.; Whomersley, P.; Willems, W.; Wlodarska-Kowalczuk, M. (2009). Macroecology of the European soft sediment benthos: insights from the MacroBen database. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 382: 287-296. dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps07754, more Cook, E.J.; Black, K.D.; Sayer, M.D.J.; Cromey, C.J.; Angel, D.L.; Spanier, E.; Tsemel, A.; Katz, T.; Eden, N.; Karakassis, I.; Tsapakis, M.; Apostolaki, E.T.; Malej, A. (2006). The influence of caged mariculture on the early development of sublittoral fouling communities: a pan-European study. ICES J. Mar. Sci./J. Cons. int. Explor. Mer 63(4): 637-649. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.icesjms.2005.12.007, more Giannoulaki, M.; Machias, A.; Somarakis, S.; Karakassis, I. (2005). Wild fish spatial structure in response to presence of fish farms. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 85(5): 1271-1277. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315405012427, more Hyland, J.; Balthis, L.; Karakassis, I.; Magni, P.; Petrov, A.; Shine, J.; Vestergaard, O.; Warwick, R.M. (2005). Organic carbon content of sediments as an indicator of stress in the marine benthos. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 295: 91-103, more Karakassis, I.; Pitta, P.; Krom, M. (2005). Contribution of fish farming to the nutrient loading of the Mediterranean. Sci. Mar. (Barc.) 69(2): 313-321, more Machias, A.; Karakassis, I.; Somarakis, S.; Giannoulaki, M.; Papadopoulou, K.N.; Smith, C. (2005). The response of demersal fish communities to the presence of fish farms. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 288: 241-250. https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps288241, more Moustakas, A.; Karakassis, I. (2005). How diverse is aquatic biodiversity research? Aquat. Ecol. 39(3): 367-375. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10452-005-6041-y, more Pitta, P.; Karakassis, I. (2005). Size distribution in ultraphytoplankton: a comparative analysis. Environ. Monit. Assess. 102: 85-101. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-005-2690-5, more Machias, A.; Karakassis, I.; Labropoulou, M.; Somarakis, S.; Papadopoulou, K.N.; Papaconstantinou, C. (2004). Changes in wild fish assemblages after the establishment of a fish farming zone in an oligotrophic marine environment. Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 60: 771-779, more Karakassis, I.; Tsapakis, M.; Smith, C.J.; Rumohr, H. (2002). Fish farming impacts in the Mediterranean studied through sediment profiling imagery. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 227: 125-133, more Henderson, A.; Gamito, S.; Karakassis, I.; Pederson, P.; Smaal, A.C. (2001). Use of hydrodynamic and benthic models for managing environmental impacts of marine aquaculture. J. Appl. Ichthyol. 17: 163-172, more Rumohr, H.; Karakassis, I.; Nørrevang Jensen, J. (2001). Estimating species richness, abundance and diversity with 70 macrobenthic replicates from the Western Baltic. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 214: 103-110, more Karakassis, I.; Tsapakis, M.; Hatziyanni, E.; Papadopoulou, K.N.; Plaitis, W. (2000). Impact of cage farming of fish on the seabed in three Mediterranean coastal areas. ICES J. Mar. Sci./J. Cons. int. Explor. Mer 57: 1462-1471, more Karakassis, I.; Hatziyanni, E. (2000). Benthic disturbance due to fish farming analyzed under different levels of taxonomic resolution. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 203: 247-253, more Karakassis, I.; Hatziyanni, E.; Tsapakis, M.; Plaitis, W. (1999). Benthic recovery following cessation of fish farming: a series of successes and catastrophes. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 184: 205-218, more Karakassis, I.; Eleftheriou, A. (1998). The continental shelf of Crete: the benthic environment. Mar. Ecol. (Berl.) 19(4): 263-277, more Karakassis, I.; Eleftheriou, A. (1997). The continental shelf of Crete: structure of macrobenthic communities. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 160: 185-196, more Book chapters (2) [show] Karakassis, I.; Machias, A.; Lampadariou, N.; Tsapakis, M. (2005). Effects of fish farming on marine ecosystems in the Mediterranean: new tools and prospects, in: Magni, P. et al. (Ed.) Indicators of Stress in the Marine Benthos: Proceedings of an International workshop on the promotion and use of benthic tools for assessing the health of coastal marine ecosystems, Torregrande-Oristano, Italy 8-9 October 2004. IOC Workshop Report, 195: pp. 30-32, more Karakassis, I. (2003). Impact of fish farming on marine biodiversity, in: Heip, C.H.R. et al. Biodiversity of coastal marine ecosystems pattern and process: a Euroconference, Corinth, Greece 05-10 May 2001. pp. 66-67, more Abstract [show] Renaud, P.; Bjørgesæter, A.; Karakassis, I.; Kedra, M.; Kendall, M.; Labrune, C.; Lampadariou, N.; Somerfield, P.; Webb, T.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Claus, S. (2008). Latitudinal patterns in benthic invertebrate diversity on European continental shelves: insights from the MARBEF database, in: World Conference on Marine Biodiversity, Valencia, Spain, 11-15 November 2008: book of abstracts. pp. 1, more Report [show] Hyland, J.; Karakassis, I.; Magni, P.; Petrov, A.; Shine, J. (2000). Ad hoc benthic indicator group. Results of initial planning meeting, Paris, France, 6-9 december 1999. Technical Series. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission = Série technique, 57. UNESCO: Paris. ii, 65 pp., more All data in the Integrated Marine Information System (IMIS) is subject to the VLIZ privacy policy  Top | Institute | Projects | Datasets