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Dr. Ioanna VARKITZI

Postdoctoral researcher

Institute of Oceanography

Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), Hellenic National Oceanographic Data Centre (HNODC)

Location

P.O. Box 712
46.7km Athinon-Souniou avenue
190 13 Anavyssos
Greece

Nationality

Greece

Email(s)

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Telephone

+30 2291 076 403

Profile URL

https://www.oceanexpert.org/expert/varkitzi

Highest Degree

PhD

Job Type

Research

Subject Area

Biological Oceanography
Marine Ecology
Fisheries
Aquaculture
Marine Biotechnology
Marine Products

Activities

• Impact of ocean acidification and increased temperature on harmful microalgae • Interaction of phytoplankton with other marine organisms under future ocean conditions • Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs): dynamics, role of eutrophication, impact of toxic microalgae on benthic and pelagic organisms (e.g. bivalve molluscs, copepods) • HABs early warning systems • Climate change impact on marine phytoplankton composition, growth and productivity (light and fluorescence microscopy, radioactive isotope methods) • Isolation of microalgae from natural populations and establishment of monospecific laboratory cultures • HCMR collection of cultured microalgae • Micrographs collection of microalgae from hellenic seas, eastern Mediterranean (microscopy combined with Image Analysis software)

Skills

Ecology, physiology and taxonomy of harmful microalgae and other marine phytoplankton groups (field and laboratory studies)

Working language(s)

English

Website(s)

http://www.hcmr.gr

Created: 2005-03-01 | Last Updated: 2017-09-28 by Mark VAN CROMBRUGGE