G. Ferentinos, M. Gkioni, M. Prevenios, M. Geraga, G. Papatheodorou (2023) Archaic hominins maiden voyage in the Mediterranean Sea, Quaternary International, ISSN 1040-6182
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2022.09.001
W. Kang, S. Li, R. L. Gawthorpe, M. Ford, R. E. Ll. Collier, X. Yu, L. Janikian, C. W. Nixon, R. Hemelsdaël, S. Sergiou, J. Gillespie, S. Pechlivanidou, de Gelder, G. (2022) Grain-Size Analysis of the Late Pleistocene Sediments in the Corinth Rift: Insights into Strait Influenced Hydrodynamics and Provenance of an Active Rift Basin, Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 523(1), SP523-2022
https://doi.org/10.1144/SP523-2022-166
Sergiou, S., Geraga, M., Rohling, E.J., Rodríguez-Sanz, L., Prandekou, A., Noti, A., Paraschos, F., Sakellariou, D., Bailey, G. (2022) The evolution of seafloor environmental conditions in the southern Red Sea continental shelf during the last 30 ka. Marine Micropaleontology, 177, 102181
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marmicro.2022.102181
Sergiou, S., Geraga, M., Rohling, E., Rodríguez-Sanz, L., Hadjisolomou, E., Paraschos, F., Sakellariou D., Bailey, G. (2022) Influences of sea level changes and the South Asian Monsoon on southern Red Sea oceanography over the last 30 ka. Quaternary Research, 110, 114-132.
https://doi.org/10.1017/qua.2022.16
Noti, A., Lourens, L.J., Geraga, M.; Wesselingh, F.P., Haghipour, N., Georgiou, N., Christodoulou, D., Sergiou, S., Dimas, X., Vlachopoulos, A.G.; Papatheodorou, G. (2022) Holocene Paleoenvironmental Evolution of a Semi-Enclosed Shallow Aegean Basin: A Combination of Seismic Stratigraphy and Sediment Core Proxies. Water 14, 3688.
https://doi.org/10.3390/w14223688
Kouvara, K., Papatheodorou, G., Kosmopoulou, A., Giovos, I., Charitou, A., Filippides, A., Kaberi, H., Kalaitzi, L., Kyrkitsos, F., Koundouri, P., Triantafyllou, C., Gletsos, M., Fakiris, E., Geraga, M. (2022) COVID-19-related litter pollution on Greek beaches and nearshore shallow water environments. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 185, 114250
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114250
Georgiou, N., Geraga, M., Francis-Allouche, M., Christodoulou, D., Stocchi, P., Fakiris, E., Dimas, X., Zoura, D., Iatrou, M., Papatheodorou, G. (2022) Late Pleistocene submarine terraces in the Eastern Mediterranean, central Lebanon, Byblos: Revealing their formation time frame through modeling. Quaternary International, 638-639, pp. 180–196
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2021.12.008
Dimas, X., Fakiris, E., Christodoulou, D., Georgiou, N., Geraga, M., Papathanasiou, V., Orfanidis, S., Kotomatas, S., Papatheodorou, G.(2022) Marine priority habitat mapping in a Mediterranean conservation area (Gyaros, South Aegean) through multi-platform marine remote sensing techniques. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, 953462
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.953462
Panayotidis, P., Papathanasiou, V., Gerakaris, V., Fakiris, E., Orfanidis, S., Papatheodorou, G., Kosmidou, M., Georgiou, N., Drakopoulou, V., Loukaidi, V.(2022) Seagrass meadows in the Greek Seas: Presence, abundance and spatial distribution. Botanica Marina, 65(4), pp. 289–299
https://doi.org/10.1515/bot-2022-0011
Šolaja, D., Miko, S., Brunović, D., Ilijanić, N., Hasan, O., Papatheodorou, G., Geraga, M., Durn, T., Christodoulou, D., Razum, I. (2022) Late Quaternary Evolution of a Submerged Karst Basin Influenced by Active Tectonics (Koločep Bay, Croatia). Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 10(7), 881
https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10070881
Fakiris, E., Papatheodorou, G., Kordella, S., Christodoulou, D., Galgani, F., Geraga, M. (2022) Insights into seafloor litter spatiotemporal dynamics in urbanized shallow Mediterranean bays. An optimized monitoring protocol using towed underwater cameras. Journal of Environmental Management, 308, 114647
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114647
Rubi, R., Hubert-Ferrari, A., Fakiris, E., Christodoulou, D., Dimas, X., Geraga, M., Papatheodorou, G., Caterina, B. (2022) Hydrodynamics and sedimentary processes in the modern Rion strait (Greece): Interplay between tidal currents and internal tides. Marine Geology, 446, 106771
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2022.106771
Prandekou, A., Geraga, M., Kaberi, H., Sergiou, S., Christodoulou, D., Ferentinos, G., Koutsikopoulos, C., Papatheodorou, G. (2022) Spatiotemporal assessment of the environmental quality of bottom waters through the study of benthic foraminifera in a semi-enclosed gulf. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2022, 174, 113260
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.113260
Gkionis, P., Papatheodorou, G., Geraga, M. (2021) The benefits of 3D and 4D synthesis of marine geophysical datasets for analysis and visualisation of shipwrecks, and for interpretation of physical processes over shipwreck sites: A case study off Methoni, Greece. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 9(11), 1255
https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9111255
Gkaragkouni, A., Sergiou, S., Geraga, M., Papaefthymiou, H., Christodoulou, D., Papatheodorou, G. (2021) Heavy Metal Distribution, Sources and Contamination Assessment in Polluted Marine Sediments: Keratsini Outfall Sewer Area, Saronikos Gulf, Greece. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 232(11), 477
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-021-05400-z
Georgiou, N., Dimas, X., Papatheodorou, G. (2021) Integrated methodological approach for the documentation of marine priority habitats and submerged antiquities: Examples from the Saronic Gulf, Greece. Sustainability (Switzerland), 13(21), 12327
https://doi.org/10.3390/su132112327
Georgiou, N., Dimas, X., Fakiris, E.,Christodoulou, D., Geraga, M., Koutsoumpa, D., Baika, K., Kalamara, P., Ferentinos, G., Papatheodorou, G. (2021) A multidisciplinary approach for the mapping, automatic detection and morphometric analysis of ancient submerged coastal installations: The case study of the ancient Aegina harbour complex. Remote Sensing, 13(21), 4462
https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13214462
Leontopoulou, G., Christidis, G.E., Rousakis, G., Müller, N. S., Papatheodorou, G., Geraga, M. (2021) Provenance analysis of sediments in the south-east Aegean during the Upper Quaternary: a composite approach based on bulk and clay mineralogy and geochemistry. Clay Minerals,56(3), pp. 229–249
https://doi.org/10.1180/clm.2022.2
Papatheodorou, G., Geraga, M., Christodoulou, D.,Fakiris, E., Iatrou, M., Georgiou, N., Dimas, X., Ferentinos, G. (2021) The battle of Lepanto search and survey mission (1971–1972) by Throckmorton, Edgerton and Yalouris: Following their traces half a century later using marine geophysics. Remote Sensing, 2021, 13(16), 3292
https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13163292
Papatheodoeou, G., Geraga, M., Georgiou, N., Christodoulou, D., Dimas, X., Fakiris, E. (2021). Marine geoarchaeological survey offshore Anfeh, Lebanon. Bulletin d'Archéologie et d'Architecture Libanaises (BAAL) (in press).
Georgiou, N., Fakiris, E., Koutsikopoulos, C., Papatheodorou, G., Christodoulou, D., Dimas, X., Geraga, M., Kapellonis, Z.G., Vaziourakis, K.M., Noti, A., Antoniou, D., Ferentinos, G. (2021). Spatio-Seasonal Hypoxia/Anoxia Dynamics and Sill Circulation Patterns Linked to Natural Ventilation Drivers, in a Mediterranean Landlocked Embayment: Amvrakikos Gulf, Greece. Geosciences 11(6), 241.
Canals, M., Pham, C.K., Bergmann, M., Gutow, L., Hanke, G., van Sebille, E., Angiolillo, M., Buhl-Mortensen, L., Cau, A., Ioakeimidis, C., Kammann, U., Lundsten, L., Papatheodorou, G., Purser, A., Sanchez-Vidal, A., Schulz, M., Vinci, M., Chiba, S., Galgani, F., Langenkämper, D., Möller, T., Nattkemper, T.W., Ruiz, M., Suikkanen, S., Woodall, L., Fakiris, E., Molina Jack, E., Giorgetti, A. (2021). The quest for seafloor macrolitter: A critical review of background knowledge, current methods and future prospects. Environ. Res. Lett. 16(2), 023001.
Geraga, M., Christodoulou, D., Eleftherakis, D., Papatheodorou, G., Fakiris, E., Dimas, X., Georgiou, N., Kordella, S., Prevenios, M., Iatrou, M., Zoura, D., Kekebanou, S., Sotiropoulos, M., Ferentinos, G. (2020). Atlas of Shipwrecks in Inner Ionian Sea (Greece): A Remote Sensing Approach. Heritage 3(4), 1210-1236.
Ricca, M., Alexandrakis, G., Bonazza, A., Bruno, F., Davidde Petriaggi, B., Elkin, D., Lagudi, A., Nicolas, S., Novák, M., Papatheodorou, G., Prieto, J., Ricci, M., Vasilijevic, A., Francesco La Russa, M. (2020). A Sustainable Approach for the Management and Valorization of Underwater Cultural Heritage: New Perspectives from the TECTONIC Project. Sustainability 12(12), 5000
Brunović, D., Miko, S., Hasan, O., Papatheodorou, G., Ilijanić, N., Miserocchi, S., Correggiari, A., Geraga, M. (2020). Late Pleistocene and Holocene paleoenvironmental reconstruction of a drowned karst isolation basin (Lošinj Channel, NE Adriatic Sea). Palaeogeogr. Palaeoclimatol. Palaeoecol. 544, 109587.
McNeill, L.C., Shillington, D.J., Carter, G.D.O., Everest, J.D., Gawthorpe, R.L., Miller, C., Phillips, M.P., Collier, R.E.L., Cvetkoska, A., Gelder, G. De, Diz, P., Doan, M., Ford, M., Geraga, M., Gillespie, J., Hemelsdae, R., Herrero-Bervera, E., Ismaiel, M., Janikian, L., Kouli, K., Le Ber, E., Li, S., Maffione, M., Mahoney, C., Machlus, M., Michas, G., Nixon, C.W., Oflaz, S.A., Omale, A., Panagiotopoulos, K., Pechlivanidou, S., Sauer, S., Seguin, J., Sergiou, S., Zakharova, N., Green, S. (2019). High-resolution record reveals climate-driven environmental and sedimentary changes in an active rift. Scientific Reports, 9.
Fakiris, E., Blondel, P., Papatheodorou, G., Christodoulou, D., Dimas, X., Georgiou, N., Kordella, S., Dimitriadi,s C., Rzhanov, Y., Geraga, M., Ferentinos, G. (2019). Multi-frequency, multi-sonar mapping of shallow habitats—efficacy and management implications in the National Marine Park of Zakynthos, Greece. Remote Sens. 11(4), 461.
Francis-Allouche, M., Grimal, N., Abdul Massih, H., Herbich T., Carayon, N., Papatheodorou, G., Geraga, M., Georgiou, N., Christodoulou, D., Mathé, V., Adrien, C. (2017). Byblos maritime: une installation portuaire au piémont sud de la ville antique. BAAL - Bulletin d'Archéologie et d'Architecture Libanaises, Ministère de la Culture - Direction Générale des Antiquités 17, 197-262.
Sini, M., Katsanevakis, S., Koukourouvli, N., Gerovasileiou, V., Dailianis, T., Buhl-Mortensen, L., Damalas, D., Dendrinos, P., Dimas, X., Frantzis, A., Gerakaris, V., Giakoumi, S., Gonzalez-Mirelis, G., Hasiotis, T., Issaris, Y., Kavadas, S.G., Koutsogiannopoulos, D.D., Koutsoubas, D., Manoutsoglou, E., Markantonatou, V., Mazaris, A.D., Poursanidis, D., Papatheodorou, G., Salomidi, M., Topouzelis, K., Trygonis, V., Vassilopoulou, V., Zotou, M. (2017). Assembling ecological pieces to reconstruct the conservation puzzle of the Aegean Sea. Front. Mar. Sci. 4, 347.
Geraga, M., Papatheodorou, G., Agouridis, C., Kaberi, H., Iatrou, M., Christodoulou, D., Fakiris, E., Prevenios, M., Kordella, S., Ferentinos, G. (2017). Palaeoenvironmental implications of a marine geoarchaeological survey conducted in the SW Argosaronic Gulf, Greece. J. Archaeol. Sci. Rep. 12, 805-818.
Zelilidis, A., Papatheodorou, G., Maravelis, A. G., Christodoulou, D., Tserolas, P., Fakiris, E., Dimas, X., Georgiou, N., Ferentinos G. (2016). Interplay of thrust, back-thrust, strike-slip and salt tectonics in a Fold and Thrust Belt system: An example from Zakynthos Island, Greece. Int. J. Earth Sci. (Geol Rundsch) 105, 2111–2132.
Nixon, C.W., McNeill, L.C., Bull, J.M., Bell, R.E., Gawthorpe, R.L., Henstock, T.J., Christodoulou, D., Ford, M., Taylor, B., Sakellariou, D., Ferentinos, G., Papatheodorou, G., Leeder, M.R., Collier, R.E.LI., Goodliffe, A.M., Sachpazi, M., Kranis, H. (2016). Rapid spatiotemporal variations in rift structure during development of the Corinth Rift, central Greece. Tectonics 35(5), 1225-1248.
Geraga, M., Papatheodorou, G., Ferentinos, G., Fakiris, E., Christodoulou, D., Georgiou, N., Dimas, X., Iatrou, M., Kordella, S., Sotiropoulos, G., Mentogiannis, V., Delaporta, K. (2015). The study of an ancient shipwreck using marine remote sensing techniques, in Kefalonia Island (Ionian Sea), Greece. Archaeologia Maritima Mediterranea - An International Journal on Underwater Archaeology 12, 183-200.
Friedrich, J. , Janssen, F., Aleynik, D., Bange, H.W., Boltacheva, N., Çagatay, M.N., Dale, A.W., Etiope, G., Erdem, Z., Geraga, M., Gilli, A., Gomoiu, M.T., Hall, P.O.J., Hansson, D., He, Y., Holtappels, M., Kirf, M.K., Kononets, M., Konovalov, S., Lichtschlag, A., Livingstone, D.M., Marinaro, G., Mazlumyan, S., Naeher, S., North, R.P., Papatheodorou, G., Pfannkuche, O., Prien, R., Rehder, G., Schubert, C.J., Soltwedel, T., Sommer, S., Stahl, H., Stanev, E.V., Teaca, A., Tengberg, A., Waldmann, C., Wehrli, B., Wenzhöfer, F. (2014). Investigating hypoxia in aquatic environments: Diverse approaches to addressing a complex phenomenon. Biogeosciences 11(4), 1215-1259.
Papaefthymiou, H., Athanasopoulos, D., Papatheodorou, G., Iatrou, M., Geraga, M., Christodoulou, D., Kordella, S., Fakiris, E., Tsikouras, B. (2013). Uranium and other natural radionuclides in the sediments of a Mediterranean fjord-like embayment, Amvrakikos Gulf (Ionian Sea), Greece. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 122, 43-54.
Gkioni, M., Geraga, M., Papatheodorou, G., Ferentinos, G. (2013). Sea-level changes from the Middle Palaeolithic to the Early Neolithic period and their implications on the colonization of the Ionian Islands in western Greece. Stable Places and Changing Perceptions: Cave Archaeology in Greece. BAR International Series 2558, 99-110.
Ferentinos, G., Papatheodorou, G., Geraga, M., Iatrou, M., Fakiris, E., Christodoulou, D., Dimitriou, E., Koutsikopoulos, C. (2010). Fjord water circulation patterns and dysoxic/anoxic conditions in a Mediterranean semi- enclosed embayment in the Amvrakikos Gulf, Greece. Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci. 88, 473-481.
Georgiadis, M., G., Papatheodorou, E., Tzanatos, M., Geraga, A., Ramfos, C., Koutsikopoulos, G., Ferentinos (2009). Coralligène formations in the eastern Mediterranean Sea: Morphology, distribution, mapping and relation to fisheries in the southern Aegean Sea (Greece) based on high-resolution acoustics. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 368, 44-58.
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