Koulouri Yolanda
Position: Assistant Researcher
Contact Info
Institute: Marine Biology & Genetics
Address: HCMR, Gournes Pediados P.O.Box 2214, Irakleion 71003, Crete, Greece
Email:yol72@hcmr.gr
Tel: +302810337716
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Dr Koulouri completed her doctoral training in Marine Biology at the Biology Department of the University of Crete (2000-2005). Her thesis work focused on the effects of bottom trawling on benthic boundary layer (BBL) macrofaunal organisms which constitute a very important link in marine ecosystems as consumers of detritus particles and associate microbes, meiobenthos and plankton and as prey for demersal fish, epibenthic crustaceans and cephalopods many of which are of high commercial value.
Dr Koulouri has been invited to International Conferences in order to present new and innovative methodological approaches for the study of BBL macrofaunal diversity and its role in marine ecosystems as well as the impacts of bottom trawling activities on biogeochemical processes, biodiversity and the resulting ecosystem responses within this particular habitat of the BBL.
World Conference on Marine Biodiversity, 26-30 September 2011, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
2006 Ocean Sciences Meeting, 20-24 February 2006, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A.
Symposium on Effects of Fishing Activities on Benthic Habitats: Linking Geology, Biology, Socioeconomics, and Management, 12-14 November 2002, Tampa, Florida, USA
Dr Koulouri has been working as a research assistant for 5 years (1996-2001) at the Institute of Marine Biology of Crete (IMBC) and for another 5 years (2001-2006) at the Institute of Marine Biology & Genetics (IMBG) of the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research of Crete (HCMR). She has adequate experience working on National, European and International projects concerning marine biodiversity (Mollusca, Crustacea), coastal zone management, development and management of marine protected areas by using artificial reefs, environmental impact assessment, marine pollution monitoring and fishing gear effects. She has an invested interest in the study of structure and dynamics of benthic boundary layer (BBL) macrofauna.
Dr Koulouri earned her doctoral and master’s degrees in Marine Biology from the University of Crete in Greece. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of Patras in Greece.
1999-2005: PhD in Marine Biology, Department of Biology, University of Crete (Greece)
1996-1999: MSc in Marine Biology, Department of Biology, University of Crete (Greece)
1992-1996: BSc in Biology, Department of Biology, University of Patras (Greece)
Professional profile
2006 to date: Assistant Researcher, Institute of Marine Biology & Genetics (IMBG), HCMR, Crete, Greece
2005-2006: Post-doctoral Researcher, Institute of Marine Biology & Genetics (IMBG), HCMR, Crete, Greece
2003-2004: Research assistant, Institute of Marine Biology & Genetics (IMBG), HCMR, Crete, Greece
1996-2002: Research assistant, Institute of Marine Biology of Crete (IMBC), Crete, Greece
Research interests
Dr Koulouri has research interests on marine biodiversity (Crustacea, Mollusca), coastal zone management, development and management of marine protected areas by using artificial reefs, environmental impact assessment, marine pollution monitoring and fishing gear effects. She has also an invested interest in the study of biology and ecology of BBL macrofauna.
Koulouri P., Dounas C., Radin F. & A. Eleftheriou, 2009. Near-bottom zooplankton in the continental shelf and upper slope of Heraklion Bay (Crete, Greece, Eastern Mediterranean): observations on vertical distribution patterns. Journal of Plankton Research, 31 (7): 753-762.
Poulos S.E., Dounas C.G., Alexandrakis G., Koulouri P. & P. Drakopoulos, 2008. Trace metal distribution in sediments of northern continental shelf of Crete Island, Eastern Mediterranean. Environmental Geology, 58 (4): 843-857 (published online: DOI 10.1007/s00254-008-1560-1).
Evagelopoulos A., Koutsoubas D., Basset A., Pinna M., Dimitriadis C., Sangiorgio F., Barbone E., Maidanou M., Koulouri P. & C. Dounas, 2008. Spatial and seasonal variability of the macrobenthic fauna in Mediterranean solar saltworks ecosystems. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 18: S118-S134.
Dounas C., Davies I., Triantafyllou G., Koulouri P., Petihakis G., Arvanitidis C., Sourlatzis G. & A. Eleftheriou, 2007. Large scale impacts of bottom trawling on shelf primary productivity. Continental Shelf Research, 27: 2198-2210.
Koulouri P., Dounas C., Arvanitidis C., Koutsoubas D. & A. Eleftheriou, 2006. Molluscan Diversity along a Mediterranean soft-bottom sublittoral ecotone. Scientia Marina, 70 (4): 573-583.
Koulouri P., Dounas C. & A. Eleftheriou, 2005. Preliminary results on the effect of otter trawling on hyperbenthic communities in Heraklion Bay (Eastern Mediterranean, Cretan Sea). American Fisheries Society Symposium, 41: 529-537.
Dounas C., Davies I., Hayes P., Arvanitidis C. & P. Koulouri, 2005. The effect of different types of otter trawl groundrope on benthic nutrient fluxes and sediment biogeochemistry. American Fisheries Society Symposium, 41: 539-544.
Arvanitidis C., Hatzigeorgiou G., Koutsoubas D., Kevrekidis T., Dounas C., Eleftheriou A. & P. Koulouri, 2005. Estimating lagoonal biodiversity in Greece: comparison of rapid assessment techniques. Helgoland Marine Research, 59: 177-186.
Arvanitidis C., Hatzigeorgiou G., Koutsoubas D., Dounas C., Eleftheriou A. & P. Koulouri, 2005. Mediterranean lagoons revisited: weakness and efficiency of the rapid biodiversity assessment techniques in a severely fluctuating environment. Biodiversity and Conservation, 14: 2347-2359.
Koulouri P., Dounas C. & A. Eleftheriou, 2003. A new apparatus for the direct measurement of otter trawling effects on the epibenthic and hyperbenthic macrofauna. Journal of the Marine Biological Association U.K., 83: 1363-1368.
