Kouvarda Theodora
Position: Technical Scientist
Contact Info
Institute: Inland Waters
Address: 46,7 km Athens Sounio, Mavro Lithari P.O. BOX 712 19013 Anavissos, Attica, Greece
Email:dorak@hcmr.gr
Tel: +302291076317
Telex: +302291076419
Website:
She assumed her duties in April 2001.
Theodora Kouvarda is an Environmentalist at the Institute of Inland Waters and her duties are:
– field work,
– classification of benthic macroinvertebrates,
– reference conditions & surface water classification,
– data analysis,
– briefing and updating of rivernet
Theodora Kouvarda finished her first cycle of studies on Environmental studies at the University of Aegean (Department of the Environment) and her master degree on Pollution and Environmental Control, at the University of Manchester (School of Biological Sciences).
M.Sc. in Pollution and Environmental Control, University of Manchester, School of Biological Sciences, 1998. Title: “Short-term variability and an ecological analysis of a eutrofication gradient: a case study in the vicinity of a harbour of the Greek island of Lesvos”.
B.Sc. in Environmental studies, University of Aegean, Department of the Environment, Greece, 1997.
Certification of River Habitat Survey at international level (Accreditation No: HP61 – Environment Agency), 2002.
Professional Profile
2001-today:
Specialized Technical Scientist in the Institute of Inland Waters. Participation in National and European Scientific Research Programs, Institute of Inland Waters, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Athens.
Research Interests
– Implementation of Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EU on Greek rivers.
– Reference conditions & Inland surface water classification.
– Improvement of the “Greek Nutrient Classification System” for the Assessment of the Chemical-Physicochemical Status of Greek Rivers.
Scientific and Professional Memberships
Technical Chamber of Athens
Skoulikidis N., Gritzalis K., Kouvarda Th. & Buffagni A. (2004). The development of an ecological quality assessment and classification system for Greek running waters based on benthic macroinvertebrates. Hydrobiologia, 516: 149-160.
Skoulikidis N., Gritzalis K. & Kouvarda Th. (2002). The development of an integrated water quality classification system for Greek rivers based on benthic macroinvertebrates. International Conference of Protection and Restoration of the Environment VI, Skiathos, Greece.
Gritzalis K., Skoulikidis N. & Kouvarda Th. (2002). The Biodiversity, Locomotion types and the Current preferences of the aquatic macroinvertebrate fauna at Samothraki Island, NE Aegean Sea, Greece. 9th International Congress on the Zoogeography and Ecology of Greece and Adjacent Regions, Hellenic Zoological Society & National Centre for Marine Research, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Skoulikidis N., Gritzalis K., Kouvarda Th. & Kousouris Th. (2003). Greek metric for the ecological assessment and classification of running waters according to the demands of the Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC. 7th Panhellenic Symposium of Oceanography and Fisheries, Crete, Greece.
Gritzalis K., Skoulikidis N., Kouvarda Th. & Karaouzas I. (2003). Self- purification processes and the effects of habitat modification on macroinvertebrate species diversity in Greek rivers. 7th Panhellenic Symposium of Oceanography and Fisheries, Crete, Greece.
Kouvarda Th., Gritzalis K. & Skoulikidis N. (2007). Application and comparison of various benthic biotic indices in rivers of Greek islands. 29th Scientific Conference of the Hellenic Society for Biological Sciences, Kavala, Greece.
Bellou N., Gritzalis K., Kouvarda Th., Storch V. & Braunbeck T. (2006). The evaluation of EPT-metrics to classify the ecological quality of small-sized, low altitude, calcareous streams in Greece. 8th Panhellenic Symposium of Oceanography and Fisheries, Thessaloniki, Greece.
