Personal Information | Panayota (Yolanda) Koulouri |
Position | Principal Researcher |
Field & Degree | Marine Biology, PhD |
Research Field | Marine Biology/Ecology |
E-mail Address | yol72@hcmr.gr |
Phone | +30 2810 337716 |
Address | HCMR Thalassocosmos 71500 Gournes, Crete, Greece |
ORCID iD | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3418-7980 |
Marine biodiversity (Crustacea, Mollusca)
Benthic ecology
Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)
Ocean literacy (OL)
Biology and Ecology of Benthic Boundary Layer (BBL) macrofauna
Fishing gear effects on BBL
Recreational diving parks by using artificial reefs
Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs)
Marine pollution monitoring
Dr Yolanda Koulouri is a biologist who studied for a PhD in Marine Biology/Ecology at the University of Crete. She has been working as a Senior Researcher at the Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology & Aquaculture (IMBBC) of the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) in Crete since 2016. She has an adequate experience working on funded research projects concerning marine biodiversity, benthic ecology, coastal zone management, development of recreational diving parks and no-take zones by using artificial reefs and Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs). She is the author of more than 35 publications in Scientific Journals and more than 50 announcements in Scientific Conferences. She is a member of the European Marine Science Educators Association (EMSEA). She is also a member and co-chair (2021-2024) of the Expert Working Group on Ocean Literacy of the European Global Ocean Observing System (EuroGOOS) and representative for HCMR of EU4Ocean Platform participating in its Working Groups activities in order to design OL action in Europe. She is a member of the Scientific Council of IMBBC. Lately, she has become CEO of the spin-off company of Artificial Reef Innovative Applications.
Publication record | No of Projects | Thesis supervision |
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H-index (scopus): 10 | PhD: 2 | |
Articles: 40 | Princ. Invest.: 3 | MSc: 1 |
Citations-total: 359 | Project member: 26 | BSc: 1 |
Citations-nonself: 317 | Funding: 870,000 |
Year (completed) | Degree, Department, University, Town (optional), Country |
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1996 | BSc, Biology, University of Patras, Greece |
1999 | MSc, Biology, University of Crete, Greece |
2005 | PhD, Biology, University of Crete, Greece |
2012 | Participation in MedOpen Virtual Training Course on Intergrated Coastal Zone Management (Basic & Advanced level, duration of 4 months) organized by «Priority Actions Programme/Regional Activity Centre (PAP/RAC) for UNEP» within the framework of the European Project «People for Ecosystem-based Governance in Assessing Sustainable development of Ocean and coast (PEGASO 2011-2014)» of FP7- ENV.2009.2.2.1.4 Integrated Coastal Zone Management |
2015 | Participation in virtual MedOpen Advanced Training Course on Climate Variability and Change (CV&C) in the Mediterranean (duration of 1 month) organized by «Priority Actions Programme/Regional Activity Centre (PAP/RAC) for UNEP» |
Year (start) | Position – Organization, Town (optional), Country |
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2016 | Senior Researcher, IMBBC, Crete, Greece |
2011 | Associate Researcher, IMBBC, Crete, Greece |
2006 | Assistant Researcher, IMBG, Crete, Greece |
2005 | Post-doctoral Researcher, IMBG, Crete, Greece |
2001 | Research Assistant, IMBG, Crete, Greece |
Language | Basic/Intermediate/Proficient |
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English | Proficient |