Dr. Marianna Giannoulaki

Work Packages / Deliverables: WP3, WP5, WP6 / D3.1, D3.2, D5.1, D5.3, D6.1, D6.2, D6.3, D6.4

Other Information

- Bachelor of Biology, Kapodistrian University of Athens (1995).
- Graduate in Marine Biology, Department of Biology, University of Crete (1997).
- Ph.D. of the Department of Biology of the University of Crete (2003).

Research interests:

It has been involved in a wide range of fisheries research programs. PhD focused on the ecology and the spatial distribution of small pelagic fish using audio data by implementing modern statistical spatial analysis methods. Her scientific background is multidimensional focusing on the study of the dynamics of fish populations, physical / biological interactions in marine ecosystems, application of acoustic methods in fisheries research, spatial analysis techniques, determination of basic habitat of fish, habitat models, food web models and assessment models fish stocks.

Research experience:

He has participated in 25 research and development projects, four of them as project coordinator and scientific responsible. He is the author of 38 scientific papers, 3 chapters in scientific books and with over 70 entries in international scientific conferences and Greek conferences.

Selected recent scientific publications:

Giannoulaki, M., Markoglou, E., Valavanis, V.D., Alexiadou, P., Cucknell, A., Frantzis, A. 2016. Linking small pelagic fish and cetacean distribution to model suitable habitat for coastal dolphin species, Delphinus delphis and Tursiops truncatus, in the Greek Seas (Eastern Mediterranean). Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Article in Press.

Stergiou, K.I., Somarakis, S., Triantafyllou, G., Tsiaras, K.P., Giannoulaki, M., Petihakis, G., Machias, A., Tsikliras, A.C. Trends in productivity and biomass yields in the Mediterranean Sea Large Marine Ecosystem during climate change. Environmental Development, 17, pp. 57-74.

Giannoulaki, M., Ibaibarriaga, L., Antonakakis, K., Uriarte, A., Machias, A., Somarakis, S., Sanchez, S., Roel, B.A. 2014. Applying a two-stage Bayesian dynamic model to a short-lived species, the anchovy, in the Aegean Sea (Eastern Mediterranean). Comparison with an integrated catch at age stock assessment model. Mediterranean Marine Science, 15 (2), pp. 350-365.

Giannoulaki, M, M. Iglesias, M. P. Tugores, A. Bonanno, B. Patti, A. De Felice, I. Leonori, J. L. Bigot, V. TičinA, M. M. Pyrounaki, K. Tsagarakis, A. Machias, S. Somarakis, E. Schismenou, E. Quinci, G. Basilone, A. Cuttitta, F. Campanella, J. Miquel, D. Oñate, D. Roos, V. Valavanis 2013. Characterising the potential habitat of European anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus in the Mediterranean Sea, at different life stages. Fisheries Oceanography, 22:2, 69–89.

Colloca, F., Cardinale, M., Maynou, F., Giannoulaki, M., Scarcella, G., Jenko, K., Bellido, J.M., Fiorentino F. 2013. Rebuilding Mediterranean fisheries: toward a new paradigm for ecological sustainability in single species population models. Fish and Fisheries. Vol. 14, p. 89–109.

Tsagarakis K., Coll M., Giannoulaki M., Somarakis S., Papaconstantinou C., and Machias A., (2010). Food-web traits of the North Aegean Sea ecosystem (Eastern Mediterranean) and comparison with other Mediterranean ecosystems. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 88, 233-248.