Ioannis Hatzonikolakis

Postdoctoral Fellow

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Research Interests

Hatzonikolakis's research is centered on examining the effects of various stressors, including pollution and climate change, on marine ecosystems. He is working on developing and implementing modeling tools to investigate and improve the understanding of these impacts.

Selected Publications

Hatzonikolakis Y., Giakoumi S., Raitsos DE, Tsiaras K., Kalaroni S., Triantaphilidis G., Triantafyllou G., (2022) Quantifying transboundary plastic pollution in marine protected areas across the Mediterranean Sea. Frontiers in Marine Science, doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.762235

Tsiaras K., Hatzonikolakis Y., Kalaroni S., Pollani A., Triantafyllou G. (2021) Modeling the Pathways and Accumulation Patterns of Micro-and Macro-Plastics in the Mediterranean. Frontiers in Marine Science, 1389, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.743117

Hatzonikolakis Y., Tsiaras K., Tserpes G., Somarakis S., St. John MA, Peristeraki P., Raitsos DE., Triantafyllou G. (2021) Investigating growth and reproduction of the Mediterranean swordfish Xiphias gladius through a full life cycle bioenergetics model. Marine Ecology Progress series, 680, https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13861

Stamataki, N., Hatzonikolakis Y., Tsiaras, K., Tsangari C., Petihakis G., Sofianos S. and Triantafyllou G. (2020) Modelling mussel (Mytilus spp.) microplastic accumulation. Ocean Science, 16, 927–949, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-16-927-2020

Hatzonikolakis, Y., Tsiaras, K., Theodorou, J., Petihakis, G., Sofianos, S. and Triantafyllou, G. (2017). Simulation of mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis growth with a dynamic energy budget model in Maliakos and Thermaikos Gulfs (Eastern Mediterranean), https://doi.org/10.3354/aei00236

Education

  • BsC: Degree in Physics, University of Patras (2013)
  • MsC: Oceanography - Management of Marine Environment Interdisciplinary program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2016)
  • PhD: Department of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2023)
  • Technical Scientist at the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR; 2017-2023)

Research Interests Keywords

Air Pollution Climate Extremes