{"id":13262,"date":"2025-03-04T11:39:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T09:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biology.upatras.gr\/personel\/stefanidis\/"},"modified":"2025-06-30T14:29:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T11:29:59","slug":"stefanidis","status":"publish","type":"avada_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/biology.upatras.gr\/en\/personel\/stefanidis\/","title":{"rendered":"Stefanidis Konstantinos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-background-color:rgba(0,191,47,0.11);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\" style=\"border:3px solid #349600;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"132\" height=\"165\" title=\"stefanidis\" src=\"https:\/\/biology.upatras.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/229\/2025\/03\/stefanidis.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13256\"\/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_5_6 5_6 fusion-five-sixth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:83.333333333333%;width:calc(83.333333333333% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.83333333333333 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><strong>Faculty \/ Section of Plant Biology<br \/>\nAssistant Professor<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Office location<\/strong>: 2nd floor (\u0392\/\u039c: 258)<br \/>\n<strong>Email: <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:kstefani@upatras.gr\">kstefani@upatras.gr<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Telephone:<\/strong> +30 2610 997648<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:-15px;margin-bottom:5px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.upatras.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/229\/2025\/03\/CV_STEFANIDIS_EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3304\" src=\"https:\/\/wpnet.upatras.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/229\/2020\/01\/pdf.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.upatras.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/229\/2025\/03\/CV_STEFANIDIS_EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Curriculum vitae<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:-12px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-shadow\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e0dede 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-webkit-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e0dede 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-moz-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e0dede 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-o-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , #e0dede 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><div class=\"contentpaneopen\">\n<h2 class=\"contentheading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"22\" data-lineheight=\"33px\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Education<\/h2>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Degree in Biology, University of Patras (2003)<\/li>\n<li>Master\u2019s degree (MSc) in Ecology, Management and Protection of Natural Environment, Department of Biology, University of Patras (2005)<\/li>\n<li>PhD, Department of Biology, University of Patras, Thesis title: \u00abEcological assessment of lakes of NW Greece with emphasis on the relationships between aquatic macrophytes, zooplankton and water quality\u00bb (2012).<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctoral research &#8211; Department of Biology, University of Patras (2013-2014)<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctoral research \u2013 Laboratory of Hydrology and Water Resources Management. National Technical University of Athens (2014-2018)<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctoral research \u2013 Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters. Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (2018-2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"contentpaneopen\">\n<h2>Educational activities<\/h2>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Undergraduate<\/strong><strong> courses<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> \u2018Community and Ecosystem Ecology\u2019, \u2018Vegetation Ecology\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"contentpaneopen\">\n<h2>Research and other activities<\/h2>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Monitoring and assessment of freshwater biodiversity.<\/li>\n<li>Impact of global changes and climate change on freshwater ecosystems.<\/li>\n<li>Eco-hydrology with an emphasis on the role of hydromorphology in shaping and driving ecological processes in river ecosystems.<\/li>\n<li>Investigation of the ecological role of aquatic vegetation in shaping and supporting ecosystem functions in rivers and lakes.<\/li>\n<li>Assessment of the ecological quality of inland waters in accordance with the Water Framework Directive (WFD 2000\/60).<\/li>\n<li>Biodiversity and conservation of freshwater macrophytes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"contentpaneopen\">\n<h2>Representative Publications<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Stefanidis, K.<\/strong>, Naura, M., Kouvarda, T., Latsiou, A., Gritzalis, K., &amp; Dimitriou, E. (2024). Expanding the habitat quality assessment of rivers in Greece using an updated River Habitat Survey toolbox. <em>Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology<\/em>. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ecohyd.2024.07.005<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stefanidis, K.<\/strong>, Varlas, G., Papaioannou, G., Papadopoulos, A., &amp; Dimitriou, E. (2023). Assessing temporal variability of lake turbidity and trophic state of European lakes using open data repositories. <em>Science of The Total Environment<\/em>, <em>857<\/em>, 159618. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.scitotenv.2022.159618\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.scitotenv.2022.159618<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Stefanidis, K<\/strong>., Oikonomou, A., Dimitrellos, G., Tsoukalas, D., &amp; Papastergiadou, E. (2023). Relationships between Environmental Factors and Functional Traits of Macrophyte Assemblages in Running Waters of Greece. <em>Diversity<\/em>, <em>15<\/em>(9), 949. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/d15090949<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stefanidis, K<\/strong>., Oikonomou, A., Dimitrellos, G., Tsoukalas, D., &amp; Papastergiadou, E. (2023). Beyond taxonomic diversity patterns \u2013 investigating how \u03b1 and \u03b2 components of macrophyte functional diversity respond to environmental gradients in lotic ecosystems of Greece. <em>Frontiers in Plant Science<\/em>, <em>14<\/em>. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fpls.2023.1204383<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stefanidis, K<\/strong>., Karaouzas, I., Oikonomou, A., Smeti, E., Kouvarda, T., Latsiou, A., Vourka, A., &amp; Dimitriou, E. (2023). Geodiversity as a potential indicator of stream health in ecological quality assessment systems. <em>Ecohydrology<\/em>. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/eco.2551<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stefanidis, K<\/strong>., Varlas, G., Papaioannou, G., Papadopoulos, A., &amp; Dimitriou, E. (2022). Trends of lake temperature, mixing depth and ice cover thickness of European lakes during the last four decades. <em>Science of The Total Environment<\/em>, <em>830<\/em>, 154709. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.scitotenv.2022.154709<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stefanidis, K.<\/strong>, Dimitrellos, G., Sarika, M., Tsoukalas, D., &amp; Papastergiadou, E. (2022). Ecological Quality Assessment of Greek Lowland Rivers with Aquatic Macrophytes in Compliance with the EU Water Framework Directive. <em>Water<\/em>, <em>14<\/em>(18), 2771. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/w14182771<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stefanidis, K<\/strong>., Oikonomou, A., &amp; Papastergiadou, E. (2021). Responses of different facets of aquatic plant diversity along environmental gradients in Mediterranean streams\u202f: Results from rivers of Greece. <em>Journal of Environmental Management<\/em>, <em>296<\/em>(July), 113307. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jenvman.2021.113307<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stefanidis, K<\/strong>., Varlas, G., Vourka, A., Papadopoulos, A., &amp; Dimitriou, E. (2021). Delineating the relative contribution of climate related variables to chlorophyll-a and phytoplankton biomass in lakes using the ERA5-Land climate reanalysis data. <em>Water Research<\/em>, <em>196<\/em>, 117053. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.watres.2021.117053<\/li>\n<li>Spears, B. M., Chapman, D., Carvalho, L., Rankinen, K., <strong>Stefanidis, K<\/strong>., Ives, S., Vuorio, K., &amp; Birk, S. (2021). Assessing multiple stressor effects to inform climate change management responses in three European catchments. <em>Inland Waters<\/em>, <em>12<\/em>(1), 94\u2013106. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/20442041.2020.1827891\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/20442041.2020.1827891<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Lemm, J. U., Venohr, M., Globevnik, L., <strong>Stefanidis, K<\/strong>., Panagopoulos, Y., Gils, J., Posthuma, L., Kristensen, P., Feld, C. K., Mahnkopf, J., Hering, D., &amp; Birk, S. (2021). Multiple stressors determine river ecological status at the European scale: Towards an integrated understanding of river status deterioration. <em>Global Change Biology<\/em>, <em>27<\/em>(9), 1962\u20131975. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/gcb.15504<\/li>\n<li>Ersoy, Z., Scharfenberger, U., Baho, D. L., Bucak, T., Feldmann, T., Hejzlar, J., Levi, E. E., Mahdy, A., N\u00f5ges, T., Papastergiadou, E., <strong>Stefanidis, K<\/strong>., \u0160orf, M., S\u00f8ndergaard, M., Trigal, C., Jeppesen, E., &amp; Beklio\u011flu, M. (2020). Impact of nutrients and water level changes on submerged macrophytes along a temperature gradient: A pan\u2010European mesocosm experiment. <em>Global Change Biology<\/em>, <em>26<\/em>(12), 6831\u20136851. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/gcb.15338<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stefanidis, K.<\/strong>, &amp; Dimitriou, E. (2019). Differentiation in Aquatic Metabolism between Littoral Habitats with Floating-Leaved and Submerged Macrophyte Growth Forms in a Shallow Eutrophic Lake. <em>Water<\/em>, <em>11<\/em>(2), 287. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/w11020287<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stefanidis, K<\/strong>., Sarika, M., &amp; Papastegiadou, E. (2019). Exploring environmental predictors of aquatic macrophytes in water-dependent Natura 2000 sites of high conservation value: Results from a long-term study of macrophytes in Greek lakes. <em>Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems<\/em>, <em>November 2018<\/em>, 1\u201316. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/aqc.3036<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stefanidis, K<\/strong>., Panagopoulos, Y., &amp; Mimikou, M. (2018). Response of a multi-stressed Mediterranean river to future climate and socio-economic scenarios. <em>Science of the Total Environment<\/em>, <em>627<\/em>, 756\u2013769. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.scitotenv.2018.01.282<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assistant Professor |  kstefani@upatras.gr | +30 2610 997648<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":213,"featured_media":13256,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"portfolio_category":[158,147],"portfolio_skills":[157,168],"portfolio_tags":[],"class_list":["post-13262","avada_portfolio","type-avada_portfolio","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","portfolio_category-assistant-professor","portfolio_category-section-of-plant-biology","portfolio_skills-assistant-professor","portfolio_skills-epikoyros-kathigitis-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biology.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio\/13262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biology.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biology.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/avada_portfolio"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biology.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/213"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biology.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13262"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/biology.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio\/13262\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13815,"href":"https:\/\/biology.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio\/13262\/revisions\/13815"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biology.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biology.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"portfolio_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biology.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_category?post=13262"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_skills","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biology.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_skills?post=13262"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biology.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_tags?post=13262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}