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Aggeliki Doxa

Status Faculty member
E-mail aggeliki.doxa@uoc.gr
Phone No. +302810391763
Office Γ124 (Biology Department, Vouton Univeristy Campus )

Research interests

  • Population and community dynamics, biodiversity indicators (taxonomic, phylogenetic, functional), spatio-temporal systematic conservation planning, climate change, climate refugia, climatic and environmental heterogeneity, habitat connectivity for conservation, 3D conservation planning, ecological modeling.

Education

  • 2009 PhD in Ecology and Climate Change (2005–2009), Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris, France. Dissertation title: Complex population dynamics in a changing world. The impact of density-dependence and environmental factors on the vital rates and dynamics of two long-lived bird species. Supervisors: Prof. A. Robert & Prof. K. Theodorou.2005 MSc in Ecology, Biodiversity and Evolution (2004–2005), Department of Biology, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France. Specialization: Behavioral Biology, Population Genetics, and Agro-ecosystem Management. Supervisor: Prof. François Sarrazin.2004 BSc in Environmental Science (1999–2004), Department of Environment, University of the Aegean, Lesvos, Greece. 
     

Recent Publications

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Projected marine heatwaves over the Mediterranean Sea and the network of marine protected areas: a three-dimensional assessment.

Konsta K., Doxa A., Katsanevakis S., Mazaris A., 2025. Projected marine heatwaves over the Mediterranean Sea and the network of marine protected areas: a three-dimensional assessment. Climatic Change, 178,17

Prior3d: An R Package for Three-Dimensional Conservation Prioritization.

Doxa A., Adam C., Nagkoulis N., Mazaris A., Katsanevakis S. 2025. Prior3d: An R Package for Three-Dimensional Conservation Prioritization. Ecological Modelling, 499, 110919

Systematic Conservation Planning: recent advances and future directions.

Giakoumi, S., Richardson, A. J., Doxa, A., Moro, S., Andrello, M., Hanson, J. O., Hermoso, V., Mazor, T., McGowan, J., Kujala, H., Law, E., Magris, R., Gissi, E., Arafeh-Dalmau, N. I., Metaxas, A., Virtanen, E. A., Ban, N. C., Alvarez-Romero, J., Runya, R., … Katsanevakis, S. 2024. Systematic Conservation Planning: recent advances and future directions. TREE, 3392, 16

Thermal vulnerability of sea turtle foraging grounds around the globe.

Goudarzi F., Doxa A., Hemami M-R., Mazaris A., 2024. Thermal vulnerability of sea turtle foraging grounds around the globe. Communications Biology, 7:347

Diving into warming oceans: Assessing 3D climatically suitable foraging areas of loggerhead sea turtles under climate change

Chatzimentor, A.; Doxa, A.; Butenschön, M.; Kristiansen, T.; Peck, M.A.; Katsanevakis, S.; Mazaris, A.D. (2024) Diving into warming oceans: Assessing 3D climatically suitable foraging areas of loggerhead sea turtles under climate change, Journal for Nature Conservation, 126620.

Short CV

Aggeliki Doxa is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Biology, University of Crete, and an affiliated faculty member of the Institute of Applied and Computational Mathematics at FORTH (IACM-FORTH). She holds a degree in Environmental Studies from the University of the Aegean (Mytilene, 2004) and an MSc in Ecology, Biodiversity and Evolution from Sorbonne Université (Paris, 2005). She obtained her PhD in Ecology from the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (Paris, 2009).

She has worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Greek and French universities and research institutes, including Pierre et Marie Curie–Sorbonne Université, the Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, the Institut des Sciences de l’Evolution – Université de Montpellier, Aix-Marseille Université, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH).

Her main research interests focus on systematic conservation planning and the design of networks of protected areas, in the context of climate change and human pressures. She specializes in the development of ecological monitoring and modeling techniques, the analysis of climatic and topographic heterogeneity, and the assessment of climate change impacts across space and time in terrestrial and marine ecosystems, with particular emphasis on Mediterranean Europe.

Bio CV

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MarinePlan – Improved transdisciplinary science for effective ecosystem-based maritime spatial planning and conservation in European Seas

MarinePlan - Improved transdisciplinary science for effective ecosystem-based maritime spatial planning and conservation in European Seas
P.I: DOXA AGGELIKI.
Duration: 2023 - 2025
Funding: Horizon Europe Framework Programme

WOODIV – Origin and congruence of taxonomic, phylogenetic, functional and paleo-ecological diversity patterns: tree biodiversity in the European Mediterranean.

WOODIV - Origin and congruence of taxonomic, phylogenetic, functional and paleo-ecological diversity patterns: tree biodiversity in the European Mediterranean. P.I: DOXA AGGELIKI. Duration: 2016-2017Funding: European Union’s Cross-Border Cooperation (CBC) under its European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI) – ENI CBC Black Sea Basin Programme.

MARLITER – Improved online public access to environmental monitoring data and data tools for the Black Sea Basin supporting cooperation in the reduction of marine litter

MARLITER - Improved online public access to environmental monitoring data and data tools for the Black Sea Basin supporting cooperation in the reduction of marine litter P.I: DOXA AGGELIKI. Duration: 2021 Funding: European Union’s Cross-Border Cooperation (CBC) under its European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI) – ENI CBC Black Sea Basin Programme.

FutureMARES – Climate Change and Future Marine Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity.

FutureMARES - Climate Change and Future Marine Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity.
P.I: Doxa Aggeliki
Duration: 2021 - 2024
Funding: EU Horizon 2020

GREAT-Med – Generating a Risk and Ecological Analysis Toolkit for the Mediterranean.

GREAT-Med - Generating a Risk and Ecological Analysis Toolkit for the Mediterranean.
P.I: DOXA AGGELIKI.
Duration: 2014-2016
Funding:European Union’s ENPI - European Neighbourhood And Partnership Instrument  

ARCHERS – Climatic velocity analysis across space and time in Mediterranean Europe. Analysis of climatic and topographic heterogeneity, identification and prioritization of areas for protection

ARCHERS - Climatic velocity analysis across space and time in Mediterranean Europe. Analysis of climatic and topographic heterogeneity, identification and prioritization of areas for protection
P.I: DOXA AGGELIKI.
Duration: 2018 - 2020
Funding: Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Coralligene – Coralligenous assemblages monitoring project.

Coralligene – Coralligenous assemblages monitoring project. P.I: DOXA AGGELIKI. Duration: 2013 Funding:Andromède Océanographie co-funded by OSU OREME

HNV Farmland – High Nature Value Farmland and Biodiversity Indices.

HNV Farmland – High Nature Value Farmland and Biodiversity Indices.P.I: DOXA AGGELIKI. Duration: 2014-2016 Funding:SOLAGRO funded by Joint Research Centre (JRC) – Institute for Environment and Sustainability  

STOC – Suivi Temporel des Oiseaux Communs – Part of Vigie Nature

STOC – Suivi Temporel des Oiseaux Communs – Part of Vigie Nature
P.I: DOXA AGGELIKI.
Duration: 2014-2016
Funding: French National Citizen Science Biodiversity monitoring project  

Research papers

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Projected marine heatwaves over the Mediterranean Sea and the network of marine protected areas: a three-dimensional assessment.

Konsta K., Doxa A., Katsanevakis S., Mazaris A., 2025. Projected marine heatwaves over the Mediterranean Sea and the network of marine protected areas: a three-dimensional assessment. Climatic Change, 178,17

Prior3d: An R Package for Three-Dimensional Conservation Prioritization.

Doxa A., Adam C., Nagkoulis N., Mazaris A., Katsanevakis S. 2025. Prior3d: An R Package for Three-Dimensional Conservation Prioritization. Ecological Modelling, 499, 110919

Systematic Conservation Planning: recent advances and future directions.

Giakoumi, S., Richardson, A. J., Doxa, A., Moro, S., Andrello, M., Hanson, J. O., Hermoso, V., Mazor, T., McGowan, J., Kujala, H., Law, E., Magris, R., Gissi, E., Arafeh-Dalmau, N. I., Metaxas, A., Virtanen, E. A., Ban, N. C., Alvarez-Romero, J., Runya, R., … Katsanevakis, S. 2024. Systematic Conservation Planning: recent advances and future directions. TREE, 3392, 16

Thermal vulnerability of sea turtle foraging grounds around the globe.

Goudarzi F., Doxa A., Hemami M-R., Mazaris A., 2024. Thermal vulnerability of sea turtle foraging grounds around the globe. Communications Biology, 7:347

Diving into warming oceans: Assessing 3D climatically suitable foraging areas of loggerhead sea turtles under climate change

Chatzimentor, A.; Doxa, A.; Butenschön, M.; Kristiansen, T.; Peck, M.A.; Katsanevakis, S.; Mazaris, A.D. (2024) Diving into warming oceans: Assessing 3D climatically suitable foraging areas of loggerhead sea turtles under climate change, Journal for Nature Conservation, 126620.

Toward achieving a twenty-fold increase in the coverage of freshwater species distributions within protected areas in Europe

Tsavdaridou, A., Doxa A., Mazaris A., 2023. Toward achieving a twenty-fold increase in the coverage of freshwater species distributions within protected areas in Europe. Biological Conservation, 285: 110233

Priorities for Mediterranean marine turtle conservation and management in the face of climate change

Mazaris A., Dimitriadis Ch., Papazekou M., Schofield G., Doxa A., …, Peck M., 2023. Priorities for Mediterranean marine turtle conservation and management in the face of climate change. Journal of Environmental Management, 339, 117805

Global patterns of sea surface climate connectivity

Petsas P., Doxa A., Almpanidou V., Mazaris A., 2022. Global patterns of sea surface climate connectivity, Communications Earth & Environment 3, 240.

Marine heatwaves threaten key foraging grounds of sea turtles in Southeast Asian seas

Konsta A., Chatzimentor A., Lin M., Dimitriadis Ch., Kyprioti A., Liu M., Li S., Doxa A., Mazaris A., 2022. Marine heatwaves threaten key foraging grounds of sea turtles in Southeast Asian seas. Regional Environmental Change, 22:97.

Are marine threatened species of the Mediterranean at high risk by climate change?

Chatzimentor A., Doxa A., Katsanevakis S., Mazaris A., 2023. Are marine threatened species of the Mediterranean at high risk by climate change? Global Change Biology, 29:1809–1821.