Elisavet Georgopoulou (Elsa)
External collaborator (Laboratory of Ecology and Environmental Management)
| e.georgopoulou@uoc.gr | |
| Phone No. | +302810393640 |
| Office | (White Buildings, Knossou Campus) |
Research interests
- Management of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems
- Climate change, environmental protection and conservation
- Biogeography
- Ecology
- Education – Citizen Science
Education
- 2016: Doctoral Thesis, University of Graz, Institute of Earth Sciences & project researcher at the Natural History Museum of Vienna (FWF-Project P25365-B25: “Freshwater systems in the Neogene and Quaternary of Europe: Gastropod biodiversity, provinciality, and faunal gradients“). Thesis title: «Holocene and Pleistocene gastropod biodiversity in European freshwater systems»
- 2012: Master’s Degree, Biology Department, University of Crete. Thesis title: «Spatial analysis of the terrestrial mollusks of Crete» Supervision Prof Moisis Mylonas
- 2010: Bachelor’s Degree in Biology, Biology Department, School of Sciences, University of Crete
Recent Publications
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2025 An annotated checklist of the freshwater molluscs
Georgopoulou E. (2025) An annotated checklist of the freshwater molluscs (Gastropoda, Bivalvia) of Crete, Greece. Folia Malacologica, 33(1):47-63 
2024 Retracing the history of a doubtful centipede
Simaiakis, S.M., Georgopoulou, E., Dolejš, P. (2024) Retracing the history of a doubtful centipede record (Chilopoda: Scolopendridae) stored in the collection of the National Museum of the Czech Republic. Journal of the National Museum (Prague), Natural History Series 193: 41–51
2024 Increased occurrence of Egyptian vultures in Crete
Bounas, A., Georgopoulou, E., Arkumarev, V., Liapakis, S., Samaritakis, N., Vavylis, D., Dobrev, D., Dobrev, V., Sotiropoulos, K., Xirouchakis, S., Nikolov, S., Saravia-Mullin, V. (2024) Increased occurrence of Egyptian vultures in Crete: exploring movement patterns and potential for wintering. Ethology Ecology & Evolution, 1–16
2023 Home range of the Dalmatian pelican in south-east Europe.
Georgopoulou, E., Alexandrou, O., Manolopoulos, A. Xirouchakis, S., Catsadorakis, S. (2023) Home range of the Dalmatian pelican in south-east Europe. Eur J Wildl Res , 69, 41
Short CV
Research papers
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2025 An annotated checklist of the freshwater molluscs
Georgopoulou E. (2025) An annotated checklist of the freshwater molluscs (Gastropoda, Bivalvia) of Crete, Greece. Folia Malacologica, 33(1):47-63
2024 Retracing the history of a doubtful centipede
Simaiakis, S.M., Georgopoulou, E., Dolejš, P. (2024) Retracing the history of a doubtful centipede record (Chilopoda: Scolopendridae) stored in the collection of the National Museum of the Czech Republic. Journal of the National Museum (Prague), Natural History Series 193: 41–51
2024 Increased occurrence of Egyptian vultures in Crete
Bounas, A., Georgopoulou, E., Arkumarev, V., Liapakis, S., Samaritakis, N., Vavylis, D., Dobrev, D., Dobrev, V., Sotiropoulos, K., Xirouchakis, S., Nikolov, S., Saravia-Mullin, V. (2024) Increased occurrence of Egyptian vultures in Crete: exploring movement patterns and potential for wintering. Ethology Ecology & Evolution, 1–16
2023 Home range of the Dalmatian pelican in south-east Europe.
Georgopoulou, E., Alexandrou, O., Manolopoulos, A. Xirouchakis, S., Catsadorakis, S. (2023) Home range of the Dalmatian pelican in south-east Europe. Eur J Wildl Res , 69, 41
2022 Solanou, M., Trypidaki, E., Georgopoulou, E., Damianakis, K., Kardamaki, A., Xirouchakis, S. (2022) Selection of Nesting Habitat and Insular Niche Separation
Solanou, M., Trypidaki, E., Georgopoulou, E., Damianakis, K., Kardamaki, A., Xirouchakis, S. (2022) Selection of Nesting Habitat and Insular Niche Separation
of Two Sympatric Aquila Species. Diversity, 14(12), 1136
2021 Home range size, space use and resource selection of griffon vultures in an insular environment.
Xirouchakis, S. M., Grivas, C., Andreou, G., Georgopoulou, E. (2021) Home range size, space use and resource selection of griffon vultures in an insular environment. Journal of Zoology, 314(2), 116-131.
2021 Extinction risk is linked to lifestyle in freshwater gastropods.
Neubauer,Th.A., Georgopoulou,E. (2021) Extinction risk is linked to lifestyle in freshwater gastropods. Diversity and Distributions, 27, 2357–2368.
2020 20. Home range size, space use and resource selection of Griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus) on an insular environment.
Xirouchakis, S.M., Grivas, C., Andreou, G., Georgopoulou, E. (2020) 20. Home range size, space use and resource selection of Griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus) on an insular environment. Journal of Zoology, 314(2), 116-131.
2019 The diet of the Eleonora’s falcon (Falco eleonorae) in the Aegean archipelago (Greece).
Xirouchakis, S. M., Alivizatos, H., Georgopoulou, E., Dimalexis, A., Latsoudis, P., Portolou, D., Karris, G., Georgiakakis, P., Fric, J., Saravia, V., Barboutis, C., Bourdakis, S., Kakalis, E., Kominos, T., Simaiakis, S. (2019) The diet of the Eleonora’s falcon (Falco eleonorae) in the Aegean archipelago (Greece). Journal of Natural History, 53(29-30), 1767–1785.
2019 Feeding ecology and prey selection by wintering Long-eared Owls Asio otus in Mediterranean agrosystems.
Kontogeorgos, I., Kiamos, N., Montiel-Ruiz, P., Georgopoulou, E., Mylonas, M., Xirouchakis, S. M. (2019) Feeding ecology and prey selection by wintering Long-eared Owls Asio otus in Mediterranean agrosystems. Ornithol. Sci., 18(1), 95- 110.
2018 Home range and habitat selection of Long-eared Owls (Asio otus) in Mediterranean agricultural landscapes (Crete, Greece).
Emin, D., Toxopeus, A. G., Groen, Ir. T. A., Kontogeorgos, I., Georgopoulou, E., Xirouchakis, S. (2018) Home range and habitat selection of Long-eared Owls (Asio otus) in Mediterranean agricultural landscapes (Crete, Greece). Avian Biology Research, 11(3), 204-218.
2017 On the distribution of the invasive long-spined echinoid Diadema setosum and its expansion in the Mediterranean Sea.
Bronstein, O., Georgopoulou, E., Kroh, A. (2017) On the distribution of the invasive long-spined echinoid Diadema setosum and its expansion in the Mediterranean Sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 583, 163-178.
2017 Geographic changes in the Aegean Sea since the Last Glacial Maximum: Postulating biogeographic effects of sea-level rise on islands.
Simaiakis, S. M., Rijsdijk, K. F., Koene, E. F. M., Norder, S. J., Van Boxel, J. H., Stocchi, P., Hammoud, C., Kougioumoutzis, K., Georgopoulou, E., Van Loon, E., Tjørve, K. M. C., Tjørve, E. (2017) Geographic changes in the Aegean Sea since the Last Glacial Maximum: Postulating biogeographic effects of sea-level rise on islands. Paleogeogr. Paleoclim. Paleoecol., 471, 108-119.
Books - Chapters in Books
2018 Information Guide for Ecosystem Services of the NATURA 2000 Network sites in the mountain Areas of Crete. (In greek – in english)
Kyriakopoulou, N., Ploumi, T., Georgopoulou, E. (2018) Information Guide for Ecosystem Services of the NATURA 2000 Network sites in the mountain Areas of Crete. (In greek - in english), (pp.56.), Heraklion: University of Crete, Natural History Museum of Crete, ISBN: 978-960-367-040-7; ISBN: 978-960-367-045-22018 Information Guide for Ecosystem Services of the NATURA 2000 Network sites in the coastal Areas of Crete (In greek – in english).
Ploumi, T., Georgopoulou, E., Kyriakopoulou, N. (2018) Information Guide for Ecosystem Services of the NATURA 2000 Network sites in the coastal Areas of Crete (In greek - in english)., (pp.56.), Heraklion: University of Crete, Natural History Museum of Crete, ISBN: 978-960-367-041-4; ISBN: 978-960-367-044-52018 Information Guide for Ecosystem Services of the NATURA 2000 Network sites in the agricultural Areas of Crete. (In greek – in english)
Georgopoulou, E., Kyriakopoulou, N., Ploumi, T. (2018) Information Guide for Ecosystem Services of the NATURA 2000 Network sites in the agricultural Areas of Crete. (In greek - in english), (pp.56.), Heraklion: University of Crete, Natural History Museum of Crete, ISBN: 978-960-367-039-1; ISBN: 978-960-367-043-82018 Environmental Law and Society: Raising Awareness for the prosecution of wildlife crimes and environemental responsibility in areas of the NATURA 2000 Network in Crete (in greek).
Probonas, M., Xirouchakis, S., Baxevani, K., Georgopoulou, E. (2018) Environmental Law and Society: Raising Awareness for the prosecution of wildlife crimes and environemental responsibility in areas of the NATURA 2000 Network in Crete (in greek). In M. Samatas, D. Mylonakis, M. Dafermos, & A. Kastellakis (Eds.), Operational Conference ‘Crete in the 21st Century: Problems, Challenges, and Prospects for Society, Economy, Politics and Health’, 1-2 December, Rethymno, Crete, Greece )ISBN: 978-960-635-020-7). (pp. 459-477.). Athens: Pedio Publishing
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