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Stelios Katsanevakis

Stelios Katsanevakis

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Ecology and Evolution
Greece
2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
71
Citations
16963
World Ranking
1320
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Greece Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Greece Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Greece Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Greece Leader Award

Overview

Stelios Katsanevakis is affiliated with the University of the Aegean in Greece, contributing extensively to environmental science with a focus on marine ecosystems. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Oceanography, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The scientist's main topics of study include:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Coastal and Marine Management
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research

They have published in various frequent venues, notably:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Mediterranean Marine Science
  • Global Change Biology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

Some of their recent scientific papers include:

  • "Marine heatwaves drive recurrent mass mortalities in the Mediterranean Sea", 2022, Global Change Biology
  • "A review of the combined effects of climate change and other local human stressors on the marine environment", 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Drivers of future alien species impacts: An expert-based assessment", 2020, Global Change Biology
  • "The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030: Opportunities and challenges on the path towards biodiversity recovery", 2021, Environmental Science & Policy
  • "Bioinvasion impacts on biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human health in the Mediterranean Sea", 2022, Aquatic Invasions

Stelios Katsanevakis has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Antonios D. Mazaris
  • Maria Sini
  • Simonetta Fraschetti
  • Vasilis Gerovasileiou
  • Gil Rilov

Best Publications

  • Impacts of invasive alien marine species on ecosystem services and biodiversity: a pan-European review.

    Stelios Katsanevakis;Inger Wallentinus;Argyro Zenetos;Erkki Leppäkoski

  • Current Status and Future Prospects for the Assessment of Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Services: A Systematic Review

    Camino Liquete;Chiara Piroddi;Evangelia G. Drakou;Leigh Gurney

  • Marine heatwaves drive recurrent mass mortalities in the Mediterranean Sea

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  • Ecosystem-based marine spatial management: Review of concepts, policies, tools, and critical issues

    Stelios Katsanevakis;Vanessa Stelzenmüller;Andy South;Thomas Kirk Sørensen

  • Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2012. A contribution to the application of European Union’s Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part 2. Introduction trends and pathways

    Α. Zenetos;S. Gofas;C. Morri;A. Rosso

  • Modelling fish growth: model selection, multi-model inference and model selection uncertainty

    Stelios Katsanevakis

  • Modelling fish growth: multi-model inference as a better alternative to a priori using von Bertalanffy equation

    Stelios Katsanevakis;Christos D. Maravelias

  • Invading European Seas: Assessing pathways of introduction of marine aliens

    Stelios Katsanevakis;Argyro Zenetos;Constança Belchior;Ana Cristina Cardoso

  • Invading the Mediterranean Sea: biodiversity patterns shaped by human activities

    Stelios Katsanevakis;Marta Coll;Chiara Piroddi;Jeroen Steenbeek

  • A review of the combined effects of climate change and other local human stressors on the marine environment

    Elena Gissi;Elisabetta Manea;Antonios D. Mazaris;Simonetta Fraschetti

  • Crossing Frontiers in Tackling Pathways of Biological Invasions

    Franz Essl;Sven Bacher;Tim M. Blackburn;Olaf Booy

  • The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030: Opportunities and challenges on the path towards biodiversity recovery

    V. Hermoso;S.B. Carvalho;S. Giakoumi;S. Giakoumi;D. Goldsborough

  • Drivers of future alien species impacts: An expert-based assessment.

    Franz Essl;Franz Essl;Bernd Lenzner;Sven Bacher;Sarah Bailey

  • Ecoregion-Based Conservation Planning in the Mediterranean: Dealing with Large-Scale Heterogeneity

    Sylvaine Giakoumi;Maria Sini;Vasilis Gerovasileiou;Tessa Mazor

  • A Conceptual Framework for Range-Expanding Species that Track Human-Induced Environmental Change

    Franz Essl;Franz Essl;Stefan Dullinger;Piero Genovesi;Philip E Hulme

  • Which Taxa Are Alien? Criteria, Applications, and Uncertainties

    Franz Essl;Sven Bacher;Piero Genovesi;Philip E Hulme

  • Management priorities for marine invasive species.

    Sylvaine Giakoumi;Sylvaine Giakoumi;Stelios Katsanevakis;Paolo G. Albano;Ernesto Azzurro

  • Bioinvasion impacts on biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human health in the Mediterranean Sea

    Unknown

  • A risk-based approach to cumulative effect assessments for marine management

    Vanessa Stelzenmüller;Marta Coll;Antonios D. Mazaris;Sylvaine Giakoumi;Sylvaine Giakoumi

  • Gateways to alien invasions in the European seas

    Ana Luísa Nunes;Stelios Katsanevakis;Argyro Zenetos;Ana Cristina Cardoso

  • Influences on the Distribution of Marine Debris on the Seafloor of Shallow Coastal Areas in Greece (Eastern Mediterranean)

    Stelios Katsanevakis;Anastasia Katsarou

  • Assessment of goods and services, vulnerability, and conservation status of European seabed biotopes: a stepping stone towards ecosystem-based marine spatial management

    M. Salomidi;S. Katsanevakis;A. Borja;U. Braeckman

  • Setting Priorities for Regional Conservation Planning in the Mediterranean Sea

    Fiorenza Micheli;Noam Levin;Sylvaine Giakoumi;Stelios Katsanevakis

Frequent Co-Authors

Argyro Zenetos
Argyro Zenetos Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
Sylvaine Giakoumi
Sylvaine Giakoumi University of Queensland
Marta Coll
Marta Coll Spanish National Research Council
Vasilis Gerovasileiou
Vasilis Gerovasileiou Ionian University
Franz Essl
Franz Essl University of Vienna
Antonios D. Mazaris
Antonios D. Mazaris Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Gil Rilov
Gil Rilov Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research
Fabio Crocetta
Fabio Crocetta Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
Simonetta Fraschetti
Simonetta Fraschetti University of Naples Federico II
Wolfgang Rabitsch
Wolfgang Rabitsch Umweltbundesamt, Austria

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