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Dr Ioannis Vogiatzakis   DR IOANNIS VOGIATZAKIS

Visiting Research Fellow


Tel: +357 22 411933

Email: i.n.vogiatzakis@reading.ac.uk

Dr Ioannis Vogiatzakis
Career

1990 - 1994

1995 - 1996

1996 - 2000

2000 - 2001

2001 - 2003

2001 - 2004

2003 - 2005

2003 - date

2004 - 2005

2005 - 2010

2010 - date

BSc in Forestry, Technological Institute of Education, Kavala, Greece.

MSc in Vegetation Survey and Assessment, University of Reading

PhD in Predictive Vegetation Mapping, University of Reading

PDRA in Landscape Ecology, University of Reading

Lecturer in Physical Geography, University of Reading

Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice, University of Reading

Research Fellow in Landscape Ecology, University of Reading

Visiting Lecturer in GIS, University of Ioannina, Greece

Research Associate, University of Cagliari, Italy

Research Fellow, CAER, University of Reading

Associate Professor, Open University of Cyprus

Research Interests
  • Plant ecology and biogeography of Mediterranean islands and mountains
  • GIS and remote sensing for vegetation and habitat modelling
  • Landscape Character Assessment and habitat restoration
  • The effects of landscape structure and habitat quality on biodiversity
  • The integration of species and habitat data for nature conservation evaluation
CÆR Projects PhD student projects
  • Charalambos (Pambos) Christodoulou: Adequacy and effectiveness of the Natura 2000 network in Cyprus
  • Elisabetta Pirodda: Impacts of local management and landscape context on pollination services of orchard crops in Sardinia
  • Panayiotis Nyktas:Dynamic feedbacks between landform, landscape processes and vegetation patterns: A Holistic Landscape Modelling framework to predict the distribution of ecotopes in Lefka Ori, Crete, Greece
Professional Memberships
  • International Association of Landscape Ecology (IALE)
  • Royal Geographic Society (RGS) - Chartered Geographer CGeog
  • British Ecological Society (BES)
  • International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS)
  • Editorial Board Member of Ecologia Mediterranea
Recent Publications

Griffiths, G.H., Vogiatzakis, I.N., POrter, J., Burrows, C. (2011) A landscape spatial model for semi-natural broadleaf woodland expansion in Wales, UK. Journal for Nature Conservation 19, 43-53

Morse, S., Vogiatzakis, I.N., Griffiths, G.H. (2011) Space and sustainability. Potential for landscape as a spatial unit for assessing sustainability. Sustainable Development 19,30-48

Tzanopoulos, J., Vogiatzakis I.N. (2011) Processes and patterns of landscape change on a small Aegean island: The case of Sifnos, Greece. Landscape and Urban Planning 99, 58-64

Woodcock, B, VOgiatzakis, I.N., Westbury, D., Lawson C.S., Edwards A.R., Brook A.J., Harris, S.J., Lock K.A., Maczey, N., Masters, G., Brown, V.K., Mortimer S.R. (2010) The role of management and landscape context in the restoration of grassland phytophagous beetles. Journal of Applied Ecology 47, 366-376

Vogiatzakis, I.N., Kazakis, G., Ghosn, D (2009) Macrophyte community structure and species occurrence in relation to environmental determinants in the ephemeral aquatic habitats of Gavdos, Greece. Hydrobiologia 630, 127-138

Khaznadar, M., Vogiatzakis, I.N., Griffiths, G.H. (2009) Land degradation and vegetation distribution in Chott El Beida Algeria Journal of Arid Environments 73, 369-377

Griffiths G.H. and Vogiatzakis I.N. (in press) Habitat Approaches to Nature Conservation. In Blumler, M., MacDonald, G., Millington, A., Schickhoff, U. (eds) Handbook of Biogeography. Sage Publications

Vogiatzakis, I.N., Griffiths, G.H., Morse, S (2008) Linking Landscape Character Assessment and Sustainability Indicators in the Mediterranean. In Cassar L.F, Conrad, E. & Morse, S. (eds) Measuring Sustainability: Theory and Experience from the Mediterranean. ICS-UNIDO. p.25-35

Jeganathan, P. Rahmani, A.R., Green, R.E., Norris K., Vogiatzakis, I.N., Bowden, C., Pain, D. (2008) Quantification of threats and suggested ameliorative measures for the conservation of the critically endangered Jerdon’s courser Rhinoptilus bitorquatus and its habitat. J.Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 105, 73-83

Vogiatzakis, I.N., Pungetti, G., Mannion, A.M. (eds) (2008) Mediterranean Island Landscapes: natural and cultural approaches. Landscape Series Vol.9. Springer Publishing

Vogiatzakis I.N. and Griffiths, G.H. (2008) Island Biogeography and Landscape Ecology. In Vogiatzakis, I.N., Pungetti, G., Mannion, A. (eds) Mediterranean Island Landscapes: natural and cultural approaches. Landscape Series Vol. 9. Springer Publishing pp.61-81

Vogiatzakis, I.N., Papayannis, Th., Mannion, A.M. (2008) Political Landscapes of Mediterranean Islands. In Vogiatzakis, I.N., Pungetti, G., Mannion, A. (eds) Mediterranean Island Landscapes: natural and cultural approaches. Landscape Series Vol. 9. Springer Publishing. pp. 101-114

Vogiatzakis, I.N. and Rackham, O. (2008) Crete. In Vogiatzakis, I.N., Pungetti, G., Mannion, A. (eds) Mediterranean Island Landscapes: natural and cultural approaches. Landscape Series Vol. 9. Springer Publishing. pp. 245-270

Pungetti, G., Marini, A., Vogiatzakis, I.N. (2008) Sardinia. In Vogiatzakis, I.N., Pungetti, G., Mannion, A. (eds)
Mediterranean Island Landscapes: natural and cultural approaches. Landscape Series Vol. 9. Springer Publishing. pp. 143-169

Mannion, A.M. and Vogiatzakis, I.N. (2007) Island Landscape Dynamics: Examples from the Mediterranean. Geographical Papers No. 183. Department of Geography, University of Reading. p.40

Kazakis, G., Ghosn, D., Vogiatzakis, I.N. & Papanastasis, V.P. (2007) Vascular plant diversity and climate change in the alpine zone of the Lefka Ori, Crete. Biodiversity and Conservation, 16, 1603-1615

Senapathi, D., Vogiatzakis, I.N., Jeganathan, P., Gill, J. Green, R. Bowden, C., Rahmani, A., Pain, D., Norris, K. (2007) Use of remote sensing to measure change in the extent of habitat for the critically endangered Jerdon's Courser Rhinoptilus bitorquatus in India. Ibis, 149, 328-337

Vogiatzakis, I.N., Griffiths, G.H., Melis, M.T., Marini, A., Careddu, M.B. (2006) Landscape Typology in the Mediterranean context: A tool for habitat restoration. Journal of Mediterranean Ecology, 7, 23-30

Papageorgiou, K. and Vogiatzakis, I.N. (2006) Nature Protection in Greece: An appraisal of the factors shaping integrative conservation and policy effectiveness. Environmental Science and Policy, 9, 476-486

Vogiatzakis, I.N., Mannion, A.M., Griffiths, G.H. (2006) Mediterranean Ecosystems: problems and tools for conservation. Progress in Physical Geography, 30, 175–200

Vogiatzakis, I.N. and Griffiths, G.H. (2006) A GIS-based empirical model for vegetation prediction in Lefka Ori, Crete. Plant Ecology 184, 311-323

Vogiatzakis, I.N., Griffiths, G.H., Bacchetta, G. (2005) Human impacts on Quercus suber woodland habitats in Sardinia: past and present. Botanika Chronika 18, 277-284

Papageorgiou, K., Malounis, A., Vogiatzakis, I.N. (2005) Gap analysis of forest types in the Greek National Park system with emphasis on oak formations. Botanika Chronika 18, 159-164

Marini, A., Melis, M.T, Naitza, L., Vogiatzakis, I (2005) The Antenna Network: a proposed scientific network based on MODIS data. Italian Journal of Remote Sensing 32, 91-96

Jeganathan, P., Green, R.E., Norris, K., Vogiatzakis, I.N., Bartsch, A., Wotton, S.R., Bowden, C.G.R., Griffiths, G.H., Pain, D., Rahmani, A.R. (2004) Modelling habitat selection and distribution of the critically endangered Jerdon’s courser Rhinoptilus bitorquatus in scrub jungle: an application of a new tracking method. Journal of Applied Ecology 41, 224-237

Kassioumis, K. Glezakos, T., Papageorgiou, K. Vogiatzakis, I.N. (2004) Distribution and stand structure of Taxus baccata populations in Greece; results of the first national inventory. Ecologia Mediterranea 30 (2), 27-38

Vogiatzakis, I.N., Marini, A., Careddu, M.B., Melis, M.T., Griffiths G.H. (2004) The use of GIS and Remote Sensing for Landscape Character Mapping: a pilot study from Sardinia. In Toppen, F & Prastacos, P. (eds) AGILE 2004 7th Conference on Geographic Information Science, Crete University Press p.387-390

Vogiatzakis, I.N., Griffiths, G.H., Mannion, A.M. (2003) Environmental factors and vegetation composition Lefka Ori massif, Crete, S.Aegean. Global Ecology and Biogeography 12 (2), 131-146

Vogiatzakis, I.N., Malounis, A. Griffiths, G.H. (2003) Predictive vegetation mapping in the Mediterranean context: considerations and methodological issues. pp 361-374. In Corona, P., Köhl, M. Marchetti, M. (eds) Advances in Forest Inventory for Sustainable Forest Management and Biodiversity Monitoring, Kluwer Forestry Series Book Vol.76

Vogiatzakis, I.N. (2003) GIS-based modelling and ecology: a review of tools and methods. Geographical Papers No. 170. Department of Geography, University of Reading. p.34

Vogiatzakis, I.N. and Griffiths, G.H. (2001) Vegetation - environment relationships in Lefka Ori, Crete, Greece: ordination results from montane mediterranean and oro mediterranean communities. Ecologia Mediterranea 27, 15-32

Vogiatzakis, I.N. and Griffiths, G.H. (2000) Predicting the distribution of plant communities in the Lefka Ori of Crete using GIS. Aspects of Applied Biology 58, 357-362

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