Dr Sofie Spatharis

  • Senior Lecturer (Ecology & Environmental Change)

telephone: 0141 330 3560
email: Sofie.Spatharis@glasgow.ac.uk
pronouns: She/her/hers

School of Life Sciences, Graham Kerr Building, Office 515

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ORCID iDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821

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Research interests

My research is focused on understanding the ecological processes that shape marine communities and sustain their diversity and productivity at both local (patch) and regional (metacommunity) scales. I approach these research questions using numerical modelling, laboratory experimentations and field monitoring. Other research interests include the study of dynamics of harmful algal blooms and the assessment of the ecological status of coastal waters. 

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2025

Delannoy, Victoria, Alguero-Muniz, Maria ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8064-6212, Christoforou, Eleni, Haddou, Yacob, Macphee, Annabell, McEachnie, Keri, Orr, Kyla and Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2025) Large-scale environmental drivers of kelp biofouling based on literature data. Reviews in Aquaculture, 17(2), e70017. (doi: 10.1111/raq.70017)

2024

Algueró- Muñiz, M. et al. (2024) High resolution longitudinal eDNA metabarcoding and morphological tracking of planktonic threats to salmon aquaculture. Environmental DNA, 6(5), e70005. (doi: 10.1002/edn3.70005)

Kazanis, Dimitris, Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821, Kokkoris, Giorgos D., Dimitrakopoulos, Panayiotis G. and Arianoutsou, Margarita (2024) Drivers of Pinus halepensis plant community structure across a post-fire chronosequence. Fire, 7(9), 331. (doi: 10.3390/fire7090331)

Smeti, Evangelia, Tsirtsis, George, Meziti, Alexandra, Kormas, Konstantinos A., Danielidis, Daniel B., Roelke, Daniel L. and Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2024) Resilience of coastal marine metacommunities to increasing hydraulic connectivity. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 738, pp. 89-101. (doi: 10.3354/meps14606)

2023

Meziti, Alexandra, Smeti, Evangelia, Daniilides, Daniil, Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821, Tsirtsis, George and Kormas, Konstantinos A. (2023) Increased contribution of parasites in microbial eukaryotic communities of different Aegean Sea coastal systems. PeerJ, 11, e16655. (doi: 10.7717/peerj.16655) (PMID:38144191) (PMCID:PMC10740597)

Christoforou, Eleni, Dominoni, Davide ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2063-9955, Lindstrom, Jan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5630-6680, Diamantopoulou, Christina, Czyzewski, Jakub, Mirzai, Nosrat and Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2023) The effects of artificial light at night (ALAN) on the gaping activity and feeding of mussels. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 192, 115105. (doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115105) (PMID:37290299)

Vad, C. F. et al. (2023) Spatial insurance against a heatwave differs between trophic levels in experimental aquatic communities. Global Change Biology, 29(11), pp. 3054-3071. (doi: 10.1111/gcb.16692) (PMID:36946870)

2022

Apostolopoulou, Natalia G., Smeti, Evangelia, Lamorgese, Marta, Varkitzi, Ioanna, Whitfield, Phillip, Regnault, Clement and Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2022) Microalgae show a range of responses to exometabolites of foreign species. Algal Research, 62, 102627. (doi: 10.1016/j.algal.2021.102627) (PMID:35311224) (PMCID:PMC8924005)

Haddou, Yacob, Mancy, Rebecca ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4667-9229, Matthiopoulos, Jason ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3639-8172, Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 and Dominoni, Davide M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2063-9955 (2022) Widespread extinction debts and colonization credits in United States breeding bird communities. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 6(3), pp. 324-331. (doi: 10.1038/s41559-021-01653-3) (PMID:35145265) (PMCID:PMC8913367)

2021

Baroja, Estibaliz, Christoforou, Eleni, Lindstrom, Jan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5630-6680 and Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2021) Effects of microplastics on bivalves: Are experimental settings reflecting conditions in the field? Marine Pollution Bulletin, 171, 112696. (doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112696) (PMID:34252736)

Diamantopoulou, Christina, Christoforou, Eleni, Dominoni, Davide M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2063-9955, Kaiserli, Eirini ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1517-4591, Czyzewski, Jakub, Mirzai, Nosrat and Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2021) Wavelength-dependent effects of artificial light at night on phytoplankton growth and community structure. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 288(1953), 20210525. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2021.0525) (PMID:34157871)

2020

Christoforou, Eleni, Dominoni, Davide M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2063-9955, Lindström, Jan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5630-6680, Stilo, Giulia and Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2020) Effects of long-term exposure to microfibers on ecosystem services provided by coastal mussels. Environmental Pollution, 266(Part 3), 115184. (doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115184) (PMID:32683089)

2019

Kafouris, Savvas, Smeti, Evangelia, Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821, Tsirtsis, George, Economou-Amilli, Athena and Danielidis, Daniel B. (2019) Nitrogen as the main driver of benthic diatom composition and diversity in oligotrophic coastal systems. Science of the Total Environment, 694, 133773. (doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133773)

Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821, Lamprinou, Vasiliki, Meziti, Alexandra, Kormas, Konstantinos A., Danielidis, Daniel D., Smeti, Evangelia, Roelke, Daniel L., Mancy, Rebecca ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4667-9229 and Tsirtsis, George (2019) Everything is not everywhere: can marine compartments shape phytoplankton assemblages? Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 286(1914), 20191890. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2019.1890) (PMID:31662088) (PMCID:PMC6842854)

Caceres, Carlos, Spatharis, Sofia ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821, Kaiserli, Eirini ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1517-4591, Smeti, Evangelina, Flowers, Hugh and Bonachela, Juan A. (2019) Temporal phosphate gradients reveal diverse acclimation responses in phytoplankton phosphate uptake. ISME Journal, 13(11), pp. 2834-2845. (doi: 10.1038/s41396-019-0473-1) (PMID:31350454)

2018

Peters, Lucy, Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821, Dario, Maria Augusta, Dwyer, Toni, Roca, Inaki J.T., Kintner, Anna, Kanstad-Hanssen, Øyvind, Llewellyn, Martin S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9856-1591 and Praebel, Kim (2018) Environmental DNA: a new low-cost monitoring tool for pathogens in salmonid aquaculture. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9, 3009. (doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.03009) (PMID:30581425) (PMCID:PMC6292926)

Smeti, Evangelia, Roelke, Daniel L., Tsirtsis, George and Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2018) Species extinctions strengthen the relationship between biodiversity and resource use efficiency. Ecological Modelling, 384, pp. 75-86. (doi: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2018.06.006)

Tamvakis, Androniki, Anagnostopoulos, Christos-Nikolaos, Tsirtsis, George, Niros, Antonios D. and Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2018) Optimized classification predictions with a new index combining machine learning algorithms. International Journal on Artificial Intelligence Tools, 27(3), 1850012. (doi: 10.1142/s0218213018500124)

McGregor, Anna ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8910-6490, Llewellyn, Martin ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9856-1591 and Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2018) Research 'Mini-projects': The Importance of Student-led, Peer-supported Research in Gaining Experience and Confidence Prior to Final-year Honours Projects. British Ecological Society Learning and Teaching Symposium, Birmingham, UK, 2018.

Papanikolopoulou, Lydia A, Smeti, Evangelia, Roelke, Daniel L, Dimitrakopoulos, Panayiotis G, Kokkoris, Giorgos D, Danielidis, Daniel B and Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2018) Interplay between r- and K-strategists leads to phytoplankton underyielding under pulsed resource supply. Oecologia, 186(3), pp. 755-764. (doi: 10.1007/s00442-017-4050-x) (PMID:29299673)

Sakavara, Athanasia, Tsirtsis, George, Roelke, Daniel L., Mancy, Rebecca ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4667-9229 and Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2018) Lumpy species coexistence arises robustly in fluctuating resource environments. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 115(4), pp. 738-743. (doi: 10.1073/pnas.1705944115) (PMID:29263095) (PMCID:PMC5789903)

2017

Karayanni, Hera, Meziti, Alexandra, Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821, Genitsaris, Savvas, Courties, Claude and Kormas, Konstantinos A. (2017) Changes in microbial (Bacteria and Archaea) plankton community structure after artificial dispersal in grazer-free microcosms. Microorganisms, 5(2), 31. (doi: 10.3390/microorganisms5020031) (PMID:28587211)

2016

Smeti, Evangelia, Roelke, Daniel L. and Spatharis, Sofia ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2016) Spatial averaging and disturbance lead to high productivity in aquatic metacommunities. Oikos, 125(6), pp. 812-820. (doi: 10.1111/oik.02684)

2015

Smeti, Evangelia, Roelke, Daniel L., Gremion, Gwénaëlle, Linhart, Jean Marie, Danielidis, Daniel B. and Spatharis, Sofia ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2015) Potential mechanisms of coexistence between two globally important pseudo-nitzschia (Bacillariophyta) species. Hydrobiologia, 762(1), pp. 89-101. (doi: 10.1007/s10750-015-2340-z)

Le Vin, Ashley ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5163-7990, Nousek-McGregor, Anna E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8910-6490, Paterson, Victoria, Welsh, Michelle and Spatharis, Sofia ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2015) Extending Constructive Alignment To Work-Based Learning To Ease Transitions: Do students Perceive the Use of Assessment as an Effective Method of Preparing for their Careers? In: 2nd International Conference on Enhancement and Innovation in Higher Education 2015, Glasgow, UK, 9-11 Jun 2015, (Unpublished)

Roelke, Daniel L. and Spatharis, Sofia ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2015) Phytoplankton succession in recurrently fluctuating environments. PLoS ONE, 10(3), e0121392. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121392) (PMID:25803437) (PMCID:PMC4372531)

Roelke, Daniel L. and Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2015) Phytoplankton assemblage characteristics in recurrently fluctuating environments. PLoS ONE, 10(3), e0120673. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0120673) (PMID:25799563) (PMCID:PMC4370464)

2014

Tamvakis, Androniki, Trygonis, Vasilis, Miritzis, John, Tsirtsis, George and Spatharis, Sofia ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2014) Optimizing biodiversity prediction from abiotic parameters. Environmental Modelling and Software, 53, pp. 112-120. (doi: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2013.12.001)

2013

Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 and Tsirtsis, G. (2013) Zipf–Mandelbrot model behavior in marine eutrophication: two way fitting on field and simulated phytoplankton assemblages. Hydrobiologia, 714(1), pp. 191-199. (doi: 10.1007/s10750-013-1536-3)

Smeti, E., Kormas, K.A. and Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2013) A non-phylogenetic alpha diversity approach on prokaryotic community structure in aquatic systems. Ecological Indicators, 29, pp. 361-366. (doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.01.027)

Spyropoulou, A., Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821, Papantoniou, G. and Tsirtsis, G. (2013) Potential response to climate change of a semi-arid coastal ecosystem in eastern Mediterranean. Hydrobiologia, 705(1), pp. 87-99. (doi: 10.1007/s10750-012-1384-6)

2012

Tamvakis, A., Miritzis, J., Tsirtsis, G., Spyropoulou, A. and Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2012) Effects of meteorological forcing on coastal eutrophication: modeling with model trees. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 115, pp. 210-217. (doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2012.09.003)

Roelke, D.L., Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 and Mitrovic, S.M. (2012) A new hydrology: effects on ecosystem form and functioning. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 69(8), pp. 1377-1379. (doi: 10.1139/f2012-085)

Carteron, A., Jeanmougin, M., Leprieur, F. and Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2012) Assessing the efficiency of clustering algorithms and goodness-of-fit measures using phytoplankton field data. Ecological Informatics, 9, pp. 64-68. (doi: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2012.03.008)

Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821, Skliris, N., Meziti, A., Kormas, K.A. and Weyhenmeyer, G. (2012) First record of a trichodesmium erythraeumbloom in the mediterranean sea. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 69(8), pp. 1444-1455. (doi: 10.1139/f2012-020)

2011

Tsirtsis, G. and Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2011) Simulating the structure of natural phytoplankton assemblages: descriptive vs. mechanistic models. Ecological Modelling, 222(12), pp. 1922-1928. (doi: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2011.03.029)

Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821, Roelke, D.L., Dimitrakopoulos, P.G. and Kokkoris, G.D. (2011) Analyzing the (mis)behavior of Shannon index in eutrophication studies using field and simulated phytoplankton assemblages. Ecological Indicators, 11(2), pp. 697-703. (doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2010.09.009)

Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821, Orfanidis, S., Panayotidis, P. and Tsirtsis, G. (2011) Assembly processes in upper subtidal macroalgae: the effect of wave exposure. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 91(2), pp. 298-305. (doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.10.032)

2010

Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 and Tsirtsis, G. (2010) Ecological quality scales based on phytoplankton for the implementation of Water Framework Directive in the Eastern Mediterranean. Ecological Indicators, 10(4), pp. 840-847. (doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2010.01.005)

2009

Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821, Dolapsakis, N.P., Economou-Amilli, A., Tsirtsis, G. and Danielidis, D.B. (2009) Dynamics of potentially harmful microalgae in a confined Mediterranean Gulf—assessing the risk of bloom formation. Harmful Algae, 8(5), pp. 736-743. (doi: 10.1016/j.hal.2009.03.002)

Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821, Mouillot, D., Chi, T.D., Danielidis, D.B. and Tsirtsis, G. (2009) A niche-based modeling approach to phytoplankton community assembly rules. Oecologia, 159(1), pp. 171-180. (doi: 10.1007/s00442-008-1178-8)

2008

Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821, Mouillot, D., Danielidis, D.B., Karydis, M., Chi, T.D. and Tsirtsis, G. (2008) Influence of terrestrial runoff on phytoplankton species richness-biomass relationships: a double stress hypothesis. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 362(1), pp. 55-62. (doi: 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.06.003)

Tsirtsis, G., Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 and Karydis, M. (2008) Application of the lognormal equation to assess phytoplankton community structural changes induced by marine eutrophication. Hydrobiologia, 605(1), pp. 89-98. (doi: 10.1007/s10750-008-9307-2)

Tsirtsis, G., Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821, Sampatakaki, A. and Spyropoulou, A. (2008) Thresholds of terrestrial nutrient loading for the development of eutrophication episodes in a coastal embayment in the Aegean Sea. Translational Waters Bulletin, 2(3), pp. 25-37. (doi: 10.1285/i1825229Xv2n3p25)

2007

Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821, Danielidis, D.B. and Tsirtsis, G. (2007) Recurrent Pseudo-nitzschia calliantha (Bacillariophyceae) and Alexandrium insuetum (Dinophyceae) winter blooms induced by agricultural runoff. Harmful Algae, 6(6), pp. 811-822. (doi: 10.1016/j.hal.2007.04.006)

Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821, Tsirtsis, G., Danielidis, D.B., Chi, T.D. and Mouillot, D. (2007) Effects of pulsed nutrient inputs on phytoplankton assemblage structure and blooms in an enclosed coastal area. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 73(3-4), pp. 807-815. (doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.03.016)

2006

Mouillot, D., Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821, Reizopoulou, S., Laugier, T., Sabetta, L., Basset, A. and Do Chi, T. (2006) Alternatives to taxonomic-based approaches to assess changes in transitional water communities. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 16(5), pp. 469-482. (doi: 10.1002/aqc.769)

2005

Copp, G.H., Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 and Turmel, M. (2005) Consistency of diel behaviour and interactions of stream fishes and invertebrates during summer. River Research and Applications, 21(1), pp. 75-90. (doi: 10.1002/rra.833)

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Delannoy, Victoria, Alguero-Muniz, Maria ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8064-6212, Christoforou, Eleni, Haddou, Yacob, Macphee, Annabell, McEachnie, Keri, Orr, Kyla and Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2025) Large-scale environmental drivers of kelp biofouling based on literature data. Reviews in Aquaculture, 17(2), e70017. (doi: 10.1111/raq.70017)

Algueró- Muñiz, M. et al. (2024) High resolution longitudinal eDNA metabarcoding and morphological tracking of planktonic threats to salmon aquaculture. Environmental DNA, 6(5), e70005. (doi: 10.1002/edn3.70005)

Kazanis, Dimitris, Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821, Kokkoris, Giorgos D., Dimitrakopoulos, Panayiotis G. and Arianoutsou, Margarita (2024) Drivers of Pinus halepensis plant community structure across a post-fire chronosequence. Fire, 7(9), 331. (doi: 10.3390/fire7090331)

Smeti, Evangelia, Tsirtsis, George, Meziti, Alexandra, Kormas, Konstantinos A., Danielidis, Daniel B., Roelke, Daniel L. and Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2024) Resilience of coastal marine metacommunities to increasing hydraulic connectivity. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 738, pp. 89-101. (doi: 10.3354/meps14606)

Meziti, Alexandra, Smeti, Evangelia, Daniilides, Daniil, Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821, Tsirtsis, George and Kormas, Konstantinos A. (2023) Increased contribution of parasites in microbial eukaryotic communities of different Aegean Sea coastal systems. PeerJ, 11, e16655. (doi: 10.7717/peerj.16655) (PMID:38144191) (PMCID:PMC10740597)

Christoforou, Eleni, Dominoni, Davide ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2063-9955, Lindstrom, Jan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5630-6680, Diamantopoulou, Christina, Czyzewski, Jakub, Mirzai, Nosrat and Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2023) The effects of artificial light at night (ALAN) on the gaping activity and feeding of mussels. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 192, 115105. (doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115105) (PMID:37290299)

Vad, C. F. et al. (2023) Spatial insurance against a heatwave differs between trophic levels in experimental aquatic communities. Global Change Biology, 29(11), pp. 3054-3071. (doi: 10.1111/gcb.16692) (PMID:36946870)

Apostolopoulou, Natalia G., Smeti, Evangelia, Lamorgese, Marta, Varkitzi, Ioanna, Whitfield, Phillip, Regnault, Clement and Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2022) Microalgae show a range of responses to exometabolites of foreign species. Algal Research, 62, 102627. (doi: 10.1016/j.algal.2021.102627) (PMID:35311224) (PMCID:PMC8924005)

Haddou, Yacob, Mancy, Rebecca ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4667-9229, Matthiopoulos, Jason ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3639-8172, Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 and Dominoni, Davide M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2063-9955 (2022) Widespread extinction debts and colonization credits in United States breeding bird communities. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 6(3), pp. 324-331. (doi: 10.1038/s41559-021-01653-3) (PMID:35145265) (PMCID:PMC8913367)

Baroja, Estibaliz, Christoforou, Eleni, Lindstrom, Jan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5630-6680 and Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2021) Effects of microplastics on bivalves: Are experimental settings reflecting conditions in the field? Marine Pollution Bulletin, 171, 112696. (doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112696) (PMID:34252736)

Diamantopoulou, Christina, Christoforou, Eleni, Dominoni, Davide M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2063-9955, Kaiserli, Eirini ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1517-4591, Czyzewski, Jakub, Mirzai, Nosrat and Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2021) Wavelength-dependent effects of artificial light at night on phytoplankton growth and community structure. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 288(1953), 20210525. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2021.0525) (PMID:34157871)

Christoforou, Eleni, Dominoni, Davide M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2063-9955, Lindström, Jan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5630-6680, Stilo, Giulia and Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2020) Effects of long-term exposure to microfibers on ecosystem services provided by coastal mussels. Environmental Pollution, 266(Part 3), 115184. (doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115184) (PMID:32683089)

Kafouris, Savvas, Smeti, Evangelia, Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821, Tsirtsis, George, Economou-Amilli, Athena and Danielidis, Daniel B. (2019) Nitrogen as the main driver of benthic diatom composition and diversity in oligotrophic coastal systems. Science of the Total Environment, 694, 133773. (doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133773)

Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821, Lamprinou, Vasiliki, Meziti, Alexandra, Kormas, Konstantinos A., Danielidis, Daniel D., Smeti, Evangelia, Roelke, Daniel L., Mancy, Rebecca ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4667-9229 and Tsirtsis, George (2019) Everything is not everywhere: can marine compartments shape phytoplankton assemblages? Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 286(1914), 20191890. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2019.1890) (PMID:31662088) (PMCID:PMC6842854)

Caceres, Carlos, Spatharis, Sofia ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821, Kaiserli, Eirini ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1517-4591, Smeti, Evangelina, Flowers, Hugh and Bonachela, Juan A. (2019) Temporal phosphate gradients reveal diverse acclimation responses in phytoplankton phosphate uptake. ISME Journal, 13(11), pp. 2834-2845. (doi: 10.1038/s41396-019-0473-1) (PMID:31350454)

Peters, Lucy, Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821, Dario, Maria Augusta, Dwyer, Toni, Roca, Inaki J.T., Kintner, Anna, Kanstad-Hanssen, Øyvind, Llewellyn, Martin S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9856-1591 and Praebel, Kim (2018) Environmental DNA: a new low-cost monitoring tool for pathogens in salmonid aquaculture. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9, 3009. (doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.03009) (PMID:30581425) (PMCID:PMC6292926)

Smeti, Evangelia, Roelke, Daniel L., Tsirtsis, George and Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2018) Species extinctions strengthen the relationship between biodiversity and resource use efficiency. Ecological Modelling, 384, pp. 75-86. (doi: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2018.06.006)

Tamvakis, Androniki, Anagnostopoulos, Christos-Nikolaos, Tsirtsis, George, Niros, Antonios D. and Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2018) Optimized classification predictions with a new index combining machine learning algorithms. International Journal on Artificial Intelligence Tools, 27(3), 1850012. (doi: 10.1142/s0218213018500124)

Papanikolopoulou, Lydia A, Smeti, Evangelia, Roelke, Daniel L, Dimitrakopoulos, Panayiotis G, Kokkoris, Giorgos D, Danielidis, Daniel B and Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2018) Interplay between r- and K-strategists leads to phytoplankton underyielding under pulsed resource supply. Oecologia, 186(3), pp. 755-764. (doi: 10.1007/s00442-017-4050-x) (PMID:29299673)

Sakavara, Athanasia, Tsirtsis, George, Roelke, Daniel L., Mancy, Rebecca ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4667-9229 and Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2018) Lumpy species coexistence arises robustly in fluctuating resource environments. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 115(4), pp. 738-743. (doi: 10.1073/pnas.1705944115) (PMID:29263095) (PMCID:PMC5789903)

Karayanni, Hera, Meziti, Alexandra, Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821, Genitsaris, Savvas, Courties, Claude and Kormas, Konstantinos A. (2017) Changes in microbial (Bacteria and Archaea) plankton community structure after artificial dispersal in grazer-free microcosms. Microorganisms, 5(2), 31. (doi: 10.3390/microorganisms5020031) (PMID:28587211)

Smeti, Evangelia, Roelke, Daniel L. and Spatharis, Sofia ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2016) Spatial averaging and disturbance lead to high productivity in aquatic metacommunities. Oikos, 125(6), pp. 812-820. (doi: 10.1111/oik.02684)

Smeti, Evangelia, Roelke, Daniel L., Gremion, Gwénaëlle, Linhart, Jean Marie, Danielidis, Daniel B. and Spatharis, Sofia ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2015) Potential mechanisms of coexistence between two globally important pseudo-nitzschia (Bacillariophyta) species. Hydrobiologia, 762(1), pp. 89-101. (doi: 10.1007/s10750-015-2340-z)

Roelke, Daniel L. and Spatharis, Sofia ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2015) Phytoplankton succession in recurrently fluctuating environments. PLoS ONE, 10(3), e0121392. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121392) (PMID:25803437) (PMCID:PMC4372531)

Roelke, Daniel L. and Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2015) Phytoplankton assemblage characteristics in recurrently fluctuating environments. PLoS ONE, 10(3), e0120673. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0120673) (PMID:25799563) (PMCID:PMC4370464)

Tamvakis, Androniki, Trygonis, Vasilis, Miritzis, John, Tsirtsis, George and Spatharis, Sofia ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2014) Optimizing biodiversity prediction from abiotic parameters. Environmental Modelling and Software, 53, pp. 112-120. (doi: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2013.12.001)

Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 and Tsirtsis, G. (2013) Zipf–Mandelbrot model behavior in marine eutrophication: two way fitting on field and simulated phytoplankton assemblages. Hydrobiologia, 714(1), pp. 191-199. (doi: 10.1007/s10750-013-1536-3)

Smeti, E., Kormas, K.A. and Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2013) A non-phylogenetic alpha diversity approach on prokaryotic community structure in aquatic systems. Ecological Indicators, 29, pp. 361-366. (doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.01.027)

Spyropoulou, A., Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821, Papantoniou, G. and Tsirtsis, G. (2013) Potential response to climate change of a semi-arid coastal ecosystem in eastern Mediterranean. Hydrobiologia, 705(1), pp. 87-99. (doi: 10.1007/s10750-012-1384-6)

Tamvakis, A., Miritzis, J., Tsirtsis, G., Spyropoulou, A. and Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2012) Effects of meteorological forcing on coastal eutrophication: modeling with model trees. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 115, pp. 210-217. (doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2012.09.003)

Roelke, D.L., Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 and Mitrovic, S.M. (2012) A new hydrology: effects on ecosystem form and functioning. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 69(8), pp. 1377-1379. (doi: 10.1139/f2012-085)

Carteron, A., Jeanmougin, M., Leprieur, F. and Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2012) Assessing the efficiency of clustering algorithms and goodness-of-fit measures using phytoplankton field data. Ecological Informatics, 9, pp. 64-68. (doi: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2012.03.008)

Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821, Skliris, N., Meziti, A., Kormas, K.A. and Weyhenmeyer, G. (2012) First record of a trichodesmium erythraeumbloom in the mediterranean sea. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 69(8), pp. 1444-1455. (doi: 10.1139/f2012-020)

Tsirtsis, G. and Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2011) Simulating the structure of natural phytoplankton assemblages: descriptive vs. mechanistic models. Ecological Modelling, 222(12), pp. 1922-1928. (doi: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2011.03.029)

Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821, Roelke, D.L., Dimitrakopoulos, P.G. and Kokkoris, G.D. (2011) Analyzing the (mis)behavior of Shannon index in eutrophication studies using field and simulated phytoplankton assemblages. Ecological Indicators, 11(2), pp. 697-703. (doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2010.09.009)

Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821, Orfanidis, S., Panayotidis, P. and Tsirtsis, G. (2011) Assembly processes in upper subtidal macroalgae: the effect of wave exposure. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 91(2), pp. 298-305. (doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.10.032)

Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 and Tsirtsis, G. (2010) Ecological quality scales based on phytoplankton for the implementation of Water Framework Directive in the Eastern Mediterranean. Ecological Indicators, 10(4), pp. 840-847. (doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2010.01.005)

Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821, Dolapsakis, N.P., Economou-Amilli, A., Tsirtsis, G. and Danielidis, D.B. (2009) Dynamics of potentially harmful microalgae in a confined Mediterranean Gulf—assessing the risk of bloom formation. Harmful Algae, 8(5), pp. 736-743. (doi: 10.1016/j.hal.2009.03.002)

Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821, Mouillot, D., Chi, T.D., Danielidis, D.B. and Tsirtsis, G. (2009) A niche-based modeling approach to phytoplankton community assembly rules. Oecologia, 159(1), pp. 171-180. (doi: 10.1007/s00442-008-1178-8)

Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821, Mouillot, D., Danielidis, D.B., Karydis, M., Chi, T.D. and Tsirtsis, G. (2008) Influence of terrestrial runoff on phytoplankton species richness-biomass relationships: a double stress hypothesis. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 362(1), pp. 55-62. (doi: 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.06.003)

Tsirtsis, G., Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 and Karydis, M. (2008) Application of the lognormal equation to assess phytoplankton community structural changes induced by marine eutrophication. Hydrobiologia, 605(1), pp. 89-98. (doi: 10.1007/s10750-008-9307-2)

Tsirtsis, G., Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821, Sampatakaki, A. and Spyropoulou, A. (2008) Thresholds of terrestrial nutrient loading for the development of eutrophication episodes in a coastal embayment in the Aegean Sea. Translational Waters Bulletin, 2(3), pp. 25-37. (doi: 10.1285/i1825229Xv2n3p25)

Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821, Danielidis, D.B. and Tsirtsis, G. (2007) Recurrent Pseudo-nitzschia calliantha (Bacillariophyceae) and Alexandrium insuetum (Dinophyceae) winter blooms induced by agricultural runoff. Harmful Algae, 6(6), pp. 811-822. (doi: 10.1016/j.hal.2007.04.006)

Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821, Tsirtsis, G., Danielidis, D.B., Chi, T.D. and Mouillot, D. (2007) Effects of pulsed nutrient inputs on phytoplankton assemblage structure and blooms in an enclosed coastal area. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 73(3-4), pp. 807-815. (doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.03.016)

Mouillot, D., Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821, Reizopoulou, S., Laugier, T., Sabetta, L., Basset, A. and Do Chi, T. (2006) Alternatives to taxonomic-based approaches to assess changes in transitional water communities. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 16(5), pp. 469-482. (doi: 10.1002/aqc.769)

Copp, G.H., Spatharis, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 and Turmel, M. (2005) Consistency of diel behaviour and interactions of stream fishes and invertebrates during summer. River Research and Applications, 21(1), pp. 75-90. (doi: 10.1002/rra.833)

Conference or Workshop Item

McGregor, Anna ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8910-6490, Llewellyn, Martin ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9856-1591 and Spatharis, Sofie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2018) Research 'Mini-projects': The Importance of Student-led, Peer-supported Research in Gaining Experience and Confidence Prior to Final-year Honours Projects. British Ecological Society Learning and Teaching Symposium, Birmingham, UK, 2018.

Conference Proceedings

Le Vin, Ashley ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5163-7990, Nousek-McGregor, Anna E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8910-6490, Paterson, Victoria, Welsh, Michelle and Spatharis, Sofia ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 (2015) Extending Constructive Alignment To Work-Based Learning To Ease Transitions: Do students Perceive the Use of Assessment as an Effective Method of Preparing for their Careers? In: 2nd International Conference on Enhancement and Innovation in Higher Education 2015, Glasgow, UK, 9-11 Jun 2015, (Unpublished)

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Grants

Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.

  • The Seaweed Gatherings: Seaweed workshops on the Ross of Mull
    Arts and Humanities Research Council
    2025 - 2025
     
  • Planktonic drivers of gill disease in farmed Atlantic salmon: From mechanisms to solutions
    Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
    2024 - 2027
     
  • BBSRC Biofouling prediction in seaweed aquaculture
    Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
    2024 - 2026
     
  • E(tive)lice: Revolutionizing sea lice detection for sustainable salmon farming and conservation
    Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
    2024 - 2026
     
  • Developing the tools and knowledge required for sustainable submerged salmon production (SafeSubmergence)
    Norwegian Seafood Research Fund
    2024 - 2026
     
  • Environmental DNA as a tool for avoiding seaweed farm biofouling
    Marine Management Organisation
    2021 - 2022
     
  • A.G.Leventis Foundation Scholarship - E.Christoforou
    A.G. Leventis Foundation
    2018 - 2020
     

Supervision

Present and future projects

2019-20 "Developing eDNA approaches to monitoring planktic threats to salmonic aquaculture AQUASCAN" - BBSRC accelerator fund with Martin Llewellyn

2019-20 “Harnessing environmental metabolomics to understand algal warfare” Wellcome Trust Institutional Strategic Support Fund (ISSF) Excellence and Innovation Catalyst Grant

​2018- “Resilience in connected plankton communities following a heat wave event-CoDRes” in the framework of AQUACOSM-TA, EU funded project (EU H2020-INFRAIA-project No 731065)

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Completed Projects

2017-2018     “Environmental DNA (eDNA) targeted TempO-Seq as a novel quantitative tool for monitoring aquaculture risk agents” BBSRC Agri-Food Technology Seeding Catalyst fund

​2016         “Environmental DNA - a new cost-effective tool for monitoring risk agents for salmonid and shellfish aquaculture”. Wellcome Trust Institutional Strategic Support Fund (ISSF) Consolidator Grant with Martin Llewellyn

​2015-16   “Building the first theoretical and experimental database for diatom short-term responses to changes in nutrient availability”. MASTS funding with Juan Bonachella 

​2014-16   “The relative role of niche and neutral mechanisms in controlling phytoplankton genetic and morphological diversity –ECOGENE”. European Social Fund

Teaching

I teach across year one to year 4 of our BSc Degrees in Zoology and Marine & Freshwater Biology in the School of Life Sciences. I teach in the courses Environmental Biology, Aquatic Ecosystems, Univariate and Multivariate stats and I coordinate the Animal Biology, Evolution and Ecology course. I also teach statistics at the Quantitative Ecology and MRes Masters of BAHCM Institute.

Professional activities & recognition

Grant committees & research advisory boards

  • 2022 - to date: Agence Nationale de Recherche, ANR, France

Editorial boards

  • 2021 - to date: Hydrobiologia

Professional & learned societies

  • 2014 - to date: , British Ecological Society

Selected international presentations

  • 2023: ASLO (Palma, Spain)

Research datasets

Jump to: 2022
Number of items: 1.

2022

Spatharis, S. (2022) ALAN effects on coastal phytoplankton. [Data Collection]

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