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
Biography
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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.
Research groups
Publications
2026
Martin, Colette, Steenson, Rachel, Nicoll, Mike, Galarza, Aitor, Spatharis, Sofie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 and Salmon, Pablo
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9718-6611
(2026)
Microplastic exposure and body condition in White-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus) nestlings across anthropogenic landscapes in Scotland and the Basque Country (Spain).
Environmental Research, 295,
123989.
(doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2026.123989)
(PMID:41662936)
2025
Stilo, G, Beltramo, C, Christoforou, E, Partipilo, T, Kormas, K, Spatharis, Sofie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 and Peletto, S
(2025)
Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis L.) exposure to nylon microfibers leads to a shift in digestive gland microbiota.
Environmental Pollution, 372,
125914.
(doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2025.125914)
(PMID:40032227)
Delannoy, Victoria, Alguero-Muniz, Maria ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8064-6212, Christoforou, Eleni, Haddou, Yacob, Macphee, Annabell, McEachnie, Keri, Orr, Kyla and Spatharis, Sofie
ORCID: 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: 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: 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: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2063-9955, Lindstrom, Jan
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5630-6680, Diamantopoulou, Christina, Czyzewski, Jakub, Mirzai, Nosrat and Spatharis, Sofie
ORCID: 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: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4667-9229, Matthiopoulos, Jason
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3639-8172, Spatharis, Sofie
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 and Dominoni, Davide M.
ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5630-6680 and Spatharis, Sofie
ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2063-9955, Kaiserli, Eirini
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1517-4591, Czyzewski, Jakub, Mirzai, Nosrat and Spatharis, Sofie
ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2063-9955, Lindström, Jan
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5630-6680, Stilo, Giulia and Spatharis, Sofie
ORCID: 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: 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: 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: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821, Kaiserli, Eirini
ORCID: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8910-6490, Llewellyn, Martin
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9856-1591 and Spatharis, Sofie
ORCID: 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: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4667-9229 and Spatharis, Sofie
ORCID: 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: 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: 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: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5163-7990, Nousek-McGregor, Anna E.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8910-6490, Paterson, Victoria, Welsh, Michelle
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1469-0201 and Spatharis, Sofia
ORCID: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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)
Articles
Martin, Colette, Steenson, Rachel, Nicoll, Mike, Galarza, Aitor, Spatharis, Sofie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 and Salmon, Pablo
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9718-6611
(2026)
Microplastic exposure and body condition in White-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus) nestlings across anthropogenic landscapes in Scotland and the Basque Country (Spain).
Environmental Research, 295,
123989.
(doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2026.123989)
(PMID:41662936)
Stilo, G, Beltramo, C, Christoforou, E, Partipilo, T, Kormas, K, Spatharis, Sofie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 and Peletto, S
(2025)
Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis L.) exposure to nylon microfibers leads to a shift in digestive gland microbiota.
Environmental Pollution, 372,
125914.
(doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2025.125914)
(PMID:40032227)
Delannoy, Victoria, Alguero-Muniz, Maria ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8064-6212, Christoforou, Eleni, Haddou, Yacob, Macphee, Annabell, McEachnie, Keri, Orr, Kyla and Spatharis, Sofie
ORCID: 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: 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: 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: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2063-9955, Lindstrom, Jan
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5630-6680, Diamantopoulou, Christina, Czyzewski, Jakub, Mirzai, Nosrat and Spatharis, Sofie
ORCID: 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: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4667-9229, Matthiopoulos, Jason
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3639-8172, Spatharis, Sofie
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821 and Dominoni, Davide M.
ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5630-6680 and Spatharis, Sofie
ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2063-9955, Kaiserli, Eirini
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1517-4591, Czyzewski, Jakub, Mirzai, Nosrat and Spatharis, Sofie
ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2063-9955, Lindström, Jan
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5630-6680, Stilo, Giulia and Spatharis, Sofie
ORCID: 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: 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: 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: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-9821, Kaiserli, Eirini
ORCID: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4667-9229 and Spatharis, Sofie
ORCID: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8910-6490, Llewellyn, Martin
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9856-1591 and Spatharis, Sofie
ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5163-7990, Nousek-McGregor, Anna E.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8910-6490, Paterson, Victoria, Welsh, Michelle
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1469-0201 and Spatharis, Sofia
ORCID: 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)
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)
- Apostolopoulou, Natalia Georgia
Optimizing microalgae yield and high value molecule production in dim green light - Hermannsdottir, Hulda
Driving Sustainability and welfare in salmonid aquaculture via machine learning and causal inference frameworks - Hossain, Md Sakhawat
Ecosystem-based investigation of the effects of climate and humans on the Sundarbans tiger population - Ibrahim, Joseph Izang
Developing effective Protocols for Butterfly Monitoring in sub-Saharan Africa - McKie, Jake
Guardians of the nucleus – the role of chloroplast positioning in cross-organelle communication and plant protection against global warming. - Shorrock, Karla
Investigating the Trophic Relationship Between Remora Fish (Remora spp.) and Whale Sharks (Rhincodon typus) as a Potential Indicator of Whale Shark Ectoparasitic Load. - Spence-Fraser, Milly
Where are all the lice? Development and deployment of molecular detection technologies to quantify salmon lice is Scottish waters. - Young, Calum
PhD in developing eDNA diagnostics of biofouling for seaweed aquaculture
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
2022
Spatharis, S. (2022) ALAN effects on coastal phytoplankton. [Data Collection]
