Sofie Spatharis
University of Glasgow
44 Papers
74 Citations
Sofie Spatharis is an academic researcher from University of Glasgow. The author has contributed to research in topics: Biomass (ecology) & Phytoplankton. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 36 publications. Previous affiliations of Sofie Spatharis include University of the Aegean & University of Montpellier.
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Papers
Effects of pulsed nutrient inputs on phytoplankton assemblage structure and blooms in an enclosed coastal area
Sofie Spatharis,Sofie Spatharis,George Tsirtsis,Daniel B. Danielidis,Thang Do Chi,David Mouillot +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the response of phytoplankton assemblage structure to terrestrial nutrient inputs was examined for the Gulf of Kalloni in the Northern Aegean Sea, a productive semi-enclosed coastal marine ecosystem.
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Ecological quality scales based on phytoplankton for the implementation of Water Framework Directive in the Eastern Mediterranean
Sofie Spatharis,George Tsirtsis +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a thorough analysis of the efficiency of 22 ecological indices was performed and a small number was selected for the development of five-level water quality scales (High, Good, Moderate, Poor, and Bad).
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Recurrent Pseudo-nitzschia calliantha (Bacillariophyceae) and Alexandrium insuetum (Dinophyceae) winter blooms induced by agricultural runoff
TL;DR: An evident cause and effect relationship between nutrient inflows originating from agricultural activities in the watershed and the development of a potential HAB is demonstrated.
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Analyzing the (mis)behavior of Shannon index in eutrophication studies using field and simulated phytoplankton assemblages
TL;DR: In this article, the behavior of the Shannon index of diversity and three related ecological indices (Simpson, Hill, and Evenness) was investigated using phytoplankton assemblages along a eutrophication gradient.
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Lumpy species coexistence arises robustly in fluctuating resource environments.
TL;DR: A well-established resource-competition model is adapted to show that fluctuations in inflow concentrations of two limiting resources lead to the survival of species in clumps along the trait axis, consistent with observations of “lumpy coexistence”.
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