| Vokou Despina |
| Phone : | +3031 998323 |
| Fax : | +3031 998379 |
| E-Mail : | vokou@bio.auth.gr |
| Postal Adress : | Department of Ecology, School of Biology, UPB 119, Aristotle University, GR-54 006 Thessaloniki, Greece |
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Brief C.V.:
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Current position: Associate Professor of Ecology, School of Biology,
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
Degrees in Pharmacy and Biology; Graduate and postdoc studies in Institute of Pharmacognosy, University of Belgrade; Institut de Matiere Medicale and Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie Montpellier; ARC Letcombe Laboratories-Microbiology Section, Letcombe, Oxfordshire; Stanford University, Stanford, California; Napier University, Edinburgh; Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Bachory, Scotland. Languages: greek, english, french, italian, serbocroatian (in decreasing degree of fluency). Member of the Supervising Committee of 25 graduate (Master/PhD) and 15 undergraduate (Diploma thesis) students Member of the Board, Secretary and President of the Conservation Committee of WWF-Greece |
| Phone : | +3031 998323 |
| Fax : | +3031 998379 |
| Postal Adress : | Department of Ecology, School of Biology, UPB 119, Aristotle University, GR-54 006 Thessaloniki, Greece |
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Research Area:
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Terrestrial ecosystems and biotic resources. Secondary metabolites: distribution, characteristics, biological-ecological effects, potential applications (emphasis on essential oils of aromatic plants and on phenolic compounds). Allelopathy. Ecophysiological and phytochemical variations as adaptations to different environmental regimes. Responses of species and communities to air pollutants. |
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Reference:
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- Vokou D., Douvli P. 1999. Effects of monoterpenoids and of their
combinations on seed germination and seedling growth. 2nd World Congress
on Allelopathy, Thunder Bay, Canada, 9-13 August.
- Karamanoli K., Vokou D., Menkissoglu O., Constantinidou H.-I. 1999. Bacterial colonization of the phyllosphere of Mediterranean aromatic plants. 2nd World Congress on Allelopathy, Thunder Bay, Canada, 9-13 August. - Vokou D., Liotiri S. 1999. Stimulation of soil microbial activity by essential oils. Chemoecology 9:41-45 - Vokou D., Tziolas M., Bailey S.E.R. 1998. ?ssential-oil-mediated interactions between oregano plants and Helicidae grazers. Journal of Chemical Ecology 24: 1187-1202. - Vokou D., Vareltzidou S., Katinakis P. 1993. Effects of aromatic plants on potato storage: sprout suppression and antimicrobial activity. Agriculture, Ecosystems and the Environment 47: 223-235. - Vokou D. 1992. The allelopathic potential of aromatic shrubs in phryganic (East Mediterranean) ecosystems. In: Allelopathy: Basic and Applied Aspects (S.J.H. Rizvi, V. Rizvi, eds). Chapman and Hall, London, 303-318. - Kalburtzi K.L., Gerakis P.A., Vokou D. 1989. Allelopathy between wheat and fababeans as expressed by inhibitory effects on seed germination and growth. Agricola Mediterranea 119: 372-382. - Vokou D., Margaris N.S. 1988. Decomposition of terpenes by soil microorganisms. Pedobiologia 31: 413-419. - Vokou D., Margaris N.S. 1986. Autoallelopathy of Thymus capitatus. Oecologia Plantarum 7: 157-163. - Margaris N.S., Vokou D. 1986. Microbial decomposition of smog organic pollutants. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 36: 15-22. - Vokou D., Margaris N.S., Lynch J.M. 1984. Effects of volatile oils from aromatic shrubs on soil microorganisms. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 16: 509-513. - Margaris N.S., Koedam A., Vokou D (eds). 1982. Aromatic Plants: Basic and Applied Aspects. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, The Hague. |
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Ms Katerina Karamanoli
(PhD)
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Ms Panagiota Douvli
(MSc)
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| Ms Katerina Sinakou (Graduate Student) | |
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Mr Dimitris Chalkos
(student)
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| Mr Dimitris Tsianis (student) | |
| Ms Maria Heimonopoulou(student) | |
| Ms Evaggelia Avgouli (student) |