Ecology and Environmental Remote Sensing

The Ecology and Environmental Remote Sensing Laboratory conducts interdisciplinary research at the interface of forest ecology, fire ecology, and geospatial technologies. The laboratory focuses on understanding the structure, dynamics, functioning, and resilience of forest and natural ecosystems under the influence of environmental change, land-use pressures, and wildfire disturbances. Research activities include the assessment of forest composition and biodiversity, vegetation monitoring, fuel characterization, wildfire risk analysis, fire behavior modeling, post-fire ecosystem recovery, and climate change impacts on terrestrial ecosystems. Advanced remote sensing techniques utilizing satellite, airborne, UAV, and LiDAR data are integrated with field measurements, GIS, and spatial modeling approaches to support ecosystem monitoring, environmental assessment, and evidence-based management. Through the development and application of innovative geospatial methodologies, the laboratory contributes to sustainable forest management, wildfire prevention and mitigation, biodiversity conservation, and the protection of ecosystem services at local, regional, and Mediterranean scales.

Laboratory Details

Laboratory Title: Ecology and Environmental Remote Sensing

Faculty: Faculty of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences

School: Natural Environment and Climate Resilience

Email: pxofis@neclir.duth.gr

Telephone: 2521060430

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Introduction - Presentation

The Ecology and Environmental Remote Sensing Laboratory conducts interdisciplinary research at the interface of forest ecology, fire ecology, and geospatial technologies. The laboratory focuses on understanding the structure, dynamics, functioning, and resilience of forest and natural ecosystems under the influence of environmental change, land-use pressures, and wildfire disturbances. Research activities include the assessment of forest composition and biodiversity, vegetation monitoring, fuel characterization, wildfire risk analysis, fire behavior modeling, post-fire ecosystem recovery, and climate change impacts on terrestrial ecosystems. Advanced remote sensing techniques utilizing satellite, airborne, UAV, and LiDAR data are integrated with field measurements, GIS, and spatial modeling approaches to support ecosystem monitoring, environmental assessment, and evidence-based management. Through the development and application of innovative geospatial methodologies, the laboratory contributes to sustainable forest management, wildfire prevention and mitigation, biodiversity conservation, and the protection of ecosystem services at local, regional, and Mediterranean scales.

Field of Research

Ecology, Landscape Ecology, Fire Ecology and Remote Sensing

Laboratory Members

Name	Position/Capacity	Email	Telephone
Panteleimon Xofis	Faculty Member	pxofis@neclir.duth.gr	2521060430
Tihon Parasoglou	Special Teaching Staff	tparasoglou@neclir.duth.gr	2521060410
Anastasia Mirli	Special Teaching Staff	amirli@civil.duth.gr	2521060430

Featured Research Programs

Programme Title	Duration	Funding
21056-Μεσόγειος χωρίς φωτιές - FRED (INTERREG EURO-MED 2020-2027)	01.01.2024/30.09.2026	Interreg Euro-MED
83657 - Creating Opportunities FOr Resilience, Entrepreneurship, Sustainability and Training in European Forestry / CO-FOREST	01.01.2026/31.12.2028	ERASMUS +
21494 -Study for the management prescriptions for the recovery of burned e Επιστημονικά Υπεύθυνος: ΞΟΦΗΣ ΠΑΝΤΕΛΕΗΜΩΝ ΑΣΤ.	15.02.2024/31.03.2025	WWF-HELLAS - ΥΠΗΡΕΣΙΕΣ ΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΗΣ ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΛΟΝΤΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΓΕΩΠΛΗΡΟΦΟΡΙΚΗΣ, Ι.Κ.Ε.

Featured Publications

Chronological Order	APP	doi
Xofis, P., Feloni, E., Emmanouloudis, D., Chatzigiovanakis, S., Kravari, K., Samourkasidou, E., Kefalas, G., Nastos, P. (2024)Long-Term Monitoring of Trends in Xerothermality and Vegetation Condition of a Northeast Mediterranean Island Using Meteorological and Remote Sensing Data. Land, 13, 2129. https://doi.org/10.3390/land13122129		https://doi.org/10.3390/land13122129
Xofis, P. Buckley, P.G. Takos, I. Mitchley, J. (2021). Long Term Post-Fire Vegetation Dynamics in North-East Mediterranean Ecosystems. The Case of Mount Athos Greece. Fire, 4, 92. https://doi.org/10.3390/fire4040092		https://doi.org/10.3390/fire4040092
17. Xofis P, Kontsantinidis P., Papadopoulos, I. Tsiourlis, G. (2020). Integrating Remote Sensing Methods and Fire Simulation Models to Estimate Fire Hazard in a South-East Mediterranean Protected Area. Fire, 3, 31, doi:10.3390/fire3030031		https://doi:10.3390/fire3030031