Wildlife Ecology and Management

The lab investigates wildlife ecology, population biology, and ecosystem dynamics to inform conservation and management. Research spans habitat restoration, landscape connectivity, species interactions, and movement ecology using field studies, telemetry, genetics, and remote sensing. We study disease ecology, trophic cascades, and biodiversity responses to land-use and climate change. Integrating human dimensions, the team examines human–wildlife conflict, stakeholder perceptions, policy impacts, and community-based conservation, employing social surveys, participatory approaches, and decision-support tools. Applied goals include adaptive management, monitoring frameworks, and evidence-based recommendations for sustainable coexistence between people and wildlife across terrestrial and freshwater systems at local, regional, and global scales broadly.

Laboratory Details

Laboratory Title: Wildlife Ecology and Management

Faculty: Faculty of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences

School: Natural Environment and Climate Resilience

Email: liordos@neclir.duth.gr

Telephone: 2521060471

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Introduction - Presentation

The lab investigates wildlife ecology, population biology, and ecosystem dynamics to inform conservation and management. Research spans habitat restoration, landscape connectivity, species interactions, and movement ecology using field studies, telemetry, genetics, and remote sensing. We study disease ecology, trophic cascades, and biodiversity responses to land-use and climate change. Integrating human dimensions, the team examines human–wildlife conflict, stakeholder perceptions, policy impacts, and community-based conservation, employing social surveys, participatory approaches, and decision-support tools. Applied goals include adaptive management, monitoring frameworks, and evidence-based recommendations for sustainable coexistence between people and wildlife across terrestrial and freshwater systems at local, regional, and global scales broadly.

Field of Research

Wildlife ecology and management

Laboratory Members

Name	Position/Capacity	Email	Telephone
Vasileios Liordos	Faculty Member	liordos@neclir.duth.gr	2521060471
Vasileios Kontsiotis	Faculty Member	vkontsiotis@neclir.duth.gr	2521060455

Featured Research Programs

Programme Title	Duration	Funding
Restoration of the Cinereous vulture population and trophic chain in the Bulgarian-Greek cross-border region (LIFE23-NAT-BG-LIFE Rhodope Vulture-LIFE23NAT/BG/1011485254) (LIFE23-NAT-BG-LIFE Rhodope Vulture)	01.06.2024/31.05.2029	LIFE-2023-SAP-NAT
30345 - ΕΚΠΟΝΗΣΗ ΤΩΝ ΣΧΕΤΙΚΩΝ ΜΕ ΤΑ ΧΕΡΣΑΙΑ ΘΗΛΑΣΤΙΚΑ ΚΕΦΑΛΑΙΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΑΠΑΙΤΗΣΕΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΕΙΔΙΚΩΝ ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΛΟΝΤΙΚΩΝ ΜΕΛΕΤΩΝ (ΕΜΠ) ΚΑΙ ΣΧΕΔΙΩΝ ΔΙΑΧΕΙΡΙΣΗΣ (ΣΔ) ΓΙΑ ΤΙΣ ΠΕΡΙΟΧΕΣ NATURA 2000 ΤΩΝ ΠΕΡΙΦΕΡΕΙΩΝ ΔΥΤΙΚΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΙΟΝΙΩΝ ΝΗΣΩΝ	12.02.2020/20.09.2024	ΚΑΛΛΙΣΤΩ Περιβαλλοντική Οργάνωση για την Άγρια Ζωή και τη Φύση
Invasive Alien Species Observatory and Network Development for the Assessment of Climate Change Impacts and Contextual Ecosystem Services Evaluation in Black Sea Deltaic Protected Areas (IASON+)	01.01.2026/27.12.2026	Interreg NEXT Black Sea Basin

Featured Publications

Chronological Order	APP	doi
Paquingan, I. R. B. E., Vera, P. J. D. d., Catipay, J. P. A., Kontsiotis, V. J., & Liordos, V. (2025). Do You Give a Monkey’s? Unraveling the Conservation Value of the Endangered Long-Tailed Macaque (Macaca fascicularis). Environments, 12(12), 467. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments12120467		https://doi.org/10.3390/environments12120467
Kontsiotis, V. J., Chatzigiovanakis, S., Valsamidis, E., Nalmpantis, E., Xofis, P., & Liordos, V. (2025). Remotely Sensed Spectral Indices as Proxies of the Structure of Urban Bird Communities. Land, 14(2), 308. https://doi.org/10.3390/land14020308		https://doi.org/10.3390/land14020308
Liordos, V., Jokimäki, J., Kaisanlahti-Jokimäki, M., Valsamidis, E., & Kontsiotis, V. J. (2021). Patch, matrix and disturbance variables negatively influence bird community structure in small-sized managed green spaces located in urban core areas. Science of The Total Environment, 801, 149617. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149617		https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149617