Vassilis Aschonitis
Principal Research Scientist
Quality of Soil & Water Resources
Email:
v.aschonitis@elgo.gr
Academic Profiles
Dr. Vasileios Aschonitis has graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (A.U.Th.), specializing in Land Reclamation, Soil Science & Agricultural Engineering. He holds two Master's degrees in Agricultural Engineering & Water Resources and in Soil Science and Soil Resources Management obtained from the Faculty of Agriculture of A.U.Th. He also holds two Doctoral degrees in Agricultural Engineering & Water Resources (Faculty of Agriculture, A.U.Th.) and Environmental Biology (University of Ferrara, Italy). His research fields include: analysis of physical and chemical properties of soil, water, and plant tissues; nitrogen, phosphorus, carbon, and other macro- and micro-nutrient cycles in soil; assessment of soil quality based on the thresholds of physical, chemical, and biological parameters set by the European Soil Monitoring Law; development of precision agriculture methods for soil fertilization based on soil analysis and irrigation based on climate; environmental chemistry, soil/water pollution assessment and remediation methods according to the Nitrates Directive (1991/676/EC) and the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC); development of mathematical models describing inflows/outflows and chemical/biochemical processes in agricultural soils as well as in natural terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems; ecosystem services of soil-water resources. He is Editor of the scientific journal PLOS One and Guest Editor for journals published by MDPI. He participates in committees of Master's and Doctoral theses of A.U.Th. and I.H.U. universities.
Theofilidou, A., Zafeiriou, I., Kekelis, P., Aschonitis, V., Gasparatos, D., & Monokrousos, N. (2025). Resilience and variability in soil nematode communities under nickel contamination: the mitigating role of olive trees. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 197(9). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-025-14435-2
Karampatzakis, I., Bilias, F., Polychroniadou, C., Tanou, G., Kekelis, P., Theofilidou, A., Giannopoulos, G., Pavlatou-Ve, A., & Aschonitis, V. (2025). Assessing Nutrient Losses and Recycling in Sweet Cherry Orchards: A Yield-Based Approach. Agriculture (Switzerland), 15(12). https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15121312
Giannopoulos, G., Tzanakakis, V. A., Duelli, G., Anastopoulos, I., Aschonitis, V. G., Arampatzis, G., & Barouchas, P. E. (2025). Municipal sewage sludge treatment and soil pH conclusively affect the nitrogen dynamics of amended soils. Environmental Advances, 19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envadv.2025.100618
Iatrou, M., Tziachris, P., Bilias, F., Kekelis, P., Pavlakis, C., Theofilidou, A., Papadopoulos, I., Strouthopoulos, G., Giannopoulos, G., Arampatzis, D., Vergos, E., Karydas, C., Beslemes, D., & Aschonitis, V. (2025). Data-Driven and Mechanistic Soil Modeling for Precision Fertilization Management in Cotton. Nitrogen (Switzerland), 6(2). https://doi.org/10.3390/nitrogen6020029
Nikolaidou, C., Mola, M., Papakostas, S., Aschonitis, V. G., Monokrousos, N., & Kougias, P. G. (2025). The effect of anaerobic digestate as an organic soil fertilizer on the diversity and structure of the indigenous soil microbial and nematode communities. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 32(48), 27683–27698. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-32850-9
Iatrou, M., Tziouvalekas, M., Tsitouras, A., Evangelou, E., Noulas, C., Vlachostergios, D., Aschonitis, V., Arampatzis, G., Metaxa, I., Karydas, C., & Tziachris, P. (2024). Analyzing the Impact of Storm ‘Daniel’ and Subsequent Flooding on Thessaly’s Soil Chemistry through Causal Inference. Agriculture (Switzerland), 14(4). https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture14040549
Babakos, K., Papamichail, D., Pisinaras, V., Tziachris, P., Demertzi, K., & Aschonitis, V. (2024). Using a random cross-validation technique to compare typical regression vs. Random Forests for modelling pan evaporation. Italian Journal of Agrometeorology, 2024(1), 59–72. https://doi.org/10.36253/ijam-2043
Kekelis, P., Pantazi, C., Mourouzidou, S., Theofilidou, A., Dimou, M. D., Aschonitis, V., & Monokrousos, N. (2024). The Effect of Varying Olive Mill Wastewater Concentrations on Soil Free-Living Nematode Communities and Lettuce Growth. Sustainability (Switzerland), 16(9). https://doi.org/10.3390/su16093848
Kekelis, P., Argyropoulou, M. D., Theofilidou, A., Papatheodorou, E. M., Aschonitis, V., & Monokrousos, N. (2023). The Differentiations in the Soil Nematode Community in an Agricultural Field after Soil Amendment Using Composted Coffee Waste in Various Concentrations. Agronomy, 13(11). https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13112831
Alessandrino, L., Pavlakis, C., Colombani, N., Mastrocicco, M., & Aschonitis, V. (2023). Effects of Graphene on Soil Water-Retention Curve, van Genuchten Parameters, and Soil Pore Size Distribution—A Comparison with Traditional Soil Conditioners. Water (Switzerland), 15(7). https://doi.org/10.3390/w15071297
Tziachris, P., Nikou, M., Aschonitis, V., Kallioras, A., Sachsamanoglou, K., Fidelibus, M. D., & Tziritis, E. (2023). Spatial or Random Cross-Validation? The Effect of Resampling Methods in Predicting Groundwater Salinity with Machine Learning in Mediterranean Region. Water (Switzerland), 15(12). https://doi.org/10.3390/w15122278
Tziritis, E., Sachsamanoglou, E., & Aschonitis, V. (2023). Assessing Groundwater Evolution with a Combined Approach of Hydrogeochemical Modelling and Data Analysis: Application to the Rhodope Coastal Aquifer (NE Greece). Water (Switzerland), 15(2). https://doi.org/10.3390/w15020230
Alessandrino, L., Colombani, N., Aschonitis, V., Eusebi, A. L., & Mastrocicco, M. (2023). Performance of graphene and traditional soil improvers in limiting nutrients and heavy metals leaching from a sandy Calcisol. Science of the Total Environment, 858. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159806
Anagnostopoulou, K., Nannou, C., Aschonitis, V. G., & Lambropoulou, D. A. (2022). Screening of pesticides and emerging contaminants in eighteen Greek lakes by using target and non-target HRMS approaches: Occurrence and ecological risk assessment. Science of the Total Environment, 849. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157887
Petsoulas, C., Evangelou, E., Tsitouras, A., Aschonitis, V., Kargiotidou, A., Khah, E., Pavli, O. I., & Vlachostergios, D. N. (2022). Spectral Reflectance Indices as a High Throughput Selection Tool in a Sesame Breeding Scheme. Remote Sensing, 14(11). https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14112629
Aschonitis, V., Touloumidis, D., Ten Veldhuis, M.-C., & Coenders-Gerrits, M. (2022). Correcting Thornthwaite potential evapotranspiration using a global grid of local coefficients to support temperature-based estimations of reference evapotranspiration and aridity indices. Earth System Science Data, 14(1), 163–177. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-163-2022
Tziachris, P., Aschonitis, V., Metaxa, E., & Bountla, A. (2022). A soil parameter dataset collected by agricultural farms in northern Greece. Data in Brief, 43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2022.108408
Kekelis, P., Papatheodorou, E. M., Terpsidou, E., Dimou, M., Aschonitis, V., & Monokrousos, N. (2022). The Free-Living Nematodes as Indicators of the Soil Quality in Relation to the Clay Content, When Coffee Waste Is Applied. Agronomy, 12(11). https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12112702
Alessandrino, L., Laura Eusebi, A., Aschonitis, V., Mastrocicco, M., & Colombani, N. (2022). Variation of the hydraulic properties in sandy soils induced by the addition of graphene and classical soil improvers. Journal of Hydrology, 612. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.128256
Alessandrino, L., Colombani, N., Aschonitis, V. G., & Mastrocicco, M. (2022). Nitrate and Dissolved Organic Carbon Release in Sandy Soils at Different Liquid/Solid Ratios Amended with Graphene and Classical Soil Improvers. Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 12(12). https://doi.org/10.3390/app12126220
Lanzoni, M., Gavioli, A., Castaldelli, G., Aschonitis, V., & Milardi, M. (2022). Swoon over the moon: The influence of environmental factors on glass eels entering Mediterranean coastal lagoons. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2021.107668
Alessandrino, L., Colombani, N., Eusebi, A. L., Aschonitis, V., & Mastrocicco, M. (2022). Testing graphene versus classical soil improvers in a sandy calcisol. Catena, 208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2021.105754
Ninou, E., Cook, C. M., Papathanasiou, F., Aschonitis, V., Avdikos, E., Tsivelikas, A. L., Stefanou, S., Ralli, P., & Mylonas, I. (2021). Nitrogen effects on the essential oil and biomass production of field grown greek oregano (Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum) populations. Agronomy, 11(9). https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11091722
Demertzi, K., Pisinaras, V., Lekakis, E., Tziritis, E., Babakos, K., & Aschonitis, V. (2021). Assessing annual actual evapotranspiration based on climate, topography and soil in natural and agricultural ecosystems. Climate, 9(2), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli9020020
Iatrou, M., Karydas, C., Iatrou, G., Pitsiorlas, I., Aschonitis, V., Raptis, I., Mpetas, S., Kravvas, K., & Mourelatos, S. (2021). Topdressing nitrogen demand prediction in rice crop using machine learning systems. Agriculture (Switzerland), 11(4). https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11040312
Christopoulou, N., Chatzistathis, T., Papatheodorou, E. M., Aschonitis, V., & Monokrousos, N. (2021). The crucial role of soil organic matter in satisfying the phosphorus requirements of olive trees (olea europaea L.). Agriculture (Switzerland), 11(2), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11020111
Gaglio, M., Aschonitis, V., Muresan, A. N., Vincenzi, F., Castaldelli, G., & Fano, E. A. (2021). Structural and functional variations of the macrobenthic community of the adige basin along the river continuum. Water (Switzerland), 13(4). https://doi.org/10.3390/w13040451
Babakos, K., Papamichail, D., Tziachris, P., Pisinaras, V., Demertzi, K., & Aschonitis, V. (2020). Assessing the robustness of pan evaporation models for estimating reference crop evapotranspiration during recalibration at local conditions. Hydrology, 7(3), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology7030062
Tziachris, P., Aschonitis, V., Chatzistathis, T., Papadopoulou, M., & Doukas, I. J. D. (2020). Comparing machine learning models and hybrid geostatistical methods using environmental and soil covariates for soil pH prediction. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 9(4). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi9040276
Gaglio, M., Aschonitis, V., Castaldelli, G., & Fano, E. A. (2020). Land use intensification rather than land cover change affects regulating services in the mountainous Adige river basin (Italy). Ecosystem Services, 45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2020.101158
Muresan, A. N., Gaglio, M., Aschonitis, V., Nobili, G., Castaldelli, G., & Fano, E. A. (2020). Structural and functional responses of macroinvertebrate communities in small wetlands of the Po delta with different and variable salinity levels. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106726
Bizos, G., Papatheodorou, E. M., Chatzistathis, T., Ntalli, N., Aschonitis, V. G., & Monokrousos, N. (2020). The role of microbial inoculants on plant protection, growth stimulation, and crop productivity of the olive tree (Olea europea l.). Plants, 9(6), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9060743
Aschonitis, V., Karydas, C. G., Iatrou, M., Mourelatos, S., Metaxa, I., Tziachris, P., & Iatrou, G. (2019). An integrated approach to assessing the soil quality and nutritional status of large and long-term cultivated rice agro-ecosystems. Agriculture (Switzerland), 9(4). https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture9040080
Lanzoni, M., Aschonitis, V., Milardi, M., Fano, E. A., & Castaldelli, G. (2019). A bimodal weight-length relationship in bleak (Alburnus alburnus). Annales Zoologici Fennici, 56(1), 25–32. https://doi.org/10.5735/086.056.0103
Antonopoulos, V. Z., Papamichail, D. M., Aschonitis, V. G., & Antonopoulos, A. V. (2019). Solar radiation estimation methods using ANN and empirical models. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 160, 160–167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2019.03.022
Tziachris, P., Aschonitis, V., Chatzistathis, T., & Papadopoulou, M. (2019). Assessment of spatial hybrid methods for predicting soil organic matter using DEM derivatives and soil parameters. Catena, 174, 206–216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2018.11.010
Demertzi, K., Papadimos, D., Aschonitis, V., & Papamichail, D. (2019). A simplistic approach for assessing hydroclimatic vulnerability of lakes and reservoirs with regulated superficial outflow. Hydrology, 6(3). https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology6030061
Gaglio, M., Aschonitis, V., Pieretti, L., Santos, L., Gissi, E., Castaldelli, G., & Fano, E. A. (2019). Modelling past, present and future Ecosystem Services supply in a protected floodplain under land use and climate changes. Ecological Modelling, 403, 23–34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2019.04.019
Aschonitis, V. G., Lekakis, E., Tziachris, P., Doulgeris, C., Papadopoulos, F., Papadopoulos, A., & Papamichail, D. (2019). A ranking system for comparing models’ performance combining multiple statistical criteria and scenarios: The case of reference evapotranspiration models. Environmental Modelling and Software, 114, 98–111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2019.01.005
Gaglio, M., Tamburini, E., Lucchesi, F., Aschonitis, V., Atti, A., Castaldelli, G., & Fano, E. A. (2019). Life cycle assessment of maize-germ oil production and the use of bioenergy to mitigate environmental impacts: A gate-to-gate case study. Resources, 8(2). https://doi.org/10.3390/resources8020060
Aschonitis, V. G., Gavioli, A., Lanzoni, M., Fano, E. A., Feld, C., & Castaldelli, G. (2018). Proposing priorities of intervention for the recovery of native fish populations using hierarchical ranking of environmental and exotic species impact. Journal of Environmental Management, 210, 36–50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.01.006
Aschonitis, V., Diamantopoulou, M., & Papamichail, D. (2018). Modeling plant density and ponding water effects on flooded rice evapotranspiration and crop coefficients: critical discussion about the concepts used in current methods. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 132(3–4), 1165–1186. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-017-2164-z
Castaldelli, G., Aschonitis, V., Vincenzi, F., Fano, E. A., & Soana, E. (2018). The effect of water velocity on nitrate removal in vegetated waterways. Journal of Environmental Management, 215, 230–238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.03.071
Gissi, E., Gaglio, M., Aschonitis, V. G., Fano, E. A., & Reho, M. (2018). Soil-related ecosystem services trade-off analysis for sustainable biodiesel production. Biomass and Bioenergy, 114, 83–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2017.08.028
Aschonitis, V. G., Awe, G. O., Abegunrin, T. P., Demertzi, K. A., Papamichail, D. M., & Castaldelli, G. (2018). Geographic segmentation, spatial dependencies, and evaluation of the relative position of rain-gauges based on gridded data of mean monthly precipitation: Application in Nigeria. Hydrology Research, 49(1), 107–122. https://doi.org/10.2166/nh.2016.095
Gavioli, A., Mancini, M., Milardi, M., Aschonitis, V., Racchetti, E., Viaroli, P., & Castaldelli, G. (2018). Exotic species, rather than low flow, negatively affect native fish in the Oglio River, Northern Italy. River Research and Applications, 34(8), 887–897. https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.3324
Lanzoni, M., Milardi, M., Aschonitis, V., Fano, E. A., & Castaldelli, G. (2018). A regional fish inventory of inland waters in Northern Italy reveals the presence of fully exotic fish communities. European Zoological Journal, 85(1), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1080/24750263.2017.1415384
Milardi, M., Aschonitis, V., Gavioli, A., Lanzoni, M., Fano, E. A., & Castaldelli, G. (2018). Run to the hills: exotic fish invasions and water quality degradation drive native fish to higher altitudes. Science of the Total Environment, 624, 1325–1335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.237
Gavioli, A., Milardi, M., Lanzoni, M., Mantovani, S., Aschonitis, V., Soana, E., Fano, E. A., & Castaldelli, G. (2018). Managing the environment in a pinch: red swamp crayfish tells a cautionary tale of ecosystem based management in northeastern Italy. Ecological Engineering, 120, 546–553. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2018.07.013
Lanzoni, M., Aschonitis, V., Milardi, M., Fano, E. A., & Castaldelli, G. (2018). A method to identify bimodal weight–length relations: Possible ontogenetic diet and/or metabolism shift effects in Anguilla Anguilla (actinopterygii: Anguilliformes: Anguillidae). Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 48(2), 163–171. https://doi.org/10.3750/AIEP/02400
Aschonitis, V., Castaldelli, G., Lanzoni, M., Rossi, R., Kennedy, C., & Fano, E. A. (2017). Long-term records (1781–2013) of European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) production in the Comacchio Lagoon (Italy): evaluation of local and global factors as causes of the population collapse. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 27(2), 502–520. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2701
Gaglio, M., Aschonitis, V. G., Mancuso, M. M., Puig, J. P. R., Moscoso, F., Castaldelli, G., & Fano, E. A. (2017). Changes in land use and ecosystem services in tropical forest areas: A case study in Andes mountains of Ecuador. International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services and Management, 13(1), 264–279. https://doi.org/10.1080/21513732.2017.1345980
Gaglio, M., Aschonitis, V. G., Gissi, E., Castaldelli, G., & Fano, E. A. (2017). Land use change effects on ecosystem services of river deltas and coastal wetlands: case study in Volano–Mesola–Goro in Po river delta (Italy). Wetlands Ecology and Management, 25(1), 67–86. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-016-9503-1
Aschonitis, V. G., Castaldelli, G., Lanzoni, M., Merighi, M., Gelli, F., Giari, L., Rossi, R., & Fano, E. A. (2017). A size-age model based on bootstrapping and Bayesian approaches to assess population dynamics of Anguilla anguilla L. in semi-closed lagoons. Ecology of Freshwater Fish, 26(2), 217–232. https://doi.org/10.1111/eff.12269
Aschonitis, V. G., Papamichail, D., Demertzi, K., Colombani, N., Mastrocicco, M., Ghirardini, A., Castaldelli, G., Fano, & E.-A. (2017). High-resolution global grids of revised Priestley-Taylor and Hargreaves-Samani coefficients for assessing ASCE-standardized reference crop evapotranspiration and solar radiation. Earth System Science Data, 9(2), 615–638. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-615-2017
Aschonitis, V. G., Gaglio, M., Castaldelli, G., & Fano, E. A. (2016). Criticism on elasticity-sensitivity coefficient for assessing the robustness and sensitivity of ecosystem services values. Ecosystem Services, 20, 66–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2016.07.004
Lanzoni, M., Gavioli, A., Aschonitis, V., Merighi, M., Fano, E. A., & Castaldelli, G. (2016). Length–weight relationships of three estuarine species in the Comacchio Lagoon, Po River delta, Italy. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 32(6), 1284–1285. https://doi.org/10.1111/jai.13173
Aschonitis, V. G., Castaldelli, G., & Fano, E. A. (2016). Relations between environmental gradients and diversity indices of benthic invertebrates in lotic systems of northern Italy. Web Ecology, 16(1), 13–15. https://doi.org/10.5194/we-16-13-2016
Aschonitis, V. G., Feld, C. K., Castaldelli, G., Turin, P., Visonà, E., & Fano, E. A. (2016). Environmental stressor gradients hierarchically regulate macrozoobenthic community turnover in lotic systems of Northern Italy. Hydrobiologia, 765(1), 131–147. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-015-2407-x
Aschonitis, V. G., Castaldelli, G., Colombani, N., & Mastrocicco, M. (2016). A combined methodology to assess the intrinsic vulnerability of aquifers to pollution from agrochemicals. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 9(7). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-016-2527-2
Fedrigotti, C., Aschonitis, V., & Fano, E. A. (2016). Effects of forest expansion and land abandonment on ecosystem services of alpine environments: Case study in ledro valley (Italy) for the period 1859-2011. Global Nest Journal, 18(4), 875–884. https://doi.org/10.30955/gnj.001770
Aschonitis, V., Miliaresis, G., Demertzi, K., & Papamichail, D. (2016). Terrain Segmentation of Greece Using the Spatial and Seasonal Variation of Reference Crop Evapotranspiration. Advances in Meteorology, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/3092671
Aschonitis, V., Demertzi, K., Papamichail, D., Colombani, N., & Mastrocicco, M. (2015). Revisiting the Priestley-Taylor method for the assessment of reference crop evapotranspiration in Italy. Italian Journal of Agrometeorology, 20(2), 5–18. https://doi.org/Article
Lekakis, E., Aschonitis, V., Pavlatou-Ve, A., Papadopoulos, A., & Antonopoulos, V. (2015). Analysis of temporal variation of soil salinity during the growing season in a flooded rice field of Thessaloniki plain-Greece. Agronomy, 5(1), 35–54. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy5010035
Tamburini, E., Castaldelli, G., Ferrari, G., Marchetti, M. G., Pedrini, P., & Aschonitis, V. G. (2015). Onsite and online FT-NIR spectroscopy for the estimation of total nitrogen and moisture content in poultry manure. Environmental Technology (United Kingdom), 36(18), 2285–2294. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2015.1026287
Civolani, S., Boselli, M., Butturini, A., Chicca, M., Cassanelli, S., Tommasini, M. G., Aschonitis, V., & Fano, E. A. (2015). Testing Spirotetramat as an Alternative Solution to Abamectin for Cacopsylla pyri (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) Control: Laboratory and Field Tests. Journal of Economic Entomology, 108(6), 2737–2742. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/tov228
Aschonitis, V. G., Castaldelli, G., Bartoli, M., & Fano, E. A. (2015). A Review and Synthesis of Bivariate Non-Linear Models to Describe the Relative Variation of Ecological, Biological and Environmental Parameters. Environmental Modeling and Assessment, 20(2), 169–182. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10666-014-9421-7
Aschonitis, V. G., Salemi, E., Colombani, N., & Mastrocicco, M. (2015). Comparison of Different “S-index” Expressions to Evaluate the State of Physical Soil Properties. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 33(4), 1055–1066. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-015-9887-3
Aschonitis, V. G., Papamichail, D. M., Lithourgidis, A., & Fano, E. A. (2014). Estimation of Leaf Area Index and Foliage Area Index of Rice using an Indirect Gravimetric Method. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 45(13), 1726–1740. https://doi.org/10.1080/00103624.2014.907917
Castaldelli, G., Aschonitis, V., Lanzoni, M., Gelli, F., Rossi, R., & Fano, E. A. (2014). An update of the length-weight and length-age relationships of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla, Linnaeus 1758) in the Comacchio Lagoon, northeast Adriatic Sea, Italy. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 30(3), 558–559. https://doi.org/10.1111/jai.12392
Demertzi, K. A., Papamichail, D. M., Georgiou, P. E., Karamouzis, D. N., & Aschonitis, V. G. (2014). Assessment of rural and highly seasonal tourist activity plus drought effects on reservoir operation in a semi-arid region of Greece using the WEAP model. Water International, 39(1), 23–34. https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2013.848315
Aschonitis, V. G., Mastrocicco, M., Colombani, N., Salemi, E., & Castaldelli, G. (2014). Assessment of the intrinsic vulnerability of agricultural land to water and nitrogen losses: Case studies in Italy and Greece. IAHS-AISH Proceedings and Reports, 364, 14–19. https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-364-14-2014
Litskas, V. D., Aschonitis, V. G., Lekakis, E. H., & Antonopoulos, V. Z. (2014). Effects of land use and irrigation practices on Ca, Mg, K, Na loads in rice-based agricultural systems. Agricultural Water Management, 132, 30–36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2013.10.003
Demertzi, K., Papamichail, D., Aschonitis, V., & Miliaresis, G. (2014). Spatial and seasonal patterns of precipitation in Greece: The terrain segmentation approach. Global Nest Journal, 16(5), 988–997. https://doi.org/10.30955/gnj.001469
Aschonitis, V. G., Lithourgidis, A. S., Damalas, C. A., & Antonopoulos, V. Z. (2013). Modelling yields of non-irrigated winter wheat in a semi-arid mediterranean environment based on drought variability. Experimental Agriculture, 49(3), 448–460. https://doi.org/10.1017/S001447971300015X
Aschonitis, V. G., Salemi, E., Colombani, N., Castaldelli, G., & Mastrocicco, M. (2013). Formulation of indices to describe intrinsic nitrogen transformation rates for the implementation of best management practices in agricultural lands. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 224(3). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-013-1489-1
Aschonitis, V. G., Lekakis, E. H., Petridou, N. C., Koukouli, S. G., & Pavlatou-Ve, A. (2013). Nutrients fixation by algae and limiting factors of algal growth in flooded rice fields under semi-arid Mediterranean conditions: Case study in Thessaloniki plain in Greece. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 96(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-013-9573-x
Aschonitis, V. G., & Antonopoulos, V. Z. (2013). New equations for the determination of soil saturated hydraulic conductivity using the van genuchten model parameters and effective porosity. Irrigation and Drainage, 62(4), 537–542. https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.1751
Aschonitis, V. G., Antonopoulos, V. Z., Lekakis, E. H., Litskas, V. D., Kotsopoulos, S. A., & Karamouzis, D. N. (2013). Estimation of field capacity for aggregated soils using changes of the water retention curve under the effects of compaction. European Journal of Soil Science, 64(5), 688–698. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12058
Aschonitis, V. G., Kostopoulou, S. K., & Antonopoulos, V. Z. (2012). Methodology to Assess the Effects of Rice Cultivation Under Flooded Conditions on van Genuchten’s Model Parameters and Pore Size Distribution. Transport in Porous Media, 91(3), 861–876. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-011-9876-9
Aschonitis, V. G., Mastrocicco, M., Colombani, N., Kazakis, N., Voudouris, K., & Castaldelli, G. (2012). Assessment of the intrinsic vulnerability of agricultural land to water and nitrogen losses via deterministic approach and regression analysis. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 223(4), 1605–1614. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-011-0968-5
Litskas, V. D., Aschonitis, V. G., & Antonopoulos, V. Z. (2010). Water quality in irrigation and drainage networks of Thessaloniki plain in Greece related to land use, water management, and agroecosystem protection. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 163(1–4), 347–359. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-009-0839-3
82 publications
As Principal Investigator
GOV4LL
PI
International
Governance and business models for living labs: rural regeneration hubs for tackling soil health challenges in the Mediterranean region
Jun 2024 → Nov 2028
VENUS
PI
International
ConVErting marginal lands of the Mediterranean basin into productive and sustainable agro-ecosystems using low water demanding Neglected and Underutilized Species
Apr 2024 → Mar 2027
CREDIBLE
PI
International
Building momentum and trust to achieve credible soil carbon farming in the EU
Jun 2023 → May 2026
As Team Member
SEACURE
Team Member
International
Innovative solutions to prevent, reduce and remediate nutrient pollution along the land-river-sea system in the Mediterranean basin
Sep 2024 → Aug 2028
