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Orchids, Ecology, Conservation, Biogeography

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Employment (4)

Democritus University of Thrace: Drama, GR

2024-03 to present | Associate Professor (Department of Forest and Natural Environment Sciences)
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Spyros Tsiftsis

International Hellenic University: Drama, GR

2023-06-20 to 2024-03 | Associate Professor (Department of Forest and Natural Environment Sciences)
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Spyros Tsiftsis

International Hellenic University: Drama, GR

2019-05-07 to 2023-06-19 | Assistant Professor (Department of Forest and Natural Environment Sciences)
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Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology: Drama, GR

2018-05-08 to 2019-05-06 | Assistant Professor (Department of Forestry and Natural Environment Management)
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Education and qualifications (2)

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki: Thessaloniki, GR

2002-11-10 to 2009-03-05 | PhD (School of Biology)
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Aristotle University of Thessaloniki: Thessaloniki, GR

1993-09-01 to 1998-07-13 | Bachelor (5-year programme) (Department of Forestry and Natural Environment)
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Professional activities (3)

Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature: Athens, GR

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Hellenic Forestry Society: Thessaloniki, GR

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Hellenic Botanical Society: Athens, GR

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Works (50)

Mixotrophy in orchids: facts, questions, and perspectives

New Phytologist
2025-04-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/nph.70106
Contributors: Marc‐André Selosse; Pierre‐Louis Alaux; Lara Deloche; Etienne Delannoy; Julita Minasiewicz; Spyros Tsiftsis; Tomas Figura; Florent Martos
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Factors Influencing Orchid Species Richness in the Central Balkans: The Importance of Belowground Organ Types

Plants
2025-02-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/plants14030443
Contributors: Vladan Djordjević; Dmitar Lakušić; Ivan Novković; Vladimir Stevanović; Spyros Tsiftsis
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Is the GBIF appropriate for use as input in models of predicting species distributions? Study from the Czech Republic

Nature Conservation Research
2024 | Journal article
DOI: 10.24189/ncr.2024.008
Contributors: Zuzana Štípková; Spyros Tsiftsis; Pavel Kindlmann
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Optimising Juniperus excelsa (Cupressaceae) germination for sustainable ecosystem restoration in the Prespa area (Western Macedonia, Greece)

Nature Conservation Research
2024 | Journal article
DOI: 10.24189/ncr.2024.028
Contributors: Georgios Varsamis; Spyros Tsiftsis; Irene Koutseri; Theodora Merou
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A taxonomic monograph of the Eurasian holoparasitic plant genus Lathraea L. (Orobanchaceae)

Phytotaxa
2024-11-19 | Journal article
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.672.1.1
Contributors: SEBASTIAN A. HATT; SPYROS TSIFTSIS; CHRIS J. THOROGOOD
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Predictions of species distributions based only on models estimating future climate change are not reliable

Scientific Reports
2024-10-28 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-76524-5
Part of ISSN: 2045-2322
Contributors: Spyros Tsiftsis; Zuzana Štípková; Marcel Rejmánek; Pavel Kindlmann
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Imprints of land use history and disturbance regime in phylogenetic diversity of Mediterranean plant communities

Ecosphere
2024-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.4972
Part of ISSN: 2150-8925
Part of ISSN: 2150-8925
Contributors: Anna Mastrogianni; Diogenis A. Kiziridis; Magdalini Pleniou; Fotios Xystrakis; Spyros Tsiftsis; Ioannis Tsiripidis
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Towards a standardised orchid germination protocol: determining the optimal duration of chemical scarification for orchid seeds by means of viability and permeability staining

Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology
2024-05-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/11263504.2024.2347847
Part of ISSN: 1126-3504
Part of ISSN: 1724-5575
Contributors: Spyridon Oikonomidis; K. Koutsovoulou; S. Tsiftsis; Costas Thanos
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How different reproduction protocols can affect the germination of seeds: The case of three stenoendemic species on Mt. Olympus (NC Greece)

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
2023-06-30 | Journal article
DOI: 10.14712/23361964.2023.3
Contributors: Georgios Varsamis; Theodora Merou; Katerina Tseniklidou; Katerina Goula; Spyros Tsiftsis
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Advances in orchid research in East Macedonia (NE Greece) and the importance of current data in furthering our understanding of the orchids’ altitudinal requirements

Journal for Nature Conservation
2023-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2023.126346
Contributors: Spyros Tsiftsis; Pavel Kindlmann
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Historical biogeography and local adaptation explain population genetic structure in a widespread terrestrial orchid

Annals of Botany
2023-04-28 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcad010
Contributors: Alexandra Evans; Hanne de Kort; Rein Brys; Karl J Duffy; Jana Jersáková; Tiiu Kull; Marc-André Selosse; Spyros Tsiftsis; Julita Minasiewicz; Hans Jacquemyn
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Simulating Future Land Use and Cover of a Mediterranean Mountainous Area: The Effect of Socioeconomic Demands and Climatic Changes

Land
2023-01-13 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/land12010253
Contributors: Diogenis A. Kiziridis; Anna Mastrogianni; Magdalini Pleniou; Spyros Tsiftsis; Fotios Xystrakis; Ioannis Tsiripidis
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The Orchids of Wetland Vegetation in the Central Balkans

Diversity
2022-12-23 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/d15010026
Contributors: Vladan Djordjević; Svetlana Aćić; Eva Kabaš; Predrag Lazarević; Spyros Tsiftsis; Dmitar Lakušić
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Effect of climate change on fir forest communities in the mountains of South-central Greece

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
2022-06-26 | Journal article
DOI: 10.14712/23361964.2022.4
Contributors: Dimitrios Samaras; Christos Damianidis; Georgios Fotiadis; Spyros Tsiftsis
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Acceleration and Relocation of Abandonment in a Mediterranean Mountainous Landscape: Drivers, Consequences, and Management Implications

Land
2022-03-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/land11030406
Contributors: Diogenis A. Kiziridis; Anna Mastrogianni; Magdalini Pleniou; Elpida Karadimou; Spyros Tsiftsis; Fotios Xystrakis; Ioannis Tsiripidis
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The role of Natura 2000 network in protecting the orchid flora of East Macedonia (NE Greece)

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
2021-12-14 | Journal article
DOI: 10.14712/23361964.2021.8
Part of ISSN: 2336-1964
Part of ISSN: 1805-0174
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Colchicum tulakii (Colchicaceae), a new species from central Macedonia, northeastern Greece

Nordic Journal of Botany
2021-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/njb.03207
Contributors: Spyros Tsiftsis; Thomas Giannakis; Sampson Panajiotidis; Eleni Eleftheriadou; Konstantinos Theodoropoulos
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Genetic diversity of alpine Dryas octopetala populations at their southern distribution limit in Europe

Nordic Journal of Botany
2021-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/njb.03150
Contributors: Georgios Varsamis; Theodora Merou; Eleftherios Karapatzak; Aristotelis C. Papageorgiou; Georgios Fotiadis; Spyros Tsiftsis
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Distribution of Orchids with Different Rooting Systems in the Czech Republic

Plants
2021-03 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.3390/plants10040632
Contributors: Zuzana Štípková; Spyros Tsiftsis; Kindlmann
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Suitability of Habitats in Nepal for <i>Dactylorhiza hatagirea</i> Now and under Predicted Future Changes in Climate

Plants
2021-03 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.3390/plants10030467
Contributors: Bikram Shrestha; Spyros Tsiftsis; Deep Jyoti Chapagain; Chhatra khadka; Prakash Bhattarai; Neelima Kayastha Shrestha; Marta Alicja Kolanowska; Kindlmann
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How to Protect Natural Habitats of Rare Terrestrial Orchids Effectively: A Comparative Case Study of Cypripedium calceolus in Different Geographical Regions of Europe

Plants
2021-02-20 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/plants10020404
Contributors: Anna Jakubska-Busse; Spyros Tsiftsis; Michał Śliwiński; Zdenka Křenová; Vladan Djordjević; Corina Steiu; Marta Kolanowska; Petr Efimov; Sebastian Hennigs; Pavel Lustyk et al.
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The Role of Ecological Factors in Distribution and Abundance of Terrestrial Orchids

Reference Series in Phytochemistry
2020 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-11257-8_4-1
Part of ISBN: 9783030112578
Part of ISBN: 9783030112578
Part of ISSN: 2511-834X
Part of ISSN: 2511-8358
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Modelling sexually deceptive orchid species distributions under future climates: the importance of plant–pollinator interactions

Scientific Reports
2020-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-67491-8
Part of ISSN: 2045-2322
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Orchid species richness and composition in relation to vegetation types

Wulfenia
2020-12 | Journal article
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Pollination Mechanisms are Driving Orchid Distribution in Space

Scientific Reports
2020-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-57871-5
Part of ISSN: 2045-2322
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Patterns of distribution, abundance and composition of forest terrestrial orchids

Biodiversity and Conservation
2020-10-14 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-020-02067-6
Part of ISSN: 0960-3115
Part of ISSN: 1572-9710
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Temporal and spatial patterns of orchid species distribution in Greece: implications for conservation

Biodiversity and Conservation
2020-08-17 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-020-02035-0
Part of ISSN: 0960-3115
Part of ISSN: 1572-9710
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Plant morphological variability at the distribution edges: the case of Dryas octopetala (Rosaceae) in northern Greece

Willdenowia
2020-06-25 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3372/wi.50.50212
Part of ISSN: 0511-9618
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A Revision of the Taxonomy and Identification of Epipactis greuteri (Orchidaceae, Neottieae)

Plants
2020-06-22 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/plants9060783
Contributors: Anna Jakubska-Busse; Elżbieta Żołubak; Marcin Górniak; Zbigniew Łobas; Spyros Tsiftsis; Corina Steiu
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The complex effect of heterogeneity and isolation in determining alpha and beta orchid diversity on islands in the Aegean archipelago

Systematics and Biodiversity
2020-04-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2020.1738584
Contributors: Spyros Tsiftsis
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Phytosociological and ecological discrimination of Mediterranean cypress (Cupressus sempervirens) communities in Crete (Greece) by means of pollen analysis

Mediterranean Botany
2019-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5209/mbot.59789
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Neottia cordata (Orchidaceae) at its southernmost distribution border in Europe: threat status and effectiveness of Natura 2000 Network for its conservation

Journal for Nature Conservation
2019-01 | Journal article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2019.01.006
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Role of way of life, latitude, elevation and climate on the richness and distribution of orchid species

Biodiversity and Conservation
2019-01-26 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-018-1637-4
Contributors: Spyros Tsiftsis; Zuzana Štípková; Pavel Kindlmann
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Modern pollen–vegetation relationships along an altitudinal transect in the Lefka Ori massif (western Crete, Greece)

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology
2018 | Journal article
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Habitat effects and differences in the reproductive success of Orchis punctulata and Orchis purpurea (Orchidaceae)

TURKISH JOURNAL OF BOTANY
2018-07-24 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3906/bot-1711-22
Contributors: Spyros TSIFTSIS; Vladan DJORDJEVIĆ
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Assessing the influence of riparian vegetation structure on bird communities in agricultural Mediterranean landscapes

Agroforestry Systems
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-017-0162-x
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2-s2.0-85035133237
Contributors: Kontsiotis, V.; Zaimes, G.N.; Tsiftsis, S.; Kiourtziadis, P.; Bakaloudis, D.
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Chloroplast DNA variation in Epipactis atrorubens populations from northern Greece

Botany Letters
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/23818107.2016.1262789
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2-s2.0-85008686809
Contributors: Drouzas, A.D.; Charitonidou, M.; Tsiftsis, S.
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Factors affecting the distribution and abundance of orchids in grasslands and herbaceous wetlands

Systematics and Biodiversity
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2016.1151468
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2-s2.0-84961209094
Contributors: Djordjević, V.; Tsiftsis, S.; Lakušić, D.; Jovanović, S.; Stevanović, V.
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Morphological variability of Himantoglossum s.s. (Orchidaceae) in Greece

Phytotaxa
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.245.1.2
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2-s2.0-84957587798
Contributors: Tsiftsis, S.
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Niche analysis of orchids of serpentine and non-serpentine areas: Implications for conservation

Plant Biosystems
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/11263504.2014.990534
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2-s2.0-84916897299
Contributors: Djordjević, V.; Tsiftsis, S.; Lakušić, D.; Stevanović, V.
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Threat categories of the Greek Orchids (Orchidaceae)

Botanika Chronika
2016 | Journal article
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Disturbance and recovery in semi-arid Mediterranean grasslands

Applied Vegetation Science
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/avsc.12013
EID:

2-s2.0-84878775320
Contributors: Merou, T.P.; Tsiftsis, S.; Papanastasis, V.P.
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Elevational Gradient of Vascular Plant Species Richness and Endemism in Crete - The Effect of Post-Isolation Mountain Uplift on a Continental Island System

PLoS ONE
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059425
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2-s2.0-84874869050
Contributors: Trigas, P.; Panitsa, M.; Tsiftsis, S.
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New record of Goodyera repens (L.) R. Br. (Orchidaceae) on Przedborska Upland (Poland)

Life Science Journal
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84891529529
Contributors: Grzyl, A.; Rewicz, A.; Tsiftsis, S.
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The effects of presence/absence vs. continuous suitability data on reserve selection

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
2013-03-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.14712/23361964.2015.33
Part of ISSN: 2336-1964
Part of ISSN: 1805-0174
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Distribution Patterns and Conservation Perspectives of the Endemic Flora of Peloponnese (Greece)

Folia Geobotanica
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12224-012-9130-4
EID:

2-s2.0-84869489125
Contributors: Trigas, P.; Tsiftsis, S.; Tsiripidis, I.; Iatrou, G.
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Ecology of the orchid Goodyera repens in its southern distribution limits

Plant Biosystems
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/11263504.2011.642416
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2-s2.0-84869380350
Contributors: Tsiftsis, S.; Tsiripidis, I.; Papaioannou, A.
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Identifying important areas for orchid conservation in Crete

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
2012-02-23 | Journal article
DOI: 10.14712/23361964.2015.44
Part of ISSN: 2336-1964
Part of ISSN: 1805-0174
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Identifying areas of high importance for orchid conservation in east Macedonia (NE Greece)

Biodiversity and Conservation
2009 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9557-3
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2-s2.0-67649201142
Contributors: Tsiftsis, S.; Tsiripidis, I.; Karagiannakidou, V.
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Niche analysis and conservation of the orchids of east Macedonia (NE Greece)

Acta Oecologica
2008 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2007.08.001
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2-s2.0-38649109144
Contributors: Tsiftsis, S.; Tsiripidis, I.; Karagiannakidou, V.; Alifragis, D.
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Peer review (40 reviews for 17 publications/grants)

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Review activity for Global ecology and conservation. (4)
Review activity for International journal of molecular sciences. (1)
Review activity for Journal for nature conservation. (7)
Review activity for Journal of Asia-Pacific biodiversity (2)
Review activity for Land. (1)
Review activity for Planta. (1)
Review activity for Plants. (6)
Review activity for PloS one. (2)
Review activity for Sustainability. (1)
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