| Nature of phosphorus limitation in the ultraoligotrophic eastern Mediterranean TF Thingstad, MD Krom, RFC Mantoura, GAF Flaten, S Groom, B Herut, ... Science 309 (5737), 1068-1071, 2005 | 552 | 2005 |
| Defining planktonic protist functional groups on mechanisms for energy and nutrient acquisition: incorporation of diverse mixotrophic strategies A Mitra, KJ Flynn, U Tillmann, JA Raven, D Caron, DK Stoecker, F Not, ... Protist 167 (2), 106-120, 2016 | 416 | 2016 |
| Natural vs. mariculture induced variability in nutrients and plankton in the eastern Mediterranean P Pitta, I Karakassis, M Tsapakis, S Zivanovic Hydrobiologia 391, 179-192, 1998 | 249 | 1998 |
| Carbon flow in the planktonic food web along a gradient of oligotrophy in the Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) I Siokou-Frangou, M Bianchi, U Christaki, ED Christou, A Giannakourou, ... Journal of Marine Systems 33, 335-353, 2002 | 213 | 2002 |
| Mixotrophic protists and a new paradigm for marine ecology: where does plankton research go now? KJ Flynn, A Mitra, K Anestis, AA Anschütz, A Calbet, GD Ferreira, ... Journal of Plankton Research 41 (4), 375-391, 2019 | 200 | 2019 |
| Response of East Mediterranean surface water to Saharan dust: On-board microcosm experiment and field observations B Herut, T Zohary, MD Krom, RFC Mantoura, P Pitta, S Psarra, ... Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 52 (22-23), 3024-3040, 2005 | 188 | 2005 |
| 'Ghost nutrients' from fish farms are transferred up the food web by phytoplankton grazers P Pitta, M Tsapakis, ET Apostolaki, T Tsagaraki, M Holmer, I Karakassis Marine Ecology Progress Series 374, 1-6, 2009 | 136 | 2009 |
| P-limited bacteria but N and P co-limited phytoplankton in the Eastern Mediterranean—a microcosm experiment T Zohary, B Herut, MD Krom, RFC Mantoura, P Pitta, S Psarra, ... Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 52 (22-23), 3011-3023, 2005 | 136 | 2005 |
| Planktonic ciliates in the oligotrophic Mediterranean Sea: longitudinal trends of standing stocks, distributions and analysis of food vacuole contents P Pitta, A Giannakourou, U Christaki Aquatic Microbial Ecology 24 (3), 297-311, 2001 | 133 | 2001 |
| Contribution of fish farming to the nutrient loading of the Mediterranean I Karakassis, P Pitta, M Krom Scientia Marina (Barcelona) 69 (2), 2005 | 132 | 2005 |
| Lipid remodelling is a widespread strategy in marine heterotrophic bacteria upon phosphorus deficiency M Sebastián, AF Smith, JM González, HF Fredricks, B Van Mooy, ... The ISME Journal 10 (4), 968-978, 2016 | 124 | 2016 |
| Planktonic ciliates in the oligotrophic Eastern Mediterranean: vertical, spatial distribution and mixotrophy P Pitta, A Giannakourou Marine Ecology Progress Series 194, 269-282, 2000 | 106 | 2000 |
| Mesoscale changes in the water column in response to fish farming zones in three coastal areas in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea P Pitta, ET Apostolaki, M Giannoulaki, I Karakassis Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 65 (3), 501-512, 2005 | 101 | 2005 |
| Fish farming effects on chemical and microbial variables of the water column: a spatio-temporal study along the Mediterranean Sea P Pitta, ET Apostolaki, T Tsagaraki, M Tsapakis, I Karakassis Hydrobiologia 563, 99-108, 2006 | 93 | 2006 |
| Summary and overview of the CYCLOPS P addition Lagrangian experiment in the Eastern Mediterranean MD Krom, TF Thingstad, S Brenner, P Carbo, P Drakopoulos, TW Fileman, ... Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 52 (22-23), 3090-3108, 2005 | 87 | 2005 |
| Oceanic protists with different forms of acquired phototrophy display contrasting biogeographies and abundance SG Leles, A Mitra, KJ Flynn, DK Stoecker, PJ Hansen, A Calbet, ... Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 284 (1860), 20170664, 2017 | 85 | 2017 |
| Diet of sardine Sardina pilchardus: an ‘end-to-end’field study N Nikolioudakis, S Isari, P Pitta, S Somarakis Marine Ecology Progress Series 453, 173-188, 2012 | 84 | 2012 |
| Microbial community structure and function in the Levantine Basin of the eastern Mediterranean T Tanaka, T Zohary, MD Krom, CS Law, P Pitta, S Psarra, ... Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 54 (10), 1721-1743, 2007 | 84 | 2007 |
| Electrochemical disinfection of simulated ballast water using Artemia salina as indicator E Tsolaki, P Pitta, E Diamadopoulos Chemical Engineering Journal 156 (2), 305-312, 2010 | 77 | 2010 |
| Diel variation of nutrients and chlorophyll in sea bream and sea bass cages in the Mediterranean I Karakassis, M Tsapakis, E Hatziyanni, P Pitta Fresenius Environmental Bulletin 10 (3), 278-283, 2001 | 71 | 2001 |
Ioannis KarakassisProfessor of Marine Ecology, Biology Department, University of Crete, Heraklion, GreeceVerified email at biology.uoc.gr
