Navarino Environmental Observatory
an international hub where science, business, society and policy makers
join to create a more sustainable future for the Mediterranean region
Students' thesis
Studies at NEO are linked to the research activities taking place in Greece and around the Mediterranean. Students meet with NEO researchers, and integrate into different groups by taking a first glimpse of how research is organized and carried out. A number of BSc, MSc and PhD theses have been completed so far with more coming up!
PhD and Licentiate thesis
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Georgios Maneas, 2023. Towards co-management of Gialova Lagoon: A Natura 2000 coastal wetland in Messinia, Greece. PhD Dissertation, No 34, Department of Physical Geography, Stockholm University, Sweden.
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Christos Katrantsiotis, 2019. Holocene environmental changes and climate variability in the Eastern Mediterranean: Multiproxy sediment records from the Peloponnese peninsula, SW Greece. PhD Dissertation, No xx, Department of Physical Geography, Stockholm University, Sweden.
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Barbara I. Kleine, 2015. How do metamorphic fluids move through rocks? An investigation of timescales, infiltration mechanisms and mineralogical controls. PhD Dissertation, No. 356 (Geology), Department of Geological Sciences, Stockholm University, Sweden.
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Meighan Boyd, 2015. Speleothems from Wark Climates. Holocene records from the Carebbean and Mediterranean Regions. PhD Dissertation, No 51, Department of Physical Geography, Stockholm University, Sweden.
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Ruben Fritzon, 2015. Evaluation of a geochemical method for investigating paleoseismic activity of the Sparta Fault, Greece. PhLic thesis, Department of Geological Sciences, Stockholm University, Sweden.
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Katerina Mazi, 2014. Seawater intrusion risks and controls for safe use of coastal groundwater under multiple change pressures. PhD Dissertation, No 42 (Physical Geography), Department of Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology, Stockholm University, Sweden.
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Martin Finné, 2014: Climate in the eastern Mediterranean during theHolocene and beyond – A Peloponnesian perspective. PhD Dissertation, No 45 (Physical Geograhy), Department of Physical Geography and Quaternary geology, Stockholm University, Sweden.
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MSc thesis
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Wessling R. (2022). First study of the eelgrass Zostera noltii in the Gialova lagoon, Greece. MSc Thesis. Dept. Physical Geography, Stockholm University, Sweden.
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Holmerinm E. (2020). A systems perspective on integrated farming for sustainable coastal development in Messinia. MSc Thesis. Dept. Physical Geography, Stockholm University, Sweden.
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Maniatakou S. (2019). Unraveling diverse values of ecosystem services: a socio-cultural valuation using the Q-methodology in Messenia, Greece. MSc Thesis. Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Sweden.
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Myers D. (2018). A comparison of the avian soundscapes of organic and conventional olive groves in Messinia, Southwest Greece. MSc Thesis, Dept. Physical Geography, Stockholm University, Sweden.
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Lundmark K. (2018). The spatial variability of salinity and water flux estimate in Gialova Lagoon, Greece. MSc Thesis, Dept. Physical Geography, Stockholm University, Sweden.
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Classon A. (2017). Seasonal salinity variations and hydrological conditions of the Gialova Lagoon. MSc Thesis. Dept. Physical Geography, Stockholm University, Sweden.
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Sheik T. (2017). The Land and the Sea: Final Neolithic to Early Roman Socio-environmental Interactions in Southwestern Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. MSc Thesis. Dept. Physical Geography, Stockholm University, Sweden.
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Modig E. (2017). Reconstruction of past vegetational changes at Gialova lagoon – southern Peloponnese, Greece. MSc Thesis. Dept. Physical Geography, Stockholm University, Sweden.
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Sunmark H. (2017). A first step towards a Holocene Tephrochronology for the Peloponnesus peninsula, SW Greece. MSc Thesis, Dept. Physical Geography, Stockholm University, Sweden.
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Engström A. S. (2017). A comparison of conventional and organic olive farming in the catchment area of Gialova Lagoon, south-west Greece. MSc Thesis, Dept. Physical Geography, Stockholm University, Sweden.
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Norrby V. (2017). An evaluation of Gialova lagoons importance as an stop-over area for spring migrating birds in relation to other wetlands along the west coast of Greece. MSc Thesis, Dept. Physical Geography, Stockholm University, Sweden.
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Gonzales R. M. (2016). A comparison on water demands of two different managed landscapes: An olive orchard and a golf course - Preliminary results from two eco-hydrological monitoring stations. MSc Thesis. Dept. Physical Geography, Stockholm University, Sweden
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Zampouni, M. (2014). Challenges vis-à-vis: Water Management in Tourist Areas of the European Mediterranean Region: Comparing Mallorca (Spain) with Navarino (Greece). MSc Thesis GA 20. Dept. Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology, Stockholm University, Sweden.
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Ekstedt, K. (2013). Local water resource assessment in Messinia, Greece. MSc Thesis, Dept. Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology, Stockholm University, Sweden.
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Klein, J. (2013). Water resource sensitivity from a Mediterranean perspective: Using a hydrological model to explore the combined impacts of climate and land-water management changes. MSc Thesis, Dept. Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology, Stockholm University, Sweden.
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Hammarström I. (2013). Local and regional effects on aerosol size distribution in the Mediterranean region. MSc Thesis. Dept. of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry, Stockholm University, Sweden.
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Hagman M. (2013). Characterization of the aerosol size distribution in the central Mediterranean region. MSc Thesis. Dep. of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry, Stockholm University, Sweden.
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Jakobsson S. (2012). How naturalistic golf courses contributeto biodiversity and implications on landscape management–a case. MSc Thesis. Dept. Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology, Stockholm University, Sweden.
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Palmqvist G. (2012) The African Chameleon (Chamaeleo africanus) in Greece: Floral Diversity as an Indicator of Habitat Quality. MSc Thesis. Dept. Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology, Stockholm University, Sweden.
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Sigg E. (2012). Does traffic affect plant species composition and diversity of road verges? – A pilot study in Navarino, Greece. MSc Thesis. Dept. Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology, Stockholm University, Sweden.
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Gradin B. (2012) Biodiversity in olive plantations – the importance of variety in the landscape. MSc Thesis. Dept. Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology, Stockholm University, Sweden.
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Bsc thesis
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​Berglund H. (2014). Ecotourism in southwest Messinia, Greece - Visitation sites around Navarino bay. BSc Thesis. Dept. Physical Geography, Stockholm University, Sweden.
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Frisk C. (2014). Examination and Classification of Ecosystem Vegetation and Ecosystem Services in Messinia, Greece. BSc Thesis. Dept. Physical Geography, Stockholm University, Sweden.
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Söderblom-Tay D. (2014). Effects and consequences of agriculture, tourism and hunting on the birdlife at Gialova lagoon - an area of international importance for migratory birds. BSc Thesis. Dept. Physical Geography, Stockholm University, Sweden.
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Kjellström F. (2014). Impact of Olive Cultivation on Biodiversity in Messenia, Greece. BSc Thesis. Dept. Physical Geography, Stockholm University, Sweden.
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Dahl K. (2014). Environmental Improvements of 'The Dunes Course' in Messinia, Greece. BSc Thesis. Dept. Physical Geography, Stockholm University, Sweden.
Adler, P. (2013). Studier av geomorfologi på Mani, Peloponnesos, Grekland. BSc Thesis NG 20. Dept. Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology, Stockholm University.