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Eleftheria - Perdiko Bareka

Assistant Professor
Laboratory of Systematic Botany
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Bareka@aua.gr
Bareka CV 2020.pdf

Personal Info

          EDUCATION

  • 1998: Graduation from the Department of Biology, University of Patras, Greece.
  • 2001: MSc Diploma in “Ecological Management and Environmental Technology”, Department of Biology, University of Patras, Greece. Title of MSc dissertation: “Karyotaxonomical study of the genus Leucojum L. (Amaryllidaceae) in Greece”.
  • 2008: PhD, Department of Biology, University of Patras, Greece. PhD Thesis title: “Biosystematic study of Bellevalia Lapeyr. (Hyacinthaceae) species”.

 

         PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • 1988-2003: PhD candidate and scholar in various research projects of the Botanical Institute, Department of Biology, Univ. of Patras, Greece.
  • 2003-2011: Technical staff, Section of Plant Biology, Department of Biology, Univ. of Patras, Greece. Scientific collaborator in research projects of the Botanical Institute, Department of Biology, Univ. of Patras, Greece.
  • 2011 - 2016: Lecturer, Laboratory of Systematic Botany, Laboratory of Systematic Botany, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens.
  • 2016-today: Assistant Professor, Laboratory of Systematic Botany, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens.

               

        AWARDS

  • “Dimitrios Babalonas” Award received from the Hellenic Botanical Society for the paper entitled “Biosystematic study of the genus Bellevalia Lapeyr. (Hyacinthaceae) in Greece”. – 9th Scientific Congress of the Hellenic Botanical Society. – Ioannina, 5-8 May 2005.
  • OPTIMA (Organization for the Phytotaxonomic Investigation of the Mediterranean area) Silver Award for the year 2018. Paper awarded: Liveri E., Bareka P. & Kamari G. 2018: Taxonomic study on the Greek endemic genus Hymenonema (Asteraceae: Cichorieae), using morphological and karyological traits. – Willdenowia 48: 5-21 doi:  https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.48.48101 (I.F.: 1,5, Cite Score: 1,0)

 

         MEMBER OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES - COMMITTEES

  • Member of the Hellenic Botanical Society.
  • Member of OPTIMA (Organization for the Phytotaxonomic Investigation of the Mediterranean Area).
  • Member of OPTIMA’s Web Commission (2008-2013).
  • Member of IOSEB (International Organization for Systematic and Evolutionary Biology).
  • Member of the Commission for Karyosystematics (OPTIMA 2013-2019 & 2020-2025).
  • Member of the Commission for DNA Banking (OPTIMA 2013-2019 & 2020-2025).
  • Member of Commission for the diffusion of knowledge for the Mediterranean Plants (OPTIMA 2020-2025).
  • Member off  IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) – Mediterranean Plant Specialist Group (after evaluation)  2017-2020. - IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature).

       

          EDITORIAL WORK

  • Kamari G., Bareka P., Psaras G., Constatninidis Th., Dimopoulos P. & Kyparissis Α. (eds): Proceedings of the 10th Scientific Congress of the Hellenic Botanical Society. (ISBN: 978-960-98543-0-6, ISSN: 1791-6399).
  • Assistant Editor: D. Phitos & G. Kamari 2009: Geobotany, (Publications of the University of Patras, ISBN: 978-960-530-199-9).
  • Assistant Editor: Phitos D., Constantinidis Th. & Kamari G. (eds), "The Red Data Book of Rare and Threatened Plants of Greece", Vol. 1 (A-D). – Patra: Hellenic Botanical Society. (ISBN: 978-960-9407-09-0, SET: 978-960-9407-12-0).
  • Assistant Editor: Phitos D., Constantinidis Th. & Kamari G. (eds), "The Red Data Book of Rare and Threatened Plants of Greece", Vol. 2 (E-Z). – Patra: Hellenic Botanical Society. (ISBN: 978-960-9407-11-3, SET: 978-960-9407-12-0).
  • Assistant Editor: Botanika Chronika vol. 20/2010. – Botanical Institute, University of Patras (ISSN: 0253-6064).
  • Assistant Editor: Phitos, D., Kamari G., Katsouni, N. & Mitsainas G. (eds) 2015: The mountain Ainos of Cephalonia (Greece) – History, Physiography, Biodiversity (Management Body of the Ainos National Park, ISBN: 978-960-9407-30-4).
  • Greuter W., Kokkini S., Manetas I., Bareka P. & Kamari G. (eds) 2019: Botanika Chronika 22
    (ISSN: 0253-6064).
  • Bareka P., Domina G. & Kamari G. (eds) 2019: XVI OPTIMA Meeting - Book of Abstracts.
    - OPTIMA - Organization for the Phyto-Taxonomic Investigation of the Mediterranean Area, Palermo, Italy (ISBN: 978-88-943667-1-6).

 

         E-PUBLICATIONS

Kamari G., Bareka P. & Stavropoulos P. (eds) 2017 onwards: Phytokaryon – A karyological database for the Flora Hellenica. http://www.phytokaryon.gr

 

         REVIEWER IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS

  • African Journal of Biotechnology
  • Turkish Journal of Botany (I.F.: 0,651, Cite Score: 1,19)
  • Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Sciences (I.F.: 0,816, Cite Score: 1,14)
  • Phytologia Balcanica
  • Flora Mediterranea (Cite Score: 0,60)
  • Caryologia (I.F.: 0,608, Cite Score: 0,59)
  • Botanika Chronika
  • Comparative Cytogenetics (I.F.: 1,319, Cite Score: 1,34)
  • Phytotaxa (I.F.: 1,185, Cite Score: 1,00)
  • Nordic Journal of Botany (I.F.: 0,846, Cite Score: 0,75)
  • Botanica Serbica (I.F.: 0.47, Cite Score: 0,48)
Bareka CV 2020.pdf
  • "Development of  Specific Environmental Assessments (SEAs) and Management Plans for the Natura 2000 regions of the Western Greece and the Ionian Islands" – Financed by the Ministry of Environment and Energy. Leader for the Flora of the area, Assist. Prof. P. Bareka. Project in Progress.

  • "XVI OPTIMA Meeting", International Congress organized by OPTIMA (International Organization for the Phytotaxonomic Investigation of the Mediterranean Area) and Agricultural University of Athens under the auspice of the President of the Hellenic Repuiblic Mr P. Pavlopoulos.Leader of the Project and President of the Organizing Committee: Assist. Prof. P. Bareka. Project in Progress.

  • “Relocation, exploitation and enrichment of the Botanical Collection of the Laboratory of Systematic Botany of the Agricultural University of Athens” Financed by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. Leader of the Project Assist. Prof. P. Bareka. Project ompleted.

  • Research supervisor of the project “Morphological, cytological and palynological diversity of Cyclamen hederifolium s.l. in Greece” by Sofia Samaropoulou. Financed by the Cyclamen Society (U.K.). Project completed.

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  • Scientific collaborator:

  • “Monitoring and management of the Aenos National Park and the greater area of Kefalonia-Ithaki Perfectire”. – Financed by the Greek Ministry of Environment, Land Uses and Public Words. Leader of the Project Assist. Prof. Α. Τiniakou. Project completed.

  • Red Data Book of the Greek Flora”. – Financed by the Greek Ministry of Environment, Land Uses and Public Words. Leader of the Project Prof. Emer. G. Kamari. Project completed.

  • Study on the recording, presentation and evaluation of rare and threatened plants of Greece”. – Financed by the Greek Ministry of Agricultural Development and Foods. Leader of the Project Prof. Emer. G. Kamari. Project completed.

  • Human recreation versus plant diversity on maritime sands in Crete. - Financed by the National Geographic Society. Leader of the Project Nicholas J. Turland. Project completed.

  • Biosystematic investigation of endemic, rare and endangered plant species of Greece and Albania – A contribution towards conservation and management of the endemic and rare flora. – Financed by the Greek Ministry for Development, General Secretariat for Research and Technology (G.S.R.T.), Joint Research and Technology Programmes (Greece-Albania). Leader of the Project Prof. Emer. G. Kamari. Project completed.

  • Threatened Weeds in the Traditional Agriculture of Crete. – Financed by the National Geographic Society. Leader of the Project Nicholas J. Turland. Project completed.

  • “Flora Hellenica Database”. – Financed by the Research Committee of the University of Patras (Research projects “K. Karatheodoris”). Leader of the Project Prof. Emer. G. Kamari. Project completed.

  • “European Initiative for the Euro + Med PlantΒase”. – Financed by the Greek Ministry for Development, General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT). Leader of the Project Prof. Emer. G. Kamari. Project completed.

  • “Concervazione in situ ed ex situ di Abies nebrodensis (Lojac.) Mattei, (LIFE00NAT/IT/7228). – Financed by the European Union. Leader of the Project: Dr. Massimo Belli Dell'Isca . Project completed.

  • “EURO+MED Plantbase”, (Co EVR1-2000-40004 EURO+MED). – Financed by the European Union. Leader of the Project: Prof. Emer. W. Greuter. Project completed.

  • “Description and photography of the endemic and rare plants of Kephallinia and Ithaki islands”. – Financed by the Greek Ministry of Environment, Land Uses and Public Words. Leader of the Project: Prof. Emer. G. Kamari. Project completed.

  • “Studies on plant biodiversity of seprentine areas in Greece - A contribution to conservation and management of their indigenous flora”. – Financed by the Greek Ministry for Development, General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT). Leader of the Project: Prof. Emer. G. Kamari. Project completed.

  • “Flora Hellenica Database”. – Financed by the Greek Ministry for Development, General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT). Leader of the Project: Prof. Emer. G. Kamari. Project completed.

  • Bareka E. P., Constantinidis Th. & Kamari G. 1998: Reports 1001-1008. In: Kamari G., Felber F. & Garbari F. (eds), “Mediterranean chromosome number reports - 8”. – Flora Mediterranea 8: 298-307. (CiteScore: 0,66).

  • Bareka E. P. & Kamari G. 1999: Reports 1026-1030. In: Kamari G., Felber F. & Garbari F. (eds), “Mediterranean chromosome number reports - 9”. – Flora Mediterranea 9: 324-330. (CiteScore: 0,66).

  • Bareka E. P., Koutoula M. & Kamari G. 2000: Reports 1106-1109. In: Kamari G., Felber F. & Garbari F. (eds), “Mediterranean chromosome number reports - 10”. – Flora Mediterranea 10: 382-386. (CiteScore: 0,66).

  • Kapasa M., Bareka E. P., Nikolaidi Th.  & Kamari G. 2001: Reports 1236-1243. In: Kamari G., Blanché C. & Garbari F. (eds), “Mediterranean chromosome number reports -11”. – Flora Mediterranea 11: 448-454. (CiteScore: 0,66).

  • Constantinidis Th., Bareka E. P. & Kamari G. 2002: Karyotaxonomy of Greek serpentine angiosperms. – Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 139(1): 109-124. DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8339.2002.00044.x (I.F.: 3,057, Cite Score: 3,53).

  • Kriemadi E., Bareka P.  & Kamari G. 2002: Reports 1278-1283. In: Kamari G., Blanché C. & Garbari F. (eds), “Mediterranean chromosome number reports -12”. – Flora Mediterranea 12: 444-450. (CiteScore: 0,66).

  • Bareka E. P., Kamari G. & Phitos D. 2003: Cytogeographic study of the genus Leucojum L. (Amaryllidaceae) in Greece. – Bocconea 16(2): 529-536.

  • Niketic M., Bareka P. & Kamari G. 2003: Karyosystematic study of selected Hieracium (Compositae) taxa from Durmitor Mt. (Montenegro). – Botanika Chronika 16: 23-45.

  • Kamari G., Bareka P., Constantinidis Th. & Phitos D. 2004: Karyosystematic studies of plant taxa from the east Mediterranean region (Greece, Cyprus, Syria). – Phytologia Balcanica 9(3): 487-502.

  • Turland N., Phitos D., Kamari G. & Bareka P. 2004: Weeds of the traditional agriculture of Crete. – Willdenowia 34: 381-406. DOI: 10.3372/wi.34.34206 (I.F.: 1,156, CiteScore: 1,28).

  • Bareka E. P., Kamari G. & Phitos D. 2006: Acis ionica (Amaryllidaceae), a new species from the Ionian area (W Greece - S Albania). – Willdenowia 36 (Special Issue): 357-366. DOI: 10.3372/wi.36.36131 (I.F.: 1,156, CiteScore: 1,28).

  • Christou E., Bareka P. & Kamari G. 2008: Karyosystematic study of selected plant taxa from Cyprus. – Botanika Chronika 19: 13-20.

  • Bareka P., Phitos D. & Kamari G. 2008: A karyosystematic study of the genus Bellevalia Lapeyr. (Hyacinthaceae) in Greece. – Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 157(4): 723-739. (I.F.: 3,057, Cite Score: 3,53).

  • Christou E., Bareka P. & Kamari G. 2008: Reports 1645-1649. In: Kamari G., Blanché C. & Siljak-Yakovlev S. (eds), “Mediterranean chromosome number reports -18”. – Flora Mediterranea 18: 564-573. (CiteScore: 0,66).

  • Bareka P., Mitsainas G.P., Constantinidis Th. & Kamari G. 2008: Phytokaryon, a karyological database of European and Mediterranean plants. – Flora Mediterranea 18: 109-116. (CiteScore: 0,66).

  • Samaropoulou S., Bareka P. & Kamari G. 2010: Reports 1728-1735. In: Kamari G., Blanché C. & Siljak-Yakovlev S. (eds), “Mediterranean chromosome number reports -20”. – Flora Mediterranea 20: 278-286. (CiteScore: 0,66).

  • Bareka P., Siljak-Yakovlev S. & Kamari G. 2012: Molecular cytogenetics of Bellevalia (Hyacinthaceae) species occurring in Greece. – Plant Systematics and Evolution 298: 421-430. (I.F.: 1,585 CiteScore: 1,76).

  • Liveri E., Bareka P. & Kamari G. 2012: Reports 1753-1758. In: Kamari G., Blanché C. & Siljak-Yakovlev S. (eds), “Mediterranean chromosome number reports -22”. – Flora Mediterranea 22: 212-220.

  • Samaropoulou S., Bareka P., Artelari R. & Kamari G. 2013: Karyological studies on some endemic and rare species of Kephalonia, Ionian Islands, Greece. – Flora Mediterranea 23: 215-221. (CiteScore: 0,66).

  • Samaropoulou S., Bareka P. & Kamari G. 2013: Reports 1818-1823. In: Kamari G., Blanché C. & Siljak-Yakovlev S. (eds), “Mediterranean chromosome number reports -23”. – Flora Mediterranea 23: 285-291. (CiteScore: 0,66).

  • Christou E., Bareka P. & Kamari G. 2014: Biosystematic study of eleven plant taxa from Cyprus. – Caryologia 67(2): 191-198.  (I.F.: 1,174, CiteScore: 1,07).

  • Kyriakopoulos Ch., Bareka P. & Kamari G. 2014: Reports 1840-1844. In: Kamari G., Blanché C. & Siljak-Yakovlev S. (eds), “Mediterranean chromosome number reports -24”. – Flora Mediterranea 24: 287-291. (CiteScore: 0,66).

  • Liveri E., Bareka P. & Kamari G. 2014: Reports 1824-1825. In: Kamari G., Blanché C. & Siljak-Yakovlev S. (eds), “Mediterranean chromosome number reports -24”. – Flora Mediterranea 24: 274-276. (CiteScore: 0,66).

  • Bareka P., Turland N. J. & Kamari G. 2015: Bellevalia juliana (Asparagaceae), a new hexaploid species from E Kriti (Greece). – Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology 149(4): 703-709. DOI:10.1080/11263504.2015.1057258 (I.F.: 1,525, CiteScore: 1,7).

  • Bareka P., Kamari G., Turland N. J. & Phitos D. 2015: Karyomorphological study of some Cretan archeophytes. – Flora Mediterranea 25 (Special Issue): 127-141. DOI: 10.7320/FlMedit25SI127.  (CiteScore: 0,66).

  • Bareka P. 2015: Reports 1850-1851. In: Kamari G., Blanché C. & Siljak-Yakovlev S. (eds), “Mediterranean chromosome number reports -25”. – Flora Mediterranea 25: 147-150. (CiteScore: 0,66).

  • Liveri E., Bareka P. & Kamari G. 2015: Reports 1852-1858. In: Kamari G., Blanché C. & Siljak-Yakovlev S. (eds), “Mediterranean chromosome number reports -25”. – Flora Mediterranea 25: 156-160. (CiteScore: 0,66).

  • Samaropoulou S., Bareka P. & Kamari G. 2015: Reports 1864-1867. In: Kamari G., Blanché C. & Siljak-Yakovlev S. (eds), “Mediterranean chromosome number reports -25”. – Flora Mediterranea 25: 164-167. (CiteScore: 0,66).

  • Samaropoulou S., Βareka P. & Kamari G. 2016: Karyomorphometric analysis of Fritillaria montana group (Liliaceae) in Greece. – Comparative  Cytogenetics 10(4): 679-695. (I.F.: 0,882, CiteScore: 0,99).

  • Bareka P., Christou E. & Kamari G. 2016: Karyology of some plant taxa from Cyprus [In Kamari G., Blanché C. & Siljak-Yakovlev S. (eds), Mediterranean plant karyological data - 26]. – Flora  Mediterranea 26: 216-219. doi: 10.7320/FlMedit26.216. (CiteScore: 0,66).

  • Kyriakopoulos Ch., Bareka P. & Kamari G. 2016: Karyological data of some endemic taxa from Mt Taigetos, Greece [In Kamari G., Blanché C. & Siljak-Yakovlev S. (eds), Mediterranean plant karyological data - 26]. – Fl. Medit. 26: 224-228. doi: 10.7320/FlMedit26.224 (CiteScore: 0,66).

  • Heywood Ch., Bareka P., Th. Karamplianis & Kamari G. 2017: Karyological study of miscellaneous Crocus (Iridaceae) species [In Kamari G., Blanché C. & Siljak-Yakovlev S. (eds), Mediterranean plant karyological data - 27]. – Flora Mediterranea 27: 276-288. doi: 10.7320/FlMedit27.276 (CiteScore: 0,66).

  • Liveri E., Bareka P. & Kamari G. 2018: Taxonomic study on the Greek endemic genus Hymenonema (Asteraceae: Cichorieae), using morphological and karyological traits.
    – Willdenowia 48: 5-21 doi:  https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.48.48101 (I.F.: 1,156, CiteScore: 1,28).

  • Bareka P., Katopodi E., Kamari G. & Phitos D. 2018: Karyosystematic study of some taxa from the Ionian floristic region (Greece). I. — Flora Mediterannea 28: 85-97. doi: 10.7320/FlMedit28.085 (CiteScore: 0,66).

  • Samaropoulou S., Bareka P. & Kamari G. 2019: Hybridization and karyotype variability of three endemic Fritillaria L. (Liliaceae) in Argolis Peninsula (Greece). – Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. DOI: 10.1080/11263504.2019.1612478 (I.F.: 1,525, CiteScore: 1,7).

  • Samaropoulou S., Bareka P., Bouranis D. & Kamari G. 2019: Seed morphology in the genus Fritillaria (Liliaceae) from Greece and its taxonomic significance. – Phytotaxa 416(4): 223-237. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.416.4.1 (I.F.: 1,168, CiteScore: 1,01).

  • Siljak-Yakovlev S., Farhat P., Valentin N., Bareka P. & Kamari G. 2019: New estimates of Nuclear DNA amount for 25 taxa from Kefallinia island. – Botanika Chronika 22: 87-108.

  • Samaropoulou S., Baliousis E. & Bareka P. 2019: Karyological study of eight Trifolium L. taxa from Greece. – Botanika Chronika 22: 159-170.

  • Trigas P. & Bareka P. 2020: Allium stamatiadae, a new species of A. sect. Codonoprasum (Amaryllidaceae) from Andros island (Aegean Archipelago, Greece). – Phytotaxa 443(3): 287-294. DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.443.3.5