Dr. Olga Tzortzakaki

Olga is a free-lancer biologist with a PhD (2018: University of Patras) in urban ecology, focusing on the effects of urbanization on bird, butterfly and bat communities. She has participated in various biodiversity conservation projects, such as the national butterfly monitoring scheme, environmental impact assessment studies, and bird (“Ornithopolis”) and butterfly citizen-science projects. She compiled the first National Action Plan for invertebrates in Greece, specifically for the Apollo butterfly (Parnassius apollo), within the framework of the project LIFE IP-4 Natura. She has worked as a lecturer under contract in BAT Department. She is currently a NECCA staff and external collaborator in our Lab. BLC projects: WIND, ROADLESS, BUTALL, SOER, APOLLO, PINS, LAC, PARNO, OITI, ALEXANOR, NATLAND, INTEGRADIV, LIVEMOUNT.