AM Vafeiadou is a post-doctoral researcher at the Marine Biology Research Group of Ghent University. Received a Joint-PhD degree in Marine Sciences and in Biology by Ghent University and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She holds a MSc in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation by Ghent University and other 5 partner universities. Her work focuses on meiobenthos responses to climate change with a close view on food webs and species interactions. She is interested in topics related to marine ecology, marine biodiversity, benthic ecology, food webs, symbiosis, interactions.
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