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2023
News: Evgenios has been invited to write a review article for a 2023 issue of the Archives of Toxicology and a 2023 issue of Trends in Plant Science, ​​​

  1. Masui, N., Shiojiri, K., Agathokleous, E., Tani, A., and Koike, T. (In Press). Elevated O3 threatens biological communications mediated by plant volatiles: A review focusing on the urban environment. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. DOI: 10.1080/10643389.2023.2202105

  2. Naziri, A., Mina, T., Manoli, K., Beretsou, V.G., Christou, A., Michael, C., Agathokleous, E., and Fatta-Kassinos, D. (In Press). Looking into the effects of co-contamination by micro(nano)plastics in the presence of other pollutants on irrigated edible plants. Science of the Total Environment.

  3. Masui, N., Inoue, S., Agathokleous, E., Matsuura, H., and Koike, T. (In Press). Elevated ozone alters long-chain fatty acids in leaves of Japanese white birch saplings. Environmental Science and Pollution Research.

  4. Agathokleous, E., Saitanis, C.J., Fang, C., and Yu, Z. (2023). Use of ChatGPT: What does it mean for biology and environmental science? Science of the Total Environment 888: 164154. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164154

  5. Ding, X., Wang, W., Wen, J., Feng, T., Peñuelas, J., Sardans, J., Liang, C., Agathokleous, E., Wang, C., Song, Z., Li, Q., Filley, T.R., He, H., and Zhang, X. (2023). Spartina alterniflora invasion differentially alters microbial residues and their contribution to soil organic C in coastal marsh and mangrove wetlands. Catena 230: 107246. DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2023.107246

  6. Guedes, R.N.C., Biondi, A., Agathokleous, E., and Nunes-Nesi, A. (In Press). (Systemic) insecticides in plants: Phytotoxicity, bioactivation, or hormesis? Agriculture Communications 100002. DOI: 10.1016/j.agrcom.2023.100002

  7. Agathokleous, E., Zhang, K., and Saitanis, C.J. (2023). Model-based estimation of the leaf area of ozone-indicator tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) plants under ambient ozone conditions. MethodsX 10: 102214. DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2023.102214

  8. Li, S., Agathokleous, E., Li, S., Yuan, X., Du, Y., and Feng, Z. (In Press). Sensitivity of isoprene emission rate to ozone in greening trees is concurrently determined by isoprene synthesis capacity and stomatal conductance. Science of the Total Environment 164325. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164325

  9. Zhang, J., Tang, Z., Agathokleous, E., Zheng, G., Xu, L., and Li, P. (2023). Hormesis in the heavy metal accumulator plant Tillandsia ionantha under Cd exposure: Frequency and function of different biomarkers. Science of the Total Environment 889: 164328. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164328

  10. Poornima, R., Dhevagi, P., Ramya, A., Agathokleous, E., Keerthi Sahasa, R.G., and Ramakrishnan, S. (2023). Protectants to ameliorate ozone-induced damage in crops – A possible solution for sustainable agriculture. Crop Protection 170: 106267. DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2023.106267

  11. Calabrese, E.J., Dhawan, G., Kapoor, R., Agathokleous, E., and Calabrese, V. (In Press). Rhodiola rosea and salidroside commonly induce hormesis, with particular focus on longevity and neuroprotection. Chemico-Biological Interactions 110540. DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2023.110540

  12. Lai, R.W., Lai-Becker, M.W., and Agathokleous, E. (2023). Zeno’s paradoxes and Lie Tzu’s dichotomic wisdom explained with alpha beta (αβ) asymptotic nonlinear math (including one example on second order nonlinear phenomena). Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics 11: 1209-1249. DOI: /10.4236/jamp.2023.115080

  13. Calabrese, E.J., Agathokleous, E., Dhawan, G., Kapoor, R., and Calabrese, V. (2023). Protective effects of alpha lipoic acid (ALA) are mediated by hormetic mechanisms. Food and Chemical Toxicology 177: 113805. DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2023.113805

  14. Li, S., Shi, J., Li, H., Wang, Y., and Agathokleous, E. (In Press). Application of phosphorus in red paddy soils enhances growth and yield of rice and alters CO2 and CH4 emission from soils in a time-and dose-dependent manner. Paddy and Water Environment. DOI: 10.1007/s10333-023-00939-5

  15. Qin, S., Liu, Z., Qiu, R., Luo, Y., Zhang, B., Wu, L., and Agathokleous, E. (2023). Short–term global solar radiation forecasting based on an improved method for sunshine duration prediction and public weather forecasts. Applied Energy 343: 121205. DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.121205

  16. Santin, M., Zeni, V., Grassi, A., Ricciardi, R., Pieracci, Y., Di Giovanni, F., Panzani, S., Frasconi, C., Agnolucci, M., Avio, L., Turrini, A., Giovannetti, M., Ruffini Castiglione, M., Ranieri, A., Canale, A., Lucchi, A., Agathokleous, E., and Benelli, G. (2023). Do changes in Lactuca sativa metabolic performance, induced by mycorrhizal symbionts and leaf UV-B irradiation, play a role towards tolerance to a polyphagous pest? Environmental Science and Pollution Research 30: 56207-56223. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-26218-8

  17. Cunha, M.L.O., de Oliveira, L.C.A., Carvalho Mendes, N.A., Agathokleous, E., Lanza, M,G.D.B., Vicente, E.F., and Dos Reis, A.R. (In Press). Selenium fertilization shapes nodulation, ureide metabolism, and photosynthetic pigments in soybean (Glycine max L.) plants. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation.

  18. Wang, Q., Wang, D., Agathokleous, E., Cheng, C., Shang, B., and Feng, Z. (2023). Soil microbial community involved in nitrogen cycling in rhizosphere of rice treated with ethylenediurea under ambient ozone. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 89(4):e0018023. DOI: 10.1128/aem.00180-23

  19. Agathokleous, E., Sonne, C., Benelli, G., Calabrese, E.J., and Guedes, R.N.C. (2023). Low-dose chemical stimulation and pest resistance threaten global crop production. Science of the Total Environment 878: 162989. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162989

  20. Calatayud, V., Diéguez, J.J., Agathokleous, E., and Sicard, P. (2023). Machine learning model to predict vehicle electrification impacts on urban air quality and related human health effects. Environmental Research 228: 115835. DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115835

  21. Agathokleous, E., Kitao, M., Hoshika, Y., Haworth, M., Tang, Y., and Koike, T. (2023). Ethylenediurea protects against ozone phytotoxicity not by adding nitrogen or controlling stomata in a stomata-unresponsive hybrid poplar. Science of the Total Environment 875: 162672. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162672

  22. Calabrese, E.J., Pressman, P., Hayes, A.W., Dhawan, G., Kapoor, R., Agathokleous, E., and Calabrese, V. (2023). Lithium and hormesis: Enhancement of adaptive responses and biological performance via hormetic mechanisms. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology 78: 127156. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2023.127156

  23. Ping, Q., Fang, C., Yuan, X., Agathokleous, E., He, H., Zheng, H., and Feng, Z. (2023). Nitrogen addition changed the relationships of fine root respiration and biomass with key physiological traits in ozone-stressed poplars. Science of the Total Environment 875: 162721. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162721

  24. Calabrese, E.J., Pressman, P., Agathokleous, E., Dhawan, G., Kapoor, R., and Calabrese, V. (2023). Boron enhances adaptive responses and biological performance via hormetic mechanisms. Chemico-Biological Interactions 376: 110432. DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2023.110432

  25. Agathokleous, E., and Yu, L. (2023). Effect size in papers published by the Journal of Forestry Research: A missing treasure? Journal of Forestry Research 34: 297-299. DOI: 10.1007/s11676-022-01545-7

  26. Wang, P., Liu, D., Mukherjee, A., Agrawal, M., Zhang, H., Agathokleous, E., Qiao, X., Xu, X., Chen, Y., Wu, T., Zhu, M., Saikawa, E., Agrawal, S.B., and Feng, Z. (2023). Air pollution governance in China and India: Comparison and implications. Environmental Science & Policy 142: 112-120. DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2023.02.006

  27. Fang, C., Song, X., Ye, J.-S., Yuan, Z.-Q., Agathokleous, E., Feng, Z., and Li, F.-M. (2023). Enhanced soil water recovery and crop yield following conversion of 9-year-old leguminous pastures into croplands. Agricultural Water Management 279: 108189. DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2023.108189

  28. Dong, Y., Agathokleous, E., Liu, S., and Yu, Z. (2023). Demographic Changes in China’s forests from 1998 to 2018. Forest Ecosystems 10: 100094. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2023.100094

  29. Calabrese, E.J., Agathokleous, E., Dhawan, G., Kapoor, R., Dhawan, V., Manes, P.K., and Calabrese, V. (2023). Nitric oxide and hormesis. Nitric Oxide 133: 1-17. DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2023.02.001

  30. Agathokleous, E., Liu, C.J., and Calabrese, E.J. (2023). Applications of the hormesis concept in soil and environmental health research. Soil and Environmental Health 1(1): 100003. DOI: 10.1016/j.seh.2023.100003
  31. Agathokleous, E., Kitao, M., and Koike, T. (In Press). Testing phaeophytinization as an index of ozone stress in trees. Journal of Forestry Research. DOI: 10.1007/s11676-022-01556-4
  32. Agathokleous, E., Kitao, M., Komatsu, M., Tamai, Y., Harayama, H., and Koike, T. (In Press). Single and combined effects of fertilization, ectomycorrhizal inoculation, and drought on container-grown Japanese larch seedlings. Journal of Forestry Research. DOI: 10.1007/s11676-022-01565-3
  33. Agathokleous, S., Saitanis, C.J., Savvides, C., Sicard, P., Agathokleous, E., and De Marco, A. (2023). Spatiotemporal variations of ozone exposure and its risks to vegetation and human health in Cyprus: an analysis across a gradient of altitudes. Journal of Forestry Research 34: 579–594. DOI: 10.1007/s11676-022-01520-2

  34. de Andrade Silva, R., Matsumoto, S.N., Cunha, M.L.O., Carvalho Mendes, A., and Agathokleous, E. (In Press). Can exogenously applied N-6-bezyladenine increase the growth, yield and nutritional quality of common bean cultivated in winter and summer? Gesunde Pflanzen. DOI: 10.1007/s10343-022-00789-x

  35. Carvalho, M.E.A., Agathokleous, E., Nogueira, M.L., Brunetto, G., Brown, P.H., and Azevedo, R.A. (2023). Neutral-to-positive cadmium effects on germination and seedling vigor, with and without seed priming. Journal of Hazardous Materials 448: 130813. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.13081

  36. Calabrese, E.J., and Agathokleous, E. (2023). Nitric oxide, hormesis and plant biology. Science of the Total Environment 866: 161299. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161299

  37. Agathokleous, E., Barceló, D., and Calabrese, E.J. (2023). A critical scientific and policy opinion on reuse and reclamation of contaminated wastewater for agriculture and other purposes. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 11(2): 109352. DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2023.109352

  38. Yang, Z., Jiang, Y., Qiu, R., Gong, X., Agathokleous, E., Hu, W., and Clothier, B. (2023). Heat stress decreased transpiration but increased evapotranspiration in gerbera. Frontiers in Plant Science 14: 1119076. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1119076

  39. Zeni, V., Grassi, A., Santin, M., Ricciardi, R., Pieracci, Y., Flamini, G., Di Giovanni, F., Marmugi, M., Agnolucci, M., Avio, L., Turrini, A., Giovannetti, M., Cariglione M.R., Ranieri, A., Canale, A., Lucchi, A., Agathokleous, E., and Benelli, G. (2023). Leaf UV-B irradiation and mycorrhizal symbionts impact VOC emissions and defence mechanisms, but not aphid feeding preferences in lettuce. Insects . Insects 14(1): 20. DOI: 10.3390/insects14010020

  40. Calabrese, E.J., Agathokleous, E., Giordano, J., and Selby, P.B. (2023). Manhattan project genetic studies: flawed research discredits LNT recommendations. Environmental Pollution 319: 120902. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120902

  41. Agathokleous, E., Benelli, G., and Guedes, R.N.C. (2023). Plant-pest interactions under the microscope of chemical hormesis. Trends in Plant Science 28(1): 14-17. DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2022.09.006 [Invited Forum paper]

  42. Sicard, P., Agathokleous, E., Anenberg, S.C., and De Marco, A., Paoletti, E., and Calatayud, V. (2023). Trends in urban air pollution over the last two decades: A global perspective. Science of the Total Environment 858: 160064. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160064

  43. Qiu, R., Luo, Y., Wu, J., Liu, Z., Zhang, B., Liu, Z., Agathokleous, E., Yang, X., Hu, W., Clothier, B. (2023). Short–term forecasting of daily evapotranspiration from rice using a modified Priestley–Taylor model and public weather forecasts. Agricultural Water Management 277:108123. DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2022.108123

2022​​​

News: Evgenios has been invited to write a forum article for a 2022 issue of Trends in Ecology & Evolution, a forum article for a 2023 issue of Trends in Plant Science, a perspectives article for a 2022 issue of Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, and a review article for a 2022 issue of Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health.

  1. Wang, Z., Liu, J., Wang, Y., Agathokleous, E., Hamoud, Y.A., Qiu, R., Cheng, H., Tian, M., Shaghaleh, H., and Guo, X. (2022). Relationships between stable isotope natural abundances (δ13C and δ15N) and water use efficiency in rice under alternate wetting and drying irrigation in soils with high clay contents. Frontiers in Plant Science 13:1077152. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1077152

  2. Agathokleous, E., Barceló, D., Aschner, M., Azevedo, R.A., Bhattacharya, P., Costantini, D., Cutler, G.C., De Marco, A., Docea, A.O., Dórea, J.G., Duke, S.O., Efferth, T., Fatta-Kassinos, D., Fotopoulos, V., Ginebreda, A., Guedes, R.N.C., Hayes, A.W., Iavicoli, I., Kalantzi, O.-I., Koike, T., Kouretas, D., Kumar, M., Manautou, J.E., Moore, M.N., Paoletti, E., Peñuelas, J., Picó, Y., Reiter, R.J., Rezaee, R., Rinklebe, J., Rocha-Santos, T., Sicard, P., Sonne, C., Teaf, C., Tsatsakis, A., Vardavas, A.I., Wang, W., Zeng, E.Y., and Calabrese, E.J. (2022). Rethinking subthreshold effects in regulatory chemical risk assessments. Environmental Science & Technology 56: 11095-11099. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c02896

  3. Agathokleous, E., Feng, Z., and Peñuelas, J. (2022). Ozone pollution disrupts plant-pollinator systems. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 37(11): 939-941. DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2022.08.004  [Invited Forum paper] ***Featured in numerous news sites around the world, including Newsweek, with nearly 100 million readers, and others such as EurekAlert!, ScienceDaily, Chinadaily, msn, earth.com, Prensa Latina, Nature World News, EbioTrade, Xinhua, People's Daily Online, Macau News Agency, Zenger, Ecns, Mirage News, Inhabitat, PressReader,  inkl, and phys.org.

  4. Kitao, M., Yazaki, K., Tobita, H., Agathokleous, E., Kishimoto, J., Takabayashi, A., and Tanaka, R. (2022). Exposure to strong irradiance exacerbates photoinhibition and suppresses N resorption during leaf senescence in shade-grown seedlings of fullmoon maple (Acer japonicum). Frontiers in Plant Science 13: 1006413. DOI 10.3389/fpls.2022.1006413

  5. Agathokleous, E., Saitanis, C.J., Agathokleous, S., Savvides, C., Calatayud, V., and Sicard, P. (2022). isoAOT40: An improved ozone exposure index based on the Annual Ozone Spectrum Profile (AO3SP). Journal of Forestry Research 33: 1949–1955. DOI: 10.1007/s11676-022-01537-7

  6. Li, S., Feng, Z., Yuan, X., Wang, M., and Agathokleous, E. (2022). Elevated ozone inhibited isoprene emission of a diploid and a triploid genotype of Populus tomentosa by different mechanisms. Journal of Experimental Botany 73(18): 6449–6462. DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erac288

  7. Yu, Z., Ciais, P., Piao, S., Houghton, R.A., Lu, C., Tian, H., Agathokleous, E., Kattel, G.R., Sitch, S., Goll, D., Yue, X., Walker, A., Friedlingstein, P., Jain, A.K., Liu, S., and Zhou, G. (2022). Forest expansion dominates China’s land carbon sink since 1980. Nature Communications 13: 5374. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32961-2

  8. Agathokleous, E., and Peñuelas, J. (2022). Monitoring, regulation and mitigation of cyanotoxins in the environment to protect human health and wildlife. Environmental Science & Technology 56(20): 14225–14227. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c06618

  9. Calabrese, E.J., Dhawan, G., Kapoor, R., Agathokleous, E., and Calabrese, V. (2022). Hormesis: wound healing and fibroblasts. Pharmacological Research 184: 106449. DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2022.106449

  10. Agathokleous, E. (2022). On the meta-analysis of hormetic effects. Science of the Total Environment 852: 158273. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158273

  11. Agathokleous, E., Zhou, B., Geng, C., Xu, J., Saitanis, C.J., Feng, Z., Tack, F.M.G., and Rinklebe, J. (2022). Mechanisms of cerium-induced stress in plants: A meta-analysis. Science of the Total Environment 852: 158352. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158352

  12. Sicard, P., Agathokleous, E., De Marco, A., and Paoletti, E. (2022). Ozone-reducing urban plants: Choose carefully. Science 377(6606): 585. DOI: 10.1126/science.add9734

  13. Agathokleous, E., Guo, J., and Peñuelas, P. (2022). Low doses of toxicants can enhance algae potential as biodiesel and biomass feedstocks. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 168: 112858. DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2022.112858  [Invited Perspectives paper]

  14. Calabrese, E.J., Dhawan, G., Kapoor, R., Agathokleous, E., and Calabrese, V. (2022). Hormesis: wound healing and keratinocytes. Pharmacological Research 183: 106393. DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2022.106393

  15. Agathokleous, E. (2022). Environmental pollution impacts: Are p values over-valued? Science of the Total Environment 850: 157807. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157807

  16. Calabrese, E.J., and Agathokleous, E. (2022). Is LNT an anti-evolution dose response model? Archives of Toxicology 96: 3141–3142. DOI: 10.1007/s00204-022-03360-9

  17. Agathokleous, E., Peñuelas, P., Azevedo, R.A., Rillig, M.C., Sun, H., and Calabrese, E. (2022). Low levels of contaminants stimulate harmful algal organisms and enrich their toxins. Environmental Science & Technology 56(17): 11991-12002. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c02763

  18. Agathokleous, E., and Calabrese, E.J. (2022). Editorial Overview: Low dose stimulation. Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health 29: 100388. DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2022.100388

  19. Calabrese, E.J., Shamoun, D.Y., and Agathokleous, E. (2022). Dose response and risk assessment: evolutionary foundations. Environmental Pollution 309: 119787. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119787

  20. Wu, R., Agathokleous, E., Yung, D.H.Y., Tai, A.P.K., Shang, B., and Feng, Z. (2022). Joint impacts of ozone pollution and climate change on yields of Chinese winter wheat. Atmospheric Pollution Research  13(8):101509. DOI: 10.1016/j.apr.2022.101509

  21. Yu, Z., Chen, X., Zhou, G., Agathokleous, E., Li, L., Liu, Z., Wu, J., Zhou, P., Xue, M., Chen, Y., Yan, W., Liu, L., Shi, T., and Zhao, X. (2022). Natural forest growth and human induced ecosystem disturbance influence water yield in forests. Communications Earth & Environment 3:148. DOI: 10.1038/s43247-022-00483-w

  22. Agathokleous, E., Guedes, R.N.C., Calabrese, E.J., Fotopoulos, V., and Azevedo, R.A. (2022). Transgenerational hormesis: What do parents sacrifice for their offspring? Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health 29: 100380. DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2022.100380 [Invited Review paper]

  23. Agathokleous, E., Geng, C., Zhou, B., Sun, H., Guo, J., Zhang, J., and Zhu, F. (2022). Hormesis research in China is more prevalent than previously thought. Dose-Response 20(3): 15593258221112650. DOI: 10.1177/15593258221112650

  24. Christou, A., Agathokleous, E., Fotopoulos, V. (2022). Safeguarding food security: Hormesis-based plant priming to the rescue. Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health 28: 100374. DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2022.100374  [Invited Review paper]

  25. Wang, Z., Liu, J., Hamoud, Y.A., Wang, Y., Qiu, R., Agathokleous, E., Hong, C., and Shaghaleh, H. (2022). Natural 15N abundance as an indicator of nitrogen utilization efficiency in rice under alternate wetting and drying irrigation in soils with high clay contents. Science of the Total Environment 838: 156528. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156528

  26. Guedes, R.N.C., Benelli, G., and Agathokleous, E. (2022). Arthropod outbreaks, stressors and sublethal stress. Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health 28: 100371. DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2022.100371  [Invited Review paper]

  27. Kitao, M., Agathokleous, E., Harayama, H., Kitaoka, S., Uemura, A., Yazaki, K., and Tobita, H. (2022). Tolerance of Japanese larch to drought is modified by nitrogen and water regimes during cultivation of container seedlings. European Journal of Forest Research 141: 699-712. DOI: 10.1007/s10342-022-01470-8

  28. De Marco, A., Sicard, P., Feng, Z., Agathokleous, E., Alonso, R., Araminiene, V., Augustaitis, A., Badea, O., Beasley, J.C., Branquinho, C., Bruckman, V., David-Schwartz, R., Domingos, M., Du, E., Gomez, H.G., Hashimoto, S., Hoshika, Y., Jakovljevic, T., McNulty, S., Oksanen, E., Khaniabadi, Y.O., Prescher, A.-K., Saitanis, C.J., Sase, H., Schmitz, A., Voigt, G., Watanabe, M., Wood, M.D., Kozlov, M.V., Collati, A., and Paoletti, E. (2022). Strategic roadmap to assess forest vulnerability under air pollution and climate change. Global Change Biology 28: 5062-5085. DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16278

  29. Mao, Q., He, B., Ma, M., Wang, L., Koike, T., and Agathokleous, E. (2022). Effects of biochar on Karst lime soil nutrients, soil microbial communities, and physiology of Sichuan pepper plants. Annals of Applied Biology 181: 357–366. DOI: 10.1111/aab.12787

  30. Zhang, B., Chen, Q., Wen, J., Ding, X., and Agathokleous, E. (2022). Straw addition decreased the resistance of bacterial community composition to freeze-thaw disturbances in a clay loam soil due to changes in physiological and functional traits. Geoderma 424: 116007. DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.116007

  31. Agathokleous, E., and Calabrese, E.J. (2022). Hormesis: a general biological principle. Chemical Research in Toxicology 35(4): 547-549. DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.2c00032

  32. Qiu, R., Li, L., Wu, L., Agathokleous, E., Liu, C., and Zhang, B. (2022). Comparison of machine learning and dynamic models for predicting actual vapour pressure when psychrometric data are unavailable. Journal of Hydrology 610: 127989. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.127989

  33. Xie, Y., Wang, Z., Cheng, X., Qiu, R., Hamoud, Y.A., Hong, C., Zong, X., Wang, Y., Agathokleous, E., and Guo, X. (2022). Dissecting the combined effects of cultivar, fertilization, and irrigation on rhizosphere bacterial communities and nitrogen productivity in rice. Science of the Total Environment 835: 155534. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155534

  34. Qiu, R., Li, L., Wu, L., Agathokleous, E., Liu, C., Zhang, B., Luo, Y., and Sun, S. (2022). Modeling daily global solar radiation using only temperature data: past, development, and future. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 163: 112511. DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2022.112511

  35. Calabrese, E.J., and Agathokleous, E. (2022). Hormesis is an evolutionary expectation: implications for aging. Biogerontology 23(3): 381-384. DOI: 10.1007/s10522-022-09964-z

  36. Agathokleous, E. (2022). European Union’s imminent ban on glyphosate: Hormesis should be considered in new chemical screening and selection. Journal of Forestry Research 33: 1103-1107. DOI: 10.1007/s11676-022-01474-5

  37. Agathokleous, E., and Calabrese, E.J. (2022). Editorial Overview:  Hormesis and Dose-Response. Current Opinion in Toxicology 30: 100343. DOI: 10.1016/j.cotox.2022.03.004

  38. Agathokleous, E., and Yu, L. (2022). Six statistical issues in scientific writing that might lead to rejection of a manuscript. Journal of Forestry Research 33: 731-739. DOI: 10.1007/s11676-022-01471-8

  39. Agathokleous, E., Moore, M.N., and Calabrese, E.J. (2022). Environmental Hormesis: A tribute to Anthony Stebbing. Science of the Total Environment 832: 154996. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154996

  40. Agathokleous, E., De Marco, A., Paoletti, E., Querol, X., and Sicard, P. (2022). Air pollution and climate change threats to plant ecosystems. Environmental Research, 212: 113420. DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113420

  41. Mao, Q., Hu, B., Agathokleous, E., Wang, L., Koike, T., Ma, M., and Rennenberg, H. (2022). Biochar application improves karstic lime soil physicochemical properties and enzymes activity and enhances sweet tea seedlings physiological performance. Science of the Total Environment 830:  154815. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154815

  42. Wang, Q., Liu, Y., Su, Y., Cheng, C., Shang, B., Agathokleous, E., and Feng, Z. (2022). Effects of elevated ozone on bacterial communities inhabiting the phyllo- and endo-spheres of rice plants. Science of the Total Environment  830: 154705. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154705

  43. Calabrese, E.J., Agathokleous, E., Kapoor, R., Dhawan, G., and Calabrese, V. (2022). Stem cells and hormesis. Current Opinion in Toxicology 30: 100340. DOI: 10.1016/j.cotox.2022.03.001  [Invited Review paper]

  44. Feng, Z., Xu, Y., Kobayashi, K., Dai, L., Zhang, T., Agathokleous, E., Calatayud, V., Paoletti, E., Mukherjee, A., Agrawal, M., Park, R.J., Oak, Y.J., and Yue, X. (2022). Ozone pollution threatens the production of major staple crops in East Asia. Nature Food 3: 47-56. DOI: 10.1038/s43016-021-00422-6     **The paper has been highlighted in Nature (see the editorial at https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-00117-3) and Nature Reviews Earth & Environment (see the editorial at https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-022-00266-z).  ***Featured in numerous magazines and newspapers/sites around the world, including AsianScientist, msn, UK TIME NEWS, Daily Magazine, MailOnline, Yahoo News, The Indian Express, Taiwan News, New York Post, Nature Asia, New Scientist, and Devdiscourse. More details at https://nature.altmetric.com/details/121080884/news

  45. Wang, W., Tian, P., Zhang, J., Agathokleous, E., Xiao, L., Koike, T., Wang, H., and He, X. (2022). Big data-based urban greenness in Chinese megalopolises and possible contribution to air quality control. Science of the Total Environment  824:153834. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153834

  46. Kitao, M., Harayama, H., Yazaki, K., Tobita, H., Agathokleous, E., Furuya, N., and Hashimoto, T. (2022). Photosynthetic and growth responses in a pioneer tree (Japanese white birch) and competitive perennial weeds (Eupatorium sp.) grown under different regimes with limited water supply to waterlogging. Frontiers in Plant Science 13: 835068. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.835068

  47. Karavidas, I., Ntatsi, G., Vougeleka, V., Karkanis, A., Ntanasi, T., Saitanis, C., Agathokleous, E., Ropokis, A., Sabatino, L., Tran, F., Iannetta, P.P.M., and Savvas, D. (2022). Agronomic practices to increase the yield and quality of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). A systematic review. Agronomy 12(2): 271. DOI: 10.3390/agronomy12020271

  48. Agathokleous, E. (2022). Mastering the scientific peer review process: Tips for young authors from a young senior editor. Journal of Forestry Research 33: 1-20. DOI: 10.1007/s11676-021-01388-8

  49. Agathokleous, E., Barceló, D., Rinklebe, J., Sonne, C., Calabrese, E.J., and Koike, T. (2022). Hormesis induced by silver iodide, hydrocarbons, microplastics, pesticides, and pharmaceuticals: Implications for agroforestry ecosystems health. Science of the Total Environment 820: 153116. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153116
  50. Agathokleous, E. (2022). The hormetic response of heart rate of fish embryos to contaminants –Implications for research and policy. Science of the Total Environment 815: 152911. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152911
  51. Agathokleous, E., Kitao, M., Shi, C., Masui, N., Abu-ElEla, S., Hikino, K., Satoh, F., and Koike, T. (2022). Ethylenediurea (EDU) spray effects on willows (Salix sachalinensis F. Schmid) grown in ambient or ozone-enriched air: Implications for renewable biomass production. Journal of Forestry Research 33: 397-422. DOI: 10.1007/s11676-021-01400-1

  52. Agathokleous, E., Kitao, M., and Koike, T. (2022). Ethylenediurea (EDU) effects on hybrid larch saplings exposed to ambient or elevated ozone over three growing seasons. Journal of Forestry Research 33: 117-135. DOI: 10.1007/s11676-021-01352-6

  53. Agathokleous, E., Wang, Q., Iavicoli, I., and Calabrese, E.J. (2022). The relevance of hormesis at higher levels of biological organization: Hormesis in microorganisms. Current Opinion in Toxicology 29: 1-9. DOI: 10.1016/j.cotox.2021.11.001  [Invited Review paper]

  54. Li, P., Zhang, J., Sun, X., Agathokleous, E., and Zheng, G. (2022). Atmospheric Pb induced hormesis in the accumulator plant Tillandsia usneoides. Science of the Total Environment 811: 152384. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152384

  55. Calabrese, E.J., Agathokleous, E., Dhawan, G., Kapoor, R., and Calabrese, V. (2022). Human dental pulp stem cells and hormesis. Ageing Research Reviews 73: 101540. DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2021.101540

  56. Wei, C., Jiao, Q., Agathokleous, E., Liu, H., Li, G., Zhang, J., Fahad, S., and Jiang, Y. (2022). Hormetic effects of zinc on growth and defense system of wheat plants. Science of the Total Environment 807: 150992. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150992

  57. Calabrese, E.J., and Agathokleous, E. (2022). Hormesis: Transforming disciplines that rely on the dose response. IUBMB Life 74, 8-23. DOI: 10.1002/iub.2529

  58. Shang, B., Fu, R., Agathokleous, E., Dai, L., Zhang, G., Wu, R., and Feng, Z. (2022). Ethylenediurea offers moderate protection against ozone-induced rice yield loss under high ozone pollution. Science of the Total Environment 806: 151341. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151341

  59. Agathokleous, E., Barceló, D., Iavicoli, I., Tsatsakis, A., and Calabrese, E.J. (2022). Disinfectant-induced hormesis: An unknown environmental threat of the application of disinfectants to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection during the COVID-19 pandemic? Environmental Pollution 292: 118429. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118429

  60. Li, S., Yuan, X., Feng, Z., Du, Y., Agathokleous, E., and Paoletti, E. (2022). Whole-plant compensatory responses of isoprene emission from hybrid poplar seedlings exposed to elevated ozone. Science of the Total Environment 806: 150949. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150949

  61. Masui, N., Agathokleous, E., Tani, A., Matsuura, H., and Koike, T. (2022). Plant-insect communication in urban forests: Similarities of plant volatile compositions among tree species (host vs. non-host trees) for alder leaf beetle Agelastica coerulea. Environmental Research 204: 111996. DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111996

2021​

News: Evgenios has been invited to write a review article for a 2022 issue of Current Opinion in Toxicology, a spotlight article for an issue of Trends in Plant Science, and a review article for a 2021 issue of Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health.

  1. Agathokleous, E., Barceló, D., Fatta-Kassinos, D., Moore, M.N., and Calabrese, E.J. (2021). Contaminants of emerging concern and aquatic organisms: The need to consider hormetic responses in effect evaluations. Water Emerging Contaminants & Nanoplastics 1, 2. DOI: 10.20517/wecn.2021.01

  2. Agathokleous, E., Moore, M.N., and Calabrese, E.J. (2021). Estimating the no-observed-adverse-effect-level (NOAEL) of hormetic dose-response relationships in meta-data evaluations. MethodsX 8: 101568. DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2021.101568

  3. Agathokleous, E. (2021). Engaging in scientific peer review: Tips for young reviewers. Journal of Forestry Research 32: 2249–2254. DOI: 10.1007/s11676-021-01389-7

  4. Agathokleous, E., Kitao, M., Wang, X., Mao, Q., Harayama, H., Manning, W.J., and Koike, T. (2021). Ethylenediurea (EDU) effects on Japanese larch: an one growing season experiment with simulated regenerating communities and a four growing season application to individual saplings. Journal of Forestry Research 32: 2047–2057. DOI: 10.1007/s11676-020-01223-6

  5. Agathokleous, E., Brown, P.H., and Calabrese, E.J. (2021). A gift from parent to offspring: Transgenerational hormesis. Trends in Plant Science 26: 1098-1100. DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2021.08.006  [Invited Spotlight paper]

  6. Calabrese, E.J., Agathokleous, E., Kapoor, R., Dhawan, G., and Calabrese, V. (2021). Luteolin and hormesis. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development  199: 111559. DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2021.111559

  7. Calabrese, E.J., Agathokleous, E., Kapoor, R., Dhawan, G., Kozumbo, W.J., and Calabrese, V. (2021). Metformin-enhances resilience via hormesis. Ageing Research Reviews 71: 101418. DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2021.101418

  8. Yu, Z., You, W., Agathokleous, E., Zhou, G., and Liu, S. (2021). Forest management required for consistent carbon sink in China’s forest plantations. Forest Ecosystems 8:54. DOI:10.1186/s40663-021-00335-7

  9. Ueno, A.C., Gundel, P.E., Ghersa, C.M., Agathokleous, E., and Martínez-Ghersa, M.A. (2021). Seed-borne fungal endophytes constrain reproductive success of host plants under ozone pollution. Environmental Research 202: 111773. DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111773

  10. Iavicoli, I., Fontana, L., Agathokleous, E., Santocono, C., Russo, F., Vetrani, I., Fedele, M., and Calabrese, E.J. (2021). Hormetic dose responses induced by antibiotics in bacteria: a phantom menace to be thoroughly evaluated to address the environmental risk and tackle the antibiotic resistance phenomenon. Science of the Total Environment 798: 149255. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149255

  11. Agathokleous, E., Zhou, B., Xu, J., Ioannou, A., Feng, Z., Saitanis, C.J., Frei, M., Calabrese, E.J., and Fotopoulos, V. (2021). Exogenous application of melatonin to plants, algae, and harvested products to sustain agricultural productivity and enhance nutritional and nutraceutical value: A meta-analysis. Environmental Research 200: 111746. DOI:10.1016/j.envres.2021.111746

  12. Calabrese, E.J., Agathokleous, E., and Calabrese, V. (2021). Ferulic acid and hormesis: Biomedical and environmental implications. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development  198: 111544. DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2021.111544

  13. Masui, N., Agathokleous, E., Mochizuki, T., Tani, A., Matsuura, H., and Koike, T. (2021). Ozone disrupts the communication between plants and insects in urban and suburban areas: An updated insight focusing on plant volatiles. Journal of Forestry Research 32: 1337–1349. DOI: 10.1007/s11676-020-012

  14. Agathokleous, E., Barceló, D., and Calabrese, E.J. (2021). US EPA: Is there room to open a new window for evaluating potential sub-threshold effects and ecological risks? Environmental Pollution 284: 117372. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117372

  15. Agathokleous, E., and Calabrese, E.J. (2021). Formaldehyde: Another hormesis-inducing chemical. Environmental Research 199: 111395. DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111395

  16. Kitao, M., Agathokleous, E., Yazaki, K., Komatsu, M., Kitaoka, S., Tobita, H. (2021). Growth and photosynthetic responses of seedlings of Japanese white birch, a fast-growing pioneer species, to free-air elevated O3 and CO2. Forests 12: 675. DOI: 10.3390/f12060675

  17. Agathokleous, E., Iavicoli, I., Barceló, D., and Calabrese, E.J. (2021). Micro/nanoplastics effects on organisms: A review focusing on ‘dose’. Journal of Hazardous Materials 417: 126084. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126084

  18. Agathokleous, E., Iavicoli, I., Barceló, D., and Calabrese, E.J. (2021). Ecological risks in a ‘plastic’ world: A threat to biological diversity? Journal of Hazardous Materials 417: 126035. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126035

  19. Fan, D., Sun, J., Liu, C., Wang, S., Han, J., Agathokleous, E., and Zhu, Y. (2021) Measurement and modeling of hormesis in soil bacteria and fungi under single and combined treatments of Cd and Pb. Science of the Total Environment 783: 147494. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147494

  20. Wang, Q., Cheng, C., Agathokleous, E., Liu, Y., Li, X., and Sheng, X. (2021). Enhanced diversity and rock-weathering potential of bacterial communities inhabiting potash trachyte surface beneath mosses and lichens — A case study in Nanjing, China. Science of the Total Environment  785:147357. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147357.

  21. Agathokleous, E., and Sicard, P. (2021). Editorial overview:  Current and future challenges of air pollution. Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health 21: 100246. DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2021.100246

  22. Agathokleous, E., and Calabrese, E.J. (2021). Fungicide-induced hormesis in phytopathogenic fungi: A critical determinant of successful agriculture and environmental sustainability. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 69:4561−4563. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c01824

  23. Feng, Z., Agathokleous, E., Yue, X., Oksanen, E., Paoletti, E., Sase, H., Gandin, A., Koike, T., Calatayud, V., Yuan, X., Liu, X., De Marco, A., Jolivet, Y., Kontunen-Soppela, S., Hoshika, Y., Saji, H., Li, P., Li, Z., Watanabe, M., and Kobayashi, K. (2021). Emerging challenges of ozone impacts on Asian plants: Actions are needed to protect ecosystem health. Ecosystem Health and Sustainability 7(1): 1911602. DOI: 10.1080/20964129.2021.1911602

  24. Wang, S., Huang, B., Fan, D., Agathokleous, E., Guo, Y., Zhu, Y., and Han, J. (2021). Hormetic responses of soil microbiota to exogenous Cd: A step toward linking community-level hormesis to ecological risk assessment. Journal of Hazardous Materials  416:125760. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125760

  25. Agathokleous, E., Saitanis, C.J., and Markouizou, A. (2021). Hormesis shifts the no-observed-adverse-effect level (NOAEL). Dose-Response 19(1): 10.1177/15593258211001667. DOI: 10.1177/15593258211001667

  26. Agathokleous, E. (2021). China: the new powerhouse of hormesis research? Dose-Response 19(1): 1559325821995655. DOI: 10.1177/1559325821995655

  27. Sicard, P., Agathokleous, E., De Marco, A., Paoletti, E., and Calatayud, V. (2021). Urban population exposure to air pollution in Europe over the last decades. Environmental Sciences Europe 33: 28. DOI: 10.1186/s12302-020-00450-2     ***Featured in “Science for Environment Policy” Issue 567: European Commission Directorate-General. Citation Environment News Alert Service, edited by SCU, The University of the West of England, Bristol. [LINK]

  28. Paoletti, E., Feng, Z., Fares, S., Sicard, P., Agathokleous, E., and De Marco, A. (2021). Editorial: Interactions between ozone pollution and forest ecosystems. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 3: 604466. DOI: 10.3389/ffgc.2020.604466

  29. Calabrese, E.J., and Agathokleous, E. (2021). Accumulator plants and hormesis. Environmental Pollution 274: 116526.  DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116526

  30. Agathokleous, E. (2021). The rise and fall of photosynthesis: Hormetic dose response in plants. Journal of Forestry Research 32: 789-803. DOI: 10.1007/s11676-020-01252-1

  31. Calabrese, E.J., and Agathokleous, E. (2021). Smoke-water commonly induces hormetic dose responses in plants. Science of the Total Environment 765: 142776. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142776

  32. Novriyanti, E., Mao, Q., Agathokleous, E., Watanabe, M., Hashidoko, Y., and Koike, T. (2021). Elevated CO2 offsets the alteration of foliar chemicals (n-icosane, geranyl acetate, and elixene) induced by elevated O3 in three taxa of O3-tolerant eucalypts. Journal of Forestry Research 32: 789-803. DOI: 10.1007/s11676-020-01133-7

  33. Shang, B., Xu, Y., Peng, J., Agathokleous, E., and Feng, Z. (2021). High nitrogen addition decreases the ozone flux by reducing the maximum stomatal conductance in poplar saplings. Environmental Pollution 272: 115979. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115979

  34. Calabrese, E.J., and Agathokleous, E. (2021). Pollen biology and hormesis: Pollen germination and pollen tube elongation. Science of the Total Environment 762: 143072. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143072

  35. Fan, D., Wang, S., Guo, Y., Liu, J., Agathokleous, E., Zhu, Y., and Han, J. (2021) The role of bacterial communities in shaping Cd-induced hormesis in ‘living’ soil as a function of land-use change. Journal of Hazardous Materials 409: 124996. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124996

  36. Qiu, R., Li, L., Kang, S., Liu, C., Wang, Z., Cajucom, E.P., Zhang, B., and Agathokleous, E. (2021). An improved method to estimate actual vapor pressure without relative humidity data. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 298-299: 108306. DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2020.108306

  37. Kitao, M., Yasuda, Y., Kodani, E., Harayama, H., Awaya, Y., Komatsu, M., Yazaki, K., Tobita, H., and Agathokleous, E. (2021). Integration of electron flow partitioning improves estimation of photosynthetic rate under various environmental conditions based on chlorophyll fluorescence. Remote Sensing of Environment 254: 112273. DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2020.112273

  38. Wu, R., Agathokleous, E., and Feng, Z. (2021). Novel ozone flux metrics incorporating the detoxification process in the apoplast: An application to Chinese winter wheat. Science of the Total Environment 767: 144588. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144588

  39. Peng, J., Xu, Y., Shang, B., Agathokleous, E., and Feng, Z. (2021). Effects of elevated ozone on maize under varying soil nitrogen levels: Biomass, nitrogen and carbon, and their allocation to kernel. Science of the Total Environment 765, 144332. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144332

  40. Li, Z., Yang, J., Shang, B., Agathokleous, E., Rubert-Nason, K., Xu, Y., and Feng, Z. (2021). Nonlinear responses of foliar phenylpropanoids to increasing O3 exposure: Ecological implications in a Populus model system. Science of the Total Environment 767:144358. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144358

  41. Fan, D., Wang, S., Guo, Y., Zhu, Y., Agathokleous, E., Ahmad, S., and Han, J. (2021). Cd induced biphasic response in soil alkaline phosphatase and changed soil bacterial community composition: The role of background Cd contamination and time as additional factors. Science of the Total Environment 757: 143771. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143771

  42. Saitanis, C.J., and Agathokleous, E. (2021). Exogenous application of chemicals for protecting plants against ambient ozone pollution: What should come next? Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health 19, 100215. DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2020.10.003 [Invited Review paper]

  43. Kitao, M., Agathokleous, E., Harayama, H., Yazaki, K., and Tobita, H. (2021). Constant ratio of Cc to Ci under various CO2 concentrations and light intensities, and during progressive drought, in seedlings of Japanese white birch. Photosynthesis Research 147: 27-37. DOI: 10.1007/s11120-020-00788-x

  44. Calabrese, E.J., Hanekamp, J.C., Hanekamp, Y.N., Kapoor, R., Dhawan, G., and Agathokleous, E. (2021). Chloroquine commonly induces hormetic dose responses. Science of the Total Environment 755, 142436. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142436  [Short Communication]

  45. Wang, Q., Li, Z., Li, X., Ping, Q., Yuan, X., Agathokleous, E., and Feng, Z. (2021). Interactive effects of ozone exposure and nitrogen addition on the rhizosphere bacterial community of poplar saplings. Science of the Total Environment 754: 142134. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142134

 
2020​

News: Evgenios has been invited to write Review articles for 2020 issues of Science Advances and Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health, an Essay article for a 2020 issue of Advanced Sustainable Systems, and an Opinion article for a 2020 issue of Trends in Plant Science.​​​

  1. Agathokleous, E., Kitao, M., and Calabrese, E.J. (2020). Hormesis: highly generalizable and beyond laboratory. Trends in Plant Science 25(11), 1076-1086. DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2020.05.006  [Invited Opinion paper]

  2. Sicard, P., Paoletti, E., Agathokleous, E., Araminienė, V., Proietti, C., Coulibaly, F., and De Marco, A. (2020). Ozone weekend effect in cities: Deep insights for urban air pollution control. Environmental Research 191, 110193. DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110193

  3. Agathokleous, E., Carrari, E., and Sicard, P. (2020). SI: Air pollution and plant ecosystems. Climate 8(8), 91. DOI: 10.3390/cli8080091

  4. Saitanis, C.J., Sicard, P., De Marco, A., Feng, Z., Paoletti, E., and Agathokleous, E. (2020). On the atmospheric ozone monitoring methodologies. Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health 18, 40-46. DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2020.07.004 [Invited Review paper]

  5. Agathokleous, E., Feng, Z., Oksanen, E., Sicard, P., Wang, Q., Saitanis, C.J., Araminiene, V., Blande, J.D., Hayes, F., Calatayud, V., Domingos, M., Veresoglou, S.D., Peñuelas, J., Wardle, D.A., De Marco, A., Li, Z., Harmens, H., Yuan, X., Vitale, M., Paoletti, E. (2020). Ozone affects plant, insect, and soil microbial communities: A threat to terrestrial ecosystems and biodiversity. Science Advances 6(33): eabc1176. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc1176 [Invited Research paper]  The paper has been covered in Science's This Week in Science; see the editorial here. It is also featured in Yale University’s online magazine E360 (by Jim Robbins, 7 October, 2021) here. Featured also by newspapers such as El Pais. Read also the News by IUFRO here.

  6. Calabrese, E.J., Tsatsakis, A.M., Agathokleous, E., Giordano, J., and Calabrese, V. (2020). Does green tea induce hormesis? Dose-Response18(3), 7. DOI: 10.1177/1559325820936170

  7. Agathokleous, E., Saitanis, C.J., Feng, Z., De Marco, A., Araminiene, V., Domingos, M., Sicard, P., and Paoletti, E. (2020). Ozone biomonitoring: A versatile tool for science, education and regulation. Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health 18, 7-13. DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2020.04.005  [Invited Review paper]

  8. Agathokleous, E., and Calabrese, E.J. (2020). Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology: How clean is clean? Rethinking dose-response analysis. Science of the Total Environment 746, 138769. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138769

  9. Yu, Z., Zhou, G., Liu, S., Sun, P., and Agathokleous, E. (2020). Impacts of forest management on carbon accumulation of China’s forest plantations. Forest Ecology and Management 472, 118252. DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118252​

  10. Agathokleous, E., Kitao, M., Komatsu, M., Tamai, Y., Saito, H., Harayama, H., Uemura, A., Tobita, H., and Koike, T. (2020). Effects of soil nutrient availability and ozone exposure on container-grown Japanese larch seedlings, and the role of soil microbes. Journal of Forestry Research 31(6): 2295-2311. DOI: 10.1007/s11676-019-01056-y

  11. Agathokleous, E., Barceló, D., Tsatsakis, A.M., and Calabrese, E.J. (2020). Hydrocarbon-induced hormesis: 101 years of evidence at the margin? Environmental Pollution 246, 114846. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114846

  12. Sicard, P., De Marco, A., Agathokleous, E., Feng, Z., Xu, X., Paoletti, E., Diéguez Rodriguez, J.J., and Calatayud, V. (2020). Amplified ozone pollution in cities during the COVID-19 lockdown. Science of the Total Environment 735, 139542. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139542

  13. Hoshika, Y., Paoletti, E., Agathokleous, E., Sugai, T., and Koike, T. (2020). Developing ozone risk assessment for larch species. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 3: 45. DOI: 10.3389/ffgc.2020.00045

  14. Calabrese, E.J., and Agathokleous, E. (2020). Theodosius Dobzhanzky's view on biology and evolution v.2.0: "Nothing in biology makes sense except in light of evolution and evolution's dependence on hormesis-mediated acquired resilience that optimizes biological performance and numerous diverse short and longer term protective strategies". Environmental Research 186C: 109559. DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109559

  15. Agathokleous, E., Feng, ZZ., and Peñuelas, J. (2020) Chlorophyll hormesis: Are chlorophylls major components of stress biology in higher plants? Science of the Total Environment 726, 138637. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138637

  16. Sergievich, A.A., Khoroshikh, P.P., Artemenko, A.F., Zakharenko, A.M., Chaika, V.V., Kodintsev, V.V., Stroeva, O.A., Lenda, E.G., Tsatsakis, A., Burykina, T.I., Agathokleous, E., Kostoff, R.N., Zlatian, O., Docea, A.O., and Golokhvast, K.S. (2020). Behavioral impacts of a mixture of six pesticides on rats. Science of the Total Environment 727: 138491. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138491

  17. Sugai, T., Okamoto, S., Agathokleous, E., Masui, N., Satoh, F., and Koike, T. (2020). Leaf defense capacity of Japanese elm (Ulmus davidiana var. japonica) seedlings subjected to a nitrogen loading and insect herbivore dynamics in a free air ozone-enriched environment. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 27: 3350–3360. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-06918

  18. Agathokleous, E., Feng, Z., Iavicoli, I., and Calabrese, E.J. (2020). Nano-pesticides: A great challenge for biodiversity? The Need for a Broader Perspective. Nano Today 30C: 100808. DOI: 10.1016/j.nantod.2019.100808

  19. Li, P., Yin, Y., Shang, B., Agathokleous, E., Zhou, H., and Feng, Z. (2020). Interactive effects of ozone exposure and nitrogen addition on tree root traits and biomass allocation pattern: an experimental case study and a literature meta-analysis. Science of the Total Environment 710: 136379. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.136379

  20. Masui, N., Mochizuki, T., Tani, A., Matsuura, H., Agathokleous, E., Watanabe T., and Koike, T. (2020). Does ozone alter the attractiveness of Japanese white birch leaves to the leaf beetle Agelastica coerulea via changes in biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs): An examination with the Y-tube test. Forests 11(1): 58. DOI: 10.3390/f11010058

  21. Paoletti, E., Feng, Z., De Marco, A., Hoshika, Y., Harmens, H., Agathokleous, E., Domingos, M., Mills, G., Sicard, P., Zhang L., and Carrari, E. (2020). Challenges, gaps and opportunities in investigating the interactions of ozone pollution and plant ecosystems. Science of the Total Environment 709: 136188. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.136188   

  22. Agathokleous, E., and Calabrese, E.J. (2020). A global environmental health perspective and optimisation of stress. Science of the Total Environment 704: 135263. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135263 

  23. Agathokleous, E., and Saitanis, C.J. (2020). Plant susceptibility to ozone: A Tower of Babel? Science of the Total Environment 703: 134962. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134962 

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2019​​​​​​​
News: Evgenios has been invited to write Review and Perspective articles for 2019 issues of Trends in Plant Science and Global Food Security.​​

  1. Calabrese, E.J., Agathokleous, E., Kapoor, R., Kozumbo, W.J., and Rattan, S.I.S. (2019). Re-analysis of herbal extract data reveals that inflammatory processes are mediated by hormetic mechanisms. Chemico-Biological Interactions 314: 108844. DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2019.108844

  2. Agathokleous, E.,Feng, ZZ., and Calabrese, E.J. (2019). Systemic herbicide 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) is another hormetin: What does it mean for agriculture and the environment? Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 67(35): 9695-9696. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b04757

  3. Feng, Z.-Z., Shang, B., Li, Z., Calatayud, V., and Agathokleous, E. (2019). Ozone will remain a threat for plants independently of nitrogen load. Functional Ecology 33: 1854–1870. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13422

  4. Agathokleous, E., Feng, ZZ., Iavicoli, I., and Calabrese, E.J. (2019). The two faces of nanomaterials: A quantification of hormesis in algae and plants. Environment International 131: 105044. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.105044

  5. Hoshika, Y., De Carlo, A., Baraldi, R., Neri, L., Carrari, E., Agathokleous, E., Zhang, L., Fares, S., and Paoletti, E. (2019). Ozone-induced impairment of night -time stomatal closure in O3-sensitive poplar clone is affected by nitrogen but not by phosphorus enrichment. Science of the Total Environment 692: 713-722. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.288  

  6. Agathokleous, E. and Calabrese, E.J. (2019). Hormesis: The dose response for the 21st century: The future has arrived. Toxicology 425: 152249. DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2019.152249   

  7. Agathokleous, E., Araminiene, V., Belz, R.G., Calatayud, V., De Marco, A., Domingos, M., Feng, Z., Hoshika, Y., Kitao, M., Koike, T., Paoletti, E., Saitanis, C.J., Sicard, P., and Calabrese, E.J. (2019). A quantitative assessment of hormetic responses of plants to ozone. Environmental Research 176: 108527. DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.108527 

  8. Kitao, M., Tobita, H., Kitaoka, S., Harayama, H., Yazaki, K., Komatsu, M., Agathokleous, E., and Koike, T. (2019). Light energy partitioning under various environmental stresses combined with elevated CO2 in three deciduous broadleaf tree species in Japan. Climate 7(6): 79. DOI: 10.3390/cli7060079 [Feature paper]

  9. Harayama, H., Kitao, M., Agathokleous, E., and Ishida, A. (2019). Effects of major vein blockage and aquaporin inhibition on leaf hydraulics and stomatal conductance. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 286: 20190799. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2019.0799

  10. Agathokleous, E., Belz, R.G., Kitao, M., Koike, T., and Calabrese, E.J. (2019). Does the root to shoot ratio show a hormetic response to stress? An ecological and environmental perspective. Journal of Forestry Research 30(5): 1569-1580. DOI: 10.1007/s11676-018-0863-7

  11. Saitanis, C.J., and Agathokleous, E. (2019). Stress response and population dynamics: Is Allee effect hormesis? Science of the Total Environment 682: 623-628. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.212  

  12. Agathokleous, E., Kitao, M., and Harayama, H. (2019). On the non-monotonic, hormetic photoprotective response of plants to stress. Dose-Response 17(2): 10.1177/1559325819838420. DOI: 10.1177/1559325819838420 

  13. Agathokleous, E., and Calabrese, E.J. (2019). Hormesis can enhance agricultural sustainability in a changing world. Global Food Security 20C: 150-155. DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2019.02.005 [Invited Perspective paper]

  14. Agathokleous, E., Kitao, M., and Calabrese, E.J. (2019). Hormesis: A compelling platform for sophisticated plant science. Trends in Plant Science 24(4): 28-37. DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2019.01.004 [Invited Opinion paper]

  15. Agathokleous, E., WaiLi,  Y., Ntatsi, G., Konno, K., Saitanis, C.J., Kitao, M., and Koike, T. (2019). Effects of ozone and ammonium sulfate on cauliflower: emphasis on the interaction between plants and insect herbivores. Science of the Total Environment 659: 995-1007. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.388 

  16. Kitao, M., Kitaoka, S., Harayama, H., Agathokleous, E., Han, Q., Uemura, A., Furuya, N., and Ishibashi, S. (2019). Sustained growth reduction in forest-floor seedlings of Sakhalin fir associated with the previous-year springtime photodamage after a winter cutting of canopy trees. European Journal of Forestry Research 138: 143-150. DOI: 10.1007/s10342-018-1159-3 

  17. Agathokleous, E., Anav, A., Araminiene, V., De Marco, A., Domingos, M., Kitao, M., Koike, T., Manning, W.J., Paoletti, E., Saitanis, C.J., Sicard, P., Vitale, M., Wang, W., and Calabrese, E.J. (2019). Commentary: EPA’s proposed expansion of dose-response analysis is a positive step towards improving its ecological risk assessment. Environmental Pollution 246: 566-570. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.12.046 

  18. Calabrese, E.J.C., Agathokleous, E., Kozumbo, W.J., Stanek, E.J.III., and Leonard, D. (2019). Estimating the range of the maximum hormetic stimulatory response. Environmental Research 170: 337-343. DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.12.020

  19. Agathokleous, E., Kitao, M., and Calabrese, E.J. (2019). New insights into the role of melatonin in plants and animals. Chemico-Biological Interactions 299: 163-167. DOI: 10.​1016/​j.​cbi.​2018.​12.​008 

  20. Araminiene, V., Sicard, P., Anav, A., Agathokleous, E., Stakėnas, V., De Marco A., Varnagirytė-Kabašinskienė, V., Paoletti, E., and Girgždienė, R. (2019). Trends and inter-relationships of ground-level ozone metrics and forest health in Lithuania. Science of the Total Environment 658: 1265-1277. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.092

  21. Calabrese, E.J. and Agathokleous, E. (2019). Building biological shields via hormesis. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences 40(1): 8-10. DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2018.10.010​ [Invited Forum paper]

  22. Agathokleous, E., Kitao, M., and Calabrese, E.J. (2019). Hormetic dose responses induced by lanthanum in plants. Environmental Pollution 244: 332-341. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.10.007

  23. Agathokleous, E., Kitao, M., Harayama, H., and Calabrese, E.J. (2019). Temperature-induced hormesis in plants. Journal of Forestry Research 30(1): 13-20. DOI: 10.1007/s11676-018-0790-7   

  24. Agathokleous, E., Belz, R.G., Calatayud, V., De Marco, A., Hoshika, Y., Kitao, M., Saitanis, C.J., Sicard, P., Paoletti, E., Calabrese, E.J., (2019). Predicting the effect of ozone on vegetation via the linear non-threshold (LNT), threshold and hormetic dose-response models. Science of the Total Environment 649: 61-74. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.264

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2018

  1. Kita, K., Kon, H., Ishizuka, W., Agathokleous, E., and Kuromaru, M. (2018). Survival rate and shoot growth of grafted Dahurian larch (Larix gmelinii var. japonica): a comparison between Japanese larch (L. kaempferi) and F1 hybrid larch (L. gmelinii var. japonica × L. kaempferi) rootstocks. Silvae genetica 67: 111-116. DOI:10.2478/sg-2018-0016 

  2. Abu ElEla S.A., Agathokleous, E., Ghazawy, N.A., Amin, T.R., ElSayed, W.M., and Koike, T. (2018). Enzyme activity modification in adult beetles (Agelastica coerulea) inhabiting birch trees in an ozone-enriched atmosphere. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 25(32): 32675–32683. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-3243-0 [ Access to a full-text view-only version here]

  3. Sicard, P., Agathokleous, E., Araminiene, V., Carrari, E., Hoshika, Y., De Marco, A., and Paoletti, E. (2018). Should we see urban trees as effective solutions to reduce increasing ozone levels in cities? Environmental Pollution 243A: 163-176. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.08.049

  4. Agathokleous, E., Kitao, M., and Calabrese, E.J. (2018). Human and veterinary antibiotics induce hormesis in plants: scientific and regulatory issues and an environmental perspective. Environment International 120C: 489-495. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.08.035

  5. Agathokleous, E., Kitao, M., and Calabrese, E.J. (2018). Biphasic effect of abscisic acid on plants: a hormetic viewpoint. Botany 96(10): 637-642. DOI: 10.1139/cjb-2018-0076   *** This Commentary paper is featured in the November 2018’ Editor's Choice column of Botany. Read the comments by the Editor-in-Chief Prof. Christian Lacroix, Ph.D, here.

  6. Agathokleous, E., Kitao, M., and Calabrese, E.J. (2018). Environmental hormesis and its fundamental biological basis: Rewriting the history of toxicology. Environmental Research 165C: 274-278. DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.04.034

  7. Agathokleous, E., Kitao, M., and Calabrese, E.J. (2018). Emission of volatile organic compounds from plants shows a biphasic pattern within an hormetic context. Environmental Pollution 239: 318-321. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.04.031

  8. Agathokleous, E., Kitao, M., Qingnan, C., Saitanis, C.J., Paoletti, E., Manning, W.J., Watanabe, T., Koike, T. (2018). Effects of ozone (O3) and ethylenediurea (EDU) on the ecological stoichiometry of a willow grown in a free-air exposure system. Environmental Pollution 238C: 663-676. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.03.061 

  9. Agathokleous, E., Kitao, M., and Calabrese, E.J. (2018). The rare earth element (REE) lanthanum (La) induces hormesis in plants. Environmental Pollution 238: 1044-1047. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.02.068

  10. Agathokleous, E., and Kitao, M. (2018). Ethylenediurea (EDU) induces hormesis in plants. Dose-Response 16(2): 10.1177/1559325818765280. DOI: 10.1177/1559325818765280 

  11. Kitao, M., Harayama, H., Han, Q., Agathokleous, E., Uemura, A., Furuya, N., and Ishibashi, S. (2018). Springtime photoinhibition constrains regeneration of forest floor seedlings of Abies sachalinensis after a removal of canopy trees during winter. Scientific Reports 8: 6310. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-24711-6

  12. Abu ElEla S.A., Agathokleous, E., Koike, T. (2018). Growth and nutrition of Agelastica coerulea (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) larvae changed when fed with leaves obtained from an O3-enriched atmosphere. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 25(13): 13186-13194. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-1683-1

  13. Kitao, M., Kitaoka, S., Harayama, H., Tobita, H., Agathokleous, E., and Utsugi, H. (2018). Canopy nitrogen distribution is optimized to prevent photoinhibition throughout the canopy during sun flecks. Scientific Reports 8: 503. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-18766-0

  14. Agathokleous, E. (2018). Environmental hormesis, a fundamental non-monotonic biological phenomenon with implications in ecotoxicology and environmental safety. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 148: 1042-1053. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.12.003

  15. Agathokleous, E., Paoletti, E., Manning, W.J., Kitao, M., Saitanis, C.J., Koike, T. (2018). High doses of ethylenediurea (EDU) as soil drenches did not increase leaf N content or cause phytotoxicity in willow grown in fertile soil. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 147: 574-584. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.09.017

  16. Wang, X., Agathokleous, E., Qu, L., Fujita, S., Watanabe, M., Tamai, Y., Mao, Q., Koyama, A., Koike, T. (2018). Effects of simulated nitrogen deposition on ectomycorrhizae community structure in hybrid larch and its parents grown in volcanic ash soil: the role of phosphorous. Science of the Total Environment 618: 905-915. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.08.283

  17. Agathokleous, E., Kitao, M., Kinose, Y. (2018). A review study on O3 phytotoxicity metrics for setting critical levels in Asia. Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment 12(1): 1-16. DOI: 10.5572/ajae.2018.12.1.001

  18. Sugai, T., Kam, D.-G., Agathokleous, E., Watanabe, M., Kita, K., Koike, T. (2018). Growth and photosynthetic response of two larches exposed to O3 mixing ratios ranging from preindustrial to near future. Photosynthetica 56: 901-910. DOI: 10.1007/s11099-017-0747-7

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2017

  1. Agathokleous, E., Sakikawa, T., Abu ElEla S.A., Mochizuki, T., Nakamura, M., Watanabe, M., Kawamura, K., Koike, T. (2017). Ozone alters the feeding behavior of the leaf beetle Agelastica coerulea (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) into leaves of Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica). Environmental Science and Pollution Research 24: 17577–17583. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-9369-7

  2. Agathokleous, E. (2017). Perspectives for elucidating the ethylenediurea (EDU) mode of action for protection against O3 phytotoxicity. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 142: 530-537. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.04.057

  3. Agathokleous, E., Vanderstock, A., Kita, K., Koike, T. (2017). Stem and crown growth of Japanese larch and its hybrid F1 grown in two soils and exposed to two free-air O3 regimes. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 24: 6634-6647. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-8401-2 

  4. Agathokleous, E., Saitanis, C.J., Burkey, K.O., Ntatsi, G., Vougeleka, V., Mashaheet, A-S.M., and Pallides, A. (2017). Application and further characterization of the snap bean S156/R123 ozone biomonitoring system in relation to ambient air temperature. Science of the Total Environment 580: 1046-1055. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.12.059

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2016

  1. Agathokleous, E., Paoletti, E., Saitanis, C.J., Manning, W.J., Sugai, T., Koike, T. (2016). Impacts of ethylene diurea (EDU) soil drench and foliar spray in Salix sachalinensis protection against O3-induced injury. Science of the Total Environment 573: 1053-1062. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.08.183

  2. Agathokleous, E., Saitanis, C.J., Stamatelopoulos, D., Mouzaki-Paxinou, A.-C., Paoletti, E., Manning, W.J. (2016). Olive oil for dressing plant leaves so as to avoid O3 injury. Water, Air & Soil Pollution 227:282. DOI: 10.1007/s11270-016-2986-9

  3. Agathokleous, E., Paoletti, E., Saitanis, C.J., Manning, W.J., Koike, T. (2016). High doses of ethylene diurea (EDU) are not toxic to willow and act as nitrogen fertilizer. Science of the Total Environment 566-567: 841-850. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.05.122

  4. Agathokleous, E., Watanabe, M., Eguchi, N., Nakaji, T., Satoh, F., Koike, T. (2016). Root production of Fagus crenata Blume saplings grown in two soils and exposed to elevated CO2 concentration: an 11-year free-air-CO2 enrichment (FACE) experiment in northern Japan. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 227: 187. DOI: 10.1007/s11270-016-2884-1

  5. Agathokleous, E., Mouzaki-Paxinou, A.-C., Saitanis, C.J., Paoletti, E., Manning, W.J. (2016) The first toxicological study of the antiozonant and research tool ethylene diurea (EDU) using a Lemna minor L. bioassay: Hints to its mode of action. Environmental Pollution 213: 996-1006. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.12.051

  6. Shi, C., Kitao, M., Agathokleous, E., Watanabe, M., Tobita, H., Yazaki. K., Kitaoka, S., Koike, T. (2016). Foliar chemical composition of two oak species grown in a free-air enrichment system with elevated O3 and CO2. Journal of Agricultural Meteorology 72(1): 50-58. DOI: 10.2480/agrmet.D-14-00018

  7. Agathokleous, E., Watanabe, M., Nakaji, T., Wang, X., Satoh, F., and Koike, T. (2016). Impact of elevated CO2 on root traits of a sapling community of three birches and an oak: a free-air-CO2 enrichment (FACE) in northern Japan. Trees: Structure and Function, 30: 353-362. DOI: 10.1007/s00468-015-1272-6

  8. Wang, XN., Agathokleous, E., Qu, L., Watanabe, M., Koike, T. (2016). Effects of CO2 and/or O3 on the interaction between root of woody plants and ectomycorrhizae. Journal of Agricultural Meteorology, 72(2): 95-105. DOI: 10.2480/agrmet.D-14-00045 

  9. Agathokleous, E., Saitanis, C.J., Wang, X., Watanabe, M., Koike, T. (2016). A review study on past 40 years of research on effects of tropospheric O3 on belowground structure, functioning and processes of trees: a linkage with potential ecological implications. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 227:33. DOI: 10.1007/s11270-015-2715-9 

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2015

  1. Saitanis, C., Panagopoulos, G., Dasopoulou, V., Agathokleous, E., Papatheohari, Y. (2015). Integrated assessment of ambient ozone phytotoxicity in Greece's Tripolis Plateau. Journal of Agricultural Meteorology, 71(2): 55-64. DOI: 10.2480/agrmet.D-14-00030 

  2. Saitanis, C.J., Lekkas, D.V., Agathokleous, E., Flouri, F. (2015). Screening agrochemicals as potential protectants of plants against ozone phytotoxicity. Environmental Pollution, 197: 247-255. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2014.11.013

  3. Agathokleous, E., Koike, T., Watanabe, M., Hoshika, Y., Saitanis, C.J. (2015). Ethylene-di-urea (EDU), an effective phytoprotectant against O3 deleterious effects and a valuable research tool. Journal of Agricultural Meteorology, 71(3): 185-195. DOI: 10.2480/agrmet.D-14-00017

  4. Koike, T., Watanabe, M., Watanabe, Y., Agathokleous, E., Eguchi, N., Takagi, K., Satoh, F., Kitaoka, S., Funada, R. (2015). Ecophysiology of deciduous trees native to Northeast Asia grown under FACE (Free Air CO2 Enrichment). Journal of Agricultural Meteorology, 71(3): 174-184. DOI: 10.2480/agrmet.D-14-00020

  5. Agathokleous, E., Saitanis, C.J., Koike, T. (2015). Tropospheric O3, the nightmare of wild plants: A review study. Journal of Agricultural Meteorology, 71(2):142-152. DOI: 10.2480/agrmet.D-14-00008

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2014

  1. Agathokleous, E., Saitanis, C.J., Papatheohari, Y. (2014). Evaluation of Di-1-p-menthene as antiozonant on Bel-W3 tobacco plants, as compared with Ethylenediurea. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 225: 2139. DOI: 10.1007/s11270-014-2139-y

  2. Saitanis, C.J., Bari, S.M., Burkey, K.O., Stamatelopoulos, D., Agathokleous, E. (2014). Screening of Bangladeshi winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars for sensitivity to ozone. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 21(23): 13560-13571. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3286-9

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OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Books

  1. Agathokleous, E., Carrari, E., and Sicard, P. (2020). Air Pollution and Plant Ecosystems: Printed Edition of the Special Issue Published in Journal of Climate. MDPI, Basel, Switzerland, 101p. ISBN:978-3-03943-284-4

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Book Chapters

  1. Agathokleous, E., Feng, Z., and Saitanis, C. (In Press). Effects of ozone on forests. In: Akimoto, H., and Tanimoto, H. eds. Handbook of Air Quality and Climate Change. Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-2527-8_24-1

  2. Agathokleous, E., Araminiene, V., Feng, Z., Hoshika, Y., Yu, G.C., Xu, J., Zhou, B., Saitanis, C.J., Sicard, P., and Paoletti, E. (2021). Protecting Plants against Ozone Toxicity by Applying Ethylenediurea: An Update.  In: Agrawal, S.B., Agrawal, M., and Singh, A. eds. The Tropospheric Ozone: A Hazard for Vegetation and Human Health, 653p (ISBN-13: 9781527570573). Cambridge Scholar Publishing.

  3. Sicard, P., Agathokleous, E., Anav, A., Araminiene, V., Carrari, E., De Marco, A., Hoshika, Y., Paoletti, E., and Proietti, C. (2021). Tropospheric ozone: Formation and current status.  In: Agrawal, S.B., Agrawal, M., and Singh, A. eds. The Tropospheric Ozone: A Hazard for Vegetation and Human Health, 653p (ISBN-13: 9781527570573), Cambridge Scholar Publishing.

  4. Watanabe, M., Agathokleous, E., Anav, A., Araminiene, V., Carrari, E., De Marco, A., Hoshika, Y., Proietti, C., Sicard, P., and Paoletti, E. (2021). Impacts of ozone on forest ecosystems.  In: Agrawal, S.B., Agrawal, M., and Singh, A. eds. The Tropospheric Ozone: A Hazard for Vegetation and Human Health, 653p (ISBN-13: 9781527570573). Cambridge Scholar Publishing.

  5. Agathokleous, E., and Calabrese, E.J. (2021). Chapter 13: The Hormetic Dose Response: Implications for Risk Assessment. In: Tsatsakis, A. ed. Toxicological Risk Assessment and Multi-System Health Impacts from Exposure, 1st edition, 370p (ISBN: 9780323852159). Academic Press, pp.139-146. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-85215-9.00003-9

  6. Agathokleous, E., and Calabrese, E.J. (2020). Chapter 21. An Environmental Perspective on Health. In: Rattan, S ed. Healthy Ageing and Longevity, Volume: Explaining Health across the Sciences, 1st edition (Sholl, J. and S. Rattan eds), 688p (ISBN-10: 3030526623). Springer-Nature. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-52663-4_21

  7. Saitanis, C.J., Agathokleous, E., Burkey, K., and Hung, Y.T. (2020). Chapter 8.       Ground Level Ozone Profile and the Role of Plants as Sources and Sinks.  In: Hung, Y.T., Wang, L.K., and N. Shammas eds. Handbook of Environment and Waste Management, Volume 3: Acid Rain and Greenhouse Gas Pollution Control, pp. 281-324. (ISBN-10: 9811207127). World Scientific Publishing Co. Inc, Singapore, 14 August 2020. DOI: 10.1142/9789811207136_0008

  8. Saitanis, C.J., Burkey, K., Agathokleous, E., and Hung, Y.T. (2020). Chapter 9. Ambient Ozone Alternative Monitoring and Biomonitoring with Higher Plants. In: Hung, Y.T., Wang, L.K., and N. Shammas eds. Handbook of Environment and Waste Management, Volume 3: Acid Rain and Greenhouse Gas Pollution Control, pp. 325-356 (ISBN-10: 9811207127). World Scientific Publishing Co. Inc, Singapore, 14 August 2020. DOI: 10.1142/9789811207136_0009

  9. Burkey, K., Agathokleous, E., Saitanis, C.J., and Hung, Y.T. (2020). Chapter 10. Ozone Effects on Vegetation: A Walk from Cells to Ecosystems. In: Hung, Y.T., Wang, L.K., and N. Shammas eds. Handbook of Environment and Waste Management, Volume 3: Acid Rain and Greenhouse Gas Pollution Control, pp. 357-396 (ISBN-10: 9811207127). World Scientific Publishing Co. Inc, Singapore, 14 August 2020. DOI: 10.1142/9789811207136_0010

  10. Agathokleous, E., Markouizou, A., and Saitanis, C.J. (2020). Chapter 6. The Phenomenon of Hormesis in Toxicology. In: Tsatsakis, A. ed. Toxicology in the Modern World, pp. 75-90. NEON Medical Publications. ISBN: 978-618-84478-0-6 (in Greek language)

  11. Koike, T., Kitao, M., Hikosaka, K., Agathokleous, E., Watanabe, Y., Watanabe, M., Eguchi, E. and Funada, R. (2018) Photosynthetic and Photosynthesis-Related Responses of Japanese Native Trees to CO2: Results from Phytotrons, Open-Top Chambers, Natural CO2 Springs, and Free-Air CO2 Enrichment. In: Adams WW and I. Terashima eds. The Leaf:  A Platform for Performing Photosynthesis, Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration 44, Chapter 15, pp. 425-449. Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-93594-2_15

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Research Materials

  1. Agathokleous, E., Saitanis, C.J., Satoh, F., and Koike, T. (2015). Wild plant species as subjects in O3 research. Eurasian Journal of Forest Research, 18(1): 1-36. LINK

  2. Agathokleous, E., Koike, T., Saitanis, C.J., Watanabe, M., Satoh, F., and Hoshika, Y. (2015). Ethylenediurea (EDU) as a protectant of plants against O3. Eurasian Journal of Forest Research, 18(1): 37-50. LINK

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Proceedings

  1. Qu, L.Y., Wang, X.N., Mao, Q., Agathokleous, E., Choi, D.S., Tamai, Y., Watanabe, T., and Koike, T. (2022) Responses of ectomycorrhizal diversity of larch and its hybrid seedlings and saplings to elevated CO2, O3, and high nitrogen loading. Eurasian Journal of Forest Research 23: 23-27. DOI: 10.14943/ejfr.22.23

  2. Vanderstock, A., Agathokleous, E., Inoue, W., Eguchi, N., Nakamura, M., Satoh, F., Kanie, S., and Koike, T. (2016). Preliminary survey on insect grazing in white birch stands under free-air O3 fumigation. Boreal Forest Research 64: 27-29.

  3. Agathokleous, E., Paoletti, E., Manning, W.J., Satoh, F., and Koike, T. (2015). Ethylenediurea (EDU) as a soil drench to reduce O3 impact on willow (Salix sachalinensis) cuttings: A preliminary observation using a free-air O3 fumigation system. Boreal Forest Research 63: 43-45.

  4. Kam, DG., Agathokleous, E., Watanabe, M., Takagi, K., Satoh, F., Kita, K., and Koike, T. (2015). Production efficiency of needles of two larches sp. raised under a free air ozone fumigation system in combination with nitrogen application. Boreal Forest Research 63: 41-42.

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Other Scientific Reports

  1. Masui, N., Tani, A., Matsuura, H., Watanabe, T., Fujito, E., Sasaki, K., Sato, F., Takagi, K., Agathokleous, E., Koike, T. (2021). Measurement of biogenic volatile organic carbon (BVOC) of multi-tree species and elucidation of dynamics of herbivorous insects. Northern Forest Conservation Technology 39: 1-5. (in Japanese language) LINK

  2. Koike, T., Eguchi, N., Watanabe, T., Ichikawa, I., Fujito, E., Kuruha, S., Watanabe, M., Watanabe, Y., Agathokleous, E., Ishi, S., Kitao, M., Takagi, K., Hiura, T., Satomura, T., Han, S., Funada, R., Yamazaki, Y., and Sato, F. (2019). Wide-area impact assessment of changes in production environment on forest dynamics: Based on the results of open-type CO2 and O3 addition experimental facilities. Technical Report for Boreal Forest Conservation of the Hokkaido University Forests 37: 18-26. (in Japanese) LINK

  3. Fujita, S., Agathokleous, E., and Koike, T. (2017). Introduction of IUFRO Regional Congress for Asia and Oceania 2016. IUFRO-J News 119: 4-7. (in Japanese)

  4. Velissariou, D., Saitanis, C.J., Karandinos, M.G., Riga-Karandinos, A.N., Lekkas, D., and Agathokleous, E. (2014). Greece - Phytotoxicity of tropospheric ozone. In Air Pollution: Deposition to and impacts on vegetation in (South-)East Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia (EECCA/SEE) and South-East Asia (ed. by Harmens, H., and Mills, G.). ICP Vegetation Programme Coordination Centre, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Bangor, UK, pp. 59-60.

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