LABORATORY OF HYDROBIOLOGY
Greece (1/6)	Institute of Biology National Centre for Scientific Research "Demokritos" Aghia Paraskevi P.O. Box 60228 15310 Athens   GREECE Tel : + 30 210 650 36 29 Fax : + 30 210 651 17 27 Email : igna@cyclades.nrcps.ariadne-t.gr Web Site : Director : Dr Lydia Ignatiades

	Type of activities
	research only academic, education policy/planning envir. monitoring other:
	Main sectors of research
	phytoplankton ecology
	Current major projects
	MATER (MAST III), finast by EEC ; MATER : (Mass Transfer for Ecosystem Response) ; title : primary production, biooptical characteristics, taxonomic trends and biomass of phytoplankton
	Number of local permanent staff
	scientists : 2 others : 1
	Indoor surface area (m2) available for
	research : 65 teaching : others :
	Conference room
	no yes (number of seats : 400 )
	Research vessel(s)
	less than 12 m in length; number of vessels :
	more than 12 m in length; number of vessels :
	Brief description of vessels and on board scientific equipment :
	the field work is performed on board of national research vessels
	Other major research facilities and equipment
	HPLC, GC, spectrometer, inverted microscope, epifluorescence inverted microscope
	Ecosystem types available nearby
	marine ecosystem
	Areas of taxonomic expertise
	phytoplankton
	Specimen collections
	yes no
	Brief description :
	Hosting facilities for visiting scientists
	yes no
	Training courses
	yes no
	Capacity and brief description of library
	25000 books, 1000 current titles of journals including all major oceanographic journals
	Type of research institution
	governmental, national governmental, local international academic private other:
	CIESM Guide of Marine Research Institutes