Christos Xagoraris is a graduate environmental scientist of the Department of Environment of the University of Aegean with a master’s degree in “Global Environmental Change, Management and Technology” focusing on “Environmental Policy and Biodiversity Conservation”. The aim of his research is on the Seasonal patterns of decomposition along an elevation gradient in a Mediterranean pine forest Pinus brutia and soil ecology. In this project he will carry out biomass measurements and analyses of physical, chemical and biological properties in soil samples.