In spring 2016, a team of scientists from the Institute of Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems and Forest Products Technology visited Patmos to survey the Koumas site.
The Institute of Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems and Forest Products Technology, also known as the Forest Research Institute of Athens (FRIA), is one of the oldest research institutes in Greece. It was established in Athens in 1929 as the research arm of the Greek Forest Service. More information about FRIA is available here.
Alongside the survey, the team commissioned soil analysis and a list of native trees. In autumn 2016, they delivered the results of their work to Community of Trees in a detailed preliminary study, which forms an important basis for the Koumas project. The study is available here in Greek.
