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Ecosystem changes drive modifications to fish diets and trophic interactions in Lake Kinneret, Israel
The Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) ecosystem has undergone physical and biological changes over the past 25 years, including a shift from a dinoflagellate Peridinium gatunense)-dominated system to one in which Cy...
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Article
Stormwater systems as a source of marine debris: a case study from the Mediterranean coast of Israel
Drainage (or stormwater) systems are a potential source of marine debris. Approximately 67 km (33%) of the land along the Mediterranean coast of Israel is considered urban, covered by concrete and asphalt. The...
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Article
Population genetic parameters of the emerging corallivorous snail Drupella cornus in the northern Gulf of Eilat and Tanzanian coastlines based on mitochondrial COI gene sequences
The genetic diversity and population genetic structures of Drupella cornus populations from six localities in the northern Gulf of Eilat (GOE) and five localities in Tanzania (269 individuals) were investigated u...
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The invasive venomous striped eel catfish Plotosus lineatus in the Levant: possible mechanisms facilitating its rapid invasional success
The venomous striped eel catfish Plotosus lineatus was first recorded in the Mediterranean in 2002. Within 1–3 years, it has spread throughout the entire Israeli coast. We have studied its spatiot...
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δ15N as a natural tracer of particulate nitrogen effluents released from marine aquaculture
The flow of particulate nitrogen from marine net pen fish farm effluents to the surrounding biofouling community was quantified by means of stable isotopes of nitrogen. Plastic mesh substrates were deployed at...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Damage Control in the Coastal Zone: Improving Water Quality by Harvesting Aquaculture-Derived Nutrients
There is a clear relationship between nutrient enrichment and the eventual deterioration of coastal water quality (eutrophication). Eutrophication occurs when the rate of nutrient supply exceeds its transforma...
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In situ biofiltration: a means to limit the dispersal of effluents from marine finfish cage aquaculture
Net pen fish farms generally enrich the surrounding waters and the underlying sediments with nutrients and organic matter, and these loadings can cause a variety of environmental problems, such as algal blooms...
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Artificial Reefs off the Mediterranean Coast of Israel
The south-eastern region has been shown to be the most oligotrophic part of the Mediterranean Sea (see Kimor and Wood, 1975; Lakkis and Lakkis, 1980; Kimor, 1983), which is generally considered to be the most ...