PhD Candidate in Marine Biology | Coral Reef Ecology | Aquarium Systems Specialist
Marine biologist and PhD candidate at the University of Haifa studying coral reef resilience in upwelling environments as potential thermal refugia in the Eastern Tropical Pacific.
Experienced in:
- Coral reef ecology and restoration
- Aquarium and aquatic system management
- Benthocosm / mesocosm experimental systems
- Underwater ecological surveys and technical diving
- Marine GIS, photogrammetry, and image analysis
Aquarium Facility Manager University of Haifa (2024–Present)
- Coral thermal tolerance
- Upwelling systems as climate refugia
- Coral restoration ecology
- Reef structural complexity and photogrammetry
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Coral carpets – a novel ecological engineering tool aimed at constructing coral communities on soft sand bottoms DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2020.105743
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Superior growth traits of invaded (Caribbean) versus native (Red Sea) populations of the seagrass Halophila stipulacea DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-023-03045-z
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Sea level rise can severely reduce biodiversity and community net production on rocky shores DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148377
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Marine algal forests in the Levantine Basin DOI: Not available
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A mesocosm concept for the simulation of near-natural shallow underwater climates: The Kiel Outdoor Benthocosms (KOB) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/lom3.10055
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Macroalgal dynamics shape epiphytic foraminiferal assemblages in the eastern Mediterranean rocky reef DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2026.107976
- Analysis: R, RStudio, Coral-Net, GIS, TagLab
- Imaging: Metashape, Photoshop, SketchUp
- Field: Technical diving, ROV operation, underwater photography
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