National Institute of Oceanography Alvaro Israel alvaro@ocean.org.il Tel: 04 – 8565259 Associate Scientist Ph.D. 1992, Tel Aviv University, Israel At IOLR since 1995

Research interests:
Photosynthesis of marine macroalgae
Global change, photosynthesis and inorganic carbon utilization in aquatic plants in response to globally changing marine environments
Biotechnology of marine macroalgae

Selected publications:
Israel, A., Levy, I. and Friedlander, M. (2006). Experimental tank cultivation of Porphyra in Israel. J. Appl. Phycol. 18:235-240.

Israel, A., Gavrieli, J., Glazer, A. and Friedlander, M. (2005). Utilization of flue gas from a power plant for tank cultivation of the red seaweed Gracilaria cornea. Aquaculture 249:311-316.

Gal-Or, S. and Israel, A. (2004). Growth responses of Pterocladiella capillacea (Rhodophyta) in laboratory and outdoor cultivation. J. Appl. Phycol. 16:195-202.

Israel, A. and Hophy, M. (2002). Growth, photosynthetic properties and Rubisco activities and amounts of marine macroalgae grown under current and elevated seawater CO₂ concentrations. Global Change Biol. 8:831-840.

Israel, A., Martinez-Goss, M. and Friedlander, M. (1999). Effect of salinity and pH on growth and agar yield of Gracilaria tenuistipitata var liui in laboratory and outdoor cultivation. J. Appl. Phycol. 11:543-549.

Israel, A., Katz, S., Dubinsky, Z., Merrill, J.E. and Friedlander, M. (1999). Photosynthetic inorganic carbon utilization and growth of Porphyra linearis (Rhodophyta). J. Appl. Phycol. 11:447-453.

Alcantara, L.B., Calumpong, H.P., Martinez-Goss, M.R., Menez, E.G. and Israel, A. (1999). Comparison of the performance of the agarophyte, Gracilaria bailinae, and the milkfish, Chanos chanos, in mono- and biculture. Hydrobiologia 398/399:443-453.

Gateno, D., Israel, A., Barki, Y. and Rinkevich, B. (1998). Gastrovascular circulation in an octocoral: evidence of significant transport of coral and symbiont cells. Biol. Bull. 194:178-186.

Israel, A. and Mshigeni, K.E. (1997). Seawater-based agriculture: possibilities of Salicornia cultivation in Africa's coastal village communities. Discov. Innov. 9:1-3.

Israel, A., Friedlander, M. and Neori, A. (1995). Biomass yield, photosynthesis and morphological expression of Ulva lactuca. Bot. Mar. 38:297-302.