Yigal Alon Kinneret Limnological Laboratory David Wynne dwynne@ocean.org.il Tel: 04 – 6721444 ext. 209 Senior Scientist Ph.D. 1975, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel At IOLR since 1975

Research interests:
Algal physiology & biochemistry; uptake and metabolism of inorganic and organic phosphorus and nitrogen compounds by phytoplankton; pesticide residues in the aquatic environment; aquatic toxicology.

Selected publications:
Sukenik, A., Yacobi, Y.Z., Wynne, D. and Parparova, R. Physiological variability within Peridinium gatunense (Dinoflagellate) populations during its patchy bloom in Lake Kinneret. Verh. Int. Ver. Limnol. 29 (in press)

Berman, T. and Wynne, D. (2005). Assessing phytoplankton lysis in Lake Kinneret. Limnol. Oceanogr. 50:526-537.

Wynne, D., Shteinman, B., Hochman, A. and Bergstein Ben-Dan, T. (2004). The spatial distribution of enteric bacteria in the Jordan River – Lake Kinneret contact zone. J. Toxicol. Environ. Health A. 67:1705-1715.

Nishri, A., Zohary, T., Gophen, M. and Wynne, D. (1998). Lake Kinneret dissolved oxygen regime reflects long term changes in ecosystem functioning. Biogeochemistry 42:253-283.

Butow, B., Wynne, D., Sukenik, A., Hadas, O. and Tel-Or, E. (1998). The synergistic effect of carbon concentration and high temperature on lipid peroxidation in Peridinium gatunense. J. Plankton Res. 20:355-369.

Ostrovsky, I., Wynne, D., Bergstein Ben-Dan, T., Nishri, A., Li, H., Yacobi, Y.Z. and Parparova, R. (1997). Spatial distributions of biogeochemical parameters in surface sediments. Water, Air, Soil Pollut. 99:497-505.

Butow, B., Wynne, D. and Tel-Or, E. (1997). Antioxidative protection of Peridinium gatunense in Lake Kinneret: seasonal and daily variation. J. Phycol. 33:780-786.

Hadas, O., Pinkas, R. and Wynne, D. (1992). Nitrate reductase activity, ammonium regeneration and orthophosphate uptake in Protozoa isolated from Lake Kinneret, Israel. Microb. Ecol. 23:107-115.

Wynne, D. (1991). Pesticides in the Lake Kinneret (Israel) ecosystem: present findings and future prospects. In: Weigmann, D.L. (ed.), Pesticides in the next decade: The challenges ahead. Proceedings 3^rd International Pesticide Research Conference. Virginia Water Resources Research Center, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, Virginia pp. 416-428.