Yigal Alon Kinneret Limnological Laboratory Ami Nishri nishri@ocean.org.il Tel: 04 – 6721444 ext. 207 Senior Scientist Ph.D. 1983, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel At IOLR since 1987

Research interests:
Studies on bio-geo-chemistry with emphasis on nutrients (Phosphorus, Nitrogen, Selenium, Silica), sediments and salinity issues in Lake Kinneret and in the Jordan River drainage basin.

Selected publications:
Eckert, W. and Nishri, A. (2000). Sedimentary phosphorous flux in Lake Kinneret: precipitation vs. release. Adv. Limnol. (55):397-411.

Nishri, A., Imberger, J., Eckert, W., Ostrovski, I., and Geifman, J. (2000). The Physical regime and respective biogeochemical processes in the lower water mass of Lake Kinneret. Limnol. Oceangr. 45:140-149.

Nishri, A., Brenner, J.B., Hall, G.F.M. and Taylor, H.E. (1999). Temporal variation in dissolved Selenium in Lake Kinneret (Israel). Aquat. Sci. 61(3):215-233.

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.

Nishri, A., Stiller, M., Rimmer, A., Geifman, Y. and Kro, M. (1998). Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee), The effects of diversion of external salinity sources and the probable chemical composition of the internal salinity sources. Chem. Geol. 158:37-52.

Eckert, W. and Nishri, A. (1997). Factors controlling the release of phosphorus from the sediment-water interface of Lake Kinneret bed sediments. J. Water Air Soil Pollut. 62(4):540-552.

Nishri, A., Herman, G. and Shlichter, M. (1996). The response of the edimentological regime in Lake Kinneret to lower lake levels. Hydrobiologia 339:149-160.

Nishri, A., Herbert, H.J., Jockwer, N. and Stichler, W. (1988). The Geochemistry of Brines and Minerals from the Asse salt mine, Germany. Appl. Geochem. 3:317-33.

Nishri, A. (1984). The Geochemistry of Manganese in the Dead Sea. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 7:415-426.

Nishri, A. and Stiller, M. (1984). Iron in the Dead Sea. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 71:405-414.