Ecosystem services related with Opuntia ficus-indica (prickly pear cactus): A review of challenges and opportunities
Author: Ilan Stavi Published in: Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems More information: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21683565.2022.2076185 Abstract: The Opuntia ficus-indica offers a range
Editorial: Impacts of climate change and land-use on soil functions and ecosystem services in drylands
Authors: Ilan Stavi, Simone Priori, Niels Thevs Published in: Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10, 851751 More information: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2022.851751/full
A first study of Urginea maritima rings: A case study from southern Jordan
Authors: Yizhaq, H., Al-Tawaha, A.R.M.S., Stavi, I. Published in: Land More information: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/2/285 Abstract: Vegetation rings are a common pattern in
Five-Year Monitoring of a Desert Burrow-Dwelling Spider Following an Environmental Disaster Indicates Long-Term Impacts
Authors: Igor Armiach Steinpress, Ibrahim N. A. Salman, Nitzan Segev, Assaf Uzan, Yebin Byun, Tanya Levy, Shlomi Aharon, Yoram Zvik, Raisa
Provisioning ecosystem services related with oak (Quercus) systems: a review of challenges and opportunities
Authors: Ilan Stavi, Niels Thevs, Martin Welp, Pandi Zdruli Published in: Agroforestry Systems More information: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10457-021-00718-3 Abstract: Natural, semi-natural, and extensively managed
Multidimensional food security nexus in drylands under the slow onset effects of climate change
Authors: Stavi, I., Paschalidou, A., Kyriazopoulos, A.P., Halbac-Cotoara-Zamfir, R., Siad, S.M., Suska-Malawska, M., Savic, D., de Pinho, J., Thalheimer, L.,
Anti-Herpes Simplex 1 Activity of Simmondsia chinensis (Jojoba) Wax
Authors: Zipora Tietel,. Sarit Melamed,. Noy Eretz-Kdosha,. Ami Guetta,. Raanan Gvirtz. Navit Ogen-Shtern,. Arnon Dag,. Guy Cohen Published in: Molecules More
Positive impacts of livestock and wild ungulate routes on functioning of dryland ecosystems
Authors: Stavi, I., Yizhaq, H., Osem, Y., Argaman, E. Published in: Ecology and Evolution (2021), in press More information: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.8147
Soil salinity and sodicity in drylands: A review of causes, effects, monitoring, and restoration measures
Authors: Ilan Stavi, Niels Thevs, Simone Priori Published in: Frontiers in Environmental Science (2021) 9, 712831 More information: LINK Abstract Soil
Dead shrub patches as ecosystem engineers in degraded drylands
Authors: Ilan Stavi, Eli Zaady, Alexander Gusarov, Hezi Yizhaq Published in: Journal of Geographical Sciences 2021, 31, 1187–1204 More information:
A Synthetic SOD/Catalase Mimic Compound for the Treatment of ALS
Authors: Soll M, Goldshtein H, Rotkopf R, Russek-Blum N, Gross Z. Published in: Antioxidants DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox10060827 KEYWORDS: catalytic antioxidant; ALS; zebrafish; mSod1 model; corroles; therapeutics Abstract
Copper Ions Ameliorated Thermal Burn-Induced Damage in ex vivo Human Skin Organ Culture
Authors: Ogen-Shtern N., Chumin K., Silberstein E., Borkow. G Published in: Skin Pharmacology and Physiology DOI: https://doi.org/10.1159/000517194 KEYWORDS: Burn, Stasis area, Ex
The Desert’s Role in the Formation of Early Israel and the Origin of Yhwh
Author: UZI AVNER Published in: Entangled Religions 12.2 (2021) er.ceres.rub.de Full text KEYWORDS: Se‘ir, Negev, Sinai, Paran, Shasu, Israel, Yhwh,
Patch-scale to hillslope-scale geodiversity alleviates susceptibility of dryland ecosystems to climate change: insights from the Israeli Negev
Authors: Stavi, I., Yizhaq, H., Szitenberg, A., Zaady, E. Published in: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 50, 129–137. More information:
Silicon in the Soil–Plant Continuum: Intricate Feedback Mechanisms within Ecosystems
Authors: Ofir Katz 1,2,*, Daniel Puppe 3, Danuta Kaczorek 3,4, Nagabovanalli B. Prakash 5 and Jörg Schaller 3 1Dead Sea and Arava Science Center, Mt. Masada, Tamar Regional
Food security among dryland pastoralists and agropastoralists: The climate, land-use change, and population dynamics nexus
Authors: Ilan Stavi, Joana Roque de Pinho, Anastasia K. Paschalidou, Susana B. Adamo, Kathleen Galvin, Alex de Sherbinin, Trevor Even,
Ancient to recent-past runoff harvesting agriculture in the hyper-arid Arava Valley: OSL dating and insights
Authors: Ilan Stavi, Gidon Ragolsky, Mordechai Haiman, Naomi Porat Published in: Holocene More information: https://doi.org/10.1177/0959683621994641 Abstract Runoff harvesting agriculture was
The effects of biostimulation and bioaugmentation on crude oil biodegradation in two adjacent terrestrial oil spills of different age, in a hyper-arid region
Authors: G.Banet, A.K.Turaani, R.Farber, R.Armoza- Zvuloni, N.Rotem, I.Stavi, R.Cahan Published in: Science Direct Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112248 Abstract This study deals with
Spatial modeling of landscape values: Discovering the boundaries of conflicts and identifying mutual benefits as a basis for land management
Authors: Noa Avriel-Avnia, Yodan Rofeb, and Fabio Scheinkman-Shachara,b a Ramon, Dead Sea and Arava Science Center, Neve Zohar, Israel; b
Projected Rapid Habitat Expansion of Tropical Seagrass Species in the Mediterranean Sea as Climate Change Progresses
Authors: Pedro Beca-Carretero, Mirta Teichberg, Gidon Winters, Gabriele Procaccini, Hauke Reuter Published in: Frontiers Doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.555376 Abstract During the last 150 years, the