Yehuda Benayahu's Lab

1987-1990 Dan Weil

Life history features of the alcyonacean Litophyton arboreum in the Gulf of Eilat: Sexual and asexual reproduction

1987-1990 Michael Klainman

Comparative life history features of the Sinularia species (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) at Eilat

1988-1992 Miamon Dahan

Clonal propagation and sexual reproduction of the alcyonacean Dendronephthya hemprichi

1988-1992 Ruth Goren

Benthic communities on artificial substrata at Eilat (Red Sea)

1989-1992 Yael Barki

Population ecology and genetic characteristics of the soft coral Dendronephthya in the northern Gulf of Eilat, Red Sea

1990-1993 Uri Oren

Recruitment and survival of corals on artificial reefs

1991-1993 Gil Rilov

Fish community on vertical reefs in the northern Gulf of Eilat: Structure of an existing community and initial recruitment on experimental installations

1992-1994 Revital Ben-David

Longevity and competency of planulae of Octocorallia

1992-1994 Noga Shiloach

Dynamics of initial settlement of fishes on artificial reefs at the Gulf of Eilat (Red Sea)

1993-1996 Dafna Zeevi

The gorgonian Acabaria biserialis: a successful colonizer of artificial substrata

1994-1997 Sharon Ketzinel

Chemical ecology of some South African soft corals (jointly with Prof. Y. Kashman, TAU)

1994-1997 Sigal Lozki

Life history of zooxanthellate and azooxanthellate soft corals

1995-1998 Dovi Kelman

The chemical ecology of the soft coral Parerythropodium f. fulvum (jointly with Prof. Y. Kashman)

1996-1999 Orit Barneah

Soft coral transplantation as a means for reef rehabilitation in Eilat: ecological aspects and fine structural cascades

1997-2002 Tal Reichert

Oxygen consumption rate of juvenile stages of the soft coral Heteroxenia fuscescens

1998-2001 Tali Yakobovich

Kinetics of zooxanthellae acquisition by a sexual progeny of a soft coral

1999-2001 Shimrit Perkol

Artificial and natural reefs in Eilat: Comparative aspects and interactions

2000-2003 Omer Polack

Biology and Ecology of the zoanthid Palythoa tuberculosa in Northern Gulf of Aqaba (Eilat) (jointly with Prof. Y. Loya, TAU)

2000-2003 Sharon Levi

Chemical ecology of some East African soft corals (jointly with Prof. Y. Kashman, TAU)

2000-2004 Ettie Sapir

Testing the toxicity of TBTCI to Anthozoa and the antifoulant efficiency of Environmental-friendly silicone coatings (jointly with Prof. A. Gasith, TAU)

2001-2006 Edit Adler

Infection of early developmental stages of soft corals with homologous and heterologous symbiotic algae

2001-2005 Anat Maoz

Algal acquisition and specificity in soft corals (families Nephtheidae and Xeniidae)

2002-2004 Mati Halperin

Recruitment of fish to experimental floating and fixed artificial reefs (jointly with Dr. M. Goren, TAU)

2003-2006 Inbal Ginsburg

Ecology of the Red Sea gorgonian Clathraria rubrinodis 

2003- 2006 Jonathan Sharon

Benthic communities associated with invasive bivalves in the Israeli Mediterranean coast (jointly with Prof. Y. Loya, TAU)

2004-2007 Ido Sella

Development of a propagation protocol for cuttings of the soft coral Sarcophyton glaucum

2004-2007 Yael Zaldam

Succession of benthic communities on artificial marine structures (AMS) in the Red Sea: A tool to evaluate AMS performance

2004-2007 Dror Zurel

Distribution and specificity of algal symbionts in vertically transmitting soft corals (family Nephtheidea) in the Red Sea

2005- 2008 Michal Grosovich

Habitat partitioning of three azooxanthellate soft corals in Eilat (Red Sea)

2006- 2009 Michal Weis

Bivalves as colonizers of artificial marine structures at Eilat (Red Sea)

2007- 2010 Dafna Aharonovich

Soft corals of the family Xeniidae (Octocorallia) in the northern Gulf of Eilat: species composition and taxonomic importance of sclerite- microstructure

2008- 2011 Yasmin Gabay

Effects of seawater acidification on xeniid soft corals (jointly with Prof. M. Fine, BIU)

2009-2011 Ateret Shabtay

Population dynamics of the invasive oyster Spondylus spinosus in the Israeli Mediterranean coast (jointly with Dr. G. Rilov, IOLR)

2009-2012 Natalie Shalev

Development of benthic communities on a planned artificial reef at Eilat (jointly with Dr. G. Rilov, IOLR)

2010-2014 Yael Mandelberg

Collagen producing octocorals of the genus Sarcophyton

2011-2014 Yehala Rina Roterman

Bacteria in invasive and indigenous bivalves (jointly with Prof. U. Gophna, TAU)

2012-2015 Erez Shoham

Octocoral community structure at Eilat (Northern Red Sea): mesophotic vs. shallow reefs

2012-2015 Ximena Velasquez Pedrosa

Flat worms (Platyhelminthes) of the Israeli Mediterranean and Eilat shallow habitats (jointly with Diana M. Bolaños, Univ. of New Hampshire)

2012-2015 Ehud Gilad

Bivalve assemblages as environmental indicator (jointly with Dr. Y. Edelman-Furstenberg, Israel Geological Survey)

2012-2015 Noga Perry

Bacterial populations of soft and stony corals in different life stages (jointly with Prof. U. Gophna)

2012-2016 Ofir Gilad

Biomechanical properties of an octocoral collagen fibers (jointly with Prof.  R. Haj Ali, TAU)

2013-2016 Chen Piller

Novel environmentally friendly antifouling paints: efficacy and toxicity