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“The joy of discovery is certainly the liveliest that the mind of man can ever feel”

- Claude Bernard -

1. Photoinhibition in shallow-water colonies of the coral Stylophora pistillata as measured in situ.
Winters G., Loya Y., Routtgers R., Beer S. (2003)
Limnology and Oceanography 48: 1388-1393.
2.  In situ measured seasonal variations in Fv/Fm of two common Red Sea corals
Winters G., Loya Y.,  Beer S. (2006)
Coral Reefs 25: 593-598
3.  Adaptation strategies of the corallimorpharian Rhodactis rhodostoma to
     irradiance and temperature
Kuguru B., Winters G., Santos S.R., Beer S., Chadwick N.E. (2007)
Marine Biology 151:1287-1298
4.  Cellular pathology and histopathology of hypo-salinity exposure on the coral 
    Stylophora pistillata
Downs C.A., Kramarsky-Winter E., Woodley C.M., Downs A., Winters G., Loya Y., Ostrander G.K. (2009)
Science of the Total Environment 407: 4838-4851
5.  Spatial and temporal photoacclimation of Stylophora pistillata: zooxanthella size,   
     pigmentation, location and clade
Winters G., Beer S., Ben Zvi B., Z., Brickner I., Loya Y. (2009a)
Marine Ecology Progress Series 384: 107-119
6.  Photographic assessment of coral chlorophyll contents: implications for ecophysiological
     studies and coral monitoring
Winters G., Holzman R., Blekhman A., Beer S., Loya Y. (2009b)
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 380: 25-35
7.  Population-specificity of heat stress gene induction in northern and southern eelgrass
     Zostera marina populations under simulated global warming
Bergmann N., Winters G., Rauch G., Eizaguirre C., Gu J., Nelle P., Fricke B., Reusch T.B.H. (2010)
Molecular Ecology 19: 2870-2883
8.  The effects of a simulated heat wave on the photophysiology and gene expression
     of high and low-latitude populations of Zostera marina
Winters G., Nelle P., Fricke B., Reusch T.B.H. (2011)
Marine Ecology Progress Series 435: 83-95
9.  Transcriptomic resilience to global warming in the seagrass Zostera marina,
     a marine foundation species
Franssen U.S., et al. (2011)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 108: 19276-19281
11. Characterizations of microsatellite DNA markers for Acacia tortilis
Winters G., Shklar G., Korol L. (2013)
Conservation Genetics Resources 5: 807-80
13.  Mapping underground layers in the super arid Gidron Wadi using electrical
       resistivity tomography (ERT)
Winters G., Ryvkin I., Rudkov T., Moreno Z., Furman A. (2015)
Journal of Arid Environments 121: 79-83
14. Assessing the ecological status of seagrasses using morphology, biochemical descriptors
     and microbial community analyses. A study in Halophila stipulacea meadows in the northern
      Red Sea
Mejia A.Y., Rotini A., Lacasella F., Bookman R., Thaller M.C., Shem-Tov R., Winters G., Migliore L. (2016)
Ecological Indicators 60: 1150-1163
15. A low-cost field-survey method for mapping seagrasses and their potential threats:
      an example from the northern Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea
Winters G., Edelist D., Shem-Tov R., Beer S., Rilov G. (2017)
Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 27: 324-339
16. Ecophysiological plasticity and bacteriome shift in the seagrass
      Halophila stipulacea along a depth gradient in the Northern Red Sea
Rotini A., Mejia A. Y., Costa R., Migliore L., Winters G. (2017)
Frontiers in Plant Science. 2016:2015
17. A standardized protocol to monitor Acacia trees in the Arava
Groner E., et al. (2017)
Negev, Dead Sea and Arava Studies 9: 1-14
18. Advancing marine conservation in European and contiguous seas with the MarCons Action
Katsanevakis S., et. al (2017)
Research Ideas and Outcomes 3: e11884
23. Differences in flowering sex ratios between native and invasive populations
      of the seagrass Halophila stipulacea
Manh Nguyen H., Kleitou P., Kletou D., Sapir Y., Winters G. (2018)
Botanica Marina 61: 337-342
24. Tree growth and water-use in hyper-arid Acacia occurs during the hottest and driest season
Winters G., Otieno D., Cohen S., Bogner C., Ragowloski G., Paudel I., Klein T. (2018)
Oecologia 188: 695-705
25. Depth-induced adjustment of fatty acid and pigment composition suggests
      high biochemical plasticity in the tropical seagrass Halophila stipulacea
Beca-Carretero P., Guihéneuf F., Winters G., Stengel D.B. (2019)
Marine Ecology Progress Series 608:105-117
26. Halophila stipulacea descriptors in the native area (Red Sea): a baseline for future
      comparisons with native and non-native populations
Beca-Carretero, Alice Rotini, Astrid Mejia, Luciana Migliore, Salvatrice Vizzini and Gidon Winters (2020)
Marine Environmental Research 153, 104828
27. Seasonal dynamics of native and invasive Halophila stipulacea populations – A case study
       from the northern Gulf of Aqaba and the eastern Mediterranean Sea
Manh Nguyen H., Savva I., Kleitou P., Kletou D., Lima F.P., Sapir Y., Winters G. (2020)
Aquatic Botany 162, 103205
28. Responses of invasive and native populations of the seagrass Halophila stipulacea
      to simulated climate change
Manh Nguyen H., Yadav N.S., Barak S., Lima F.P., Sapir Y., Winters G. (2020)
Frontiers in Marine Science 6:812
29. Responses of the seagrass Halophila stipulacea to depth and spatial gradients in its
      native region (Red Sea): morphology, in situ growth and biomass production
Azcárate-García T., Beca-Carretero P., Villamayor B., Stengel D.B., Winters G. (2020)
Aquatic Botany 165: 103252
31. Projected Rapid Habitat Expansion of Tropical Seagrass Species in the
      Mediterranean Sea as Climate Change Progresses
P Beca-Carretero, M Teichberg, G Winters, G Procaccini, H Reuter (2020)
Frontiers in Plant Science  11:1762
   
32. The Seagrass Holobiont: What We Know and What We Still Need to Disclose
       for Its Possible Use as an Ecological Indicator
Conte, Chiara; Rotini, Alice; Manfra, Loredana; D’Andrea, Marco M.; Winters, Gidon; Migliore, Luciana (2021)
Water 13(4): 406
33. Unexpectedly low δ 13C in leaves, branches, stems and roots of three acacia species
      growing in hyper-arid environments
Daphna Uni, Elli Groner, Elaine Soloway, Amgad Hjazin, Spencer Johnswick, Gidon Winters, Efrat Sheffer, Ido Rog, Yael Wagner, Tamir Klein (2021).
Journal of Plant Ecology 14 (1): 117-131
34. Oil Pollution Affects the Central Metabolism of Keystone Vachellia (Acacia) Trees
Marco Ferrante, Anuma Dangol, Shoshana Didi-Cohen, Gidon Winters, Vered Tzin, Michal Segoli (2021).
Sustainability 13 (12), 6660
35. Temporal and Spatial Changes in Phyllosphere Microbiome of Acacia Trees
       Growing in Arid Environments
Ashraf Al Ashhab, Shiri Meshner, Rivka Alexander-Shani, Hana Dimerets, Michael Brandwein, Yael Bar-Lavan and Gidon Winters (2021) Frontiers in Microbiology 12:656269
38. Teasing apart the host‑related, nutrient‑related and temperature‑related effects shaping the
      phenology and microbiome of the tropical seagrass Halophila stipulacea
Amir Szitenberg, Pedro Beca‑Carretero, Tomás Azcárate‑García, Timur Yergaliyev, Rivka Alexander‑Shani and Gidon Winters (2022) Environmental Microbiome 17:18
39. Editorial: Seagrasses Under Times of Change
Winters G, Teichberg M, Reuter H, Viana IG and Willette DA (2022).
Front. Plant Sci. 13:87047
40. Predicted warming intensifies the negative effects of nutrient increase on
      tropical seagrass: A physiological and fatty acid approach
Beca-Carretero P,  Azcárate-García T, Teichberg M, Patra P, Feroze F, González MJ, Medina iI, Gidon Winters (2022). Ecological Indicators 142, 109184
41. Peak photosynthesis at summer midday in Acacia trees growing in a hyper-arid habitat
Uni Daphna, Sheffer Efrat, Winters Gidon, Lima André, Fox, Hagar and Klein Tamir. (2022).
Trees. 1-13. 
42. An invasive seagrass drives its own success in two invaded seas by both negatively affecting
      native seagrasses and benefiting from those costs
Chiquillo, K.L., Barber, P.H., Vasquez, M.I., Cruz-Rivera, E., Willette, D.A., Winters, G. and Fong, P. (2022).
Oikos e09403
43. Differential climatic conditions drive growth of Acacia tortilis tree in its range edges
      in Africa and Asia
Uni, D., D. Lerner, I. Smit, D. Mzimba, E. Sheffer, G. Winters, and T. Klein. (2023).
American Journal of Botany e16132.
44. Gene co-expression network analysis for the selection of candidate early warning indicators    
      of heat and nutrient stress in Posidonia oceanica
Alex Santillán-Sarmiento, Jessica Pazzaglia, Miriam Ruocco, Emanuela Dattolo, Luca Ambrosino, Gidon Winters, Lázaro Marin-Guirao, Gabriele Procaccini (2023). Science of the Total Environment, 162517.
45. Superior growth traits of invaded (Caribbean) versus native (Red sea) populations of the
      seagrass Halophila stipulacea
Winters, G., Conte, C., Beca-Carretero, P. et al.
Biological Invasions 25, 2325–2342 (2023)
47. Responses of two Acacia species to drought suggest different water-use strategies, reflecting
      their topographic distribution
Uni Daphna, Sheffer Efrat, Klein Tamir, Shem-Tov Rachamim, Segev Nitzan, Winters Gidon (2023)
Front. Plant Sci.,  14
48. Effects of anthropogenic pressures on the seagrass Halophila stipulacea and its associated
      macrozoobenthic communities in the northern Gulf of Aqaba
Hung Manh Nguyen, Cristina Andolina, Salvatrice Vizzini, Maria Cristina Gambi, Gidon Winters (2023)
Marine Environmental Research, 189, 106073
49. Undisturbed Posidonia oceanica meadows maintain the epiphytic bacterial community in
      different environments
Alice Rotini, Chiara Conte, Gidon Winters, Marlen I. Vasquez, Luciana Migliore (2023)
Environmental Science and Pollution Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-28968-x
50. The effect of anaerobic remineralization of the seagrass Halophila stipulacea on porewater
       biogeochemistry in the Gulf of Aqaba
Neta Soto, Gidon Winters, Gilad Antler (2023)
Front. Mar. Sci. 10:1250931. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2023.1250931
51. Climate change and the presence of invasive species will threaten the persistence of the
      Mediterranean seagrass community
Pedro Beca-Carretero et al.  (2024) 
Science of The Total Environment 910,2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168675
52. A matter of choice: Understanding the interactions between epiphytic foraminifera and their
      seagrass host Halophila stipulacea
Jenipher Masawa et al. (2024). 
Marine Environmental Research 196:106437. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2024.106437
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