Members

Principal Investigator
Yael Mandelik, Ph.D Lecturer, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Education Ph.D. Biodiversity Conservation, Tel Aviv University, 2005 M.Sc. Ecology and Environmental Quality, Tel Aviv University, 1999 B.Sc. Animal Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1996 Research interests Ecosystem services Pollination ecology Pollinator health Biodiversity indicators Biodiversity conservation Teaching Ecological Principles in Spatial Conservation Planning (71947, grad level) Integrated landscape management (71082, undergrad level) Pollination workshop (73514, grad level)
Lab manager
Karmit Levy
Ph.D students
Karmit Levy Karmit studies restoration and succession processes in bee and plant communities.
Tal Shapira Tal studies the effect of sowing wild flowers along field edges on the diversity, functioning and interactions between pollinators, natural enemies and pests within agricultural fields.	Yael Mandelik
Idan Kanonitch Idan studies spatio-temporal patterns and functional effects of interspecific virus transmission in pollinator communities
Avi Eliyahu Avi studies the mechanisms and epidemiological implications of floral-mediated intra- and inter-specific virus transmission in bee communities
M.Sc. students
Tohar Roth Tohar studies the effects of non-cultivated habitats on beneficial insect communities accros land-use gradients.
Eran Carmel Eran studies complementarity between managed pollinators of onion.

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Alumni

Postdocs

Roy Kaspi Research title: Development of techniques for monitoring, trapping and destroying colonies of Apis florea Co-hosted by: Prof. Sharon Shafir
Thomas Neeson Research title: Taxonomic and ecological factors affecting the reliability of higher taxa surrogates Co-hosted by: Prof. Moshe Coll	Yael Mandelik
Ohad Afik Research title: The effect of pollinator diversity on pollination and yield of watermelon	Yael Mandelik
Jessica Schaeckermann Research title: The effect of sowing wild flowers along watermelon field edges on the diversity and abundance of pollinators and natural enemies. Co-hosted by: Prof. Moshe Coll	Yael Mandelik

PhD students

Gideon Pisanty

Thesis title: Pollination services in Mediterranean natural- agricultural systems: assessing wild bees' contribution to crop pollination and the effects of land use on them.

Thesis abstract: PDF

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Ariella Gotlieb

Ariella is interested in nature conservation and in the effects of human disturbance on natural ecosystems. She has a B.Sc. in Biology from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. She studied the effects of stone-mining on biodiversity in the ancient delta of Wadi Tze’elim during her M.Sc. in Ecology in Tel Aviv University. Her PhD research (also in Ecology, Tel Aviv University) looked into the effects of human settlements in the desert on local plant and bee communities and on local pollination networks.

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M.Sc.

Yael Hollender Thesis title: Biodiversity and pollination services provided by bees in natural and anthropogenic landscapes of the Arava Rift Valley Thesis abstract: PDF	Yael Mandelik
Eliav Rothholz Thesis title: The influence of post-fire salvage logging on soil- dwelling arthropods and implications on biodiversity conservation Thesis abstract: PDF	Yael Mandelik
Hilla Carmely Thesis title: Tools for quantifying diversity and composition patterns of wild bees in the Arava Rift Valley and the effect of honey bees on these patterns Thesis abstract: PDF	Yael Mandelik
Itai vanRijn Thesis title: Evaluation of the ‘Higher Taxa Approach’ for assessing patterns of species richness and composition in Bee communities Thesis abstract: PDF	Yael Mandelik
Hadas Marshall Thesis title: The effects of bee characteristics and foraging history on the pollination efficiency of bees in a desert environment Thesis abstract: PDF	Yael Mandelik
Adir Golan Thesis title: The effect of wild flowers bloom in agricultural field margins on diversity patterns and activity of honey bees and wild bees Thesis abstract: PDF
Tal Shapira Thesis title: The effect of cattle grazing on bee diversity along a climatic gradient. Thesis abstract: PDF
Yael Brener Thesis title: The effect of pollinators' diversity on pollination services and reproductive success of wild plants. PDF
Ziv Omer Thesis title: The link between pollinators' diversity and pollination services and possible mechanisms underlying this link in the pollination of seed watermelon (Citrullus lanatus). PDF
Idan Eliakim Idan studies the effect of wild bloom along strawberry field edges on pollinator diversity and their pollination activity within the fields.
Oded Winberger Oded studies the effect of pest management practices (IPM vs conventional management) on pollinator diversity in apple orchards.
Tamar Chaprazaro Thesis title: Bee communities and pollination networks in planted pine forests compared to adjacent shrublands. PDF
Omri Avrech Thesis title: The effect of distance from honeybee hives on wild pollinator activity, crop quality and crop quantity in apple orchards PDF