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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
10. Identifying core features of adaptive metabolic mechanisms for
chronic heat stress attenuation contributing to systems robustness
Gu J., et al. (2012)
Integrative Biology 4: 480-493
11. Characterizations of microsatellite DNA markers for Acacia tortilis
Winters G., Shklar G., Korol L. (2013)
Conservation Genetics Resources 5: 807-80
12. Genome-wide transcriptomic responses of the seagrasses Zostera marina
and Nanozostera noltii under a simulated heatwave confirm functional types
Franssen U.S., et al. (2014)
Marine Genomics 15:65-73
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
19. Physiological and biogeochemical responses of super-corals to thermal stress
from the northern Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea
Grottoli A.G, Tchernov D., Winters G. (2017)
Frontiers in Marine Science 4
20. Germination, physiological and biochemical responses of acacia seedlings
(Acacia raddiana and Acacia tortilis) to petroleum contaminated soils
Hoai Tran T., Mayzlish-Gati E., Eshel A., Winters G. (2018)
Environmental Pollution 234: 642-655
21. Detecting hierarchical levels of connectivity in a population of Acacia tortilis at the northern
edge of the species? global distribution: Combining classical population genetics and network
analyses
Rodger Y.S., Greenbaum G., Silver M., Bar-David S., Winters G. (2018)
PLoS ONE 13:e0194901
22. The tropical invasive seagrass, Halophila stipulacea, has a superior ability to tolerate dynamic
changes in salinity levels compared to its freshwater relative, Vallisneria Americana
Oscar M.A., Barak S., Winters G. (2018)
Frontiers in Plant Science 9:950
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., Guih?neuf 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
Azc?rate-Garc?a T., Beca-Carretero P., Villamayor B., Stengel D.B., Winters G. (2020)
Aquatic Botany 165: 103252
30. The tropical seagrass Halophila stipulacea: reviewing what we know from
its native and invasive habitats, alongside identifying knowledge gaps
Winters, G., et al. (2020)
Frontiers in Marine Science 6: 812
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 ??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
36. Elective affinities or random choice within the seagrass holobiont? The case of the native
Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile and the exotic Halophila stipulacea (Forssk.) Asch. from the
same site (Limassol, Cyprus)
Chiara Conte, Alice Rotini, Gidon Winters, Marlen I. Vasquez, Giulia Piazza, Demetris Kletou, Luciana Migliore (2021) Aquatic Botany 174: 103420
37. Nutrient history affects the response and resilience of the tropical seagrass
Halophila stipulacea to further enrichment in its native habitat
Stephanie Helber, Gidon Winters, Marleen Stuhr, E. F. Belshe, Stefanie Br?hl, Michael Schmid, Hauke Reuter and Mirta Teichberg (2021) Frontiers in Plant Science
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, Tom?s Azc?rate?Garc?a, 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, Azc?rate-Garc?a T, Teichberg M, Patra P, Feroze F, Gonz?lez 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 Andr?, 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 Santill?n-Sarmiento, Jessica Pazzaglia, Miriam Ruocco, Emanuela Dattolo, Luca Ambrosino, Gidon Winters, L?zaro 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)
46. Do urban tree hydraulics limit their transpirational cooling? A comparison between temperate
and hot arid climates
Limor Shashua-Bar et al. (2023)
Urban Climate 49, 101554.
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
53. Impacts of Desalination Brine Discharge on Benthic Ecosystems
Ryan Sirota et al. (2024)
Environmental Science & Technology. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c07748
54. Surprising widespread Cymodocea nodosa occurrence along Israel?s Mediterranean coast and
Implications for Seagrass Conservation in a hotspot of climate change
Ori Hepner Ucko, Eduardo Arle, Shahar Malamud, Gidon Winters and Jonathan Belmaker (2024)
Mediterranean Marine Science 25 (2), 500-510. doi: 10.12681/mms.36597
55. Strong regulation of nitrogen supply and demand in a key desert legume tree
Daphna Uni, Tamir Klein, Tania Masci, Gidon Winters, Efrat Sheffer (2024)
Environmental and Experimental Botany 224, 105823
56. Expansion of Halophila stipulacea in parallel with declines of native seagrasses in the eastern
Mediterranean Sea
Gidon Winters, Hung Manh Nguyen, Moran Kaminer (2025)
Aquatic Botany 196, 103829
57. Climate Effects on Belowground Tea Litter Decomposition Depend on Ecosystem and Organic Matter Types in Global Wetlands
Stacey M. Trevathan-Tackett et al. (2025)
Environmental Science & Technology. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c02116
58. Helping Hand: Fungi, as Well as Bacteria, Support EcophysiologicalDescriptors to Depict the
Posidoniaoceanica Conservation Status
Frasca, S.; Alabiso, A.; Rotini, A.; Manfra, L.; Vasquez, M.I.; Christoforou, E.;Winters, G.; Kaminer,
M.; D?Andrea, M.M.; Migliore, L. A (2025). Water 17: 1151. https://doi.org/10.3390/w17081151
59. Transcriptome responses to single and combined stressors in seagrass populations from
pristine and impacted sites reveal local adaptive features and core stress-response genes
Hung Manh Nguyen, Beery Yaakov, Pedro Beca-Carretero, Gabriele Procaccini, Guannan Wang, Maheshi Dassanayake, Gidon Winters, Simon Barak (2025). Science of The Total Environment 987: 179623. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179623
60. Trends in seagrass research in the 21st century?are we there yet?
Hung Manh Nguyen, Gidon Winters (2025). Marine Environmental Research 209: 107198.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2025.107198
61. Estimation of Aboveground Biomass of Acacia Trees in the Hyper-Arid Arava, Israel Using
Allometric Analysis - Allometric Equations for Acacia Trees in the Desert
Gidon Winters, Casey Alexander, Thanh Hoai Tran, Giorgio Matteucci, Elli Groner (2025). Open Journal of Ecology 15(2), 194-204. https://doi.org/10.4236/oje.2025.152011
62. Seagrass as a stabilizing environment for benthic foraminifera living in anthropogenically
impacted coastal areas
Yahel Eshed, Gidon Winters, Gilad Antler, Sigal Abramovich, Sarit Ashckenazi-Polivoda (2025). Marine Pollution Bulletin 221: 118506. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.118506
63. Monitoring and modelling the dynamics of Halophila stipulacea meadows using satellite
imagery and machine Learning techniques.
Cohen, T.A., Rilov, G., Winters, G., Brook, A. (2026). In: Balke, WT., et al. New Trends in Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries. TPDL 2025. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 2694. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-06136-2_34
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
10. Identifying core features of adaptive metabolic mechanisms for
chronic heat stress attenuation contributing to systems robustness
Gu J., et al. (2012)
Integrative Biology 4: 480-493
11. Characterizations of microsatellite DNA markers for Acacia tortilis
Winters G., Shklar G., Korol L. (2013)
Conservation Genetics Resources 5: 807-80
12. Genome-wide transcriptomic responses of the seagrasses Zostera marina
and Nanozostera noltii under a simulated heatwave confirm functional types
Franssen U.S., et al. (2014)
Marine Genomics 15:65-73
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
19. Physiological and biogeochemical responses of super-corals to thermal stress
from the northern Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea
Grottoli A.G, Tchernov D., Winters G. (2017)
Frontiers in Marine Science 4
20. Germination, physiological and biochemical responses of acacia seedlings
(Acacia raddiana and Acacia tortilis) to petroleum contaminated soils
Hoai Tran T., Mayzlish-Gati E., Eshel A., Winters G. (2018)
Environmental Pollution 234: 642-655
21. Detecting hierarchical levels of connectivity in a population of Acacia tortilis at the northern
edge of the species? global distribution: Combining classical population genetics and network
analyses
Rodger Y.S., Greenbaum G., Silver M., Bar-David S., Winters G. (2018)
PLoS ONE 13:e0194901
22. The tropical invasive seagrass, Halophila stipulacea, has a superior ability to tolerate dynamic
changes in salinity levels compared to its freshwater relative, Vallisneria Americana
Oscar M.A., Barak S., Winters G. (2018)
Frontiers in Plant Science 9:950
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., Guih?neuf 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
Azc?rate-Garc?a T., Beca-Carretero P., Villamayor B., Stengel D.B., Winters G. (2020)
Aquatic Botany 165: 103252
30. The tropical seagrass Halophila stipulacea: reviewing what we know from
its native and invasive habitats, alongside identifying knowledge gaps
Winters, G., et al. (2020)
Frontiers in Marine Science 6: 812
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 ??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
36. Elective affinities or random choice within the seagrass holobiont? The case of the native
Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile and the exotic Halophila stipulacea (Forssk.) Asch. from the
same site (Limassol, Cyprus)
Chiara Conte, Alice Rotini, Gidon Winters, Marlen I. Vasquez, Giulia Piazza, Demetris Kletou, Luciana Migliore (2021) Aquatic Botany 174: 103420
37. Nutrient history affects the response and resilience of the tropical seagrass
Halophila stipulacea to further enrichment in its native habitat
Stephanie Helber, Gidon Winters, Marleen Stuhr, E. F. Belshe, Stefanie Br?hl, Michael Schmid, Hauke Reuter and Mirta Teichberg (2021) Frontiers in Plant Science
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, Tom?s Azc?rate?Garc?a, 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, Azc?rate-Garc?a T, Teichberg M, Patra P, Feroze F, Gonz?lez 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 Andr?, 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
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43. Differential climatic conditions drive growth of Acacia tortilis tree in its range edges
in Africa and Asia
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44. Gene co-expression network analysis for the selection of candidate early warning indicators
of heat and nutrient stress in Posidonia oceanica
Alex Santill?n-Sarmiento, Jessica Pazzaglia, Miriam Ruocco, Emanuela Dattolo, Luca Ambrosino, Gidon Winters, L?zaro 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
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46. Do urban tree hydraulics limit their transpirational cooling? A comparison between temperate
and hot arid climates
Limor Shashua-Bar et al. (2023)
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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)
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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)
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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
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seagrass host Halophila stipulacea
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53. Impacts of Desalination Brine Discharge on Benthic Ecosystems
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54. Surprising widespread Cymodocea nodosa occurrence along Israel?s Mediterranean coast and
Implications for Seagrass Conservation in a hotspot of climate change
Ori Hepner Ucko, Eduardo Arle, Shahar Malamud, Gidon Winters and Jonathan Belmaker (2024)
Mediterranean Marine Science 25 (2), 500-510. doi: 10.12681/mms.36597
55. Strong regulation of nitrogen supply and demand in a key desert legume tree
Daphna Uni, Tamir Klein, Tania Masci, Gidon Winters, Efrat Sheffer (2024)
Environmental and Experimental Botany 224, 105823
56. Expansion of Halophila stipulacea in parallel with declines of native seagrasses in the eastern
Mediterranean Sea
Gidon Winters, Hung Manh Nguyen, Moran Kaminer (2025)
Aquatic Botany 196, 103829
57. Climate Effects on Belowground Tea Litter Decomposition Depend on Ecosystem and Organic Matter Types in Global Wetlands
Stacey M. Trevathan-Tackett et al. (2025)
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58. Helping Hand: Fungi, as Well as Bacteria, Support EcophysiologicalDescriptors to Depict the
Posidoniaoceanica Conservation Status
Frasca, S.; Alabiso, A.; Rotini, A.; Manfra, L.; Vasquez, M.I.; Christoforou, E.;Winters, G.; Kaminer,
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59. Transcriptome responses to single and combined stressors in seagrass populations from
pristine and impacted sites reveal local adaptive features and core stress-response genes
Hung Manh Nguyen, Beery Yaakov, Pedro Beca-Carretero, Gabriele Procaccini, Guannan Wang, Maheshi Dassanayake, Gidon Winters, Simon Barak (2025). Science of The Total Environment 987: 179623. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179623
60. Trends in seagrass research in the 21st century?are we there yet?
Hung Manh Nguyen, Gidon Winters (2025). Marine Environmental Research 209: 107198.
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61. Estimation of Aboveground Biomass of Acacia Trees in the Hyper-Arid Arava, Israel Using
Allometric Analysis - Allometric Equations for Acacia Trees in the Desert
Gidon Winters, Casey Alexander, Thanh Hoai Tran, Giorgio Matteucci, Elli Groner (2025). Open Journal of Ecology 15(2), 194-204. https://doi.org/10.4236/oje.2025.152011
62. Seagrass as a stabilizing environment for benthic foraminifera living in anthropogenically
impacted coastal areas
Yahel Eshed, Gidon Winters, Gilad Antler, Sigal Abramovich, Sarit Ashckenazi-Polivoda (2025). Marine Pollution Bulletin 221: 118506. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.118506
63. Monitoring and modelling the dynamics of Halophila stipulacea meadows using satellite
imagery and machine Learning techniques.
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