Member of the Board and the Academic Committee

Email ayelet@ruppin.ac.il

Research Areas: Grazing resistance of marine bacteria, Microbial interactions, Isolation and grazing by Nanoflagellate, Changes in microbial community composition, long-term coastal ecosystem monitoring

Active studies in the Mediterranean:

• Grazing resistance of dominant marine bacteria and its ecological implications
• Microbial community responses to environmental stressors in the Eastern Mediterranean
• Impact of heterotrophic nanoflagellate grazing on microbial diversity in oligotrophic waters
• Ruppin Coastal and Estuarine Observatory (RECO): Long-term monitoring of coastal oceanographic changes