הפעלה/כיבוי מצביע לבן גדול
הפעלה/כיבוי מצביע לבן שחור
The 3rd Israeli Conference for Conservation Science
Species, Ecosystems, and People
Full program
Day 1 – 18.10.22
| 8:30 | Registration |
| 8:30 | Workshops: Sharing biodiversity data: past, present and future An introduction to species distribution models |
| 9:30 | Opening greeting | Prof. Tamar Dayan, Dr. Uri Roll |
| 9:45 | Plenary: Prof. Mark Burgman | Making a science of expert judgement for conservation |
| 10:45 | Poster session + coffee |
| 11:30 | Talks: Dani Amir | Planning: balancing nature and human uses Prof. Miriam Belmaker | Through the looking glass: a view from the past on nature conservation |
| 12:30 | Contributed sessions |
| 13:30 | Lunch |
| 15:00 | Symposia: Systematic conservation planning for Israeli wildlife Lessons from long-term monitoring programs |
| 16:30 | Contributed sessions |
| 18:00 | Beer, snacks and best poster prizes |
| 19:00 | Field trip: bats in the city |
Day 2 – 19.10.22
| 8:30 | Registration |
| 8:30 | Workshops: How to publish in conservation biology journals Tips and tricks for using iNaturalist |
| 9:30 | Plenary: Prof. Wayne Getz | Machine learning in wildlife identification: challenges, solutions, and insights |
| 10:15 | Coffee |
| 11:00 | Contributed sessions |
| 12:30 | Symposia: Cross-border collaborations: challenges and opportunities Engaging the public in nature conservation |
| 13:30 | Lunch |
| 15:00 | Contributed sessions |
| 17:00 | Beer, snacks and best lecture prizes |
| 18:00 | Field trip: botanical garden |
Day 3 – 20.10.22
Marine reserves and protected areas
| 8:30 | Registration |
| 9:00 | Opening greeting | Dr. Ruthy Yahel, Prof. Jonathan Belmaker |
| 9:15 | Plenary: Dr. Sylvaine Giakoumi | Mediterranean MPAs: Strengths, challenges, opportunities and expectations |
| 10:00 | Invading bivalves replaced the native Levantine populations but their exclusion has a negligible effect of the local benthic community |
| 10:20 | Spatial patterns of fish biomass across MPAs borders |
| 10:40 | Crowd-sourcing” information to map and study shallow reef ecological hotspots and unique areas |
| 11:00 | Discussion |
| 11:20 | Coffee |
| 11:50 | The “bioblitz surveys”: Effects of marine protected areas in a hotspot of climate change and invasion |
| 12:10 | Cost effective baseline and monitoring for rocky marine protected areas (MPAs) at the edge of the Israeli Mediterranean shelf |
| 12:30 |
Integrated program for establishing biological baselines and monitoring protocols for marine reserves |
| 12:50 |
Discussion |
| 13:10 |
Lunch |
| 14:00 |
A monitoring programme for Evtach, Hof Hasharon, and Rosh Hanikra nature reserves: a threats-based indicator approach |
| 14:20 |
Protected Areas Connectivity in the Israeli Mediterranean Waters -a biophysical modeling approach |
| 14:40 |
Ecological spatial connectivity modeling for effective planning and management of Marine Protected Areas |
| 15:00 |
Discussion |
| 15:20 |
Dr. Yahushua Shkedy | Open discussion on implementing the scientific finding |
| The inauguration of the marine biodiversity center |
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| 16:00 |
Opening greeting and overview of the center |
| 16:15 |
Plenary: Prof. Sean Connolly | Commonness and rarity in marine systems: the curse of dimensionality and the challenge of understanding high-diversity systems |
| 17:00 |
Prof. Noa Shenkar | What’s in my jar? Underwater discoveries |
| 17:30 |
Panel: Using museum collections to guide marine management |
| 18:00 |
Cocktail |
