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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 | Dr. Tomer Gueta An introduction to species distribution models | Eduardo Arlé |
| 9:30 | Prof. Tamar Dayan, Dr. Uri Roll | Opening greeting |
| 9:45 | Plenary: Prof. Mark Burgman | Making a science of expert judgement for conservation |
| 10:45 | Poster session + coffee |
| 11:15 | invited talks: Dani Amir | Planning: balancing nature and human uses Prof. Miriam Belmaker | Through the looking glass: a view from the past on nature conservation Rabbi Yonatan Neril | Faith and Science Earth Alliance: Bridging the gap between religion and environmental science |
| 12:00 | Contributed talks sessions |
| 13:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 | Symposia: Systematic conservation planning for Israeli wildlife | Chair Dr. Uri Roll Engaging the public in nature conservation | Chair Dr. Yaela Golumbic |
| 15:30 | Contributed talks sessions |
| 16:30 | Beer, snacks, posters and best poster prizes |
| 17:30 | Field trip: Bats in the city |
Day 2 – 19.10.22
| 8:30 | Registration |
| 9:30 | Contributed talks sessions |
| 11:00 | Coffee |
| 11:15 | Symposia: Cross-border collaborations: challenges and opportunities| Chair Prof. Maoz Fine Information and conservation decisions in the strategic planning of Israel | Chair Nir Angert |
| 12:45 | Workshops: How to publish in conservation biology journals | Prof. Mark Burgman Tips and tricks for using iNaturalist |Dr.Tomer Gueta |
| 13:45 | Lunch |
| 14:45 | Contributed talks sessions |
| 16:45 | Plenary: Prof. Wayne Getz | Machine learning in wildlife identification: challenges, solutions, and insights |
| 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 | Dr. Ruthy Yahel, Prof. Jonathan Belmaker | Opening greeting |
| 9:15 | Plenary: Dr. Sylvaine Giakoumi | Mediterranean MPAs: Strengths, challenges, opportunities, and expectations |
| 10:00 | Prof. Gitai Yahel | Invading bivalves replaced the native Levantine populations, but their exclusion has a negligible effect of the local benthic community |
| 10:20 | Sarah Ohayon | Spatial patterns of fish biomass across MPAs borders |
| 10:40 | Discussion [Hebrew] |
| 10:50 | Coffee |
| 11:00 | Prof. Micha Ilan | From basic research of mesophotic sponge grounds to the promotion of marine reserves |
| 11:20 | Prof. Yizhaq Makovsky | Cost effective baseline and monitoring for rocky marine protected areas (MPAs) at the edge of the Israeli Mediterranean shelf |
| 11:40 | Dr. Gil Rilov | Crowd-sourcing” information to map and study shallow reef ecological hotspots and unique areas |
| 11:50 | Discussion [Hebrew] |
| 12:00 | Coffee |
| 12:30 | Dr. Ruthy Yahel, Ori Frid, Rei Diga | The ‘bioblitz surveys’: Effects of marine protected areas in a hotspot of climate change and invasion |
| 13:00 | Dr. Aviad Scheinin | A monitoring program for Evtach, Hof Hasharon, and Rosh Hanikra nature reserves: a threats-based indicator approach |
| 13:10 | Dr. Omri Bronstein, Dr. Yahushua Shkedy | An integrated monitoring program for Israel’s Mediterranean marine reserves |
| 13:30 | Discussion [Hebrew] |
| 13:40 | Lunch |
| 14:30 | Dr. Ayah Lazar | Protected Areas Connectivity in the Israeli Mediterranean Waters -a biophysical modeling approach |
| 14:50 | Dr. Igal Berenshtein | Proposed Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) support regional and local connectivity patterns |
| 15:10 | Discussion [Hebrew] |
| 15:20 | Dr. Yahushua Shkedy | Open discussion: implementing scientific findings-and the next steps [Hebrew] |
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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 reception |
