Journal articles
102. Burton AC et al. (including Namir, I. and Belmaker J.) Mammal responses to global changes in human activity vary by trophic group and landscape. Nature Ecology and Evolution, in press.
101. Arlé E, Knight TM, Jiménez-Muñoz M, Biancolini D, Belmaker J, Meyer C. The Cumulative Niche Approach: a framework to assess the performance of ecological niche model projections. Ecology and Evolution, in press.
100. Chaikin S, Riva F, Marshall KE, Lessard JP, Belmaker J. Marine fishes experiencing high-velocity range shifts may not be climate change ‘winners’. Nature Ecology and Evolution, in press.
99. McGeoch M, Buba Y, Arlé E, Belmaker J, Clarke D, Jetz W, Li R, Seebens H, Essl F, Groom Q, García-Berthou E, Bernd L, Meyer C, Vicente J, Wilson J, Winter M. Invasion trends: An interpretable measure of change is needed to support policy targets. Conservation Letters, in press.
98. Gavriel T, Zvuloni A, Levy L, Avidan C, Lazarus M, Frid O, Marom S, Chaikin S, Malamud S, Salingre S, Pickholtz R, Holzman R, Perevolotsky T, Buba Y, Belmaker J. An extreme storm decreases reef fish abundance and richness but does not impact spatial heterogeneity. Coral reefs, in press.
97. Ohayon S, Homma H, Malamud S, Ostrovsky I, Yahel R, Mehner T, Kanari M, Belmaker J. (2023). Consistent edge effect patterns revealed using continuous surveys across an Eastern Mediterranean no-take marine protected area. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 80 (6), 1594-1605
96. Pickholtz R, Kiflawi M, Buba Y, Chaikin S, Gavriel T, Lapid G, Lazarus M, Malamud S, Marom N, Nieger-Rachmilevitz M, Olsson K, Perevolotsky T, Rothman S, Salingre S, Shapira N, Sternbach B, Wandel H, Belmaker J. (2023). Confronting the ‘nocturnal problem’ on coral reefs: sleeping habitat utilization and cocoon formation in parrotfishes. Coral reefs, 42, 811-825 .
95. Chaikin S , Belmaker J. (2023). Fish depth redistributions do not allow to maintain abundances in a region of rapid climate change. Oikos, 8, e09650
94. Lerner D, Fernandez-Martinez M, Livne-Luzon S, Belmaker J, Penuelas J, Klein T. (2023). A biome-dependent distribution gradient of tree species range edges is strongly dictated by climate spatial heterogeneity. Nature Plants, 9(4), 544-553
93. Frid O, Gavriel T, Ben-ari Y, Wainberger A, Yancovich-Shalom H, Belmaker J. (2023). Catch estimates and species composition of recreational fishing in Israel. Fishes, 8(20), 69
92. Diga R, Gilboa M, Moskovich R, Darmon N, Amit T, Belmaker J, Yael G. (2023). Invading bivalves replaced native Mediterranean bivalves, with little effect on the local benthic community. Biological invasions, 25(5), 1411-1459
91. Chaikin S, De-Beer G, Yitzhak N, Stren N, Belmaker J. (2023). The invasive silver‑cheeked toadfish (Lagocephalus sceleratus) predominantly impacts the behavior of other non‑indigenous species in the Eastern Mediterranean. Biological invasions, 25(4), 983-990
90. Frid O, Malamud S, Di Franco A, Guidetti P, Azzurro E, Claudet J, Micheli F, Yahel R, Sala E, Belmaker J. (2023). Marine protected areas' positive effect on fish biomass persists across the steep climatic gradient of the Mediterranean Sea. Journal of Applied Ecology, 60(4), 638-649
89. Osmolovsky I, Shifrin M, Gamliel I, Belmaker J, Sapir Y. (2022). Eco-geography and phenology are the major drivers of reproductive isolation in the Royal Irises, a species complex in the course of speciation. Plants, 11(23), 3306
88. Guillaumot C, Belmaker J, Buba Y, Fourcy D, Dubois P, Danis B, Saucède T. (2022) Classic or hybrid? The performance of next generation ecological models to study the response of Southern Ocean species to changing environmental conditions. Diversity and Distributions, 28(11), 2286-2302
87. Escalas A, Avouac A, Belmaker J, Bouvier T, Cledassous V, Ferraton F, Rieuvilleneuve F, Rilov G, Mulet AR, Shapiro-Goldberg D, Villéger S. (2022) An invasive herbivorous fish (Siganus rivulatus) influences both benthic and planktonic microbes through defecation and nutrient excretion. Science of the Total Environment, 838,156207
86. Pickholtz R, Kiflawi M, Crossin GT, Pickholtz E, Zamsky R, Gavriel T, Belmaker J. (2022) Highly repetitive space-use dynamics in parrotfishes. Coral reefs, 41(4), 1059-1073
85. Escalas A, Auguet JC, Avouac A, Belmaker J, Dailianis T, Kiflawi M, Pickholtz R, Skouradakis G, Villéger S. (2022). Shift and homogenization of gut microbiome during invasion in marine fishes. Animal microbiome, 4(1), 37
84. Graco-Roza et al. (including Salingré S, Granot I, Belmaker J.). (2022). Distance decay 2.0 – a global synthesis of taxonomic and functional turnover in ecological communities. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 31(7), 1399-1421 .
83. Frid O, Lazarus M, Malamud S*, Belmaker J, Yahel R. (2022). Effects of marine reserves on fish communities in a hotspot of climate change and invasion. Mediterranean Marine Science, 23(1), 157-190
82. Buba Y, DeLong JP, Belmaker J. (2022). Synthesizing drivers of fish functional responses across species. Fish and Fisheries, 23 (2), 376-391
81. Chaikin S, Dubiner S, Belmaker J. (2022). Cold-water species deepen to escape warm water temperatures. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 31 (1), 75-88
79. Gavriel T, Pickholtz R, Belmaker J. (2021) Large individual-level variability in diel activity and depth use for the common lionfish (Pterois miles). Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, 790930
77. Belmaker J, Abelson A, Sasson M, Yamaguchi N, Shefer S, Gefen E. (2021). The difficult of identifying the origin of invasive species: a case study using the mytilid Brachidontes pharaonis. In: Jawad L (ed). The Arabian Seas: Biodiversity, Environmental Challenges and Conservation Measures. Springer, pp. 1293-1307
76. Bates AE et al. (including Buba Y, China V, Gavriel T, Lazrus M, Malamud S, Namir I, Salingré S, Belmaker J). (2021). Global COVID-19 lockdown highlights humans as both threats and custodians of the environment. Biological Conservation, 263, 109175
74. China V, Zvuloni A, Roll U, Belmaker J. (2021). Reduced human activity in shallow reefs during the COVID-19 pandemic increases fish evenness. Biological Conservation, 257, 109103
73. Lazarus M, Belmaker J. (2021). A review of seascape complexity indices and their performance in coral and rocky reefs. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 12, 681–695
72. Maureaud AA, et al. (including van Rijn I, Belmaker J) (2021). Are we ready to track climate-driven shifts in marine species across international boundaries? - A global survey of scientific bottom trawl data. Global Change Biology, 27, 220-236
71. Jarić I, Roll U, Arlinghaus R, Belmaker J, Chen Y, China V, Douda K, Essl F, Jähnig SC, Jeschke JM, Kalinkat G, Kalous L, Ladle LR, Lennox RJ, Rosa R, Sbragaglia V, Sherren K, Šmejkal M, Soriano-Redondo A, Souza AT, Wolter C, Correia RA (2020). Expanding conservation culturomics and iEcology from terrestrial to aquatic realms. PLoS Biology, 18 (10), e300935
70. Gavriel T, Belmaker J. (2020). Little spatial and temporal segregation between coexisting lionfishes (Pterois miles and Pterois radiata) in the Red Sea. Israel Journal of Ecology & Evolution, 1, 1-9
69. Yancovitch Shalom H, Granot I, Blowes SA, Friedlander A, Mellin C, Ferreira CEL, Ernesto AGJ, Kulbicki M, Floeter SR, Chabanet P, Parravicini V, Belmaker J. (2020). A closer examination of the ‘abundant center’ hypothesis for reef fishes. Journal of Biogeography, 47(10), 2194-2209
68. Winters G, Beer S, Willette DA, Viana I, Chiquillo KL, Beca-Carretero P, Villamayor B, Azcárate-García T, Shem-Tov R, Mwabvu B, Migliore L, Rotini A, Oscar MA, Belmaker J, Gamliel I, Alexandre A, Engelen AH, Procaccini G, Rilov G. (2020). The tropical seagrass Halophila stipulacea: reviewing what we know from its native and invasive habitats, alongside identifying knowledge gaps. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, 300
67. Gamliel I, Buba Y, Guy-Haim T, Garval T, Willette D, Rilov G, Belmaker J. (2020). Incorporating physiology into species distribution models moderates the projected impact of warming on selected Mediterranean marine species. Ecography, 43(7), 1090-1106
# Wiley Top Cited Article 2020-2021
# Wiley Top Cited Article 2020-2021
66. Chaikin S, Belmaker J, Barash A. (2020). Coastal breeding aggregations of threatened stingrays and guitarfish in the Levant. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 30 (6), 1160-1171
65. van Rijn I, Kiflawi M, Belmaker J. (2020). Alien species stabilize local fisheries catch in a highly invaded ecosystem. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 77 (4), 752-761
64. Blowes S, Chase J, Di Franco A, Frid O, Gotelli NJ, Guidetti P, Knight T, May F, McGlinn D, Micheli F, Sala E, Belmaker J. (2020). Mediterranean marine protected areas have higher biodiversity via increased evenness, not abundance. Journal of Applied Ecology, 57(3): 578-589
63. Granot I, Belmaker J. (2020). Niche-breadth and species richness: correlation strength, scale, and mechanisms. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 29(1), 159-170
62. Vidan E, Bauer A, Hererra FC, Chirio L, Nogueira C, Doan T, Lewin A, Meirte D, Nagy Z, Novosolov M, Pincheira-Donoso D, Tallowin O, Torres-Carvajal O, Uetz P, Wagner P, Wang Y, Belmaker J, Meiri S (2019). The global biogeography of lizard functional groups. Journal of Biogeography, 46 (10), 2147-2158
61. Buba Y, Belmaker J (2019). Native-exotic diversity relationships for Eastern Mediterranean fishes reveal weak pattern of interactions. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 611, 215-220
60. Shapiro Goldberg D, van Rijn I, Kiflawi M, Belmaker J (2019). Decreases in length at maturation of Mediterranean fishes associated with higher sea temperatures. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 76 (4), 946-959
59. Frid O, Belmaker J (2019). Catch dynamics of set net fisheries in Israel in relation to mesh size . Fisheries Research, 213, 1-11
58. DeLong JP, Belmaker J (2019). Ecological pleiotropy and indirect effects alter the potential for evolutionary rescue . Evolutionary applications, 12(3), 636-654
57. Rice A, Šmarda P, Novosolov M, Drori M, Glick L, Sabath N, Meiri S, Belmaker J, Mayrose I. (2019). The global biogeography of polyploid plants. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 3, 265–273
56. Grady JM, Read Q, Record S, Zarnetske P, Baiser B, Thorne K, and Belmaker J. Size, niches, and the Latitudinal Diversity Gradient (2018). Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology, 14
55. Audzijonyte A, Barneche DR, Baudron AR, Belmaker J, Clark TD, C. Marshall CT, Morrongiello JR, van Rijn I* (2019). Is oxygen limitation in warming waters a valid mechanism to explain decreased body sizes in aquatic ectotherms? Global Ecology and Biogeography, 29 (2), 64-77
46. Dornelas M et al. (including Malamud S, Blowes SA, van Rijn I, Givan O, Belmaker J). (2018) BioTIME: a database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 27 (7), 760-786. [Data paper]
42. Buba, Y, van Rijn I, Blowes SA, Sonin O, Edelist D, DeLong JP, Belmaker J. (2017) Remarkable size-spectra stability in a marine system undergoing massive invasion. Biology Letters, 13, 20170159
39. van Rijn I, Buba Y, DeLong JP, Kiflawi M, Belmaker J. (2017) Large but uneven reduction in fish size across species in relation to warming temperatures. Global Change Biology, 23, 3667-3674
Link to article in "inside science" describing the research: https://www.insidescience.org/news/warming-oceans-may-lead-smaller-fish
Link to article in "inside science" describing the research: https://www.insidescience.org/news/warming-oceans-may-lead-smaller-fish
37. Bar-Massada A, Belmaker J. (2017) Non-stationarity in the co-occurrence patterns of species across environmental gradients. Journal of Ecology, 105, 391-399
25. Parravicini V, Villéger S, McClanahan TR, Arias-González JE, Bellwood, DR, Belmaker J , Chabanet P, Floeter SR, Friedlander AM, Guilhaumon, Vigliola L, Kulbicki M, Mouillot D. (2014) Global mismatch between species richness and vulnerability of reef fish assemblages. Ecology Letters, 17, 1101–1110
* Highlighted in Nature (ocean reserves miss key target)
* Highlighted in Nature (ocean reserves miss key target)
14. Belmaker J, Shashar N, Ziv Y (2011). The influence of connectivity on richness and temporal variation of reef fishes. Landscape Ecology 26:587–597
13. Belmaker J, Cooper N, Lee TM, Wilman H (2010). Specialization and the road to academic success. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 8:514-515
12. Belmaker J (2009). Species richness of resident and transient coral-dwelling fish responds differentially to regional diversity. Global Ecology and Biogeography 18: 426-436.
11. Belmaker J, Brokovich E, China V, Golani D, Kiflawi M (2009). Estimating the magnitude of biological introductions: fish immigration rates into the Mediterranean. Ecology 90(4): 1134-1141.
10. Belmaker J, Ziv Y, Shashar N (2009). Habitat patchiness and predation modify the distribution of a coral-dwelling damselfish. Marine Biology 156:447-454.
9. Belmaker J, Brokovich E, China V, Golani D, Kiflawi M (2009). Introduction rates of Lessepsian fishes in the Mediterranean. In: Golani D and Golani B (eds). Fish Invasions of the Mediterranean Sea – Change and Renewal. Pensoft Publishers, Sofia.
8. Belmaker J, Shashar N, Ziv Y , Connolly SR (2008). Regional variation in the hierarchical partitioning of diversity in coral-dwelling fishes. Ecology 89: 2829-2480
7. Tsurim I, Sapir N, Belmaker J, Shanni I, Pinshow B, Izhaki I, Wojciechowski MS, Karasov WH (2008). Consequences of water availability on diet, food intake rate, body mass and fat accumulation of a migratory songbird. Oecologia 156:21-30.
6. Belmaker J, Polak O, Shashar N, Ziv Y (2007) Geographical divergence in the relationship between Paragobiodon echinocephalus and its obligate coral host. Journal of Fish Biology 71:1555-1561.
5. Kiflawi M, Belmaker J, Brokovich E, Einbinder S, Holtzman R (2007) Species diversity can drive speciation: comment. Ecology 88(8): 2132-2135.
4. Belmaker J, Ben Moshe N, Ziv Y, Shashar N (2007) Determinants of the steep species-area relationship for coral reef fishes. Coral Reefs 26(1): 103-112.
3. Kiflawi M, Belmaker J, Brokovich E, Einbinder S, Holtzman R (2006) The determinants of species richness of a relatively young coral-reef ichthyofauna. Journal of Biogeography 33(7): 1289-1294.
2. Belmaker J , Shashar N, Ziv Y (2005) Effects of small-scale isolation and predation on fish diversity on experimental reefs. Marine Ecology Progress Series 289:273-283.
1. Abramsky Z, Rosenzweig ML, Belmaker J, Bar A (2004) The impact of long-term continuous risk of predation on two species of gerbils. Canadian Journal of Zoology 82:464-474.
13. Belmaker J, Cooper N, Lee TM, Wilman H (2010). Specialization and the road to academic success. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 8:514-515
12. Belmaker J (2009). Species richness of resident and transient coral-dwelling fish responds differentially to regional diversity. Global Ecology and Biogeography 18: 426-436.
11. Belmaker J, Brokovich E, China V, Golani D, Kiflawi M (2009). Estimating the magnitude of biological introductions: fish immigration rates into the Mediterranean. Ecology 90(4): 1134-1141.
10. Belmaker J, Ziv Y, Shashar N (2009). Habitat patchiness and predation modify the distribution of a coral-dwelling damselfish. Marine Biology 156:447-454.
9. Belmaker J, Brokovich E, China V, Golani D, Kiflawi M (2009). Introduction rates of Lessepsian fishes in the Mediterranean. In: Golani D and Golani B (eds). Fish Invasions of the Mediterranean Sea – Change and Renewal. Pensoft Publishers, Sofia.
8. Belmaker J, Shashar N, Ziv Y , Connolly SR (2008). Regional variation in the hierarchical partitioning of diversity in coral-dwelling fishes. Ecology 89: 2829-2480
7. Tsurim I, Sapir N, Belmaker J, Shanni I, Pinshow B, Izhaki I, Wojciechowski MS, Karasov WH (2008). Consequences of water availability on diet, food intake rate, body mass and fat accumulation of a migratory songbird. Oecologia 156:21-30.
6. Belmaker J, Polak O, Shashar N, Ziv Y (2007) Geographical divergence in the relationship between Paragobiodon echinocephalus and its obligate coral host. Journal of Fish Biology 71:1555-1561.
5. Kiflawi M, Belmaker J, Brokovich E, Einbinder S, Holtzman R (2007) Species diversity can drive speciation: comment. Ecology 88(8): 2132-2135.
4. Belmaker J, Ben Moshe N, Ziv Y, Shashar N (2007) Determinants of the steep species-area relationship for coral reef fishes. Coral Reefs 26(1): 103-112.
3. Kiflawi M, Belmaker J, Brokovich E, Einbinder S, Holtzman R (2006) The determinants of species richness of a relatively young coral-reef ichthyofauna. Journal of Biogeography 33(7): 1289-1294.
2. Belmaker J , Shashar N, Ziv Y (2005) Effects of small-scale isolation and predation on fish diversity on experimental reefs. Marine Ecology Progress Series 289:273-283.
1. Abramsky Z, Rosenzweig ML, Belmaker J, Bar A (2004) The impact of long-term continuous risk of predation on two species of gerbils. Canadian Journal of Zoology 82:464-474.
Other publications
4. Gavriel T, Levi L, Belmaker J, Zvuloni A. (2023). Surprising recover of reef fishes after a unique storm. Ecology and Environment, 14 (2) [in Hebrew]
3. Klein Y, Trivzki R, Gavriel T, Chaikin S, Lazarus M, Mamalud S, Rothman S, Belmaker J. (2021). Time to deepen: The Tel Aviv- Yafo marine monitoring program allows informed management of the urban coast and ocean. Ecology and Environment, 12 (4) [in Hebrew]
2. Roll U, Belmaker J, Bar David S, Dor R, Vidan E, Satz D, Yom-Tov Y, Levinsky I, Meiri S, Renan I, Shwartz A, Seigel O, Berger-Tal O. (2018). The is no compassion in conservtion biology with no action. Ecology and Environment, 3, pp. 58-60 [Opinion piece, in Hebrew]
1. Cooper N, Belmaker J (2010). Habitat data resolution and the detection of species interactions. Frontiers of Biogeography 2 (2): 46. [short opinion].
3. Klein Y, Trivzki R, Gavriel T, Chaikin S, Lazarus M, Mamalud S, Rothman S, Belmaker J. (2021). Time to deepen: The Tel Aviv- Yafo marine monitoring program allows informed management of the urban coast and ocean. Ecology and Environment, 12 (4) [in Hebrew]
2. Roll U, Belmaker J, Bar David S, Dor R, Vidan E, Satz D, Yom-Tov Y, Levinsky I, Meiri S, Renan I, Shwartz A, Seigel O, Berger-Tal O. (2018). The is no compassion in conservtion biology with no action. Ecology and Environment, 3, pp. 58-60 [Opinion piece, in Hebrew]
1. Cooper N, Belmaker J (2010). Habitat data resolution and the detection of species interactions. Frontiers of Biogeography 2 (2): 46. [short opinion].