Prof. Ran Nathan
Short Interest:
Movement ecology, spatiotemporal plant population dynamics, ornithology.
Interest:
Movement ecology, mechanisms and patterns of organism movements, ecology and evolution of dispersal, spatiotemporal plant population dynamics, seed dispersal by wind, plant-animal interactions with special emphasis on endozoochory and granivory, dispersal biogeography, bird migration, ornithology.
Degree:
Ph. D
Role:
PI
Email(s):
Homepage:
Phone:
972-(0)2-6584314
Fax:
+972-2-6586080
Address:
Room 102, Dept. of Ecology, Evolution & Behavior, The Alexander Silberman Inst. of Life Sciences, Berman building, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904
Publications
Bullock, J. M., and R. Nathan, (2008) Plant dispersal across multiple scales: linking models and reality | Journal of Ecology 567-568 : 96
Avgar, T., I. Giladi, and R. Nathan, (2008) Linking traits of foraging animals to spatial patterns of plants: social and solitary ants generate opposing patterns of surviving seeds | Ecology Letters 224-234 : 11
Spiegel, O., and R. Nathan, (2007) Incorporating dispersal distance into the disperser effectiveness framework: frugivorous birds provide complementary dispersal to plants in a patchy environment | Ecology Letters 718-728 : 10
Nathan, R, (2007) Total dispersal kernels and the evaluation of diversity and similarity in complex dispersal systems | Seed Dispersal: Theory and its Application in a Changing World 252-276
Bronstein, J. L., I. Izhaki, R. Nathan, J. J. Tewksbury, O. Spiegel, A. Lotan, and O. Altstein, (2007) Fleshy-fruited plants and frugivores in desert ecosystems | Seed Dispersal: Theory and its Application in a Changing World 148-177