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
Neilson, R. P., L. F. Pitelka, A. M. Solomon, R. Nathan, G. F. Midgley, J. M. V. Fragoso, H. Lischke, and K. Thompson, (2005) Forecasting regional to global plant migration in response to climate change: challenges and directions | BioScience 749-795 : 55
Bohrer, G., R. Nathan, and S. Volis, (2005) Effects of long-distance dispersal for metapopulation survival and genetic structure at ecological time and spatial scales | Journal of Ecology 1029-1040 : 93
Katul, G. G., A. Porporato, R. Nathan, M. Siqueira, M. B. Soons, D. Poggi, H. S. Horn, and S. A. Levin, (2005) Mechanistic analytical models for long-distance seed dispersal by wind | The American Naturalist 368-381 : 16
Nathan, R., and G. G. Katul, (2005) Foliage shedding in deciduous forests lifts up long-distance seed dispersal by wind | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 8251-8256 : 102
Trakhtenbrot, A., R. Nathan, G. Perry, and D. M. Richardson, (2005) The importance of long-distance dispersal in biodiversity conservation | Diversity and Distributions 173-181 : 11