SDG 15:
LIFE ON LAND

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

University Impact Ranking for SDG 15
U of Haifa 0/100 

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34.1
48.4
65.4
82.5
97.4

SDG15 Highlights

Public Engagements

Flight to Hope – The Swifts Project at the City Campus, University of Haifa
Tropical trees, diversity, Brazilian plants, Southern Brazil

Research

Moisture, density-dependent interactions, and tropical tree diversity – research published in Nature

Public Engagements

Between Mount Carmel and the Sea – Bird collection from Kibbutz Ma’ayan Zvi exhibited at Library’s Windows
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Private Land Conservation - General Framework

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A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Private Land Conservation: Measuring the economic cost and worth of TiME sites
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Comparing grey water versus tap water and coal ash versus perlite on growth of two plant species on green roofs

By: Agra H., Solodar A., Bawab O., Levy S., Kadas G.J., Blaustein L., Greenbaum N.
Published in: Science of the Total Environment
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units: Social Sciences  | Time: 2018 |  Link
Description: Green roofs provide important ecosystem services in urban areas. In Mediterranean and other semi-arid climate regions, m (more…)

Marine ecosystem services in the Northern Mozambique Channel: A geospatial and socio-economic analysis for policy support

By: Ghermandi A., Obura D., Knudsen C., Nunes P.A.L.D.
Published in: Ecosystem Services
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units: Social Sciences  | Time: 2019 |  Link
Description: The Northern Mozambique Channel hosts one of the world’s most outstanding terrestrial and marine biodiversity-rich areas (more…)

Environmental mapping in assessing the impact of environmental factors on the aquatic ecosystem of the Arys River basin, South Kazakhstan

By: Krupa E.G., Barinova S.S., Romanova S.M.
Published in: Diversity
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units:   | Time: 2019 |  Link
Description: Assessment of the water quality of the Arys River basin based on the spatial distribution of richness of phytoperiphyton (more…)

Particle-Associated Microbial Community in a Subtropical Lake During Thermal Mixing and Phytoplankton Succession

By: Schweitzer-Natan O., Ofek-Lalzar M., Sher D., Sukenik A.
Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units: Marine Sciences  | Time: 2019 |  Link
Description: Ecosystem dynamics in monomictic lakes are characterized by seasonal thermal mixing and stratification. These physical p (more…)

Past aquatic environments in the Levant inferred from stable isotope compositions of carbonate and phosphate in fish teeth

By: Sisma-Ventura G., Tütken T., Peters S.T.M., Bialik O.M., Zohar I., Pack A.
Published in: PLoS ONE
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units:   | Time: 2019 |  Link
Description: Here we explore the carbon and oxygen isotope compositions of the co-existing carbonate and phosphate fractions of fish (more…)

The unprecedented coupled ocean-atmosphere summer heatwave in the New Zealand region 2017/18: Drivers, mechanisms and impacts

By: Salinger M.J., Renwick J., Behrens E., Mullan A.B., Diamond H.J., Sirguey P., Smith R.O., Trought M.C.T., Alexander L., Cullen N.J., Fitzharris B.B., Hepburn C.D., Parker A.K., Sutton P.J.
Published in: Environmental Research Letters
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units:   | Time: 2019 |  Link
Description: During austral summer (DJF) 2017/18, the New Zealand region experienced an unprecedented coupled ocean-atmosphere heatwa (more…)

The relations between walkable neighbourhoods and active participation in daily activities of people with disabilities

By: Schreuer N., Plaut P., Golan L., Sachs D.
Published in: Journal of Transport and Health
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units: Social Welfare & Health Sciences  | Time: 2019 |  Link
Description: Introduction: Most research on the built environment and active travel focused on the general population or segments inc (more…)

Effect of rapid urbanization on Mediterranean karstic mountainous drainage basins

By: Anker Y., Mirlas V., Gimburg A., Zilberbrand M., Nakonechny F., Meir I., Inbar M.
Published in: Sustainable Cities and Society
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units: Natural Sciences  | Time: 2019 |  Link
Description: Transformation of permeable natural areas into impervious surfaces (e.g. roads, parking lots, and buildings) is altering (more…)

Repeated evolution of terrestrial lineages in a continental lizard radiation

By: Lajmi A., Verma A., Karanth K.P.
Published in: Journal of Evolutionary Biology
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units:   | Time: 2020 |  Link
Description: The “early-burst” model of adaptive radiation predicts an early increase in phenotypic disparity concurrent with lineage (more…)

The Role of Land Use Types and Water Chemical Properties in Structuring the Microbiomes of a Connected Lake System

By: Marmen S., Blank L., Al-Ashhab A., Malik A., Ganzert L., Lalzar M., Grossart H.-P., Sher D.
Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units: Marine Sciences  | Time: 2020 |  Link
Description: Lakes and other freshwater bodies are intimately connected to the surrounding land, yet to what extent land-use affects (more…)

The seaweed resources of Israel in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea

By: Israel A., Golberg A., Neori A.
Published in: Botanica Marina
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units:   | Time: 2020 |  Link
Description: In spite of the natural harsh marine environments and continuous global change stressors affecting the Levant basin, the (more…)

The Dead Sea and Its Deviation from Natural Conditions

By: Bookman R.
Published in: Springer Water
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units: Marine Sciences  | Time: 2020 |  Link
Description: The Dead Sea is a hypersaline terminal lake located in a tectonic depression along the Dead Sea Transform. The regional (more…)

Israeli-Developed Models of Marine Integrated Multi Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA)

By: Neori A., Guttman L., Israel A., Shpigel M.
Published in: Journal of Coastal Research
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units:   | Time: 2019 |  Link
Description: Modern Israeli integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) has emerged from the Israeli freshwater polyculture, with car (more…)

A global synthesis reveals biodiversity-mediated benefits for crop production

By: Dainese M., Martin E.A., Aizen M.A., Albrecht M., Bartomeus I., Bommarco R., Carvalheiro L.G., Chaplin-Kramer R., Gagic V., Garibaldi L.A., Ghazoul J., Grab H., Jonsson M., Karp D.S., Kennedy C.M., Kleijn D., Kremen C., Landis D.A., Letourneau D.K., Marini L., Poveda K., Rader R., Smith H.G., Tscharntke T., Andersson G.K.S., Badenhausser I., Baensch S., Bezerra A.D.M., Bianchi F.J.J.A., Boreux V., Bretagnolle V., Caballero-Lopez B., Cavigliasso P., Ćetković A., Chacoff N.P., Classen A., Cusser S., Da Silva E Silva F.D., Arjen De Groot G., Dudenhöffer J.H., Ekroos J., Fijen T., Franck P., Freitas B.M., Garratt M.P.D., Gratton C., Hipólito J., Holzschuh A., Hunt L., Iverson A.L., Jha S., Keasar T., Kim T.N., Kishinevsky M., Klatt B.K., Klein A.-M., Krewenka K.M., Krishnan S., Larsen A.E., Lavigne C., Liere H., Maas B., Mallinger R.E., Pachon E.M., Martínez-Salinas A., Meehan T.D., Mitchell M.G.E., Molina G.A.R., Nesper M., Nilsson L., O’Rourke M.E., Peters M.K., Plećaš M., Potts S.G., Ramos D.D.L., Rosenheim J.A., Rundlöf M., Rusch A., Sáez A., Scheper J., Schleuning M., Schmack J.M., Sciligo A.R., Seymour C., Stanley D.A., Stewart R., Stout J.C., Sutter L., Takada M.B., Taki H., Tamburini G., Tschumi M., Viana B.F., Westphal C., Willcox B.K., Wratten S.D., Yoshioka A., Zaragoza-Trello C., Zhang W., Zou Y., Steffan-Dewenter I.
Published in: Science Advances
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units:   | Time: 2019 |  Link
Description: Human land use threatens global biodiversity and compromises multiple ecosystem functions critical to food production. W (more…)

Post-rift regional volcanism in southern Santos Basin and the uplift of the adjacent South American coastal range

By: Schattner U., Michaelovitch de Mahiques M.
Published in: Journal of South American Earth Sciences
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units: Marine Sciences  | Time: 2020 |  Link
Description: The Serra do Mar coastal mountain range plays a crucial role in the sedimentary budget of both the South American contin (more…)

Droughts in the desert: Medieval Warm Period associated with coarse sediment layers in the Gulf of Aqaba-Eilat, Red Sea

By: Kalman A., Katz T., Hill P., Goodman-Tchernov B.
Published in: Sedimentology
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units: Marine Sciences  | Time: 2020 |  Link
Description: Prolonged droughts can cause environmental stress, even in ecosystems that are already adapted to dry conditions. In the (more…)

Development and current state of seawater shrimp farming, with an emphasis on integrated multi-trophic pond aquaculture farms, in China – a review

By: Chang Z.-Q., Neori A., He Y.-Y., Li J.-T., Qiao L., Preston S.I., Liu P., Li J.
Published in: Reviews in Aquaculture
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units:   | Time: 2020 |  Link
Description: Shrimp farming has been the fastest-growing sector in seawater aquaculture and has contributed to improving the farmers (more…)

A Neolithic mega-tsunami event in the eastern Mediterranean: Prehistoric settlement vulnerability along the Carmel coast, Israel

By: Shtienberg G., Yasur-Landau A., Norris R.D., Lazar M., Rittenour T.M., Tamberino A., Gadol O., Cantu K., Arkin-Shalev E., Ward S.N., Levy T.E.
Published in: PLoS ONE
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units: Marine Sciences  | Time: 2020 |  Link
Description: Tsunami events in antiquity had a profound influence on coastal societies. Six thousand years of historical records and (more…)

Modeling the effects of brine outflow from desalination plants on coastal food-webs of the Levantine basin (eastern Mediterranean Sea)

By: Grossowicz M., Ofir E., Shabtay A., Wood J., Biton E., Belkin N., Frid O., Sisma-Ventura G., Kress N., Berman-Frank I., Gal G.
Published in: Desalination
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units: Marine Sciences  | Time: 2020 |  Link
Description: Population growth and climate change have led to an increasing demand for freshwater, and subsequently to an exponential (more…)

The role of aquatic refuge habitats for fish, and threats in the context of climate change and human impact, during seasonal hydrological drought in the saxon villages area (Transylvania, Romania)

By: Banaduc D., Sas A., Cianfaglione K., Barinova S., Curtean-Banaduc A.
Published in: Atmosphere
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units:   | Time: 2021 |  Link
Description: In spite of the obvious climate changes effects on the Carpathian Basin hydrographic nets fish fauna, studies on their p (more…)