Positions Held and Academic Status
1992-1993 | Research Associate. Mitrani Center for Desert Ecology, The Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. |
1995-2001 | Research Scientist. Desertification & Restoration Ecology Research Center, The Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. |
2002-2005 | Senior Scientist. Mitrani Department for Desert Ecology, The Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. |
September 2005 and up | Research Scientist (Grad B). Department of Natural Resources and Agronomy, Agriculture Research Organization (ARO), Volcani Institute, Gilat Research Center. |
I. List of publications:
1. Kenealy, W., Zaady, E., Du Preez, J. C., Stiglitz, B. and Goldberg, I. (1986) Biochemical aspect of fumaric acid accumulation by Rhizopus arrhizus. Appllied Environmental Microbiology 52: 128-133.
2. Zaady, E. and Okon, Y. (1990). Culture condition affecting Azospirillum brasilense Cd cell aggregation and adsorption to maize roots. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 22: 1103-1107.
3. Zaady, E., Perevolotsky, A. and Okon, Y. (1993). Promotion of plant growth by inoculum with aggregated and single cell suspensions of Azospirillum brasilense Cd. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 25: 819-823.
4. Zaady, E., Okon, Y. and Perevolotsky, A. (1994). Growth response of Mediterranean herbaceous swards to inoculation with Azospirillum brasilense. Journal of Range Management 47: 12-15.
5. Zaady, E. and Perevolotsky, A. (1995). Enhancement of growth and establishment of Oak (Quercus ithaburensis Decaine) seedling by inoculation with Azospirillum brasilense. Forest Ecology Management 72: 81-83.
6. Zaady, E., Groffman, P. and Shachak, M. (1996). Litter as a regulator of nitrogen and carbon dynamics in macrophytic patches in Negev desert soils. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 28: 39-46.
7. Karnieli, A., Shachak, M., Tsoar, H., Zaady, E., Kaufman, Y., Danin, A. and Porter, W. (1996). The effect of microphytes on the spectral reflectance of vegetation in semi-arid regions. Remote Sensing of Environment 57: 88-96.
8. Zaady, E., Groffman, P. and Shachak, M. (1996). Release and consumption of snail feces in Negev desert soils. Biology & Fertility of Soils 23: 399-404.
9. Zaady, E., Gutterman, Y. and Boeken, B. (1997). The germination effects of cyanobacterial soil crust on mucilaginous seeds of three desert plants: Plantago coronopus, Reboudia pinnata and Carrichtera annua. Plant and Soil 190: 247-252.
10. Offer, Z., Zaady, E. and Shachak, M. (1998). Aeolian particles input to soil surface at the northern limit of the Negev desert. Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation 1: 55-62.
11. Zaady, E., Groffman, P. and Shachak, M. (1998). Nitrogen fixation in macro- and microphytic patches in the Negev desert. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 30: 449-454.
12. Masalha, R., Zaady, E., Offer, Z. Y., Gulman, R., and Herishanu. Y. O. (1998). Meteorological conditions and stroke in southern Israel. Journal of Neurology 245: 472-473.14.
13. Shem-Tov, S., Zaady, E., Groffman, M. P. and Gutterman, Y. (1999). Soil carbon content along rainfall gradient and germination: a potential mechanism for regulating of Plantago coronopus. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 31: 1209-1217.
14. Itzigsohn, R., Burdman, S., Okon, Y., Zaady, E., Yonatan, R. and E. Perevolotsky. (2000). Plant-growth promotion in natural pastures by inoculation with Azospirillum brasilense under sub-optimal conditions. Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation 14: 151-159.
15. Zaady, E., Kuhn, U., Wilske, B., Sandoval-Soto, L., and Kesselmeier, J. (2000). Patterns of CO2 exchange in biological soil crusts of successional age. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 32, 959-966.
16. Eldridge, D.J., Zaady, E. and Shachak, M. (2000). Infiltration through three contrasting biological soil crusts in patterned landscapes in the Negev, Israel. Catena (40)3, 323-336.
17. Zaady, E., Offer, Y. Z., Shachak, M. (2001). The content and contribution of the accumulated aeolian organic matter in a dry ecosystem. Atmospheric Environment 35: 769-776.
18. Zaady, E., Yonatan, R., Shachak, M., Perevolotsky, A. (2001). The effects of grazing on abiotic and biotic parameters in semi-arid ecosystem: a case study from the northern Negev desert, Israel. Arid Soil Research and Management 15: 245-261.
19. Zaady, E., Bouskila, A. (2002). Patterns of lizard burrows distribution in biological soil crusts of successional age in arid sandy region. Journal of Arid Environments 2: 235-246.
20. Maestre F.T., Huesca, M., Zaady, E., Bautista, S. and Cortina, J. (2002). Infiltration, penetration resistance and microphytic crust composition in contrasted microsites within a Mediterranean semi-arid steppe. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 34: 895-898.
21. Shem-Tov, S., Zaady, E. and Gutterman, Y. (2002). Germination of Carrichtera annua seeds on soil samples collected along a rainfall gradient in the Negev desert. Israel Journal of Plant Sciences 50: 115-120.
22. Karnieli, K., Gabai, A., Ichoku, C., Zaady, E. and Shachak, M. (2002). Temporal dynamics of soil and vegetation spectral responses in a semiarid environment. International Journal of Remote Sensing 23: 4073-87.
23. Eldridge, D.J., Zaady, E, Shachak, M. (2002). Microphytic crusts, shrub patches and water harvesting in the Negev desert: The shikim system. Landscape Ecology 17: 587-597.
24. Akuja, T., Godonu, K.G., Kraaij, T., Mwangi, M., Oguzoglu, I. and Zaady, E. (2002). Soil characteristics of crusted outside and sub-canopy areas of four dominant shrubs in the Negev Desert. International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development 3: 162-170.
25. Zaady, E., Groffman, P.M., Shachak, M. and Wilby, A. (2003). Consumption and release of nitrogen of harvester termite Anacanthotermes ubachi Navas in northern Negev desert. Soil Biology And Biochemistry 35: 1299-1303.
26. Zaady, E., Boeken, B., Ariza, C. and Gutterman, Y. (2003). Light, temperature and substrate effects on the germination of three Bromus species in comparison with their abundance in the field. Israel J. Plant Sciences 51:267-273.
27. Zaady, E., Levacov, R. And Shachak, M. (2004). Application of the herbicide, Simazine, and its effect on soil surface parameters and vegetation in a patchy desert landscape. Arid Land Research and Management 18: 397-410.
28. Boeken, B., Ariza, C., Gutterman, Y. and Zaady, E. (2004). Post maturation environmental factors affecting dispersal, germination and distribution of Stipa capensis plants among landscape patches in the northern Negev Desert of Israel. Ecological Research 19: 533-540.
29. Akuja, T., Zaady, E. (2004). Effect of soil erosion on the biodiversity of soil crust within the Ziporim basin of Israel. International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development 5: 1-6.
30. Akuja, M., Zaady, E., Ward, D. and Gutterman, Y. (2005). Effect of soil erosion and land use on soil quality in the semiarid Negev Desert of Israel. East African Journal of Life Sciences 5: 67-74.
31. Zaady, E. (2005). Seasonal changes and nitrogen cycling in a patchy Negev desert, a review. Arid Land Research and Management 19: 111-124.
32. Burgheimer, J., Wilske, B., Maseyk, K., Karnieli, A., Zaady, E., Yakir, D., and Kesselmeier. J.T. (2006). Relationships between Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and carbon fluxes of biologic soil crusts assessed by ground measurements. Journal of Arid Environments 64: 656-669.
33. Burgheimer, J., Wilske, B., Maseyk, K., Karnieli, A., Zaady, E., Yakir, D. and Kesselmeier, J. (2006). Ground and space spectral measurements for assessing the semi-arid ecosystem phenology related to CO2 fluxes of biological soil crusts.Remote Sensing of Environment 101: 1-12.
34. Grishkan, I., Zaady, E., Nevo, E. (2006). Soil crust microfungi along a southward rainfall aridity gradient in the Negev desert, Israel. European Journal of Soil Biology 42:33-42.
35. Offer, Z.Y., Zaady, E. (2006). Aeolian accumulation of organic and inorganic sediments in a semi-arid watershed in the northern Negev desert, Israel. Int. Journal on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability 4: 153-164.
36. Thompson, T.L., Zaady, E., Huancheng, P., Wilson, T.B. and Martens, D.A. (2006). Soil C and N in patchy shrublands of the Negev and Chihuahuan Deserts: A Comparative Study. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 38: 1943-1955.
37. Zaady, E., Karnieli, A., Shachak, M. (2007). Applying a field spectroscopy technique for assessing successional trends of biological soil crusts in a semi-arid environment. Journal of Arid Environments 70: 463-477.
38. Vanderstraeten, P., Lénelle, Y., Meurrens, A Carati, D., Brenig, L., Offer, Z.Y. and Zaady, E. (2007). Micromorphology and Chemistry of airborne particles during agriculture working periods in Brussels surrounding region. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 146: 33-39.
39. Vanderstraeten, P., Lénelle, Y., Meurrens, A., Carati, D., Brenig, L., Delcloo, A., Offer, Z.Y. and Zaady, E. (2008). Desert storm originate from sahara covering western Europe; a case study. Atmospheric Environment 42: 5489-5493.
40. Wilske, B., Burgheimer, J., Karnieli, A., Zaady, E., Andreae, M. O., Yakir, D., and Kesselmeier, J. (2008). The CO2 exchange of biological soil crusts in a semiarid grass-shrubland at the northern transition zone of the Negev desert, Israel. Biogeosciences 5: 1411-1423.
41. Brenig, L., Zaady, E., Vigo-Aguiar, J., Karnieli, A., Fovell, R., Arbel, S., Al-Baz, I., and Offer, Z.Y. (2008). Cloud formation and rainfalls induced by an artificial solar setting: A weather engineering project for fighting aridity. Geographical Studies Forum and Environmental Protection 7: 67-82.
42. Zaady, E., Brenig, L. , Carati, D., Vanderstraeten, P., Lénelle, Y., Meurrens, A. and Offer, Z.Y. (2008). Agricultural activities impact on atmospheric pollution in urban area of Brussels. Geographical Studies Forum and Environmental Protection 7: 196-199.
43. Zaady, E., Dody, A., Weiner, D., Barkai, D. and Offer, Z.Y. (2009). A comprehensive method for aeolian particle granulometry and micromorphology analyses. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 155: 169-175.
44. Zaady, E., Carati, D., Brenig, L., Vanderstraeten, P., Lénelle, Y., Meurrens, A., Offer, Z.Y. (2010). Weekly variations of atmospheric particles, micromorphology and chemistry in the Brussels urban environment. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 169: 45-54. (DOI 10.1007/s10661-009-1149-5).
45. Vanderstraeten, P., Forton, M., Lénelle, Y., Meurrens, A., Carati, D., Brenig, L., Offer, Z.Y. and Zaady, E. (2010). Elevated PM10 concentrations and high PM2,5/PM10 ratio in the Brussels urban area during the 2006 Car-Free Sunday. International Journal on Environment and Waste Management 3: 264-279.
46. Zaady, E. Offer, Y.Z. (2010). Biogenic soil crusts in arid zones increase soil depth by incorporating aeolian deposition. Sedimentology 57: 351-358.
47. Zaady, E., Ben-David., E.A., Sher, Y., Tzirkin, R. and Nejidat, A. (2010). Inferring biological soil crust successional stage using combined PLFA, DGGE, physical physical and biophysiological analyses. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 42: 842-849. DOI 10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.02.002.
48. Zaady, E., Brenig, L. Carati, D., Meurrens, A., Lénelle, Y., Vanderstraeten, P., Offer, Z.Y. (2010). Heavy metals identified in airborne particles during weekend periods in Brussels urban environment. Geographical Studies Forum and Environmental Protection 9: 87-92.
49. Ben-David, E. A., Zaady, E., Sher, Y., Nejidat, A. (2011). Assessment of the spatial distribution of soil microbial communities in patchy arid and semiarid landscapes of the Negev Desert by using combined PLFA and DGGE analyses. FEMS Microbiol Ecol. 76: 492-503.
50. Dody, A., Hakmon, R., Asaf, B., Zaady, E. (2011). Indices to monitor biological soil crust growth rate - lab and field experiments. Natural Sciences 3: 478-483.
51. Maestre T.F., Quero, L.J., Gotelli, J. N., Escudero, A., Ochoa, V., Delgado-Baquerizo, M., García-Gómez, M., Bowker, A. M., Soliveres, S., Escolar, C., García-Palacios, P., Berdugo, M., Valencia, E., Gozalo, B., Gallardo, A., Blones, J., Boeken, B., Bran, D., Conceição, A.A., Cabrera, O., Chaieb, M., Derak, M., Eldridge, J. D., Espinosa, I. C., Florentino, A., Gaitán, J., Gatica, M.G., Ghiloufi, W., Gómez-González, S., Gutiérrez, R.J., Hernández, M. R., Huang, X., Huber-Sannwald, E., Jankju, M., Miriti, M., Monerris, J., Mau, L.R., Morici, E., Naseri, K., Ospina, A., Polo, V., Prina, A., Pucheta, E., Ramírez-Collantes, A. D., Romão, R., Tighe, M., Torres-Díaz, C., Val, J., Veiga, P. J., Wang, D., Zaady, E. (2012). Plant Species Richness and Ecosystem Multifunctionality in Global Drylands. Science 335: 214-218.
II. Articles in reviewed journals in Hebrew (Abstract in English).
1. Zaady, E., Perevolotsky, A., and Okon, Y. (1990). The effects of Azospirillum inoculation on Oak seedlings. Hassade' 70: 1910-1912.
2. Zaady, E., Okon, Y. Yonatan, R. and Perevolotsky, A. (1992). Inoculation and fertilization effects on the productivity of natural pasture in temperate and semi-arid regions of Israel. Hassade' 72: 484-488.
3. Levacov, R., and Zaady, E. (1999). The effect of herbicides on resources flow in patchy Negev desert landscape. Ecology and Environment 5: 112-121.
4. Zaady, E. (1999). Nitrogen cycle and the Negev desert patchiness. Ecology and Environment 5: 70- 76.
5. Zaady, E. (1999). The role of microphytic soil crusts in desert ecosystems. Ecology and Environment 5: 77-84. http://telem.openu.ac.il/courses/c20237/crusts.htm
7. Zaady, E., Eliasaf, R., Yonatan, R. Dvash, L., and Perevolotsky, A. (1999). The response of plant community to grazing: Plant and soil's parameters that affected by grazing. Ecology and Environment 5: 167-179.
8. Zaady, E. (2008). Changes in soil characteristics reveal from the vegetation cover in the open spaces of the Negev highland. YAAR 10: 3-9.
9. Zaady, E., Sher, Y., Ronen, Z., Nejedat, A. (2012). Changes in soil biological characteristics and shrub mortality following drought in the northern Negev desert. Ecology and Environment In Press.
III. Books, book chapters and invited reviews (indicate name of editor).
1. Okon, Y., Bar, T., Tal, S. and Zaady, E. (1991). Physiological properties of Azospirillum brasilense involved in root growth promotion. In: Nitrogen fixation with non-legumes (Skinner. F.A, Boddey, R.M. Fendrik, I., eds.), pp. 113-125. Kluwer Academic Pub. Amsterdam.
2. Shachak, M., Pickett, S. T. A., Boeken, B. and Zaady, E. (1999). Managing patchiness, ecological flows, productivity, and diversity in dry lands: Concepts and applications in the Negev desert. In: Arid lands management - Toward ecological sustainability. (Hoekstra, T., M. Shachak, Eds.), pp. 254-263. University of Illinois Press, Urbana.
3. Zaady, E, Shachak, M. and Moshe, Y. (2001). Ecological Approach for Afforestation in Arid Regions of the Northern Negev Desert, Israel. In: Deforestation, Environment and Sustainable Development, A Comparative Analysis. (Vajpeyi, D. ed.), pp. 219-238. Greenwood Publishing Group, INC. CT, USA.
4. Groffman, P.M., Zaady, E. and Shachak, M. (2005). Microbial contributions to biodiversity at organism, landscape, and ecosystem scales. In: Shachak M., Gosz J.R., Pickett S.T.A. and Perevolotsky A. (eds.), Biodiversity in Drylands - towards a unified framework and identification of research needs. Oxford University Press, Inc. Oxford, pp. 109-121.
5. Bouskila, A., Ben-Natan, G., Ziv, Y., Lubin, Y., Zaady,E. (2006). Comparative biological studies of the open areas in Yamin Plateau (NRC). BGU publication.
6. Zaady, E., Eldridge, D.J. and Shachak, M. (2008). Biogenic soil crusts enhance runoff production in the northern Negev Desert. Chapter 14a. In: Hare, P. (ed.), Transfer of Technology. pp. 273-282.
7. Offer, Y.Z. and Zaady, E. (2008). Applicative methods for aeolian particle study in desert environment. Chapter 14b. In: Hare, P. (ed.), Transfer of Technology. pp. 283-297.
8. Boeken, B., Zaady, E. and Shachak, M. (2010). Developing comprehensive research of the system dynamics of a site - Long and short term studies at Park Shaked LTER station in the northern Negev desert of Israel. European-LTER Publisher.
9. Shachak, M., Groner, E., Boeken, B., Brand, S., Lubin, Y., Meron, E., Ungar, E., Shkedy, Y., Zaady, E., Perevolotsky, A. and Ne'eman, G. (2010). Israeli LTER: Site and Network Level Research. European-LTER Publisher.
10. Ziv, Y., Zaady, E., Tsoar, A., Karnieli, A., Voltsak, M., Bouskila, A., Sigal, Z., Renan, E. (2010). National program for monitoring biodiversity - internal desert sands. pp. 54-57. In: Berg, N., Perevolotsky, A. (Eds.), National Program for Monitoring Biodiversity - Open Spaces in Israel. ILTER-Marag. (In-Hebrew). http://lter.bgu.ac.il/documents/monitoringplan.pdf
IV. Allowed patents:
Patent No. 168527. Biological Soil Crusts - Soil stabilization.
V. Articles of symposia proceedings (reviewed).
1. Groffman, P., Zaady, E. and Shachak, M. (1999). Microbial contribution to biodiversity at organism, landscape and ecosystem scales. In: Biodiversity in Drylands; Towards a Unified Framework and Identification Research Needs. pp. 32-39. Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
2. Eldridge, J. D., Zaady, E., Shachak, M. and Myers, C. (1999). Control of desertification by microphytic crusts in a Negev desert shrubland. In. Desertification and Soil Processes: Sixth International Rangeland Congress Proceedings 1: 111-113. .NSW, Australia.
3. Akuja, M., Avni, Y., Zaady, E., Gutterman, Y. (2001). Soil erosion effects as indicators of desertification processes in the northern Negev. In: Soil Erosion Research for the 21st Century. (eds., Ascough, J.C II., Flanagan, D.C. ) pp. 595-598. American Society of Agricultural Engineers Publication. Honolulu, Hawaii.