Doctoral students

Supervision of M.Sc. students

Advising M.Sc. Students

1. The World of Plants
2. Lithoflora and Bioindicators

3.Economic Plants

1. Galun, M. and J. Garty. 1979. Lichens of the Holyland. Am Oved, Tel Aviv, 92 pp. (in Hebrew).
   
2. Galun, M. and J. Garty. 1988. Soredia formation of compatible and incompatible lichen symbiosis. P:207-217. In: Smith, D.C., S. Scannerini, P. Bonfante-Fasolo and V. Gianinazzi-Pearson (eds.). Cell to Cell Signals in Plant, Animal and Microbial Symbiosis, Germany, NATO ASI series, Springer Verlag
   
3. Garty, J. 1992. Lichens and heavy metals in the environment. In: Vernet J.-P. (ed.) (invited chapter). Heavy Metals in the Environment II. P:55-131. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Science Publishers
   
4. Garty, J. 1993. Lichens as biomonitors for heavy metal pollution. B. Markert (ed.) (invited chapter). In: Plants as bioindicators for heavy metal pollution of the terrestrial environment. P:193-263. Weinheim, New York, VCH-Publishers
   
5. Garty, J. 1995. Establishment of pioneer lithobiontic cyanobacteria, algae, microfungi, and lichens subsequent to a severe forest fire in Israel. Daniels, F.J.A., M. Schultz and J. Peine (eds.) (invited chapter). In: Flechten Follmann. Contributions to lichenology in honour of Gerhard Follmann. P:111-121. Cologne, Germany, The Geobotanical and Phytotaxonomical Study Group, Botanical Institute, University of Cologne.
   
6. Garty, J. 1999. Lithobionts in the Eastern Mediterranean. In: Seckbach, J. (ed.) (invited chapter). Enigmatic Microorganisms and Life in Extreme Environments. P:255-276. Dordrecht, The Netherlands, Kluwer Academic Publishers.
   
7. Garty, J. 2000. Environment and elemental content of lichens. In: Markert, B., and K. Friese (eds.) (invited chapter).Trace Metals in the Environment. P:245-276. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Science Publishers.
   
8. Garty, J. 2000. Trace metals, other chemical elements and lichen physiology. In: Markert, B. and K. Friese (eds.) (invited chapter).Trace Metals in the Environment. P:277-322. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Science Publishers.
   
9. Galun, M. and Garty, J. 2001. Biological soil crusts of the Middle East. In: Benlap, J. and O.L. Lange (eds.) (invited chapter). Biological Soil Crusts: Structure, Function, and Management. Ecological Studies Vol. 150, P:95-106. Berlin and Heidelberg, Germany, Springer Verlag.
   
10. Garty, J. 2001. Biomonitoring heavy metal pollution with lichens. In: Kranner, I. R., R.P. Beckett and A. Varma (eds.) (invited chapter). Protocols - Culturing, Biochemistry, Physiology and use in Biomonitoring in Lichenology. P: 458-482. Heidelberg, Germany, Springer Verlag.
11. H.Th. Wolterbeek, J. Garty, M.A. Reis, M.C. Freitas

    Biomonitors in Use: Lichens and Metal Air Pollution.

    In: Bioindicators and Biomonitors, B.A. Markert, A.M. Breure, H. Zechmeister (eds.) (invited chapter).

    Amsterdam , The Netherlands,

    Elsevier Science Publishers , 2003 (pp. 377-419).

1. Galun, M. and J. Garty . 1972. Lichens of North and Central Sinai. Israel Journal of Botany. 21:243-254
   
2. Garty, J., M. Gal, and M. Galun. 1974. Physico-chemical soil properties as determinants in substrate choice of multisubstrate lichen species. Lichenologist, 6:146-150
   
3. Garty, J. and M. Galun. 1974. Selectivity in lichen-substrate relationships. Flora, 163:530-534
   
4. Garty, J. , C. Fuchs, N. Zisapel and M. Galun. 1977. Heavy metals in the lichen Caloplaca aurantia from urban, suburban and rural regions in Israel. A comparative study. Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 8:171-188
   
5. Garty, J., M. Galun and M. Kessel. 1979. Localization of heavy metals and other elements accumulated in the lichen thallus. New Phytologist 82:159-168
   
6. Molen, J.M. v.d., J. Garty , B.W. Aardema and W.E. Krumbein. 1980. Growth control of algae and cyanobacteria on historical monuments by a mobile UV unit (MUVU). Studies on Conservation 25:71-77
   
7. Friedmann, E.I., J. Garty and L. Kappen. 1980. Fertile stages of cryptoendolithic lichens in the dry valleys of Southern Victoria Land. Antarctic Journal of The United States, 15:166-167
   
8. Kappen, L., E.I. Friedmann and J. Garty. 1981. Ecophysiology of lichens in the dry valleys of Southern Victoria Land, Antarctica I. Micro-climate of the cryptoendolithic lichen habitat. Flora, 171:216-235
   
9. Garty, J. and C. Fuchs. 1982. Heavy metals in the lichen Ramalina duriaei transplanted in biomonitoring stations. Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 17:175-183
   
10. Danin, A., R. Gerson, K. Marton and J. Garty. 1982. Patterns of Limestone and dolomite weathering by lichens and blue-green algae and their paleoclimate significance. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 37:221-233
    
11. Garty, J., Ch. Giele and W.E. Krumbein. 1982. On the occurence of pyrite in a lichen-like inclusion in Eocene amber (Baltic). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 39: 139-147
    
12. Galun, M., P. Bubrick and J. Garty. 1982. Structural and metabolic diversity of two desert-lichen populations. Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory, 53:321-324
    
13. Garty, J., A.S. Perry and J. Mozel. 1982. Accumulation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in the transplanted lichen Ramalina duriaei (De Not.) Jatta in air quality biomonitoring experiments. Nordic Journal of Botany, 2:583-586
    
14. Fuchs, C. and J. Garty. 1983. Elemental content in the lichen Ramalina duriaei (De Not.) Jatta at air quality biomonitoring stations. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 23:29-43
    
15. Danin, A., R. Gerson and J. Garty. 1983. Weathering patterns on hard limestone and dolomite by endolithic lichens and cyanobacteria: a supporting evidence for aeolian contribution to Terra Rossa soil. Soil Science, 136:213-217
    
16. Danin, A. and J. Garty. 1983. Distribution of cyanobacteria and lichens on hillsides of the Negev highlands and their impact on biogenic weathering. Zeitschriftt fur Geomorphologie, 27:423-444
    
17. Galun, M., J. Garty and R. Ronen. 1984. Lichens as bioindicators of air pollution. Webbia, 38:371-383
    
18. Canaani, O., R. Ronen, J. Garty , D. Cahen, S. Malkin and M. Galun. 1984. Photoacoustic study of the green alga Trebouxia in the lichen Ramalina duriaei in vitro. Photosynthesis Research, 5:297-306
    
19. Garty, J., R. Ronen and M. Galun. 1985. Correlation between chlorophyll degradation and the amount of some elements in the lichen Ramalina duriaei (De Not.). Jatta. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 25:67-74
    
20. Garty, J., O. Ziv and A. Eshel. 1985. The effect of coating polymers on accumulation of airborne heavy metals by lichens. Environmental Pollution (Series A), 38:213-220
    
21. Garty, J. 1985. The amount of heavy metals in some lichens of the Negev Desert. Environmental Pollution (Series B), 10:287-300
    
22. Garty, J. , M. Galun and Y. Hochberg. 1986. On the accumulation process of metallic fall-out in Caloplaca aurantia growing on concrete roof tiles. Lichenologist, 18:257-263
    
23. Epstein, E., O. Sagee, J.D. Cohen and J. Garty. 1986. Endogenous auxin and ethylene in the lichen Ramalina duriaei. Plant Physiology, 82:1122-1125
    
24. Garty, J. and K. Ammann. 1987. The amounts of Ni, Zn, Pb, Cu, Fe and Mn in some lichens growing in Switzerland. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 27:49-57
    
25. Garty, J. and J. Delarea. 1987. Some initial stages in the formation of epilithic crustose lichens in nature: a SEM study. Symbiosis, 3:49-57
    
26. Garty, J. 1987. Metal amounts in the lichen Ramalina duriaei (De Not. ) Bagl. transplanted at biomonitoring sites around a new coal-fired power station after one year of operation. Environmental Research, 43:104-116
    
27. Kardish, N., R. Ronen, P. Bubrick and J. Garty. 1987. The influence of air pollution on the concentration of ATP and on chlorophyll degradation in the lichen Ramalina duriaei (De Not.) Bagl. New Phytologist, 106:697-706
    
28. Garty, J. 1988. Comparisons between the metal content of a transplanted lichen before and after the start-up of a coal-fired power station in Israel. Canadian Journal of Botany, 66:668-671
    
29. Garty, J. , N. Kardish, J. Hagemeyer and R. Ronen. 1988. Correlations between the concentration of adenosine tri-phosphate, chlorophyll degradation and the amounts of airborne heavy metals and sulphur in a transplanted lichen. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 17:601-611
    
30. Garty, J. and J. Hagemeyer. 1988. Heavy metals in the lichen Ramalina duriaei transplanted at biomonitoring stations in the region of a coal-fired power plant in Israel after 3 years of operation. Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 38:311-323
    
31. Garty, J. and J. Delarea. 1988. Evidences about liberation of lichen ascospores in clusters under natural conditions and reports about contact between free-living algal cells and germinating lichen ascospores in nature. Canadian Journal of Botany, 66:2171-2177
    
32. Garty, J. 1988. Some observations on the establishment of the lichen Caloplaca aurantia on concrete tiles in Israel. Studia Geobotanica, 8:13-21
    
33. Sela, M., J. Garty and E. Tel-Or. 1989. The accumulation and the effect of heavy metals on the water fern Azolla filiculoides. New Phytologist, 112:7-12
    
34. Garty, J. and N. Binyamini. 1990. Establishment of pioneer litho-microorganisms on chalk rocks after a severe forest fire in Israel. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 30:127-139
    
35. Garty, J. and H.B. Theiss. 1990. The localization of lead in the lichen Ramalina duriaei ( De Not.) Bagl. Botanica Acta, 103:311-314
    
36. Garty, J. 1990. Influence of epilithic microorganisms on the surface temperature of building walls. Canadian Journal of Botany, 68:1349-1353
    
37. Garty, J. and J. Delarea. 1991. Localization of iron and other elements in the lichen Nephroma arcticum (L.) Torss. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 31:367-375
    
38. Lurie, S. and J. Garty. 1991. Ethylene production by the lichen Ramalina duriaei . Annals of Botany, 68:317-319
    
39. Garty, J. 1992. The postfire recovery of rock inhabiting algae, micro-fungi and lichens. Canadian Journal of Botany, 70:301-312
    
40. Garty, J. , Y. Karary and J. Harel. 1992. Effect of low pH, heavy metals and anions on chlorophyll degradation in the lichen Ramalina duriaei (De Not.) Bagl. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 32:229-241
    
41. Garty, J. , Y. Karary and J. Harel. 1993. The impact of air pollution on the integrity of cell membranes and chlorophyll in the lichen Ramalina duriaei (De Not.) Bagl. transplanted to industrial sites in Israel. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 24:455-460
    
42. Garty, J. , Y. Karary, Y. Harel and S. Lurie. 1993. Temporal and spatial fluctuations of ethylene production and concentrations of sulfur, sodium, chlorine and iron on/in the thallus cortex in the lichen Ramalina duriaei (De Not.) Bagl. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 33:553-563
    
43. Mukhtar A., J. Garty and M. Galun. 1994. Does the lichen alga Trebouxia occur free-living in nature: Further immunological evidence. Symbiosis, 17:247-253
    
44. Garty J. , Y. Harel,Y. and Steinberger. 1995. The role of lichens in the cycling of metals in the Negev Desert. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 29:247-253
    
45. Garty J. , M. Kauppi and A. Kauppi. 1995. Differential responses of certain lichen species to sulfur-containing solutions under acidic conditions as expresed by the production of stress ethylene. Environmental Research, 69:132-143
    
46. Garty, J. , M. Kauppi and A. Kauppi. 1996. Accumulation of airborne elements from vehicles in transplanted lichens in urban sites. Journal of Environmental Quality, 25:265-272
    
47. Garty J. , Y. Steinberger and Y. Harel. 1996. Spatial and temporal changes in the concentration of K, Na, Mg and Ca in epilithic and in detached decomposing thalli of the lichen Ramalina maciformis and the potential role of this lichen in the cycling of these elements in the Negev Desert. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 36:83-97
    
48. Garty, J. , M. Kauppi and A. Kauppi. 1997. The influence of air pollution on the concentration of airborne elements and on the production of stress-ethylene in the lichen Usnea hirta (L.) Weber em.Mot. transplanted in urban sites in Oulu, N. Finland. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 32:285-290
    
49. Nevo, E., I. Apelbaum-Elkaher, J. Garty and A. Beiles. 1997. Natural selection causes microscale allozyme diversity in wild barley and a lichen at ?Evolution Canyon?, Mt. Carmel, Israel. Heredity, 78:373-382
    
50. Garty, J. , Y. Cohen, N. Kloog and A. Karnieli. 1997. Effects of air pollution on cell membrane integrity, spectral reflectance and metal and sulfur concentrations in lichens. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 16:1396-1402
    
51. Garty, J. , A. Karnieli, R. Wolfson, P. Kunin and R. Garty ? Spitz. 1997. Spectral reflectance and integrity of cell membranes and chlorophyll relative to the concentration of airborne mineral elements in a lichen. Physiologia Plantarum, 101:257-264
    
52. Garty, J. , N. Kloog, Y. Cohen, R. Wolfson and A Karnieli. 1997. The effect of air pollution on the integrity of the chlorophyll, on the spectral reflectance response, and on the concentration of airborne nickel, vanadium, and sulfur in the lichen Ramalina duriaei (De Not.) Bagl. Environmental Research, 74:174-187
    
53. Garty, J. , M. Kauppi and A. Kauppi. 1997. The production of stress ethylene relative to the concentration of heavy metals and other elements in the lichen Hypogymnia physodes. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 16:2404-2408
    
54. Garty, J. , N. Kloog, R. Wolfson, Y. Cohen, A Karnieli and A. Avni. 1997. The influence of air pollution on the concentration of mineral elements, on the spectral reflectance response and on the production of stress-ethylene in the lichen Ramalina duriaei . New Phytologist, 137:587-597
    
55. Garty, J. , N. Kloog and Y. Cohen. 1998. Integrity of lichen cell membranes in relation to concentration of airborne elements. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 34:136-144.
    
56. Kauppi, M., A. Kauppi and J. Garty. 1998. Ethylene produced by the lichen Cladina stellaris exposed to sulphur and heavy metal-containing solutions under acidic conditions. New Phytologist, 139:537-547
    
57. Garty, J. , Y. Cohen and N. Kloog. 1998. Airborne elements, cell membranes, and chlorophyll in transplanted lichens. Journal of Environmental Quality, 27:973-979
    
58. Garty, J. , L. Weissman, O. Tamir, S. Beer, Y. Cohen, A. Karnieli and L. Orlovski. 2000. Comparison of five physiological parameters to assess the vitality of the lichen Ramalina lacera exposed to air pollution. Physiologia Plantarum, 109:410-418
    
59. Garty, J. , L. Weissman, Y. Cohen, A. Karnieli and L. Orlovsky. 2001. Transplanted lichens in and around the Mount Carmel National Park and the Haifa Bay industrial region in Israel: Physiological and chemical responses. Environmental Research, 85 A:159-176
    
60. Garty, J. , O. Tamir, I. Hassid, A. Eshel, Y. Cohen, A. Karnieli, L. Orlovsky. 2001. Photosynthesis, chlorophyll integrity and spectral reflectance in lichens exposed to air pollution. Journal of Environmental Quality, 30:884-893
    
61. Garty, J. 2001. Biomonitoring atmospheric heavy metals with lichens: theory and application. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences, 20:309-371
    
62. Garty, J. , O. Tamir, Y. Cohen, H. Lehr, A.I. Goren . 2002 . Changes in the potential quantum yield of PSII and the integrity of cell membranes relative to the elemental content of the epilithic desert lichen Ramalina maciformis . Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 21:848-858
    
63. Garty, J. , T. Levin, Y. Cohen, H. Lehr. 2002 . Biomonitoring air pollution with the desert lichen Ramalina maciformis stress-ethylene, quantum yield of PSII, cell membrane integrity and elemental content. Physiologia Plantarum, 115: 267-275

64. J. Garty, P. Kunin, J. Delarea, S. Weiner

    Calcium oxalate and sulphate-containing structures on the thallial surface of the lichen Ramalina lacera : response to polluted air and simulated acid rain.

    Plant, Cell and Environment Vol 25, 2002 (pp. 1591-1604)

65. J. Garty, S. Tomer, T. Levin, H. Lehr

    Lichens as biomonitors around a coal-fired power station in Israel .

    Environmental Research Vol 91, 2003 (pp. 186-198)

66. J. Garty, L. Weissman, T. Levin, R. Garty-Spitz, H. Lehr

    Impact of UV-B, heat and chemicals on ethylene-production of lichens.

    Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry Vol. 49, 2004 (pp. 251-266)

67.  J. Garty, T. Levin, H. Lehr, S. Tomer, A. Hochman

    Interactive effects of UV-B radiation and chemical contamination on physiological parameters in The lichen Ramalina lacera .

    Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry Vol. 49, 2004 (pp. 267-289)

68. B. Smodi ? , M.L. Pignata, M. Saiki, E. Cort ? s, N. Bangfa, B. Markert, B. Nyarko, J. Arunachalam, J. Garty, M. Vutchkov, H. Th. Wolterbeek, E. Steinnes, M.C. Freitas, A. Lucaciu, M. Frontasyeva

    Validation and application of plants as biomonitors of trace element atmospheric pollution a co-ordinated effort in 14 countries.

    Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry Vol. 49, 2004 (pp. 3-13)

69. L. Weissman, J. Garty, A.Hochman

    Rehydration of the lichen Ramalina lacera results in production of reactive oxygen species, nitric oxide and a decrease in antioxidants.

    Applied and Environmental Microbiology (AEM), Vol. 71, 2005 (pp. 2121-2129).

70. L. Weissman, J. Garty, A. Hochman

    Characterization of enzymatic antioxidants in the lichen Ramalina lacera and their response to rehydration.

    Applied and Environmental Microbiology (AEM), Vol. 71, 2005 (6508-6514).

71. J. Garty, O. Tamir, T. Levin, H. Lehr

    The impact of UV-B and sulphur- or copper-containing solutions in acidic conditions on chlorophyll fluorescence in selected Ramalina species.

    Environmental Pollution Vol. 145, 2006 (266-273).

72. L. Weissman, M. Fraiberg, L. Shine, J. Garty, A. Hochman

    Responses of antioxidants in the lichen Ramalina lacera may serve as an early-warning bioindicator system for the detection of air pollution stress. FEMSEC Vol. 58, 2006 (41-53).

    
    
    

PAPERS PRESENTED AT SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS PUBLISHED IN PROCEEDINGS

1. Garty, J., M. Galun and M. Kessel.1981. Localization of heavy metals and other elements accumulated in the lichen thallus. Proceedings of the 15th Meeting of the Israel Society for Electron Microscopy, Tel Aviv, 21 May, 1981.
   
2. Garty, J., A.S. Perry and N. Blumenfeld.1983. Lichens as indicators of air pollution by Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs). Developments in Ecology and Environmental Quality. Proceedings of an International Meeting of the Israel Ecological Society, 24-26, May, 1983. Balaban International Science Services, Rehovot/Philadelphia, Vol. II:163-166
   
3. Ronen, R., J. Garty and M. Galun. 1983. Air pollution monitored by the lichens. Developments in Ecology and Environmental Quality. Proceedings of an International Meeting of the Israel Ecological Society, 24-26 May, 1983. Balaban International Science Services, Rehovot/Philadelphia, Vol. II:167-176
   
4. Ronen, R., O. Canaani, J. Garty , D. Cahen, S. Malkin and M. Galun.1983. The effect of air-pollution and bisulfite treatment in the lichen Ramalina duriaei studied by photoacoustics. P: IV.3.251-IV.3.254. Proceedings of the VI International Congress on Photosynthesis, Brussels, Belgium, September 1-6, 1983.
   
5. Ronen, R., O. Canaani, J. Garty , D. Cahen, S. Malkin and M. Galun. 1985. Photosynthetic parameters in Ramalina duriaei in vivo studied by photoacoustics. Proceedings of the First International Conference on Recent Advances in Lichen Physiology, Bristol, U.K., April 16-18, 1984. P:9-22. In: Brown, D. H. (ed.). Plenum Press, New York and London.
   
6. Garty, J. 1989. Heavy metals in lichens used as biomonitors in Israel. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Heavy Metals in the Environment, Geneva, Switzerland, 12-15th September, 1989. In: Vernet J. P. (ed.), CEP Consultants, Vol. 2:440-443
   
7. Garty, J. 1990. Re-establishment of lichens on chalk rocks after a forest fire. Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Fire Ecology, Freiburg, FRG, May 1989. In: Goldammer, J.G. and M.J. Jenkins (eds.). Fire in Ecosystem Dynamics. The Netherlands, SPB Academic Publishing bv, 1990 (pp. 77-84)
   
8. Garty, J. Re-establishment of green algae, microfungi and lichens on rocks following forest wildfires in the Carmel Mountain Range, Israel. Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference of the Israel Society for Ecology & Environmental Quality Sciences, Jerusalem, June 21-26, 1992. P: 749-763. In: Gasith, A., A. Adin, Y. Steinberger, J. Garty (eds.). Ecosystem Stability, ISEEQS Publications.
   
9. Garty, J. Y. Karary, J. Harel and S. Lurie. 1995. The impact of heavy metals on lichens. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Heavy Metals in the Environment, Hamburg, Germany, 18-22 September, 1995. In: Wilken, R.-D., U. Forstner, A. Knochel (eds), CEP Consultants, Vol. 1:152-154.
   
10. Garty, J. 2000. Lichens as environmental biomonitors in Israel: two decades of research. Proceedinds of an International Workshop organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency in cooperation with the Instituto Technologico e Nuclear and held in Lisbon, Portugal 21-24 September, 1997. In: International Atomic Energy Agency, 2000, P:17-21.

11. B. Smodis, M.L. Pignata, M. Saiki, E. Cortes, N. Bangfa, B. Markert, B. Nyarko, J. Arunnachalam, J. Garty, M. Vitchkov, H.Th. Wolterbeek, E. Steinnes, M.C. Freitas, A. Lucaciu, M. Frontasyeva

    Validation and application of plants as biomonitors for trace element atmospheric pollution a coordinated effort in 14 countries. Proceedings of the 3 rd International Workshop on Biomonitoring of Atmospheric Pollution, Bled, Slovenia , 21-25 September, 2003.

    
    

1. A. Gasith, A. Adin, Y. Steinberger and J. Garty. (eds.). 1992. Environmental Quality and Ecosystem Stability Vol. V/B. Proceedings of the fifth International Conference of the Israel Society for Ecology & Environmental Quality Sciences, held in Jerusalem, Israel, June 21-26, 1992. Jerusalem, ISEEQS Publication, P:503-802
   
2. A. Adin, A. Gasith, B. Fatal, J. Garty , A. Kanarek and Y. Steinberger. (eds.). 1992. Environmental Quality and Ecosystem Stability. Selected proceedings from the 5th International Conference of the Israel Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality, held in Jerusalem, Israel, 21-26 June, 1992. Water Science & Technology. Oxford, Pergamon Press, Vol. 27:1-569.
   

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

ITEMS IN ENCYCLOPEDIAS

1. Garty, J. 1985. Lichens. In: Alon A. (ed.). Plants and Animals of the Land of Israel. Ministry of Defense/The Publishing House and Society for Protection of Nature, Vol. 9:174-195. (in Hebrew)
   

ABSTRACTS

1. Garty, J., M. Galun, and M. Gal. 1974. Physico-chemical soil properties as determinants in substrate choice of "multisubstrate" lichen species. Proceedings of the fifth scientific conference of the Israel Ecological Society, Tel Aviv, 8-9 May, 1974.(Abst).


2. Galun, M. and J. Garty. 1975. Substrate selectivity in desert lichens. Abstract of the 12th International Botanical Congress, Leningrad, 3-10 July, 1975. (Abst).


3. Garty, J. and M. Galun. 1978. Lichens as pollution monitors. The 2nd International Congress of Ecology, Jerusalem, 11-16 September, 1978. (Abst).


4. Galun, M., J. Garty , E. Kushnir,and K. Marton. 1978. Studies on the lichens of the Negev Desert and Sinai Peninsula. The 2nd International Congress of Ecology, Jerusalem, 11-16 September, 1978. (Abst).


5. Danin, A., R. Gerson, K. Marton, and J. Garty. 1980. Patterns of limestone and dolomite weathering by lichens and blue-green algae and their palaeoclimatic significance. Bat Sheva seminar on approaches and methods in palaeoclimatic research with emphasis on arid areas. Jerusalem and Rehovot, 20-30 October, 1980.(Abst).

6. Galun, M., P. Bubrick and J. Garty. 1981. Structural and metabolic diversity of two desert-lichen population. The 13th International Botanical Congress, Sydney, 21-28 September, 1981. (Abst).


7. Garty, J ., N. Blumenfeld and A.S. Perry. 1983. Air biomonitoring by lichens accumulating Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs). The 1st Joint Meeting of the Israel Societies of Life Sciences, Jerusalem, 4-6 October, 1983. (Abst.(


8. Canaani, O., R. Ronen, J. Garty , D. Cahen, S. Malkin and M. Galun. 1985. Photoacoustic study of photosynthesis of lichens. The 4th International Topical Meeting on Photoacoustic, Thermal and Related Sciences, Ville D'Esterel, Quebec, August 4-8, 1985. (Abst.(


9. Kardish, N., R. Ronen, P. Bubrick, and J. Garty. 1986. Is the ATP content of Ramalina duriaei affected by air pollution. The International symposium: Progress and Problems in Lichenology in the Eighties, Munster, March 16-21, 1986. (Lecture and poster Abst.(


10. Kardish, N., R. Ronen, P. Bubrick and J. Garty. 1986. Is the ATP content of Ramalina duriaei affected by air pollution? The annual syposium of the Botanical Society of Israel, Rehovot, May 1st, 1986. (Lecture and poster Abst).


11. Epstein, E., O. Sagee, J.D. Cohen and J. Garty. 1986. Measurement of Indole-3-acetic acid and ethylene from lichens. The annual meeting of the American Society of Plant Physiologists, Baton Rouge, June 8-12, 1986. (Abst).


12. J. Garty. 1987. Free components of lichens on a lithic substrate under natural conditions - a SEM study. The annual symposium of the Botanical Society of Israel, Beer Sheva, March 15th, 1987. (Lecture Abst).


13. Garty, J . and J. Delarea. 1987. Free components of lichens on roof tiles under natural conditions - a SEM study. The 21st Meeting of the Israel Society for Electron Microscopy, Haifa, 11-12th May, 1987. (Lecture and poster Abst.)


14. Garty J. 1987. The heavy metal content of the lichen Ramalina duriaei transplanted around the Maor-David power station during the years 1979-1985. The 18th Meeting of the Israel Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences, Ohalo, 24-25th May, 1987. (Lecture Abst).


15. Garty J . and J. Hagemeyer. 1987. Comparisons between the heavy metal content of a lichen transplanted to biomonitoring sites around a coal-fired power station. The 14th International Botanical Congress, Berlin, 24th July-1st August, 1987. (Lecture and poster Abst).


16. Garty, J. 1988. Re-colonization of carbonatic rocks by cryptogamic lithobionts after forest fires. The 19th Meeting of the Israel Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences (In Hebrew). Tel Aviv, 15-16th June, 1988. (Lecture Abst).


17. Garty, J. 1988. Lichens on buildings in Israel. The International Symposium on Lichens and Monuments, Rome, 23-24 September, 1988. (Lecture Abst).


18. Garty, J. 1989. Lichens and heavy metals around a coal-fired power plant near Hadera, Israel. The annual symposium of the Botanical Society of Israel, Tel Aviv, 16th April, 1989. (Lecture Abst).


19. Garty, J. 1989. Re-establishment of lichens on chalk rocks after a forest fire in the Carmel Mountains, Israel. The 3rd International symposium on Fire Ecology, Freiburg, F.R.G., 16-20th May, 1989. (Lecture Abst).


20. Garty, J. 1990. Environmental monitoring of lead by the use of lichens. The 21st meeting of the Israel Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences (In Hebrew). Beer Sheva, June 18-19, 1990. (Lecture Abst).


21. Garty, J. 1990. Establishment of lichens on rocks after a severe forest fire in the Carmel Mountains, Israel. The 21st meeting of the Israel Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences (In Hebrew). Beer Sheva, June 18-19, 1990. (Lecture Abst).


22. Garty, J. 1991. Re-establishment of lichens and other microorganisms on carbonatic rocks after severe fires in the Carmel Mountains. The annual meeting of the Israel Geological Society. Akko, April 22-25, 1991. (Lecture Abst).


23. Garty, J. 1991. Influence of epilithic microorganisms on the surface temperature of building walls. The 22nd meeting of the Israel Society of Ecology and Environmental quality Sciences (In Hebrew), Tel Aviv, June 6th, 1991. (Lecture Abst).


24. Garty, J. 1991. Re-establishment of lichens on rocks after forest wildfires. The International Symbiosis Congress, Jerusalem, November 17-22, 1991. (Lecture Abst).


25. Garty, J. 1992. The postfire recovery of rock-inhabiting algae, microfungi and lichens. The 2nd International Lichenological Symposium IAL 2, Hemmeslov, Bastad, Sweden, 30 August - 4 September, 1992. (Lecture and poster Abst).


26. Garty, J. , Y. Karary, J. Harel and S. Lurie. 1993. Lichens as bioindicators of air quality in the Akko Plain, Israel. The 24th annual meeting of the Israel Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences (In Hebrew). Tel Aviv, June 21-22, 1993. (Lecture Abst).


27. Garty, J. 1994. Lichens and heavy metals. The 25th annual meeting of the Israel Society for Ecology and Environment Quality Sciences (In Hebrew). Tel Aviv, May 3-4, 1994. (Lecture Abst).


28.J . Garty
Regional studies using transplanted lichens in Israel.
Lecture abstracts of the 5th International Mycological Congress, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 14-21 August 1994.

29. A .Mukhtar, J. Garty, M. Galun.
Does the lichen alga Trebouxia occur free-living in nature: further immunological evidence.
Lecture abstracts of the annual symposium of the Botanical Society of Israel, Technion, Haifa, 2 March 1995.

30. J. Garty, G. Schiller, M. Broza, A. Haim, I. Izhaki, G. Neeman, H. Rennenberg, G. Heldmaier.
Resilience via succession of a semi-arid Mediterranean Aleppo pine forest ecosystem to fire on Mt. Carmel.
The Israeli-German Workshop in Environmental Research. Mediterranean Forest Ecosystem: The Mount Carmel Case. Beit Oren, 18-19 March 1995 (invited lecture).

31. J. Garty
Two decades of using the lichen Ramalina duriaei as an environmental biomonitor in Israel.
Lecture abstracts of the International Symposium on Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology (INTERSECT). Sydney, Australia, 14-18 July 1996.

32. J. Garty, Y. Cohen
Reaction of lichens to pollutants.
Lecture and poster abstracts of the third symposium IAL 3: Progress and Problems in Lichenology in the Nineties. Salzburg, Austria, 1-7 September 1996.

33. A .Mukhtar, J. Garty, M. Galun.
Does the lichen alga Trebouxia occur free-living in nature: immunological and DNA fingerprinting evidence.
Lecture and poster abstracts of the third symposium IAL 3: Progress and Problems in Lichenology in the Nineties. Salzburg, Austria, 1-7 September 1996.

34. J. Garty
Chasmoendolithic microorganisms in rocks in the eastern Mediterranean.
Lecture and poster abstracts of the 1996 International Symposium on Subsurface Microbiology (ISSN-96). Davos, Switzerland, 15-21 September 1996.

35. J. Garty
Lichens as bioindicators of the environment in the Ashdod region.
Lecture abstracts of the 28th annual meeting of the Israel Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences (In Hebrew). The University of Haifa, 16-17 June 1997.

36. J. Garty
Lichens as biomonitors in Israel.
Lecture abstracts of the 1st international workshop on biomonitoring of atmospheric pollution (BioMap). Lisbon, Portugal, 21-24 September 1997 (invited lecture).

37. J. Garty
The influence of air pollution on the concentration of mineral elements and on physiological parameters in the lichen Ramalina lacera.
Lecture abstracts of the international workshop on biomarkers: Biomarqueurs de stress oxydant chez les vegetaux et les champignons (lichenises ou non). Universite De Lille II, Faculte des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, France, February 9, 1998 (chairperson of a session; invited lecture).

38. J. Garty, A. Karnieli
The effect of air pollution on spectral reflectance in the lichen Ramalina lacera transplanted to the Ashdod region.
Lecture and poster abstracts of the annual symposium of the Botanical Society of Israel, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, 24 February, 1998.

39. J. Garty
The influence of air pollution on the concentration of mineral elements and on physiological parameters in the lichen Ramalina lacera transplanted to Ashdod, SW Israel.
Lecture abstracts of the eighth annual conference on advances in desert research in memory of the late Prof. Michael Evenari, Unit for Ecophysiology and Introduction of Desert Plants, The Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Sede Boker Campus, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, 7 April, 1998 (invited lecture).

40. J. Garty, L. Weissman
The use of the lichen Ramalina lacera for the estimation of the air quality in the Carmel Mountain and the Haifa Bay.
Lecture abstracts of the 29th Meeting of the Israel Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences (In Hebrew). Beer Sheva, 29-30 June 1998.

41. J. Garty
Regional studies using lichens as biomonitors of air pollution.
Proceedings of the VII International Congress of Ecology, Firenze, Italy, 19-25 July 1998.

42. J. Garty
The influence of air pollution on the concentration of mineral elements and on the production of stress-ethylene in the lichen Ramalina lacera.
Lecture and poster abstracts of the 6th International Mycological Congress. Jerusalem, 23-28 August 1998.

43. J. Garty
Air biomonitoring by transplanted lichens in the Negev Desert, Israel.
Lecture abstracts of the First Research Co-ordination Meeting (RCM) for the Co-ordinated Research Project (CRP) on Validation and Application of Plants as Biomonitors of Trace Element Atmospheric Pollution, Analyzed by Nuclear and Related Techniques. Vienna, Austria, 28 September 1 October 1998 (invited lecture).

44. J. Garty
Establishment of pioneer lithobiontic cyanobacteria, green algae, microfungi and lichens subsequent to a severe forest fire in a natural pine forest in Israel.
Lecture and Poster abstracts of MEDPINE International Workshop on Mediterranean Pines, Beit-Oren, Israel, 7-12 February 1999 (invited lecture).

45. J. Garty, L. Weissman
Factors affecting the production of endogenic ethylene, changes in spectral reflectance response, membranes and chlorophyll integrity and the composition of mineral elements in the lichen Ramalina lacera (With.) J. R. Laund.
Lecture and Poster abstracts of The Annual Symposium of the Botanical Society of Israel, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, 23 February 1999.

46. L. Weissman, Y. Cohen, A. Karnieli, J. Garty
Lichens as biomonitors of air pollution.
CARESS 99 Second Annual Conference on Active Research by Environmental Sciences Students, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, 27 May 1999.

47. J. Garty
Air biomonitoring by transplanted lichens in the Negev Desert, Israel.
Lecture abstracts of the 2nd Research Co-ordination Meeting (RCM) for the Co-ordinated Research Project (CRP) on Validation and Application of Plants as Biomonitors of Trace Element Atmospheric Pollution, Analysed by Nuclear and Related Techniques. Vienna, Austria, 20-24 March 2000 (invited lecture).

48. J. Garty
Elemental content and viability of lichens exposed to air pollution.
Lecture abstracts of the 2nd International Workshop on Biomonitoring of Atmospheric Pollution (Bio Map). Praia da Vitoria, Azores Islands (Portugal), August 28-3 September 2000.

49. J. Garty, O. Tamir
Lichens as biomonitors of air pollution in the Negev Desert, Israel.
Lecture and Poster abstracts of the 4th IAL symposium: Progress and Problems in Lichenology at the Turn of the Millennium. Barcelona, Spain, 3-8 September 2000.

50. L. Weissman, J. Garty, A. Hochman.
The antioxidant system of the lichen Ramalina lacera part 1.
Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the Israel Society for Oxygen and Free Radical Research, Tel Aviv University, Israel, 24 December 2000.

51. J. Garty, T. Levin, O. Tamir.
The use of the lichen Ramalina maciformis as bioindicator in and around Ramat Hovav in the Negev Desert, Israel.
Abstracts of the 31th Annual Meeting of the Israel Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences (ISEEQS), The Israel Trade Fairs and Convention Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1-2 May 2001.

52. L. Weissman, J. Garty, A. Hochman
The antioxydant system of the lichen Ramalina lacera part 2.
Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the Israel Society for Oxygen and Free Radical Research, Felsenstein Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel, 16 December 2001.

53. L. Weissman, J. Garty, A. Hochman
Mechanisms of Ros-related response of lichens to rehydration. Abstracts of the XIth Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Free Radical Research, Rene Decartes University, Paris, France, July 16-20, 2002. Free Radical Biology and Medicine 33, 44 Suppl. 1, 2002.

54. J. Garty, P. Kunin, J. Delarea, S. Weiner
Calcium oxalate and gypsum on the thallial surface of the lichen Ramalina lacera exposed to polluted air.
Abstracts of the 7th International Mycological Congress, Oslo, Norway, 11-17 August 2002.

55. J. Garty
Lichens as biomonitors around a power station in Israel.
Third (final) research co-ordination meeting (RCM) for the co-ordinated research project (CRP) on validation and application of plants as biomonitors of the trace element atmospheric pollution, analysed by nuclear and related techniques. Sacavem, Portugal, 30 September-4 October 2002.

56. J. Garty, O. Tamir, H. Lehr
Biomonitoring of air pollution in the Negev Desert, Israel, with the epilithic lichen Ramalina maciformis.
Convegno Annuale Della societa Lichenologica Italiana. Padova, 24-26 October 2002 (invited lecture).

57. L. Weisman, J. Garty, A. Hochman
Rehydration of the lichen Ramalina lacera results in production of reactive oxygen species and nitric oxide, and alterations in the antioxidant status of the thallus.
Absracts of the Annual Meeting of the Israel Society for Oxygen and Free Radical Research, Western Galilee Hospital, Nahariya, Israel, 1 December 2002.

58. J. Garty, O. Tamir, T. Levin
Biomonitoring air pollution with the desert lichen Ramalina maciformis.
Abstracts of the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Israel Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences (ISEEQS), The Israel Trade Fairs and Convention Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, 17-18 December 2002.

59. J. Garty
The use of the lichen Ramalina maciformis as a biomonitor in and around Ramat Hovav, two years of study. Abstracts of the 13th International Conference in memory of the late Prof. Michael Evenari: The Negev and Global Changes in the Climate and Environment, Sede Boker, Israel, 9 April 2003 (invited lecture).

60. J. Garty
Determinant factors for the establishment of saxicolous lichens and other lithobionts in specific biotopes in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Convegno Annuale Della societa Lichenologica Italiana, Firenze, 18-19 September, 2003 (invited lecture).

61. J. Garty
Physiological and chemical responses of lichens exposed to polluted sites.
Lecture and poster abstracts of the 3rd International Workshop on Biomonitoring of Atmospheric Pollution (with emphasis on trace elements). Bled, Slovenia, 21-25 September 2003 (invited lecture).

62. L. Weissman, J. Garty, M. Fraiberg, A. Hochman
Antioxidant responses of the lichen Ramalina lacera to air pollution.
Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the Israel Society for Oxygen and Free Radical Research, Volcani Center, Beit Dagan, Israel, 21 December, 2003.

63. L. Weissman, J. Garty, A. Hochman
Antioxidant responses of the lichen Ramalina lacera as a tool for biomonitoring of air pollution.
Earth Day Conference Current Environmental Research at Tel Aviv University. The Porter School of Environmental Studies, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, 22 April, 2004.

64. J. Garty, O. Tamir, T. Levin, L. Weissman, H. Lehr
Biomonitoring air pollution with the desert lichen Ramalina maciformis.
The 5th IAL Symposium, Lichens in Focus; On behalf of the International Association for lichenology. Tartu, Estonia, 16-21 August, 2004.

65. L. Weissman, J. Garty, A. Hochman
ROS-related responses of the lichen Ramalina lacera to rehydration.
Abstracts of the 10th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME), Microbial Planet: Sub-Surface to Space. Cancun, Mexico, 22-27 August 2004.

66. L. Weissman, J. Garty, A. Hochman
ROS-related responses of the lichen Ramalina lacera to air pollution.
Abstracts of the 10th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME), Microbial Planet; Sub-Surface to Space. Cancun, Mexico, 22-27 August 2004.

67. J. Garty, L. Weissman, H. Lehr, N. Kloog
The impact of environmental pollution on lichen vitality, with emphasis on trace elements.
Abstracts of the 17th Convegno Annuale della societa Lichenologica Italiana (SLI), Genova, Italia, 30 September 1 October, 2004 (invited lecture).

68. J. Garty, P. Kunin, J. Delarea, S. Weiner, D. Tamir, T. Levin, H. Lehr
Chemical, structural and physiological alterations in lichens under pollution and simulated acid rain.
Abstracts of the 7th International Conference on Acid Deposition, Acid Rain 2005, Prague, Czech Republic, 12-17 June, 2005.

69. J. Garty
Determinant factors for the establishment of cyanobacterial biofilms and crustose lichens on upright structures.
Abstracts of the 13th International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Symposium (IBBS-13), Madrid, Spain, 4-9 September 2005.

70. J. Garty, O. Tamir, L. Levin, H. Lehr
The impact of UV-B and sulfur on copper-containing solutions in acidic conditions on the quantum yield of photosystem II in lichens.
Abstracts of the 18th Convegno Annuale della societa Lichenologica Italiana (SLI), Trieste, Italy, 29 September-1 October, 2005.

71. J. Garty, H. Lehr
Impact of environmental factors on elemental content and physiology of the lichen Ramalina lacera in Israel. Abstracts of the 4th International Workshop on Biomonitoring of Atmospheric Pollution (with emphasis on tree elements), Agios Nicolaos, Greece, September 17-21, 2006.

72. L. Weissman, M. Fraiberg, L.Shine, J. Garty, A. Hochman
Response of antioxidants in the lichen Ramalina lacera may serve as an early warning bioindication system for detection of air pollution. Abstracts of the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Israel Society for Oxygen and free Radical Research, Tel Aviv University, Israel, 17 December, 2006.

73. J. Garty, H. Lehr
Parameters to evaluate the impact of air quality on the lichen Ramalina lacera. Abstracts of the 35th Meeting of the Israel Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences (ISEEQS), Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, 12,13 June, 2007.


74. J. Garty, H. Lehr.
Impact of anthropogenic activities on elemental content and physiology of the lichen Ramalina lacera in Israel. Abstracts of the workshop Nutrient Biofortification and Exclusion of Pollutants in food plants, COST 859, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Sede-Boqer Campus, Israel, 23-25 October.

75. N. Shtober, J. Garty, E. Ben-Dor, S. Carmeli.
Tsnirim in the Carmel- observations and findings. The 48th Meeting of the Israel Geographical Society. Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, 9-11 December, 2007.

76. J. Garty.
Three decades of biomonitoring airborne Pb in a rural Environment using the epiphytic lichen Ramalina lacera.The 3rd International Symposium on Environment. Athens, 22-25 May, 2008.

77. A. Hochman, L. Weissman, L. Shine, E. Sela, J. Garty.
Responses of antioxidants in lichens, may serve as an early warning bioindicator system for the detection of air pollution stress. The 6th IAL Symposium and Annual ABLS Meeting, Asilomar, CA, USA, 13-19 July, 2008. Biology of Lichens and Bryophytes.

78. A. Hochman, L. Weissman, V. Semyatich, J. Garty.
Desiccation and rehydration of the lichen Ramalina lacera: results in production of reactive oxygen species, nitric oxide and alterations in antioxidants. The 6th IAL Symposium and Annual ABLS Meeting, Asilomar, CA, USA, 13-19 July, 2008. Biology of Lichens and Bryophytes.

79. J. Garty, H. Lehr, R.L.Garty-Spitz, A. Stupp, E. Ganor.
Temporal fluctuation of Ca, K, Mg, Na, P and Pb concentrations in the lichen Ramalina lacera: a retrospective study. The 6th IAL Symposium and Annual ABLS Meeting, Asilomar, CA, USA, 13-19 July, 2008, Biology of Lichens and Bryophytes.

ARTICLES IN POPULAR JOURNALS IN HEBREW

1. Garty, J. 1980. Lichens and their substrate. Teva VeAretz 22:250-252. (in Hebrew)
   
2. Garty, J. 1984. Lichens: tolerant plants. Derech Eretz (BaMahaneh), 237:25-32. (in Hebrew)
   
3. Garty, J. 1995. Lichens as bioindicators of air pollution. Chimia, 20:12-13,17. (in Hebrew)
   

ACADEMIC EDUCATION
Ph.D. Botany Tel Aviv University 1972 - 1979
M.Sc. Botany Tel Aviv University 1969 - 1972
B.Sc. Agriculture Hebrew University, Jerusalem 1962 - 1965

Title of Master's thesis: "Floristic and Ecological Research on Lichens of North and Central Sinai". (Supervisor: Prof. Margalith Galun).

Title of Doctoral dissertation: "Lichens as Indicators of Air Pollution. (Supervisor: Prof. Margalith Galun).

Postdoctoral study: The Geomicrobiology Dep. at University of Oldenburg, Germany, July-Oct. 1979
Biology at Bio-Lab McMurdo, Antarctica, Nov-Dec. 1979

FURTHER STUDIES

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

1973   IAL (International Association for Lichenology).

1973   The Israel Ecological Society.

1986   The Botanical Society of Israel.

2000   The Israel Society for Oxygen and Free Radical Research.

2002   Soci e ta Lichenologica Italiana (Honorary member).

ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS (Since 1994)

1994 The 5th International Mycological Congress,Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

1995 The Annual Symposium of the Botanical Society of Israel, Haifa, Technion.


1995 The Israeli-German Workshop in Environmental Research. Mediternanean Forest Ecosystem: The Mount Carmel Case, Beit-Oren (invited lecture).

1995 The 10th International Conference on Heavy Metals in the Environment, Hamburg, Germany.

1996 The International Symposium of Environmental Chemistry, Sydney, Australia.

1996 The Third Symposium IAL 3. Progress and Problems in Lichenology in the Nineties, Salzburg, Austria.

1996 The International Symposium on Subsurface Microbiology (ISSM- 96), Davos, Switzerland.

1997 The 28th meeting of the Israel society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences, The University of Haifa.

1997 BioMap - International Workshop on Biomonitoring of Atmospheric Pollution, Lisbon, Portugal (invited lecture).

1998 Biomarqueurs de stress oxydant chez les vegetaux et les champignons (lichenises ou non). University De Lille II, Lille, France (invited lecture).

1998 The Annual Symposium of the Botanical Society of Israel, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan.

1998 The Eighth Annual Conference on Advances in Desert Research in Memory of the Late Prof. Michael Evenari, Sede Boker, Ben Gurion University of the Negev (invited lecture).

1998 The 29th Annual Meeting of the Israel Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences, The Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva.

1998 The 7th International Congress of Ecology (INTECOL), Florence, Italy.

1998 The 6th International Mycological Congress (IMC6), Jerusalem.

1998 The First Research Co-ordination Meeting (RCM) for the Co-ordinated Research Project (CRP) on Validation and Application of Plants as Biomonitors of Trace Element Atmospheric Pollution, Analyzed by Nuclear and Related Techniques. Vienna, Austria (invited lecture).


1999 MEDPINE International Workshop on Mediterranean Pines, Beit-Oren, Israel (invited lecture).

1999 The Annual Symposium of the Botanical Society of Israel, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.

1999 CARESS 99 Second Annual Conference on Active Research by Environmental Sciences Students, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.

2000 The 2nd Co-ordination Meeting (RCM) for the Co-ordinated Research Project (CRP) on Validation and Application of plants as Biomonitors of Trace Element Atmospheric Pollution, Analyzed by Nuclear and Related Techniques, Vienna, Austria (invited lecture).

2000 The 2nd International Workshop on Biomonitoring of Atmospheric Pollution (Bio Map). Praia da Vitoria, Azores Islands (Portugal).

2000 The 4th IAL Symposium: Progress and Problems in Lichenology at the Turn of the Millenium, Barcelona, Spain.

2000 The Annual Meeting of the Israel Society for Oxygen and free Radical Research, Tel Aviv University, Israel.

2001 The 31st Meeting of the Israel Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences, (ISEEQS), The Israel Trade Fairs and Convention Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.

2001 The Annual Meeting of the Israel Society for Oxygen and Free Radical Research, Felsenstein Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel.

2002 The XIth Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Free Radical Research, Rene Decartes University, Paris, France.

2002 The 7th International Mycological Congress, Oslo, Norway.

2002 The 3rd (Final) research coordination meeting (RCM) for the co-ordinated research project (RCM) on validation and application of plants as biomonitors of trace element atmospheric pollution, analysed by nuclear and related techniques, Sacavem, Protugal.

2002 Convegno Annuale Della Societa Lichenologica Italiana. Padova, Italy.

2002 The Annual Meeting of the Israel Society for Oxygen and Free Radical Research, Western Galilee Hospital, Nahariya, Israel.

2002 The 32nd Meeting of the Israel Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences (ISEEQS), The Israel Trade Fairs and Convention Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.

2003 The 13th International Conference in memory of the late Prof. Michael Evenari: The Negev and Global Changes in the Climate, and Environment, Sede Boker, Israel.

2003 Convegno Annuale della Societa Lichenologica Italiana, Firenze, Italia.

2003 The 3rd International Workshop on Biomonitoring of Atmospheric Pollution (with emphasis on trace elements). Bled, Slovenia.

2003 The Annual Meeting of the Israel Society of Oxygen and Free Radical Research, Volcani Center, Beit Dagan, Israel.

2004 Earth Day Conference Current Environmental Research at Tel Aviv University. The Porter School of Environmental Studies, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.

2004 The 5th IAL Symposium, Lichens in Focus: On behalf of the International Association for Lichenology, Tartu, Estonia.

2004 The 10th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME), Microbial Planet: Sub-Surface to Space, Cancun, Mexico.

2004 The 17th Convegno Annualle della Societa Lichenologica Italiana (SLI), Genova, Italia.

2005 The 7th International Conference on Acid Deposition, Acid Rain 2005, Prague, Czech Republic.

2005 The 13th International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Symposium (IBBS-13), Madrid, Spain.

2005 The 18th Convegno Annuale della Societa Lichenologica Italiana (SLI), Trieste, Italy.

2006 The 4th International Workshop on Biomonitoring of Atmospheric Polllution (with emphasis on trace elements). Agios Nikolaos, Greece.

2006 The 22nd Annual Meeting of the Israel Society of Oxygen and Free Radical Research, Tel Aviv University, Israel.

2007 The 35th Meeting of the Israel Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Science (ISEEQS), Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.

2007 Nutrient Biofortification and Exclusion of Pollutants in Food Plants, workshop, COST 859, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Sede Boqer Campus, Israel.

2007 The 48th Meeting of the Israel Geographical Society, Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel.

2008 The 3rd International Symposium on Environment, Athens, Greece.

2008 The 6th IAL Symposium and Annual ABLS Meeting, Asilomar, CA, USA. Biology of Lichens and Bryophytes.