Supervision of graduate students (PhD, MSc, MA and Honours) and post-doctoral fellows
Camille Labrousse, Post-doctoral fellow, started March 2024, "Studying the impact of the transition to LED lights on light pollution" (with A/Prof Carynelise Hasprel)
E-mail: camille.m.labrousse@gmail.com
Nuphar Gedulter, PhD candidate (Stage A), started 2021, "Dead Sea stromatolite reefs: hyperspectral remote sensing and the search for life in extreme environments". (with Prof Amotz Agnon).
E-mail: nuphar.gedulter@mail.huji.ac.il
Edna Guk, PhD candidate (Stage B), started October 2020, "Wildfires in Israel: construction of a national database and development and evaluation of remote sensing methods to estimate fire risk and vegetation conditions". (with A/Prof Avi Bar Massada)
MA thesis, 2017-2019, "Analyzing spatial variability in night-time lights using a high spatial resolution color Jilin-1 image – Jerusalem as a case study".
E-mail: edna.guk@mail.huji.ac.il
Resulting publications:
Guk, E., Bar-Massada, A., Yebra, M., Scortechini G., Levin, N. (2024) Examining the Transferability of Remote-Sensing Based Models of Live Fuel Moisture Content for Predicting Wildfire Characteristics. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 17, 14762-14776; 10.1109/JSTARS.2024.344513
Ariel Meroz, PhD candidate (Stage B), started October 2019, "Understanding the drivers of land use and land cover changes in the Negev".
E-mail: ariel.meroz@mail.huji.ac.il
Resulting publications:
Meroz, A., Babad, A., & Levin, N. (2024) Identifying the climatic and anthropogenic impact on vegetation surrounding the natural springs of the Arava Valley using remote sensing methods, Land, 13(3), 361; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13030361
Leah Dann, PhD candidate (Stage B, University of Queensland), started 2018, "Understanding barriers to the recruitment of threatened plant species on Norfolk Island". (with A/Prof Salit Kark, Dr John Dwyer, Dr Lydia Guja)
E-mail: l.dann@uq.edu.au
Ido Unte
rman, MSC candidate,2021-2024, "Remote sensing for forest management using computer vision" (with prof Yael Moses at Reichman university)
E-mail: unterman92@gmail.com
Ofri Landesberg, MA candidate, started October 2021, "Quantifying the transition of municipatlies to LED lighting and the impact on light pollution".
E-mail: ofri.landesberg@mail.huji.ac.il
Arkadi Shneider, MA candidate, started October 2021, "Estimating the impact of LED lighting on light pollution using field measurements".
E-mail: arkadi.schneider@mail.huji.ac.il
Former graduate students and post-doctoral fellows
`Semion Polinov, PhD thesis (University of Haifa), 2016-2023, "Changes in the human footprint in the Mediterranean Sea since the industrial revolution and their drivers – a spatial and historical analysis" (With Dr Revital Bookman)
E-mail: semion.polinov@gmail.com
Resulting publications:
Polinov, S., Bookman, R., & Levin, N. (2021). Spatial and temporal assessment of oil spills in the Mediterranean Sea. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 167, 112338.
פולינוב, ס., בוקמן, ר., לוין, נ. (2021). הדגמים המרחביים והעיתיים של דליפות נפט מאוניות בים התיכון. אקולוגיה וסביבה, 12(2), https://www.magazine.isees.org.il/?p=31215
Rotem Elinson, PhD thesis, 2017-2023, "Crowdsourcing as a tool for studying nature and outdoor activities: the case of AmudAnan in Israel"
E-mail: rotkes7@gmail.com
Resulting publications:
Alona Haim, MA, 2019-2022, "The environmental impact of the Israel Highway no. 6 on open spaces, natural habitats and ecological corridors: a GIS and remote sensing analysis".
E-mail: alona.haim@mail.huji.ac.il
Resulting publications:
Haim, A., Levin, N. (2024) Quantifying the impact of the construction of a national highway on landscape continuity and fragmentation over twenty years – a comparison of three spatial approaches. Journal of Landscape Ecology, 17 (2), 60-100 https://sciendo.com/article/10.2478/jlecol-2024-0011
Ruben Venegas Li, PhD thesis (University of Queensland, Australia), 2015-2019, “Challenges and opportunities in marine conservation planning at regional and global scales in times of rapid change” (with Prof Salit Kark)
E-mail: r.venegas@uq.edu.au
Resulting publications:
Venegas‐Li, R., Levin, N., Morales‐Barquero, L., Kaschner, K., Garilao, C., & Kark, S. (2019). Global assessment of marine biodiversity potentially threatened by offshore hydrocarbon activities. Global Change Biology, 25(6), 2009-2020.
Venegas Li, R., Levin, N., Possingham, H., Kark, S. (2018). 3D spatial conservation prioritisation: accounting for depth in marine environments. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 9, 773-784.
Gilad Weil, PhD thesis, 2015-2018, "Classifying Woody Mediterranean Species using Spectral and Phenological Observations" (with Prof Itamar Lensky).
MA thesis, 2012 – 2013, "Prioritizing areas for nature reserves in Israel".
E-mail: weilgilad@gmail.com (presently, a scientist at Israel Nature and Parks Authority)
Resulting publications:
Weil, G., Lensky, I., Levin, N. (2017). Using ground observations of a digital camera in the VIS-NIR range for quantifying the phenology of Mediterranean woody species. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 62, 88-101. Doi: 10.1016/j.jag.2017.05.016
Weil, G., Lensky, I., Resheff, Y.S., Levin, N. (2017). Optimizing the timing of unmanned aerial vehicle image acquisition for applied mapping of woody vegetation species using feature selection. Remote Sensing, 9(11), 1130.
Weil, G., Levin, N. (2015) "Can siting algorithms assist in prioritizing for conservation in a densely populated and land use allocated country? Israel as a case study". Israel Journal of Ecology & Evolution, 61(1), 50-60. Doi:10.1080/15659801.2015.1035858
Gad Schaffer, PhD thesis, 2010-2015, “Landscape Changes in the Land of Israel since the 19th Century Based on Historical Maps and Aerial Photographs: Implications on Nature Conservation and Preservation”.
E-mail: gads81@gmail.com , schaffergad@telhai.ac.il (presently, a lecturer at Tel Hai College, Israel)
Resulting publications:
Schaffer, G., Peer, M., Levin, N. (2016) "Quantifying the completeness of and correspondence between two historical maps: a case study from 19th century Palestine". Cartography and Geographic Information Science, 43 (2), 154-175. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15230406.2015.1029519
Schaffer, G., Levin, N. (2016) "Reconstructing 19th century landscapes from historical maps – the Survey of Western Palestine as a case study". Landscape Research, 41 (3), 360-379. doi: 10.1080/01426397.2015.1078454
Schaffer, G., Levin, N. (2015) “Challenges and possible approaches for using GIS as a tool in historical geography landscape research: a meta-analysis review”. e-Perimetron, 10 (3), 94-123.
Schaffer, G., Levin, N. (2014). Mapping human induced landscape changes in Israel between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 21th century. Journal of Landscape Ecology, 7 (1), 110-146.
Dr Michal Licther, 2014-2015, “Marine conservation planning”.
E-mail: mlichter@geo.haifa.ac.il
Dr Eran Brokovich, 2013-2014 “Marine conservation planning in Israel’s exclusive economic zone”.
E-mail: eran@isees.org.il
Resulting publications:
Goldman, R., Biton, E., Brokovich, E., Kark, S., Levin, N. (2015). Oil spill contamination probability in the southeastern Levantine basin. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 91, 347-356. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.10.050.
Levin, N., Mazor, T., Brokovich, E., Jablon, P.-E., Kark, S. (2015) "Sensitivity analysis of conservation targets in systematic conservation planning". Ecological Applications, 25 (7), 1997-2010.
Kark, S., Brokovich, E., Mazor, T., Levin, N. (2015) "Emerging conservation challenges and prospects of offshore oil and natural gas production". Conservation Biology, 29 (6), 1573-1585. doi: 10.1111/cobi.12562
Dr Michelle Portman, 2011, “Marine conservation planning in the Mediterranean Sea”.
E-mail: MichelleP@ar.technion.ac.il (presently, Associate Professor at the Technion, Israel)
Resulting publications:
Portman, M., Nathan, D., Levin, N. (2012), "From the Levant to Gibraltar: A Regional Perspective for Marine Conservation in the Mediterranean Sea", Ambio, 41, 670-681 doi: 10.1007/s13280-012-0298-x.
Dr Alfredo Perez Morales, 2010, “Analyzing drift potential of wind for dune activity”.
E-mail: alfredop@um.es
Idit Tikotzki, MA thesis, 2021-2022, "Wildland-Urban Interface - Israel and the West Bank. Identifying the wildland urban interface at multiple scales using VIIRS active fires". (with Dr. Avi Bar Massada)
E-mail: idit.tikotzki@mail.huji.ac.il
Resulting publications:
- טיקוצקי, ע., לוין, נ., ארגמן, א. (2022) שרפת יער נצרת–דבורייה: חישה מרחוק להערכת חומרת שרפה, שימוש ותובנות. יער, 23, 14-23.
Shelly Elbaz, MA thesis, 2017-2021, "Spatial and temporal variability in the phenology of Mediterranean woody plant species". (with Dr. Efrat Sheffer).
E-mail: shelly.elbaz@mail.huji.ac.il
Resulting publications:
Elbaz, S., Sheffer, E., Lensky, I. M., & Levin, N. (2021). The Impacts of Spatial Resolution, Viewing Angle, and Spectral Vegetation Indices on the Quantification of Woody Mediterranean Species Seasonality Using Remote Sensing. Remote Sensing, 13(10), 1958.
Guy Steenekamp, MA thesis, 2018-2019, "The impact of the VATMAL plans on Israel's open spaces" (with Prof Eran Feitelson)
E-mail: guy.steenekamp@mail.huji.ac.il
Resulting publications:
Feitelson, E., Horowitz-Harel, A., Levin, N., Mintz, Z., Steenekamp, G., & Zaban, S. (2021). Haste makes waste: On the implications of rapid planning in Israel. Land Use Policy, 103, 105312.
Tingting Mo, MSc Thesis, 2018, "Using species distribution models to estimate the potential distribution of Common myna (Acridotheres tristis) and common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) in Australia " (with Prof Salit Kark)
E-mail: t.mo@uq.net.au
James Vandersteen, Honours thesis, 2018, " Exploring the Influence of Light Pollution on Sea Turtles at Heron Island" (with Prof Salit Kark)
E-mail: james.vandersteen@sydney.edu.au
Resulting publications:
Dana Levy, MA thesis (Tel Aviv University), 2016-2018, “The Effects of Land Cover and climate Change on Biodiversity” (with Dr Takuya Iwamura)
E-mail: dananalevy@gmail.com
Resulting publications:
Levy, D., Levin, N., Iwamura, T. (2017). A chronicle of habitats: who gained and who lost? A bird’s eye view. Ecology and Environment, 3, 10-12. (in Hebrew).
לוי ד., לוין, נ., איוואמורה, ט. (2017) כרוניקה של בתי גידול: מי הרוויח ומי הפסיד? מבט ממעוּף הציפור, אקולוגיה וסביבה, 3, 10-12.
Sammantha Richardson, Honours thesis, 2016, " What factors predict shark attack occurrence along the eastern coastline of Australia? A spatio-temporal analysis " (with Prof Salit Kark)
E-mail: samantha.richardson1@uq.net.au
Ana'el Dabah, MA thesis, 2012-2016, "The geometric accuracy of 19th century maps of Jerusalem" (with Prof. Rehav Rubin).
E-mail: anaeld23@gmail.com
Aviv Oppenheim, MA thesis, 2012-2015, “The development of agriculture in the Negev, 1799 – 1948” (with Prof Ruth Kark).
E-mail: avivopp@gmail.com
Ofri Golomb, MA thesis, 2012-2015, "Remote sensing the impacts of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus on palm trees" (with Dr. Victor Elchanati, Volcani Institute).
E-mail: ofrig20@gmail.com
Resulting publications:
Golomb, O., Alchanatis, V., Cohen, Y., Levin, N., & Soroker, V. (2015). Detection of red palm weevil infected trees using thermal imaging. In Precision agriculture'15 (pp. 322-337). Wageningen Academic Publishers. 10th European Conference on Precision Agriculture, held at the Volcani Centre, Israel.
Pierre-Elie Jablon, MA thesis, 2011-2015, "Coastal dune activity on Moreton Island, Australia".
E-mail: pejablon@gmail.com
Resulting publications:
Levin, N., Jablon, P.E., Phinn, S., Collins, K. (2017). Coastal dune activity and foredune formation on Moreton Island, Australia, 1944-2015. Aeolian Research, 25, 107-121. Doi: 10.1016/j.aeolia.2017.03.005
Yali Katz, MA thesis,, 2012-2014, “Quantifying light pollution in Jerusalem using remote sensing methods”.
E-mail: yali.katz@mail.huji.ac.il
Resulting publications:
Katz, Y., Levin, N. (2016) Quantifying urban light pollution - a comparison between field measurements and EROS-B imagery. Remote Sensing of Environment, 177, 65-77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2016.02.017
Tal Katz, MA thesis, 2011 – 2013, "Hyperspectral properties of tree species in the thermal region".
E-mail: tal.cuthalion@gmail.com
Shalem Cohen, MSc thesis, 2009/10 - June 2012, “Mapping Wildflowers using Remote Sensing”.
E-mail: shalem.cohen@gmail.com
Yishai Duke, MA thesis, 2008/9 - December 2011, “Night Lights in Israel”.
E-mail: yishaid@gmail.com
Resulting publications:
Levin, N. and Duke, Y. (2012), "High spatial resolution night-time light images for demographic and socio-economic studies". Remote Sensing of Environment, 119, 1-10.
Levin, N., Duke, Y. (2012). High Spatial Resolution Night-Time Light Images for Demographic and Socioeconomic Studies. Floersheimer Studies, The Institute of Urban and Regional Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Publication No. 1/81 (in Hebrew).
