Research Groups | Limnology and Ecology of Wetlands and Freshwater Reservoirs | Prof. Moshe Gophen

Place of berth: Kibbutz Afikim, Israel
Marital status: Married + 4 children
Army service:1955-58

EDUCATION:

High School:
  • 1951-1955 Beit Yerach, Agriculture and Biology High School
University:
  • 1960-63 Preparation of B.Sc. Zoology, Botany, Chemistry. Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
  • 1963-66 Preparation of M.Sc. Botany.
    Thesis Title: "Skin Separation in Barhi Dates".  Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
  • 1971-76 Preparation of Ph.D. Zoology-Invertebrates, Marine Biology and Limnology.
    Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
  • 1971 Started my doctoral thesis conducted in the framework of, and in complement to my work at the Yigal Allon Kinneret Limnological Laboratory (IOLR). Thesis Title: "The Ecological Conditions that Influence the Reproduction and Development of  Mesocyclops leuckarti (Claus) and its Role in the Food-Chain in Lake Kinneret".
  • 1976 Thesis submitted February 1976, approved by the Faculty of Science and The Senate of the Hebrew University, November 1976, and Ph.D. degree awarded on 26 December 1976.
WORK:

(from 1996)

  • 1997-2002 Superviser (Professor) of Ph.D. Student, Bonnie Azoulay. Title: The autecology of the new invader Eudiaptomus dreischi in Lake Kinneret. Hebrew University, Jerusalem and Kinneret Limnological Laboratory.
  • 1997-2002Superviser (Professor) of Ph.D Student, James Easton. Title: Interactions between Kinneret Lavnun (Acanthobrama terraesanctae) and Zooplankton in Lake Kinneret. Hebrew University, Jerusalem and Kinneret Limnological Laboratory.
  • 1995-98 Scientific coordination, Hula project, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research Company- Galilee Technological Center: The Management of the Hula Valley: Water studies, Safari Wetland and Agricultural development (50,000$).
  • 1995 Member of the Committee for Introduction and Fisheries management of Lake Kinneret; Ministry of Agriculture-Water Commissionary.
  • 1996-97  Project leader (Principal Investigator) with Dr. P.Walline (PI): The Limnology of Lake Ilopango, (El-Salvador); Funded by The Friends Association of Lake Ilopango and FIAES (50,000$).
  • 1996-98 Lecturer-Instructor (cooperatively with Dr. I. Berman-Frank) fall semester: Oceanography and Limnology (2.5 credits), 1031402. Tel-Hay Academic College, 1995/6 (34 students).
  • 1998-2001 Fisheries management and water quality in lakes in Egypt (Wadi-el-rayan) and Israel (Kinneret). PI’s: M.Gophen P. Walline, I. Ostrovski (Israel) and E. Ibrahim, (Egypt) US-AID-MERC-Collaborative (Israe-Egypt-USA Texas A&M) Project, (560000$).
  • 1997-8: Consultant: International Project-TAHAL (Israel), EPAL, Jaakko Poyri and SABESP (Brazil) and the World Bank.
  • 1998 Member of the organizing comittee of the 30th anniversary of the Kinneret Limnological Laboratory: Kinneret symposium- Limnology and Lake Management 2000+.
  • 1996-97 Consultant and cooperative research visit to Lake Ilopango, El-Salvador: Lake Ilopango Friends Association and FIAES, El- Salvador.
  • From 1997  Scientific coordinator of the Hula Project Monitoring Program, Water Commission and Keren Kayemet Le’Israel (KKL).
  • From 2000 Chairmen of The Hula Committee, Interior Ministry, Hula Project.
  • 1/01/02 Retirement from Kinneret Limnological Laboratory, IOLR.
  • 2002-2005 Phosphorus management in Lake Agmon Wetland. PI's: M. Gophen and A. Nishri, Kinneret Limnological Laboratory, IOLR, and C. J. Richardson Duke University Wetland Center, Durham, USA. ( 188000$).
  • 31/12/2001 Retired from Kinneret Limnological Laboratory-IOLR and started my work in MIGAL

PROFESSIONAL DEGREES (Scientific Research Scale):

  • April 1977 Grade C  (Lecturer)
  • April 1978 Grade B  (Assistant Professo)
  • April 1980 Grade A  (Associate Professor)
  • April 1985 Grade A+ (Research Professor)

STUDY AND RESEARCH TRAVEL(from 1996)

  • 1996-97 Consultant and cooperative research visit to Lake Ilopango, El-Salvado: Lake Ilopango Friends Association and FIAES, El- Salvador.
  • 1995-1999 Scientific coordinator, Hula Project-MIGAL-KLL-IOLR, Water Commission and Keren Kayemet Le’Israel (KKL).
  • 1996-1998 Lecturer of Limnology, Tel-Hai College, one Semester a year.
  • 2000 (August-November)- Sabatical lieve in : Center for Water Research, University of Western  Australia, Perth, Australia, Zooplankton in the Kinneret CAEDYM Model.
  • 25-30/7/1999. Ten hours lecture and practicing (laboratory and cruises)  on Lake Kinneret limnology and biological life. Oranim, Univ. of Haifa, Course of Limnology- BSc..
  • 2001(June – August)- Sabatical lieve in : Center for Water Research, University of Western  Australia,
  • 2002 Perth, Australia, Zooplankton in the Kinneret CAEDYM Model.
  • 2001 September - November: Sabbatical Leave in The center for Water Research, UFZ, Magdeburg, Germany collaborating with Prof. Walter Geller: freshwater zooplankton ecology

PARTICIPATION IN CONGRESSES AND SYMPOSIA(from 1996)

  • Trophic Interactions of age-0 fish and Zooplankton in temperate    Waters. Workshop of the Plankton Ecology Group (PEG). February 5-8, 1996, Drezden, Germany.
  • Conference on news in Water Quality? The Israel Society for Ecology & Environmental Quality Sciences. S. Ne’eman Institute for advanced science and technology, Technion, Haifa, Israel. 20/2/96.
  • Israel Rivers Conference 1996. Annual meeting, The upper Jordan basin: ecology, trends and management. 22nd, February, 1996, Tzemach-Jordan Valley College.
  • 10th International Peat Congress, 27 May - 2 June, Bremen, Germany.
  • 6th International Conference of the Israel Society for Ecology & Environmental Quality Sciences; Jerusalem, Israel, June 30- July 4, 1996.
  • Hula Symposium, (9/July, 1996) Israel Academy of Science, Jerusalem.
  • Regional meeting of the Israeli society for Ecology, Oranim,18/2/98:Water quality risks in Israel.
  • The annual meeting of the Israeli association of Water resources, Maagan, 17-18/5/98.
  • The Annual Conference of the Israeli Society of Ecology, Beer-Sheba, 29-30/6/98.
  • International conference on trophic interactions in shallow freshwater and brackish lakes. Blossin, Germany, 3-8/August/1998.
  • The 27th International Congress of the International association of Limnology, Dublin, Ireland, 8-14/August/1998
  • ICES International Symposium on Brackish Water Ecosystems, 25-28 August 1998, Helsinki, Finland.
  • The 6th International Conference on Wetland Systems for water pollution control.Aguas de Sao Pedro, Brazil. 27 September-2 October, 1998.
  • International workshop on Reservoir limnology. Aguas de Sao Pedro, Brazil, 25-30/January, 1999.
  • The international conference on modern agriculture and environmental quality. April 26-28 1999, Ramat Rachel, Israel. Ministry of Science, state of Israel.
  • The international- annual meeting of the Israeli society of ecology and environmental quality. Jerusalem, 13-18/5/99.
  • 16/5/99, The annual meeting of the israeli society of Aquaculture. Maayan Zvi, Israel.
  • 10-14/5/99, The 6th symposium on Biogeochemistry of wetlands. Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
  • 5/9/99, Symposium on Water Crisis in Israel, organised by the Israeli Association of Engineers and The Israeli Society of Water Resources. Tel-Aviv University.
  • 14-18/9/99, Fifth International Conference on Cladocera; Plon, Germany.
  • June 2000- ASLO Annual Meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • 12-18/5/2000 Egyptian-Israeli workshop on Lake Management, US-AID-MERC Project. Lecture on Zooplankton Ecology and Fishery management in Lake Kinneret.
  • 31/5-3/6/2000 Biomanipulation Conference, Stichlin-Berlin, Germany.
  • 18-19/6/2000, The annual meeting of the Israeli Society of Ecology and Environmental research, Haifa, Israel.
  • 6-11/8/2000. INTECOL congress, Quebeck 2000, Wetlands, Quebeck City, Canada.
  • 4-10/2/2001. SIL 28th congress, Melbourn, Australia.
  • 11-12/4/2001. Hula symposium: 50 years anniversary of Hula drying, Keren Kayemet Le’Israel, Kfar Giladi.
  • 2/5/2001. The annual meeting of the Israeli society of Ecology and the Envinroment. Tel Aviv, Israel(invited panel member: 215 water level in Lake Kinneret.
  • The annual conference of the Israel Hydrological Society. Kfar Giladi 8 - 9/5/02.
  • International conference on Shallopw Lakes. Lake Balaton, 25 - 30/5/02.

Society Memberships

  • International Association of Theoretical and Applied Limnology. (Representative of Israel from 1998).
  • American Society of Limnology and Oceanography.
  • Israel Zoological Society.
  • Israel Malacological Society, Chairman 1977-78.
  • Israel Ecological Society.
  • Associate Editor for the Middle East Newsletter of Stream Limnology.
  • Freshwater Biological Association (FBA), England, Life Member.
  • North American Lake Management Society.
  • Asian Fisheries Society.
  • Ichthos-Friends of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology.
  • Hydrobiological Society of East Africa (HYSEA).
  • Network of Tropical Aquaculture Scientists.
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science.
  • The National Geographic Society.

INVITED SEMINARS AND LECTURES (partial list, from 1996)

  • 3rd, January,1996. Bluegreen bloom in Lake Kinneret. Department of Geography, Beer-Sheba University,(A. Vangush, Host).
  • 7th, January,1996. Lake Kinneret and the Hula Valley Ecosystem and the role of Hula Project. Depattment of Geofraphy, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem (A. Schick, Host).
  • 8th, March, 1996. The Hula Project: Ecological and Economical aspects. Orgenaized by the CINADCO Institute (Foreign and Agriculture Ministries, Department of International Cooperation) Hosted by Dr. Nagler).
  • 16th, May 1996. The bloom of Aphanizomenon (N2-fixig cyanobacteria) in Lake Kinneret. Haifa University, Institute of Evolution, (Dr. L. Blaushtein, Host.).
  • 9/October, 1996. Invited Lecture, to Students of The Royal College of Defence Studies, UK: Ecologycal and Political aspects of northern water resources in Israel: Hula-Kinneret system.
  • 17/October, 1996. The Limnology and Ecology of Lake Kinneret-Hula Ecosystem. The Israel school for Environmental Administration. Neve-Iylan (invited Seminar).
  • 4/February, 1997. The blind prawn , Kinneret Limnological Laboratoty’s Seminar with A. Nishri.
  • 11/February,1997. Invited Seminar on the Ecology and Management of the Hula Project. International conference on water and irrigation management. SINADCO, Ministry of Agriculture, (Nagler, Host).
  • Invited Seminar: The Hula Project, Ecology and Management. The Israel Meteorological Sevice. Kfar Blum, 16/june 1997.(Misheli, Host).
  • 23/June, 1997. The Zoogeography of the Levant. Anniversary Symposium, Prof. F.D. Por 70th birthday.
  • 20th/October,1997. Invited Seminar:The Hula Project-Ecology and management. The Israel Meteorological Service. Kfar Blum,(Cohen, Host).
  • 14/January/1998. Invited Seminar: Lavnun Hakinneret (Bleak, Sardine) crisis and the impact on water quality. Oranim, Haifa University,(D. Afik, Host).
  • 19/March/98, Invited lecture to SINADCO-International Course: The ecology of the Kinneret and Hula valley,Kfar Blum, (Dr. Nagler, Host).
  • 18/March/98, Invited Lecture to the International course, of Ecology, Arava Institute,: The ecological background of the Hula Project (J. Garb, host).
  • 7/June/98, Invited seminar: Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University,: The ecology of the Lake Agmon, Hula Project, (A. Naory, Host).
  • 22nd, October, 1998. The management of the Hula valley aimed at Kinneret water quality protection, SINADCO, Chinese scientists, (Dr. Nagler, Host).
  • 5/November/1998. The ecology of Lake Kinneret and the Hula Valley. Institute of Directory, Invited lecture, Neve-Ilan, (R. Korlansky, Host).
  • 12/11/98, The management of Lake Kinneret and The Hula Valley. Invited lecture to the BARD board of directories,(E. Haluz, Host).
  • 10/2/99, Invited lecture: Water quality, and the management of Lake Kinneret and the Hula Valley. Arava -International Institute for Ecological Education; (K. Lipkin host).
  • 8/4/99, Phytoplankton-Zooplankton-Fish relations in Lake Kinneret. Invited lecture, The Zoological Society of Israel, and The department of Biology-Oranim-The University of Haifa periodical conference on Plant-Animal interrelationships; Oranim.
  • 15/7/99, The ecology of the newly created wetlands, Hula, in northern Israel. Water Management District, Florida, USA, (Dr. K. Work, Host).
  • 31/5/99, The ecology and management of Lake Kinneret and the Hula Valley: lecture and tour guiding. Water engeenirs from Turkey, KKL and the Hula Project.
  • 10/5/99, Plankton dynamics, water level lowering and N2 fixing cyanobacteria. Seminar, Earth siences department, Hebrew university,(B. Lazar and Y. Erez, hosts).
  • 12/October, 1999. Invited Lecture, to Students of The Royal College of Defence Studies, (RCDS),UK: Ecological and Political aspects of northern water resources in Israel: Hula-Kinneret ecosystems.
  • 23rd, September, 1999, Limnological Institute, Lake Balaton: Stability and instability of the Kinneret ecosystem; (Prof. Sandor Herodek, host).
  • 24th, September, 1999. The Technical University of Budapest, Hungary. Lake Kinneret and other resource management under water limitation in Israel; (Dr. Vera Ishtvanovich, host).
  • 12th, October, 1999: The Kinneret ecosystem and water policy, invited seminar, RCDS London College, International studies18th, October, 1999. Inter-university Marine Institute, Eilat. Water levels and water quality in Lake Kinneret: 30 years record; (R. Yahel, host).
  • Three Seminars in The Center for Water Research, Perth, Western Australia (8-11/2000): Water Level impact on the Kinneret ecology, Zooplankton Ecology in Lake Kinneret and The Hula Wetlands ecology.
  • 25/10/01 Invited seminar in the center for water research (UFZ) in Magdeburg, Germany: Funtioning perspective of the Hula Project (Hula Valley, Israel). Prof. W. Geler, Host.
  • 1/11/01, Invited seminar in the department of Hydrobiology, Technical university of Dresden, Germany: Low water level impact on water quality in Lake Kinneret, Israel. Prof. J. Benndorf, Host.
  • 28/11/01, Invited seminar in the Institute for aquatic ecology and inland fishery (IGB), Berlin, Germany: The ecology of Agmon wetlands (Hula Valley, Israel). N. Waltz, host.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS (from 1996)

RESEARCH REPORTS:
  • Gophen, M. and D. Levanon (Editors). May 1996. Hula Project, Annual Report for the year 1995. Two Volumes: Vol. 1) Text, 267 p. Vol. 2) Supplemental information, 186 p.
  • Gophen, M., K. D. Hambright, J. Easton and B. Azoulay, 1996. Zooplankton Ecology and fish feeding habits; Chapters, in: Kinneret Limnological Laboratory, Annual Report for the year of 1995, (T. Berman, ed.) 100p.
  • Gophen, M., P. Walline, B. Azoulay, E. Freund, J.R.Santamaria,J. de Hernandez and M. Sagastizado, May 1996. The Limnology of Lake Ilopango and Lake Coatepeque, El-Salvador. Lake Ilopango Friends Association, Initiative of Americas Fund, El Salvador (FIAES), and Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research Co. Kinneret Lmnological Laboratory. Annual Report, T17/96 1995/96, 25 p.
  • Gophen, M. P. Walline, S. Chava, and B. Azoulay, Israel. E. Freund, J. R. Santamaria, J. de Hernandez and M. Sagastizado, El-Salvador,October, 1996.The Limnology of Lake Ilopango and Lake Coatepeque, El-Salvador. Lake Ilopango Friends Association, Initiative of America Fund, El Salvador (FIAES), and Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research Co. Kinneret Limnological Laboratory, Annual Report, (August 1995-July 1996), T31/96,43 p.
  • Gophen, M. (ed.) June 1996. Hadashot Kinneret (Kinneret Limnological Laboratory’s News Letter): Major Topic: Cyanobacterium In Lake Kinneret. 28 p. (ISSN 0334-9268).
  • Gophen, M. (ed.) April 1997. Hadashot Kinneret (Kinneret Limnological Laboratory’s News Letter): Major Topic: Sardines (Lavnun Hakinneret) crisis. 37 p. (ISSN 0334-9268).
  • Gophen, M. P. Walline, and B. Azoulay, Israel. E. Freund, J. R. Santamaria, J. de Hernandez and M. Sagastizado, El-Salvador,September, 1997.The Limnology of Lake Ilopango, El-Salvador. Lake Ilopango Friends Association, Initiative of Americas Fund, El Salvador (FIAES), and Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research Co. Kinneret Limnological Laboratory, Annual Report, T20/97,25 p.
  • Gophen, M. B. azoulay, J. Easton,and P. Walline. March, 1997. Zooplankton and Fish ecology chapters, In: Kinneret Limnological Laboratory, IOLR, Annual Report for the Year of 1996. (T. Berman ed.) 126 p.
  • Gophen, M. P. Walline, (PI’s), I. Ostrovsky, J. Easton, B. Azoulay and I. Kalikhman,(coPI’s), Kinneret Limnological Laboratory-IOLR. August, 1997. Investigations of Lake Ecosystems in Israel and Egypt with Implications for Fisheries an Water Quality Management. Final Report to US Agency for International Development: T18/97, 24 p.
  • Gophen, M. (Editor). April 1997. Hula Project, Annual Report for the year 1385. Two Volumes: Vol. 1) Text, 267 p. Vol. 2) Supplemental information, 112 p.
  • Gophen, M (ed.) September1995,Sep. 1996, and Sep.1997, Semi-annual reports, Hula Project, 122, 183, and 115 p.
  • Gophen, M. (ed.) November 1997. Hula Project: Monitoring, Survey and Management Recommendations 1994-1997. Abstracts Book published for Hula Symposium ,Tel-Hay College, 11/11/1997, 37 p.
  • Gophen, M. June 1997 and December, 1997. Lake Guarapiranga, Brazil.Two Cosultant visit (1-11/6/97 and 30/11-9/12/97). Reports submited to  TAHAL, Israel and EPAL, Jaakko Poyri and SABESP, Brazil, 8 p. each.
  • Gophne, M. in collaboration with B. Azoulay, P. Walline, I. Ostrovsky, and Yulia. Chapters on zooplankton and fish feeding, Hula project and Lake Guarapiranga, Brazil. In: Annual report of Kinneret Limnological Laboratory for the year of 1998 (A. Sukenik ed.), 10 p.
  • Gophen, M. (Ed.) and chapters on: general chemistry, and monitoring, and consecutive summary. in: The Hula Project, Annual report for the year of 1998. 143 p.
  • Berman, T., M. Gophen and A. Parparov. 1999. The effects of salinity lowering on water quality in Lake Kinneret. Annual Report. T16/99. August 1999. submited to: water comissionary.
  • Gophen, M. (Ed.) and chapters on: general chemistry, and monitoring, and consecutive summary. in: The Hula Project, Annual report for the year of 1999. 137 p.
  • Gophen, M. B. azoulay, J. Easton,and P. Walline. March, 1998. Zooplankton and Fish ecology chapters, In: Kinneret Limnological Laboratory, IOLR, Annual Report for the Year of 1997. (T. Berman ed.) 120 p.
  • Gophen, M. B. azoulay, J. Easton,and P. Walline. I. Ostrovsky and Y. Didenko. March, 1999. Zooplankton and Fish ecology chapters, In: Kinneret Limnological Laboratory, IOLR, Annual Report for the Year of 1998,  (A. Sukenik ed.) 136 p.
  • Gophen, M. B. azoulay, I. Ostrovsky and Y.Rivkin. May, 2000. Zooplankton and Fish ecology chapters, In: Kinneret Limnological Laboratory, IOLR, Annual Report for the Year of 1999,  (A. Sukenik ed.).
  • Gophen, M. B. azoulay, I. Ostrovsky and Y.Rivkin. May, 2001. Zooplankton and Fish ecology chapters, In: Kinneret Limnological Laboratory, IOLR, Annual Report for the Year of 2000,  (A. Sukenik ed.).
  • Gophen, M. (Ed.) and chapters on: general chemistry, and monitoring, and consecutive summary. in: The Hula Project, Annual report for the year of 2000. 100 p.
  • Sukenik, A. (ed.), M.Gophen, K.D.Hambright, T. Zohary, Y. Yacobi, A. Nishri, and M. Schlichter: The Kinneret during fall – winter 2000-2001, special report IOLR T9/2001.
  • Gophen, M., I. Ostrovsky, B. Azoulay and Y. Rivkin. 2002. Zooplankton Ecology and Fish ecology in Lake Kinneret. Chapters, in Annual Report of the Kinneret Limnological  Laboratory for the year of 2001. 120 p.
  • Gal, G. L. Bruce, D. Hamilton, and J. Imberger. 2002. Zooplankton ecophysiological modelling in Lake Kinneret. Chapter in Annual Report, Lake Kinneret Modeling.

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