The Marine Botany, Photosynthesis and Photosymbiosis Laboratory

המעבדה לבוטניקה ימית: פוטוסינתזה ו"פוטוסימביוזה"

Sven Beer

Britannia, Room 609, Tel: 03-6409125 (lab); 09-8945067 (Sven home)Email: svenbeer@post.tau.ac.il http://www.tau.ac.il/lifesci/plant_sciences/USR/beer

The activities of this laboratory centre around 1) Photosynthetic carbon acquisition mechanisms in marine macrophytes (algae and seagrasses), 2) Novel methods for in situ underwater measurements of photosynthesis and 3) Photosymbiotic relationships in marine invertebrates (corals and sponges). While some work is done in the TAU laboratory, we also have access to a laboratory at IUI (Eilat) and to a research ship (see the site www.ecoocean.com).

Recent publications: Steindler, L., Beer, S., Peretzman-Shemer, A., Nyberg, C. and Ilan, M. 2001. Photoadaptation of zooxanthellae in the sponge Cliona vastifica from the Red Sea as measured in situ. Mar. Biol. 138: 511-515Beer, S., Bjork, M., Hellblom, F. and Axelsson, L. 2002. Inorganic Carbon Utilisation in Marine Angiosperms (Seagrasses). Funct. Plant Biol. (former Australian J. Plant Physiol.) 29: 349-354

Harel Kalamaki, Research Associate/Skipper

Prof. Sven Beerפרופ' סוון בר

Graduate Students

Laura Steindler

Gidon Winters

Flower Msuya

Ainit Snir

Dganit Mena

Eli Papismedov