List of Publications – Amatzia Genin
Book chapters:
Boehlert, G.W. and A. Genin (1987) A review of the effects of seamounts on biological processes. In: B. H. Keating, P. Fryer, R. Batiza, and G. W. Boehlert (Eds.) Seamounts, Islands and Atolls. Geophysical Monographs 43. American Geophysical Union, pp. 319-334.
Genin, A. and J. F. Dower (2007) Seamount plankton dynamics. In: T. Pitcher, P. J. B. Hart, T. Morato, R. Santos, and M. Clark (eds.) Seamounts: ecology, fisheries & conservation Blackwell, pp. 85-100.
Genin, A. (2009) The physical setting of the Gulf of Aqaba: an explanation for a unique occurrence of tropical communities in the subtropics. In: Aqaba-Eilat, the Improbable Gulf. Environment, Biodiversity and Preservation, (Ed.: F.D. Por). Magnes Publishing.
Shaked, J. and A. Genin (2011) Red Sea and Gulf of Aqaba. in: Hopley, D. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of modern coral reefs. Springer, pp. 839-843.
Shaked, J. and A. Genin (2017) Creating coherent time series through repeated measurements in a marine monitoring program. In: A. Shavit and A. Ellison (Eds.) Stepping in the same river twice. Yale University Press.
Reviews:
Genin A. 1986. Relationships between biomass and body size of oceanic plankton (review). Trends in Ecology & Evolution 3:51‑52.
Genin, A. 2004. Bio-physical coupling in the formation of zooplankton and fish aggregations over abrupt topographies. Journal of Marine Systems 50:3-20.
Comments:
Loya, Y. A. Genin, M. el-Zibdeh, M.S. Naumann, and C. Wild (2014). Reviewing the status of coral reef ecology of the Red Sea: key topics and relevant research. Coral Reefs 33:1179-
1180.
Primary papers in refereed journals:
Genin, A. and G. W. Boehlert. 1985. Dynamics of temperature and chlorophyll structures above a seamount: an oceanic experiment. Journal of Marine Research 43:907‑ 924.
Genin, A., P. K. Dayton, F. N. Spiess, and P. F. Lonsdale. 1986. Corals on seamount peaks provide evidence of current acceleration over deep‑sea topography. Nature 322:59‑61.
Wakefield, W. W. and A. Genin. 1987. The use of a Canadian (perspective) grid in deep‑sea photography. Deep‑Sea Research 34:469-478.
Genin, A., L. R. Haury, and P. Greenblatt. 1988. Interactions of migrating zooplankton with shallow topography: predation by rockfish and intensification of patchiness. Deep-Sea Research 35:151-175.
Opresko, D. M. and A. Genin. 1989. A new species of Antipatharian (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from seamounts in the eastern North Pacific. Bulletin of Marine Science 45:301-310.
Genin, A., M. Noble and P. F. Lonsdale. 1989. Tidal currents and anticyclonic motions found in short-term measurements on two North Pacific seamounts. Deep-Sea Research 36:1803-1815.
Kaufmann, R. S., W. W. Wakefield and A. Genin. 1989. Distribution of epibenthic megafauna and lebensspuren on two central North Pacific seamounts. Deep-Sea Research 36:1863-1896.
Genin, A., C. K. Paull and W. P. Dillon. 1992. Anomalous abundances of sessile organisms on deep rocky bottom exposed to strong currents. Deep-Sea Research 39:293-302.
Trager, G., D. Coughlin, A. Genin, Y. Achituv and A. Gangopadhyay. 1992. Foraging to the rhythm of ocean waves: porcelain crabs and barnacles synchronize feeding motions with flow oscillations. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 164:73-86.
Shapiro, D. Y. and A. Genin. 1993. Feeding whorl induced by strong current in a planktivorous reef fish. Copeia 1993(2):542-545.
Trager, G. and A.Genin. 1993. Flow velocity induces a switch from active to passive suspension feeding in the porcelain crab Petrolisthes leptochelys (Heller). Biological Bulletin 185:20-27.
Genin, A., L. Karp and A. Miroz. 1994. Effects of flow on competitive superiority in scleractinian corals. Limnology & Oceanography 39:913-924.
Genin, A., C. Greene, L. Haury, P. Wiebe, G. Gal, S. Kaartvedt, E. Meir, C. Fey and J. Dawson (1994) Zooplankton patch dynamics: daily gap formation over abrupt topography. Deep-Sea Research 41:941-951.
Trager, G., Y. Achituv and A.Genin. 1994. Effects of prey escape ability, flow speed, and predator feeding mode on zooplankton capture by barnacles. Marine Biology 120:251-259.
Liberman, T., A. Genin and Y. Loya. 1995. Effects on growth and reproduction of the coral Stylophora pistillata by the mutualistic damselfish Dascyllus marginatus. Marine Biology 121:741-746.
Haury, L., C. Fey, G. Gal and A. Genin. 1995. Copepod carcasses in the ocean. I. Over seamounts. Marine Ecology Progress Series 123:57-63.
Genin, A., G. Gal and L. Haury. 1995. Copepod carcasses in the ocean. II. Near coral reefs. Marine Ecology Progress Series 123:65-71.
Fabricius, K. E., A. Genin and Y. Benayahu. 1995. Flow-dependent herbivory and growth in zooxanthellae-free soft corals. Limnology & Oceanography 40:1290-1301.
Fabricius, K. E., Y. Benayahu and A. Genin. 1995. Herbivory in asymbiotic soft corals. Science 268:90-92.
Genin, A., B. Lazar and S. Brenner. 1995. Atmospheric cooling, unusual vertical mixing and coral mortality following the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo. Nature 377:507-510.
Kiflawi, M. and A, Genin. 1997. Prey flux manipulation and the feeding rates of reef dwelling planktivorous fish. Ecology 78:1062-1077.
Vago, R., M. Ben-Zion, Z. Dubinsky, A. Genin and Z. Kizner (1998) Growth rates of three symbiotic corals in the Red Sea. Limnology & Oceanography 42:1814-1819.
Fabricius, K., G. Yahel and A. Genin. 1998. In situ depletion of phytoplankton by an azooxanthellate soft coral. Limnology & Oceanography 43:354-356.
Yahel, G. , A. Post, K. Fabricius, D. Marie, D. Vaulot and A. Genin. 1998. Phytoplankton distribution and grazing near coral reefs. Limnology & Oceanography 43:551-563.
Genin, A. and N. Paldor. 1998. Changes in the circulation and current spectrum near the tip of the narrow, seasonally mixed, Gulf of Elat. Israel Journal of Earth Science 47, 87-92.
Haury, L., C. Fey, C. Newland, A. Genin. 2000. Zooplankton distribution around four eastern North Pacific seamounts. Progress in Oceanography 45:69-105.
Katz, T., B. Herut, A.Genin and D.L. Angel. 2001. Grey mullets ameliorate organically-enriched sediment below a fish farm in the oligotrophic Gulf of Aqaba (Red Sea). Marine Ecology Progress Series 234:205-214.
Yahel, R., G. Yahel, A. Genin. 2002. Daily cycles of suspended sand in coral reefs: a biological control. Limnology & Oceanography 47:1071-1083.
Genin, A., G. Yahel, M.A. Reidenbach, S. G. Monismith and J. R. Koseff. 2002. Intense benthic grazing on phytoplankton in coral reefs revealed using the Control Volume approach. Oceanography 15:90-96.
Yahel. G. , J. H. Sharp, D. Marie, C. Häse, and A. Genin. 2003. In situ feeding and element removal in the symbiont-bearing sponge Theonella swinhoei: Bulk DOC is the major source for carbon. Limnology & Oceanography 48:141-149.
Farstey, V., B. Lazar, A. Genin. 2002. Homogeneous vertical distribution of zooplankton in a deep mixed layer. Marine Ecology Progress Series 238: 91-100.
Holzman, R. and A. Genin. 2003. Zooplanktivory by a nocturnal coral-reef fish: Effects of light, flow, and prey density. Limnology & Oceanography 48:1367-1375.
Labiosa, R.G., K.R. Arrigo, A. Genin, S. G. Monismith and G. van Dijken. 2003. The interplay between upwelling and deep convective mixing in determining the seasonal phytoplankton dynamics in the Gulf of Aqaba: Evidence from SeaWiFS and MODIS. Limnology & Oceanography 48:2355-2368.
Goldshmid, R., R. Holzman, D. Weihs, and A. Genin. 2004. Aeration of corals by sleep-swimming fish. Limnology & Oceanography 49:1832–1839.
Monismith, S.G. and A. Genin. 2004. Tides and sea level in the Gulf of Aqaba (Eilat). Journal of Geophysical Research 109:C04015 (6 pp.)
Yahel, G., D. Marie, and A. Genin. 2005. InEx – a direct in situ method to measure filtration rates, nutrition, and metabolism of active suspension feeders. Limnology & Oceanography: Methods 3:46–58.
Yahel, R., G. Yahel, and A. Genin. 2005. Near-bottom depletion of zooplankton over coral reefs: I. Diurnal dynamics and size distribution. Coral Reefs 24: 75-85.
Holzman, R. , M. A. Reidenbach, S. G. Monismith, J. R. Koseff, and A. Genin. 2005. Near-bottom depletion of zooplankton over a coral reef: II. Relationships with zooplankton swimming ability. Coral Reefs 24: 87-94.
Motro, R., I. Ayalon and A. Genin. 2005. Near-bottom depletion of zooplankton over coral reefs: III. Vertical gradient of predation pressure. Coral Reefs 24: 95-98.
Yahel, R., G. Yahel, T. Berman, J. S. Jaffe and A. Genin. 2005. Diel pattern with abrupt crepuscular changes of zooplankton over a coral reef. Limnology & Oceanography 50:930-944.
Ribak, G., J. Heller and A. Genin. 2005. Mucus-net feeding on organic particles by the vermetid gastropod Dendropoma maximum in and below the surf zone. Marine Ecology Progress Series 293:77-87.
Genin, A., J. S. Jaffe, R. Reef, C. Richter, and P. J. S. Franks. 2005. Swimming against the flow: a mechanism of zooplankton aggregation. Science 308:860-862.
Rickel, S. and A. Genin. 2005. Twilight transitions in coral reef fish: the input of light-induced changes in foraging behavior. Animal Behaviour 70:133-144.
Holzman, R. and A. Genin. 2005. Mechanisms of selectivity in nocturnal fish: a minor role for active prey choice. Oecologia 146:329-336.
Yahel, G., T. Zalogin, R. YahelS and A. Genin. 2006. Phytoplankton grazing by epi- and in-fauna inhabiting exposed rocks in coral reefs. Coral Reefs 25:153-163.
Reidenbach, M.A., J.R. Koseff, S.G. Monismith, J.V. Steinbuck and A. Genin. 2006. The effects of waves and morphology on mass transfer within branched reef corals. Limnology & Oceanography 51: 1134-1141.
Shellenbarger, G. G., S. G. Monismith, A. Genin, and A. Paytan. 2006. The importance of submarine groundwater discharge to the near shore nutrient supply in the Gulf of Aqaba (Israel( Limnology & Oceanography 51:1876-1886.
Reidenbach, M.A., S.G. Monismith, J.R. Koseff, G. Yahel, and A. Genin. 2006. Boundary layer turbulence and flow structure over a fringing coral reef. Limnology & Oceanography 51: 1956-1968.
Monismith, S.G., A. Genin, M.A. Reidenbach, G. Yahel, and J. R. Koseff. 2006. Thermally driven exchanges between a coral reef and the adjoining ocean. Journal of Physical Oceanography 36:1332-1347.
Kent R, R. Holzman and A. Genin. 2006. Preliminary evidence on group-size dependent feeding success in the damselfish Dasyllus marginatus. Marine Ecology Progress Series 323:299-303.
Holzman, R., M. Ohevia, R. Vaknin, and A. Genin (2007) Abundance and distribution of nocturnal fishes over a coral reef during the night. Marine Ecology Progress Series 342: 205-215.
Mass, T., and A. Genin (2008) Environmental versus intrinsic determination of colony symmetry in the coral Pocillopora verrucosa. Marine Ecology Progress Series 369: 131-137.
Genin, A., S. G. Monismith, M. A. Reidenbach, G. Yahel, and J. R. Koseff (2009) Intense benthic grazing of phytoplankton in a coral reef. Limnology & Oceanography 54: 938-951.
Yahel, G., D. Marie, P. G. Beninger, S. Eckstein, and A. Genin (2009) In situ evidence for pre-capture qualitative selection in the tropical bivalve Lithophaga simplex. Aquatic Biology 6: 235-246.
Brokovich, E., I. Ayalon, S. Einbinder, N. Segev, Y. Shaked, A. Genin, S. Kark, and M. Kiflawi (2010) Grazing pressure on coral reefs decreases across a wide depth gradient in the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series 399: 69-80.
Mass, T., A. Genin, U. Shavit, M. Grinstein, and D. Tchernov (2010) Flow enhances photosynthesis in marine benthic autotrophs by increasing the efflux of oxygen from the organism to the water. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA (PNAS) 107: 2527-2531.
Steinbuck, J. V., A. Genin, S. G. Monismith, J. R. Koseff, R. Holzman, and R. Labiosa (2010) Turbulent mixing in fine-scale phytoplankton layers: Observations and inferences of layer dynamics. Continental Shelf Research 30: 442-455.
Monismith, S. G., K. A. Davis, G. G. Shellenbarger, J. L. Hench, N., J. Nidzieko, A. E. Santoro, M. A. Reidenbach, J. H. Rosman, R. Holtzman, C. S. Martens, N. L. Lindquist, M. W. Southwell, and A. Genin (2010). Flow effects on benthic grazing on phytoplankton by a Caribbean reef. Limnology & Oceanography 55: 1881-1892.
Mass, T., I. Brickner, E. Hendy, and A. Genin (2011) Enduring physiological and reproductive benefits of enhanced flow for a stony coral. Limnology & Oceanography 56: 2176-2188.
Steinbuck, J. V., J. R. Koseff, A. Genin, M. Stacey, and S. G. Monismith (2011) Horizontal dispersion of ocean tracers in internal wave shear. Journal of Geophysical Research 116, C11031, doi:10.1029/2011JC007213.
Zarubin, M., S. Belkin, M. Ionescu, and A. Genin (2012) Bacterial bioluminescence as a lure for marine zooplankton and fish. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA (PNAS) 109: 853-857.
Carlson, D. F., E. Fredj, H. Gildor, E. Biton, J. V. Steinbuck, S. G. Monismith, and A. Genin (2012). Observations of tidal currents in the northern Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba (Red Sea). Journal of Marine Systems 102-104: 14-28.
Dunckley, J. F., J. R. Koseff, J. V. Steinbuck, S. G. Monismith, and A. Genin (2012). Comparison of mixing efficiency and vertical diffusivity models from temperature microstructure. Journal of Geophysical Research 117: C10, doi:10.1029/2012JC007967
Chindapol, N., J. A. Kaandorp, C. Cronemberger, T. Mass, and A. Genin (2013) Modelling growth and form of the scleractinian coral Pocillopora verrucosa and the influence of hydrodynamics. PLoS Computational Biology 9(1): e1002849. doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002849
Kremien, M., U. Shavit, T. Mass, and A. Genin (2013). Benefit of pulsation in soft corals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA (PNAS) 110: 8978-8983.
Fine, M. H. Gildor, and A. Genin (2013) A coral reef refuge in the Red Sea. Global Change Biology. doi: 10.1111/gcb.12356.
Khait, R., U. Obolski, L. Hadany, and A. Genin. (2013). Food selectivity and diet switch can explain the slow feeding of herbivorous coral-reef fishes during the morning. PLoS ONE 8(12): e82391. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0082391.
Zarubin M, V. Farstey, A. Wold, S. Falk-Petersen, and A. Genin (2014) Intraspecific differences in lipid content of calanoid copepods across fine-scale depth ranges within the photic layer. PLoS ONE 9(3): e92935. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0092935.
True, A.C., D.R. Webster, M.J. Weissburg, J. Yen, and A. Genin (2015). Patchiness and depth-keeping of copepods in response to simulated frontal flows. Marine Ecology Progress Series 539: 65-76.
Berenshtein, I., Y. Reuben, and A. Genin (2015) Effect of oxygen on coral fanning by mutualistic fish. Marine Ecology 36: 1171-1175.
Zarubin, M., Y. Lindemann, O. Brunner, D.M. Fields, H.I. Browman, and A. Genin (2016). The effect of hydrostatic pressure on grazing in three calanoid copepods. Journal of Plankton Research 38:131-138.
Zarubin, M., Y. Lindemann, and A. Genin (2017) The Dispersion-Confinement mechanism: phytoplankton dynamics and the spring bloom in a deeply-mixing subtropical sea. Progress in Oceanography 155:13-27.
Dadon-Pilosof, A. K. R. Conley, Y. Jacobi1, M. Haber, F. Lombard, K. R. Sutherland, L. Steindler, Y. Tikochinski, M. Richter, F. O. Glöckner, M. T. Suzuki, N. J. West, A. Genin, and G. Yahel. Surface properties of SAR11 bacteria facilitate grazing avoidance. Nature Microbiology (in press)