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Revisiting the list of freshwater fish species of Israel – A new research, led by Dr. Roni Tadmor-Levi from the group of Prof. Lior David, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, sheds new insights of what freshwater fish species make up the biodiverse aquatic fauna of Israel.
Not every day you find a new species of bird, and certainly not every day you find a new species of bird, in a hundred year old collection!
Photo: Roni Livne
Hybridization of two exotic cichlids from Nahal Amal
BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMATICS: TAXONOMY AND PHYLOGENY of Arachnids
Arachnids play significant roles in both agricultural and natural ecosystems and suffer from insufficient basic taxonomic study. In Israel, there are still knowledge gaps in our understanding of the arachnofauna diversity and distribution. Such gaps in our knowledge hinder our understanding of ecological systems and raise obstacles to characterizing the complexity and understanding the mechanisms forming biodiversity
The historical archive - the national nature collections
The National Nature Collections have a rich history. The collections were established at the beginning of the 20th century by the pioneers of nature research in the Land of Israel and the first researchers at the Hebrew University.
Conservation activities in the collections include:
(1) Preventive care that includes issues such as control of environmental conditions, optimal storage, ongoing maintenance and participation in the planning of designated spaces for collections.
(2) Direct handling of the various collection items includes conservation work mainly in the paleontological, archaeozoological and zoological collections, but also in the other collections.
