Mapping seagrass meadows is an important part of our work. We use near and remote sensing techniques to survey deep and shallow habitats. We're deeply engaged in exploring biotechnological applications of seagrasses and spearheading a project on seagrass restoration (rewilding) to foster blue carbon stocks. 

Our experimental approach integrates photo-physiological methods with cutting-edge molecular profiling and modelling. Our fieldwork extends across the Red, Mediterranean and Caribbean Seas.

We collaborate with many Israeli and international partners (maps of collaborations).

Most of our work is focused on Halophila stipulacaea, a small, tropical seagrass species, native to the Red Sea and Indian Ocean, but invasive in the Mediterranean and, more recently, the  Caribbean. Following the recent findings of Cymadosa nodosa growing along Israel's Mediterranean coast, we have "branched out" to also work on this species, native to the Mediterranean Sea.