Applied Marine Biology and Ecological Research (AMBER)

Principal Investigator: Prof. Dror L. Angel


The Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology and Ecological Research is headed by Prof. Dror Angel. AMBER lab focuses on interdisciplinary research on natural and human dimensions of marine ecosystems.

The group has participated in numerous national and international research projects and consortia. Moreover, the AMBER group is heavily involved in citizen science and science communication, and students and staff interact with the public and schools on an ongoing basis. Lab members are frequently approached by both national and international radio and television with respect to jellyfish and microplastics pollution. 


Collecting Comb Jellies for Research Shevi Tzion July 2023.mp4

The laboratory has basic equipment for sampling and processing plankton and water samples, including a YSI sonde, plankton nets, splitters, subsamplers, dissecting and fluorescent microscopes. We have aquaria to hold and examine marine organisms sampled at sea, a rolling table for working with plankton, specialized dissolved oxygen optode electrodes to measure metabolism and oxygen budgets of marine biota and submersible thermometers and light meters.

In addition, we have equipment for sampling and processing sediment and benthos samples. The laboratory has six workstations, for both wet and dry work, and serves as a resource in support of research students associated with AMBER. In addition, the lab manager, Ms. Carmel Danino-Gozlan, offers support and advice to students.


Contact Us

Professor Dror Angel

Department of Maritime Civilizations

Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences
& Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies

University of Haifa | 3498838 Mt. Carmel

Haifa, Israel
 

Lab Phone: +972-4-828-8130  
E-Mails: dangel@univ.haifa.ac.il; drorleonard@gmail.com  

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