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Overview

Giora J. Kidron is affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel. The scientist's research primarily focuses on the study of biological soil crusts (biocrusts) and microbial ecology, contributing extensively to the understanding of their ecological and hydrological functions.

Their work spans several interconnected fields including Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Within these broader domains, they concentrate on subfields such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Environmental Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Earth-Surface Processes, and Atmospheric Science.

Main research topics include:

  • Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology
  • Lichen and fungal ecology
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Slime Mold and Myxomycetes Research
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Kidron include:

  • "Mechanisms for biocrust-modulated runoff generation - A review" (2022) published in Earth-Science Reviews
  • "Towards moss biocrust effects on surface soil water holding capacity: Soil water retention curve analysis and modeling" (2021) published in Geoderma
  • "Moss-dominated biocrusts enhance water vapor sorption capacity of surface soil and increase non-rainfall water deposition in drylands" (2021) published in Geoderma
  • "Exopolysaccharides may increase biocrust rigidity and induce runoff generation" (2020) published in Journal of Hydrology
  • "Data variability or paradigm shift? Slow versus fast recovery of biological soil crusts-a review" (2020) published in The Science of The Total Environment

Kidron frequently publishes in journals such as Ecohydrology, Geoderma, CATENA, Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics, and Journal of Hydrology.

Key collaborators who have co-authored multiple publications with Kidron include Bo Xiao, Rafael Kronenfeld, Abraham Starinsky, Fuhai Sun, and Christopher P. McKay.

Best Publications

  • The role of cyanobacterial exopolysaccharides in structuring desert microbial crusts

    Gideon Mazor;Giora J. Kidron;Ahuva Vonshak;Aharon Abeliovich

  • Physical properties of the psammophile cryptogamic crust and their consequences to the water regime of sandy soils, north-western Negev Desert, Israel

    Eric Verrecchia;Aaron Yair;Giora J. Kidron;Karin Verrecchia

  • The role of dew as a moisture source for sand microbiotic crusts in the Negev Desert, Israel

    Giora J. Kidron;Ilana Herrnstadt;Eldad Barzilay

  • Spectral Characteristics of Cyanobacteria Soil Crust in Semiarid Environments

    Arnon Karnieli;Giora J Kidron;Cornelia Glaesser;Eyal Ben-Dor

  • Analysis of dew precipitation in three habitats within a small arid drainage basin, Negev Highlands, Israel

    Giora J. Kidron

  • Two Causes for Runoff Initiation on Microbiotic Crusts: Hydrophobicity and Pore Clogging

    Giora J. Kidron;Dan H. Yaalon;Ahuva Vonshak

  • Rainfall–runoff relationship over encrusted dune surfaces, Nizzana, Western Negev, Israel

    G. J. Kidron;A. Yair

  • Properties and spatial distribution of microbiotic crusts in the Negev Desert, Israel

    Giora J. Kidron;Ahuva Vonshak;Inka Dor;Sophia Barinova

  • Altitude dependent dew and fog in the Negev Desert, Israel

    Giora J Kidron

  • Biocrusts reduce surface soil infiltrability and impede soil water infiltration under tension and ponding conditions in dryland ecosystem

    Bo Xiao;Bo Xiao;Fuhai Sun;Kelin Hu;Giora J. Kidron

  • Microclimate control upon sand microbiotic crusts, western Negev Desert, Israel

    G.J Kidron;E Barzilay;E Sachs

  • Quantitative mapping of the soil rubification process on sand dunes using an airborne hyperspectral sensor

    E. Ben-Dor;N. Levin;A. Singer;A. Karnieli

  • The effect of biocrusts on evaporation from sand dunes in the Negev Desert

    Giora J. Kidron;Shimon Y. Tal

  • Microbiotic crusts as biomarkers for surface stability and wetness duration in the Negev Desert

    Giora J. Kidron;Ahuva Vonshak;Aharon Abeliovich

  • Contrasting effects of microbiotic crusts on runoff in desert surfaces

    Giora J. Kidron;H. Curtis Monger;Ahuva Vonshak;William Conrod

  • Angle and aspect dependent dew and fog precipitation in the Negev desert

    Giora J. Kidron

  • Differential water distribution over dune slopes as affected by slope position and microbiotic crust, Negev Desert, Israel

    Giora J. Kidron

  • Dew variability within a small arid drainage basin in the Negev Highlands, Israel

    Giora J. Kidron;Aaron Yair;Avinoam Danin

  • The effect of shrub canopy upon surface temperatures and evaporation in the Negev Desert

    Giora J. Kidron

  • Microbiotic crust control of runoff generation on sand dunes in the Negev Desert

    Giora J. Kidron;Aaron Yair;Ahuva Vonshak;Aharon Abeliovich

Frequent Co-Authors

Noam Levin
Noam Levin Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Abraham Starinsky
Abraham Starinsky Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Eyal Ben-Dor
Eyal Ben-Dor Tel Aviv University
Arnon Karnieli
Arnon Karnieli Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Kelin Hu
Kelin Hu Tulane University
Arieh Singer
Arieh Singer Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Xinrong Li
Xinrong Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Radka Kodešová
Radka Kodešová Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Paul D. Hallett
Paul D. Hallett University of Aberdeen
Yosef Steinberger
Yosef Steinberger Bar-Ilan University

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