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2026

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Citations
11246
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2271
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Israel Leader Award

Overview

Jonathan Erez is affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel. Their research primarily spans Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a notable focus on Environmental Science. The scientist has contributed extensively to subfields including Ecology, Paleontology, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, and Global and Planetary Change.

The main topics addressed in their work cover a range of geoscience and ecological areas. These include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition

Jonathan Erez has published numerous papers in a variety of scientific journals. Selected recent publications include:

  • "Biomineralization: Integrating mechanism and evolutionary history," 2022, Science Advances
  • "Planktic foraminiferal Na/Ca: A potential proxy for seawater calcium concentration," 2021, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • "Salinity Effect on Trace Element Incorporation in Cultured Shells of the Large Benthic Foraminifer Operculina ammonoides," 2021, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • "Effect of diets and light regimes on calcification and somatic growth of the sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla elatensis," 2020, Aquaculture
  • "The Distribution Coefficients of Major and Minor Elements in Coral Skeletons Under Variable Calcium Seawater Concentrations," 2021, Frontiers in Earth Science

The researcher frequently collaborates with peers, with notable recurring co-authors being:

  • David Evans
  • Wolfgang Müller
  • Hagar Hauzer
  • Laura Cotton
  • Willem Renema

Jonathan Erez's works have appeared regularly in several scientific venues, particularly:

  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Goldschmidt2021 abstracts
  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Best Publications

  • The Source of Ions for Biomineralization in Foraminifera and Their Implications for Paleoceanographic Proxies

    Jonathan Erez

  • Experimental paleotemperature equation for planktonic foraminifera

    Jonathan Erez;Boaz Luz

  • Vital effect on stable-isotope composition seen in foraminifera and coral skeletons

    Jonathan Erez

  • Coral reefs may start dissolving when atmospheric CO2 doubles

    Jacob Silverman;Jacob Silverman;Boaz Lazar;Long Cao;Ken Caldeira

  • The effect of carbonate chemistry on calcification and photosynthesis in the hermatypic coral Acropora eurystoma

    Kenneth Schneider;Jonathan Erez

  • Biomineralization: Integrating mechanism and evolutionary history

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  • A biomineralization model for the incorporation of trace elements into foraminiferal calcium carbonate

    H. Elderfield;C.J. Bertram;J. Erez

  • Controls on shell Mg/Ca and Sr/Ca in cultured planktonic foraminiferan, Globigerinoides ruber (white)

    Basak Kisakurek;Anton Eisenhauer;Florian Böhm;C.-Dieter Garbe-Schönberg

  • Impact of biomineralization processes on the Mg content of foraminiferal shells: A biological perspective

    Shmuel Bentov;Jonathan Erez

  • The role of seawater endocytosis in the biomineralization process in calcareous foraminifera

    Shmuel Bentov;Colin Brownlee;Jonathan Erez

  • Biomineralization in perforate foraminifera

    L. J. De Nooijer;Howard Spero;J. Erez;J. Bijma

  • Seasonality of stable carbon isotopes within the pelagic food web of Lake Kinneret

    Tamar Zohary;Jonathan Erez;Moshe Gophen;Ilana Berman-Frank

  • URANIUM IN FORAMINIFERAL CALCITE AS A RECORDER OF SEAWATER URANIUM CONCENTRATIONS

    Ann D Russell;Steven Emerson;Bruce K Nelson;Jonathan Erez

  • Photoacclimation of Stylophora pistillata to light extremes: metabolism and calcification

    Tali Mass;Shai Einbinder;Eran Brokovich;Nadav Shashar

  • Coral Calcification Under Ocean Acidification and Global Change

    Jonathan Erez;Stéphanie Reynaud;Jacob Silverman;Jacob Silverman;Kenneth Schneider;Kenneth Schneider

  • Effect of aragonite saturation, temperature, and nutrients on the community calcification rate of a coral reef

    Jacob Silverman;Jacob Silverman;Boaz Lazar;Jonathan Erez

  • Lunar and semi-lunar reproductive cycles in some spinose planktonic foraminifers

    Jelle Bijma;Jonathan Erez;Christoph Hemleben

  • Comparison of isotopic composition of planktonic foraminifera in plankton tows, sediment traps and sediments

    Jonathan Erez;Jonathan Erez;Susumu Honjo

  • Calibration of the boron isotope proxy in the planktonic foraminifera Globigerinoides ruber for use in palaeo-CO2 reconstruction

    Michael J. Henehan;James W.B. Rae;Gavin L. Foster;Jonathan Erez

  • Symbiotic photosynthesis in a planktonic foraminiferan, Globigerinoides sacculifer (Brady), studied with microelectrodes1

    Bo Barker Jørgensen;Jonathan Erez;Peter Revsbech;Yehuda Cohen

  • Seawater transport during coral biomineralization

    Alexander C. Gagnon;Jess F. Adkins;Jonathan Erez

Frequent Co-Authors

Boaz Lazar
Boaz Lazar Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Anton Eisenhauer
Anton Eisenhauer GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Jan Fietzke
Jan Fietzke GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Yair Rosenthal
Yair Rosenthal Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Ken Caldeira
Ken Caldeira Carnegie Institution for Science
Zvy Dubinsky
Zvy Dubinsky Bar-Ilan University
Jess F. Adkins
Jess F. Adkins California Institute of Technology
William M. Berelson
William M. Berelson University of Southern California
Ahuva Almogi-Labin
Ahuva Almogi-Labin Hebrew University of Jerusalem
David Evans
David Evans University of Bristol

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