Peer reviewed papers
Accepted
Sinai I, Segev O, Weil G, Oron T, Merilä J, Templeton AR, Blaustein L, Greenbaum G, and Blank L.The role of landscape and history on the genetic structure of peripheral populations of the Near Eastern fire salamander, Salamandra infraimmaculata, in Northern Israel. Conservation Genetics [pdf] Journal Link
2019
Bagavathiannan MV, Graham S, Ma Z., Barney JN, Coutts SR, Caicedo AL, De Clerck-Floate R, West NM, Blank L, Metcalf AL, Lacoste M, Moreno CR, Evans JA, Burke I and Beckie H (2019). Considering weed management as a social dilemma bridges individual and collective interests. Nature Plants 5: 343-351 Journal Link
Blank L, Martín-García J, Bezos D, Vettraino AM, Krasnov H, Lomba JM, Fernández and Diez JJ (2019). Factors affecting the distribution of Pine Pitch Canker in Northern Spain. Forests 10: 305 [pdf] Journal Link
Krasnov H, Cohen Y, Goldshtein E, Mendelsohn O, Silberstein M, Gazit Y and Blank L (2019). The effect of local and landscape variables on Mediterranean fruit fly dynamics in citrus orchards utilizing the ecoinformatics approach. Journal of Pest Science 92: 453-463 [pdf] Journal Link
2018
Firester B, Shtienberg D and Blank L (2018). Modeling the spatiotemporal dynamics of Phytophthora infestans at a regional scale. Plant Pathology 67: 1552-1561 [pdf] Journal Link
Danieli R*, Blank L*, Salam BB, Malka SK, Teper-Bamnolker P, Daus A, Zig U, Amichay M, Shemer Z, Gal-On A and Eshel D (2018). Postharvest temperature has a greater impact on apical dominance of potato seed-tuber than field growing-degree-days exposure. Field Crops Research 223: 105-112 (* equal contribution) [pdf] Journal Link
Mendelsohn O, Dayan T, Aidlin-Harari S, Silberstein M, Orlov V and Blank L (2018). Mediterranean fruit fly sub-plot hotspots prediction by experts' experience. Journal of Applied Entomology 142:371-379 [pdf] Journal Link
2017
Blaustein L, Segev O, Rovelli V, Bar-David S, Blank L, Polevikov A, Pezaro N, Krugman T, Showstack S, Ozeri L and Templeton AR (2017). Compassionate approaches for the conservation and protection of fire salamanders. Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution 63:43-51 Journal Link
Cohen Y, Roei I, Blank L, Goldstein E and Eizenberg H (2017). Spatial distribution of the root parasitic weed Phelipanche aegyptiaca in processing tomatoes using ecoinformatics and spatial analysis. Frontiers in Plant Science 8: 973 [pdf] Journal Link
Blank L, Vasl A, Schindler BY, Kadas G and Blaustein L (2017). Horizontal and vertical island biogeography of arthropods on green roofs: a Review. Urban Ecosystems 20: 911-917 [pdf] Journal Link
2016
Marman S, Man-Aharonovich D, Grossowicz M, Blank L, Yacobi Y and Sher DJ (2016). Distribution and habitat specificity of potentially-toxic Microcystis across climate, land and water use gradients. Frontiers in Microbiology 7: 271 [pdf] Journal Link
Blank L, Cohen Y, Borenstein M, Shulhani R, Lofthouse M, Sofer M and Shtienberg D (2016). Variables associated with severity of bacterial canker and wilt caused by Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis in tomato greenhouses. Phytopathology 106(3): 254-261 [pdf] Journal Link
Schindler BY, Blank L, Levy S, Kadas G, Pearlmutter D and Blaustein L (2016). Integration of photovoltaic panels and green roofs: review and predictions of effects on electricity production and plant communities. Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution 62: 68-73 [pdf] Journal Link
2015
Segev O, Polevikove A, Blank L, Goedbloed D, Küpfer E, Gershberg A, Koplovich A and Blaustein L (2015). Effects of tail clipping on larval performance and tail regeneration rates in the Near Eastern Fire Salamander, Salamandra infraimmaculata. PloS ONE 10(6): e0128077 [pdf] Journal Link
2014
Kershenbaum A, Blank L, Sinai I, Merilä J, Blaustein L and Templeton AR (2014). Landscape influences on dispersal behaviour: A theoretical model and empirical test using the fire salamander, Salamandra infraimmaculata. Oecologia 175: 509-520 [pdf] Journal Link
Blank L, Luoto M and Merilä J (2014). Potential effects of climate change on the distribution of the common frog Rana temporaria at its northern range margin. Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution 59: 130-140 [pdf] Journal Link
Blank L and Blaustein L (2014). A multi-scale analysis of breeding site characteristics of the endangered fire salamander (Salamandra infraimmaculata) at its extreme southern range limit. Hydrobiologia 726: 229-244 [pdf] Journal Link
2013
Carmel Y, Kent R, Bar-Massada A, Blank L, Liberzon J, Nezer O, Sapir G and Federman R (2013). Trends in Ecological Research during the Last Three Decades – A Systematic Review. PloS ONE 8 (4): e59813 [pdf] Journal Link
Blank L, Vasl A, Levy S, Grant G, Kadas G, Dafni A and Blaustein L (2013). Directions in green roof research: a bibliometric study. Building and Environment 66: 23-128 [pdf] Journal Link
Blank L, Sinai I, Bar-David S, Peleg N, Segev O, Sadeh A, Kopelman MN, Templeton AR, Merilä J and Blaustein L (2013) Genetic population structure of the endangered fire salamander (Salamandra infraimmaculata) at the southernmost extreme of its distribution. Animal Conservation 16: 412-421 [pdf] Journal Link
2012
Blank L and Blaustein L (2012). Using ecological niche modeling to predict the distributions of two endangered amphibian species in aquatic breeding sites. Hydrobiologia 693: 157-167 [pdf] Journal Link
Blank L, Linker R and Carmel Y (2012). A multi-scale analysis of herbaceous species richness in a Mediterranean ecosystem. Journal of Plant Ecology, 6: 113-121 [pdf] Journal Link
Blank L and Carmel Y (2012). Woody vegetation patch type determines herbaceous species richness and composition in Mediterranean ecosystem. Community Ecology, 13 (1): 72-81 [pdf] Journal Link
2011
Bar Massada A, Kent R, Blank L, Hadar L, Perevolotsky A and Carmel Y (2011). Mapping Mediterranean vegetation using continuous structural characteristics. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 33 (2): 346-364 [pdf] Journal Link
2010
Bitler A, Lev N, Fridmann-Sirkis Y, Blank L, Cohen SR and Shai Y (2010). Kinetics of interaction of HIV fusion protein (gp41) with lipid membranes studied by real-time AFM imaging. Ultramicroscopy, 110 (6): 694-700 [pdf] Journal Link
2009
Lev N*, Fridmann-Sirkis Y*, Blank L*, Bitler A, Epand RF, Epand RM and Shai Y (2009). The conformational stability and membrane interaction of the full-length ectodomain of HIV-1 gp41: implication for mode of action. Biochemistry, 48 (14): 3166-3175 (* equal contribution) [pdf] Journal Link
2003
Peisajovich SG, Blank L, Epand RF, Epand RM and Shai Y (2003). On the interaction between gp41 and membranes: the immunodominant loop stabilizes gp41 helical hairpin conformation. Journal of Molecular Biology, 326 (5): 1489-1501 [pdf] Journal Link
Sinai I, Segev O, Weil G, Oron T, Merilä J, Templeton AR, Blaustein L, Greenbaum G, and Blank L.The role of landscape and history on the genetic structure of peripheral populations of the Near Eastern fire salamander, Salamandra infraimmaculata, in Northern Israel. Conservation Genetics [pdf] Journal Link
2019
Bagavathiannan MV, Graham S, Ma Z., Barney JN, Coutts SR, Caicedo AL, De Clerck-Floate R, West NM, Blank L, Metcalf AL, Lacoste M, Moreno CR, Evans JA, Burke I and Beckie H (2019). Considering weed management as a social dilemma bridges individual and collective interests. Nature Plants 5: 343-351 Journal Link
Blank L, Martín-García J, Bezos D, Vettraino AM, Krasnov H, Lomba JM, Fernández and Diez JJ (2019). Factors affecting the distribution of Pine Pitch Canker in Northern Spain. Forests 10: 305 [pdf] Journal Link
Krasnov H, Cohen Y, Goldshtein E, Mendelsohn O, Silberstein M, Gazit Y and Blank L (2019). The effect of local and landscape variables on Mediterranean fruit fly dynamics in citrus orchards utilizing the ecoinformatics approach. Journal of Pest Science 92: 453-463 [pdf] Journal Link
2018
Firester B, Shtienberg D and Blank L (2018). Modeling the spatiotemporal dynamics of Phytophthora infestans at a regional scale. Plant Pathology 67: 1552-1561 [pdf] Journal Link
Danieli R*, Blank L*, Salam BB, Malka SK, Teper-Bamnolker P, Daus A, Zig U, Amichay M, Shemer Z, Gal-On A and Eshel D (2018). Postharvest temperature has a greater impact on apical dominance of potato seed-tuber than field growing-degree-days exposure. Field Crops Research 223: 105-112 (* equal contribution) [pdf] Journal Link
Mendelsohn O, Dayan T, Aidlin-Harari S, Silberstein M, Orlov V and Blank L (2018). Mediterranean fruit fly sub-plot hotspots prediction by experts' experience. Journal of Applied Entomology 142:371-379 [pdf] Journal Link
2017
Blaustein L, Segev O, Rovelli V, Bar-David S, Blank L, Polevikov A, Pezaro N, Krugman T, Showstack S, Ozeri L and Templeton AR (2017). Compassionate approaches for the conservation and protection of fire salamanders. Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution 63:43-51 Journal Link
Cohen Y, Roei I, Blank L, Goldstein E and Eizenberg H (2017). Spatial distribution of the root parasitic weed Phelipanche aegyptiaca in processing tomatoes using ecoinformatics and spatial analysis. Frontiers in Plant Science 8: 973 [pdf] Journal Link
Blank L, Vasl A, Schindler BY, Kadas G and Blaustein L (2017). Horizontal and vertical island biogeography of arthropods on green roofs: a Review. Urban Ecosystems 20: 911-917 [pdf] Journal Link
2016
Marman S, Man-Aharonovich D, Grossowicz M, Blank L, Yacobi Y and Sher DJ (2016). Distribution and habitat specificity of potentially-toxic Microcystis across climate, land and water use gradients. Frontiers in Microbiology 7: 271 [pdf] Journal Link
Blank L, Cohen Y, Borenstein M, Shulhani R, Lofthouse M, Sofer M and Shtienberg D (2016). Variables associated with severity of bacterial canker and wilt caused by Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis in tomato greenhouses. Phytopathology 106(3): 254-261 [pdf] Journal Link
Schindler BY, Blank L, Levy S, Kadas G, Pearlmutter D and Blaustein L (2016). Integration of photovoltaic panels and green roofs: review and predictions of effects on electricity production and plant communities. Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution 62: 68-73 [pdf] Journal Link
2015
Segev O, Polevikove A, Blank L, Goedbloed D, Küpfer E, Gershberg A, Koplovich A and Blaustein L (2015). Effects of tail clipping on larval performance and tail regeneration rates in the Near Eastern Fire Salamander, Salamandra infraimmaculata. PloS ONE 10(6): e0128077 [pdf] Journal Link
2014
Kershenbaum A, Blank L, Sinai I, Merilä J, Blaustein L and Templeton AR (2014). Landscape influences on dispersal behaviour: A theoretical model and empirical test using the fire salamander, Salamandra infraimmaculata. Oecologia 175: 509-520 [pdf] Journal Link
Blank L, Luoto M and Merilä J (2014). Potential effects of climate change on the distribution of the common frog Rana temporaria at its northern range margin. Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution 59: 130-140 [pdf] Journal Link
Blank L and Blaustein L (2014). A multi-scale analysis of breeding site characteristics of the endangered fire salamander (Salamandra infraimmaculata) at its extreme southern range limit. Hydrobiologia 726: 229-244 [pdf] Journal Link
2013
Carmel Y, Kent R, Bar-Massada A, Blank L, Liberzon J, Nezer O, Sapir G and Federman R (2013). Trends in Ecological Research during the Last Three Decades – A Systematic Review. PloS ONE 8 (4): e59813 [pdf] Journal Link
Blank L, Vasl A, Levy S, Grant G, Kadas G, Dafni A and Blaustein L (2013). Directions in green roof research: a bibliometric study. Building and Environment 66: 23-128 [pdf] Journal Link
Blank L, Sinai I, Bar-David S, Peleg N, Segev O, Sadeh A, Kopelman MN, Templeton AR, Merilä J and Blaustein L (2013) Genetic population structure of the endangered fire salamander (Salamandra infraimmaculata) at the southernmost extreme of its distribution. Animal Conservation 16: 412-421 [pdf] Journal Link
2012
Blank L and Blaustein L (2012). Using ecological niche modeling to predict the distributions of two endangered amphibian species in aquatic breeding sites. Hydrobiologia 693: 157-167 [pdf] Journal Link
Blank L, Linker R and Carmel Y (2012). A multi-scale analysis of herbaceous species richness in a Mediterranean ecosystem. Journal of Plant Ecology, 6: 113-121 [pdf] Journal Link
Blank L and Carmel Y (2012). Woody vegetation patch type determines herbaceous species richness and composition in Mediterranean ecosystem. Community Ecology, 13 (1): 72-81 [pdf] Journal Link
2011
Bar Massada A, Kent R, Blank L, Hadar L, Perevolotsky A and Carmel Y (2011). Mapping Mediterranean vegetation using continuous structural characteristics. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 33 (2): 346-364 [pdf] Journal Link
2010
Bitler A, Lev N, Fridmann-Sirkis Y, Blank L, Cohen SR and Shai Y (2010). Kinetics of interaction of HIV fusion protein (gp41) with lipid membranes studied by real-time AFM imaging. Ultramicroscopy, 110 (6): 694-700 [pdf] Journal Link
2009
Lev N*, Fridmann-Sirkis Y*, Blank L*, Bitler A, Epand RF, Epand RM and Shai Y (2009). The conformational stability and membrane interaction of the full-length ectodomain of HIV-1 gp41: implication for mode of action. Biochemistry, 48 (14): 3166-3175 (* equal contribution) [pdf] Journal Link
2003
Peisajovich SG, Blank L, Epand RF, Epand RM and Shai Y (2003). On the interaction between gp41 and membranes: the immunodominant loop stabilizes gp41 helical hairpin conformation. Journal of Molecular Biology, 326 (5): 1489-1501 [pdf] Journal Link
Non-peer reviewed papers
Blank L and Freeman S (2017). Pine pitch canker disease caused by the fungus Fusarium circinatum [in Hebrew]. Yaar 18: 41- 44 [pdf] Journal Link
Blank L, Sinai I, Bar-David S, Peleg N, Segev O, Sadeh A, Kopelman MN, Templeton AR, Merilä J and Blaustein L (2014). FrogLog, 109: 75 [pdf] Journal Link
Blank L and Blaustein L (2012). FrogLog, 104: 56 [pdf] Journal Link
Blank L, Sinai I, Bar-David S, Peleg N, Segev O, Sadeh A, Kopelman MN, Templeton AR, Merilä J and Blaustein L (2014). FrogLog, 109: 75 [pdf] Journal Link
Blank L and Blaustein L (2012). FrogLog, 104: 56 [pdf] Journal Link
