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Born in Bulgaria in 1942; arrived to Israel with his parents in 1944; served in the army as a communication officer; completed B.Sc. in Biology (1965) and M.Sc. in Zoology (1967) at Tel Aviv University (TAU); Ph.D in Ecology (1971) at SUNY Stony Brook; post-doc (1972) at Woods-Hole Oceanographic Institute; appointed lecturer of Zoology at TAU (1972); full Professor of Ecology(1985); Chair of Zoology Dept. (1989-90); Dean of the Faculty of Life Sciences (1990-95), during which he initiated and established the Ecology and Environmental M.Sc. program (the largest in Israel) and the Porter Center for Ecological and Environmental studies (currently a school); in 1996- nominated incumbent of the Raynor Chair for Environmental Conservation Research; in 2009 elected member of the Israel National Academy of Sciences.He focused his studies on the ecology, management and conservation of coral reefs, publishing more than 230 papers and three books. His seminal, highly-cited publications on quantifying changes in biodiversity and assessing reef health and vulnerability are practiced today by almost every reef scientist in the field. His publications demonstrating the harmful effects of marine pollution and global warming on reef corals became classics in the field. In the millennium year 2000 he was awarded the ISRS international highly prestigious Darwin Medal and in 2003 the Israeli Landau Prize. He has a remarkable contribution in promoting ecological research and education in Israel supervising several generations of ecologists, who today constitute a highly significant portion of the academic backbone of environmental researchers in Israel.

  Please note that only publications relevant to mesophotic reefs are indexed.

	Carbon and nitrogen utilization in two species of Red Sea corals along a depth gradient: Insights from stable isotope analysis of total organic mat... | article Alamaru A, Loya Y, Brokovich E, Yam R, Shemesh A (2009) Geochim Cosmochim Acta 73:5333-5342
	Spectral Diversity and Regulation of Coral Fluorescence in a Mesophotic Reef Habitat in the Red Sea | article Eyal G, Wiedenmann J, Grinblat M, D'Angelo C, Kramarsky-Winter E, Treibitz T, Ben-Zvi O, Shaked Y, Smith TB, Harii S, Denis V, Noyes T, Tamir R, Loya Y (2015) PLoS ONE 10:e0128697
	Euphyllia paradivisa, a successful mesophotic coral in the northern Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba, Red Sea | article Eyal G, Eyal-Shaham L, Cohen I, Tamir R, Ben-Zvi O, Sinniger F, Loya Y (2016) Coral Reefs 35:91-102
	Theme section on mesophotic coral ecosystems: advances in knowledge and future perspectives | review Loya Y, Eyal G, Treibitz T, Lesser MP, Appeldoorn R (2016) Coral Reefs 35:1-9
	Reproduction, abundance and survivorship of two Alveopora spp. in the mesophotic reefs of Eilat, Red Sea | article Eyal-Shaham L, Eyal G, Tamir R, Loya Y (2016) Sci Rep 6:20964
	Light-dependent fluorescence in the coral Galaxea fascicularis | article Ben-Zvi O, Eyal G, Loya Y (2015) Hydrobiologia 759:15-26
	Can mesophotic reefs replenish shallow reefs? Reduced coral reproductive performance casts a doubt | article Shlesinger T, Grinblat M, Rapuano H, Amit T, Loya Y (2018) Ecology 99:421-437
	Mesophotic coral-reef environments depress the reproduction of the coral Paramontastraea peresi in the Red Sea | article Feldman B, Shlesinger T, Loya Y (2018) Coral Reefs 37:201–214
	Depth-related timing of density band formation in Porites spp. corals from the Red Sea inferred from X-ray chronology and stable isotope composition | article Klein R, Pätzold J, Wefer G, Loya Y (1993) Mar Ecol Prog Ser 97:99-104
	Variability in the pattern of sexual reproduction of the coral Stylophora pistillata at Eilat, Red Sea: A long-term study | article Rinkevich B, Loya Y (1987) Biol Bull 173:335-344
	Implication of water depth on stable isotope composition and skeletal density banding patterns in a Porites lutea colony: results from a long-term ... | article Rosenfeld M, Yam R, Shemesh A, Loya Y (2003) Coral Reefs 22:337-345
	Upper mesophotic depths in the coral reefs of Eilat, Red Sea, offer suitable refuge grounds for coral settlement | article Kramer N, Eyal G, Tamir R, Loya Y (2019) Sci Rep 9:2263
	Response of fluorescence morphs of the mesophotic coral Euphyllia paradivisa to ultra-violet radiation | article Ben-Zvi Or, Eyal G, Loya Y (2019) Sci Rep 9:5245
	Photoacclimation and induction of light-enhanced calcification in the mesophotic coral Euphyllia paradivisa | article Eyal G, Cohen I, Eyal-Shaham L, Ben-Zvi O, Tikochinski Y, Loya Y (2019) R Soc Open Sci
	Octocoral Sexual Reproduction: Temporal Disparity Between Mesophotic and Shallow-Reef Populations | article Liberman R, Shlesinger T, Loya Y, Benayahu Y (2018) Front Mar Sci
	The Algal Symbiont Modifies the Transcriptome of the Scleractinian Coral Euphyllia paradivisa During Heat Stress | article Meron D, Maor-Landaw K, Weizman E, Ben-Asher HW, Eyal G, Banin E, Loya Y, Levy O (2019) Microorganisms 7:256
	Light environment drives the shallow‐to‐mesophotic coral community transition | article Tamir R, Eyal G, Kramer N, Laverick JH, Loya Y (2019) Ecosphere
	The Complexity of the Holobiont in the Red Sea Coral Euphyllia paradivisa under Heat Stress | article Meron D, Maor-Landaw K, Eyal G, Elifantz H, Banin E, Loya Y, Levy O (2020) Microorganisms 8:372
	Reciprocal-transplantation between shallow and mesophotic stony corals | article Tamir R, Ben-Zvi O, Eyal G, Kramer N, Loya Y (2020) Mar Environ Res 161:105035
	Photophysiology of a mesophotic coral 3 years after transplantation to a shallow environment | article Ben-Zvi O, Tamir R, Keren N, Tchernov D, Berman-Frank I, Kolodny Y, Benaltabet T, Bavli H, Friedman M, Glanz-Idan N, Traugott H, Loya Y, Eyal G (2020) Coral Reefs 39:903-913
	The Red Sea: Israel | chapter Eyal G, Tamir R, Kramer N, Eyal-Shaham L, Loya Y (2019) in: Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems, Coral Reefs of the World (Springer) by Loya Y, Puglise KA, Bridge TCL
	A generalized light‐driven model of community transitions along coral reef depth gradients | article Laverick JH, Tamir R, Eyal G, Loya Y (2020) Glob Ecol Biogeogr 29:1554–1564
	Coral Morphology Portrays the Spatial Distribution and Population Size-Structure Along a 5–100 m Depth Gradient | article Kramer N, Tamir R, Eyal G, Loya Y (2020) Front Mar Sci
	Sexual Reproduction of Scleractinian Corals in Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems vs. Shallow Reefs | chapter Shlesinger T, Loya Y (2019) in: Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems (Springer) by Loya Y, Puglise KA, Bridge TCL
	Coral Sclerochronology: Similarities and Differences in the Coral Isotopic Signatures Between Mesophotic and Shallow-Water Reefs | chapter Watanabe T, Watanabe TK, Yamazaki A, Yoneta S, Sowa K, Sinniger F, Eyal G, Loya Y, Harii S (2019) in: Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems, Coral Reefs of the World (Springer) by Loya Y, Puglise KA, Bridge TCL
	Symbiodiniaceae conduct under natural bleaching stress during advanced gametogenesis stages of a mesophotic coral | article Eyal G, Eyal-Shaham L, Loya Y (2021) Coral Reefs 40:959–964
	Key questions for research and conservation of mesophotic coral ecosystems and temperate mesophotic ecosystems | chapter Turner JA, Andradi-Brown DA, Gori A, Bongaerts P, Burdett HL, Ferrier-Pagès C, Voolstra CR, Weinstein DK, Bridge TCL, Costantini F, Gress E, Laverick J, Loya Y, Goodbody-Gringley G, Rossi S, Taylor ML, Viladrich N, Voss JD, Williams J, Woodall LC, Eyal G (2019) in: Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems () by Loya Y, Puglise KA, Bridge TCL
	Depth-dependent parental effects create invisible barriers to coral dispersal | article Shlesinger T, Loya Y (2021) Communications Biology
	Morpho-functional traits of the coral Stylophora pistillata enhance light capture for photosynthesis at mesophotic depths | article Kramer N, Guan J, Chen S, Wangpraseurt D, Loya Y (2022) Communications Biology 5:861
	Coral fluorescence: a prey-lure in deep habitats | article Ben-Zvi O, Lindemann Y, Eyal G, Loya Y (2022) Communications Biology 5:1-8
	Soft coral reproductive phenology along a depth gradient: Can "going deeper" provide a viable refuge? | article Liberman R, Shlesinger T, Loya Y, Benayahu Y (2022) Ecology 103:e3760
	Mesophotic reef geomorphology categorization, habitat identification, and relationships with surface cover and terrace formation in the Gulf of Aqaba | article Weinstein DK, Tamir R, Kramer N, Eyal G, Berenshtein I, Shaked Y, Loya Y, Torfstein A (2021) Geomorphology
	Photosynthesis and bio-optical properties of fluorescent mesophotic corals | article Ben-Zvi O, Wangpraseurt D, Bronstein O, Eyal G, Loya Y (2021) Front Mar Sci
	Growth and survival dynamics of mesophotic coral juveniles in shallow reefs | article Kramer N, Eyal G, Tamir R, Loya Y (2022) Mar Ecol Prog Ser 682:237-242
	Efficient light-harvesting of mesophotic corals is facilitated by coral optical traits | article Kramer N, Tamir R, Ben‐Zvi O, Jacques SL, Loya Y, Wangpraseurt D (2021) Funct Ecol 36:406-418