Selected Publications.
2026
Berenshtein I., Kirtman B., de Mutsert K., Chagaris D.D.. Historical depletion and future drought-driven risks to Gulf of Mexico fisheries production. Nature Communications.DOI →PDF
2025
Berenshtein I., Shenkar N.. Modelling non-indigenous ascidian larval dispersal in the coastal waters of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Diversity and Distributions.DOI →
Shabtay A., Rothschild A., Makovsky Y., Neuman A., Bialik O., Goren L., et al.. Lessons learned by addressing challenges to deep-sea conservation planning in the Southeastern Mediterranean Sea: linking science to practice. Ocean & Coastal Management.DOI →
2024
Malul D., Berman H., Solodoch A., Tal O., Barak N., Mizrahi G., Berenshtein I., et al.. Directional swimming patterns in jellyfish aggregations. Current Biology.DOI →PDF
2023
Berenshtein I., Sagarese S., Lauretta M., Schueller A., Chagaris D.. Identifying trade-offs and reference points in support of ecosystem approaches to managing Gulf of Mexico menhaden. Frontiers in Marine Science.DOI →PDF
Guerchon J., Morov A.R., Tagar A., Rubin-Blum M., Tikochinski Y., Berenshtein I., Rilov G., Stern N.. Marine top secrets: ichthyoplankton in surface water uncover hidden knowledge on fish diversity and distribution. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science.DOI →
2022
Berenshtein I., Faillettaz R., Irisson J.O., Kiflawi M., Siebeck U.E., Leis J.M., Paris C.B.. Evidence for a consistent use of external cues by marine fish larvae for orientation. Communications Biology.DOI →PDF
2021
Ainsworth C.H., Chassignet E.P., French-McCay D., Beegle-Krause C.J., Berenshtein I., et al.. Ten years of modeling the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Environmental Modelling & Software.DOI →PDF
Solo-Gabriele H.M., Fiddaman T., Mauritzen C., Ainsworth C., Abramson D.M., Berenshtein I., et al.. Towards integrated modeling of the long-term impacts of oil spills. Marine Policy.DOI →
Weinstein D.K., Tamir R., Kramer N., Eyal G., Berenshtein I., Shaked Y., et al.. Mesophotic reef geomorphology categorization, habitat identification, and relationships with surface cover and terrace formation in the Gulf of Aqaba. Geomorphology.DOI →
2020
Berenshtein I., Paris C.B., Perlin N., Alloy M.M., Joye S.B., Murawski S.A.. Invisible oil beyond the Deepwater Horizon satellite footprint. Science Advances.DOI →PDF
Cartolano M.C., Berenshtein I., Heuer R.M., Pasparakis C., Rider M., et al.. Impacts of a local music festival on fish stress hormone levels and the adjacent underwater soundscape. Environmental Pollution.DOI →
2019
Berenshtein I., O'Farrell S., Perlin N., Sanchirico J.N., Murawski S.A., et al.. Predicting the impact of future oil-spill closures on fishery-dependent communities — a spatially explicit approach. ICES Journal of Marine Science.DOI →
2018
Berenshtein I., Paris C.B., Gildor H., Fredj E., Amitai Y., Kiflawi M.. Biophysical simulations support schooling behavior of fish larvae throughout ontogeny. Frontiers in Marine Science 5, 254.DOI →PDF
Berenshtein I., Paris C.B., Gildor H., Fredj E., Amitai Y., Lapidot O., Kiflawi M.. Auto-correlated directional swimming can enhance settlement success and connectivity in fish larvae. Journal of Theoretical Biology 439, 76–85.DOI →
Paris C.B., Berenshtein I., Trillo M.L., Faillettaz R., Olascoaga M.J., Aman Z.M., et al.. BP Gulf science data reveals ineffectual subsea dispersant injection for the Macondo blowout. Frontiers in Marine Science 5, 389.DOI →PDF
Kimmerling N., Zuqert O., Amitai G., Gurevich T., Armoza-Zvuloni R., Kolesnikov I., Berenshtein I., et al.. Quantitative species-level ecology of reef fish larvae via metabarcoding. Nature Ecology & Evolution 2(2), 306.DOI →
2017
Josef N., Berenshtein I., Rousseau M., Scata G., Fiorito G., Shashar N.. Size matters: observed and modeled camouflage response of European cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) to different substrate patch sizes during movement. Frontiers in Physiology 7, 671.DOI →PDF
2015
Berenshtein I., Reuben Y., Genin A.. Effect of oxygen on coral fanning by mutualistic fish. Marine Ecology 36(4), 1171–1175.DOI →
Josef N., Berenshtein I., Fiorito G., Sykes A.V., Shashar N.. Camouflage during movement in the European cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis). Journal of Experimental Biology 218(21), 3391–3398.DOI →
Barth P., Berenshtein I., Besson M., Roux N., Parmentier E., Banaigs B., Lecchini D.. From the ocean to a reef habitat: how do the larvae of coral reef fishes find their way home?. Vie et Milieu 65(2), 91–100.
2014
Berenshtein I., Kiflawi M., Shashar N., Wieler U., Agiv H., Paris C.B.. Polarized light sensitivity and orientation in coral reef fish post-larvae. PLoS ONE 9(2).DOI →PDF
Book chapters
Perlin N., Paris C.B., Berenshtein I., Vaz A.C., Faillettaz R., Aman Z.M., et al. (2020). Far-field modeling of a deep-sea blowout: sensitivity studies of initial conditions, biodegradation, sedimentation, and subsurface dispersant injection on surface slicks. In: Deep Oil Spills — Facts, Fate, and Effects.
Paris C.B., Vaz A.C., Berenshtein I., Perlin N., Faillettaz R., Aman Z.M., et al. (2020). Simulating deep oil spills beyond the Gulf of Mexico: key ingredients for successful oil transport prediction. In: Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills.
Paris C.B., Murawski S.A., Olascoaga M.J., Vaz A.C., Berenshtein I., Beron-Vera F.J., Miron P. (2020). Connectivity of the Gulf of Mexico continental shelf fish populations and implications of simulated oil spills. In: Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills.
Berenshtein I., Perlin N., Ainsworth C.H., Ortega-Ortiz J.G., Vaz A.C., Paris C.B. (2020). Comparison of the spatial extent, impacts to shorelines, and ecosystem and four-dimensional characteristics of simulated oil spills. In: Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills.
Berenshtein I., Perlin N., Murawski S.A., Joye S.B., Paris C.B. (2020). Evaluating the effectiveness of fishery closures for deep oil spills using a four-dimensional model. In: Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills.
Other works & reports
Pertzelan A., Berenshtein I. (2024). 'Location, Location, Location!' — the potential impact of hydrocarbon exploration in the Israeli Mediterranean on natural and socioeconomic assets. Technical report.
Berenshtein I., Stern N., Tagar A., Paris C.B., Lapidot O., Morov A.R., Fredj E., et al. (2024). Proposed network of Marine Protected Areas supports larval dispersal and connectivity in the Eastern Mediterranean. bioRxiv (preprint).
Berenshtein I., Sagarese S.R., Lauretta M.V., Nuttall M.A., Chagaris D.D. (2021). Technical documentation of a US Gulf of Mexico Ecopath with Ecosim model. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFC.DOI →
Berenshtein I. (2016). Pelagic orientation of coral reef fish larvae and its implications on dispersal and connectivity. PhD dissertation, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
Berenshtein I., Gildor H., Fredj E., Amitai Y., Berman H., Kiflawi M. (2016). Bio-physical model for larval connectivity and dispersal in the Gulf of Aqaba/Eilat. Israel Nature and Parks Authority report.