Ph.D., 2016, Conservation Biology
University of Queensland, Australia
Title of thesis: Using fine and conservation coarse targets to maximize cost-effectiveness of road mitigation and protected areas
M.Sc., with honors, 2010, Desert Ecology
Ben-Gurion University, Israel
Title of thesis: Reintroduction as an ecosystem restoration tool: A cast study of reintroduceungulates as vectors for seed-dispersal
B.Sc., with honors, 2007, Biology and Environmental science
Hebrew University, Israel
ממשק וספירות אוכלוסיית צבי שיטים
Benjamin Breslau, Tal Polak, Benny Shalmon, Elli Groner. 2020. Evidence of browsing pressure on the critically endangered Acacia gazelle (Gazella acaciae). Journal of Arid Environments, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2019.104019
שיקום שמורת טבע עברונה
Tal Polak, Emily Nicholson, Clara Grilo, Joseph R Bennett, Hugh P Possingham. 2019. Optimal planning to mitigate the impacts of roads on multiple species. Journal of applied ecology, 52(1) 201-213
Gwenllian D. Iacona., William J. Sutherland Bonnie Mappin Vanessa Adams Paul R. Armsworth Tim Coleshaw Carly Cook Ian Craigie Lynn Dicks James A. Fitzsimons Jennifer McGowan Andrew Plumptre Tal Polak Andrew Pullin Jeremy Ringma Ian Rushworth Andrea Santangeli Annette Stewart Ayesha Tulloch Jessica Walsh Hugh P. Possingham. 2018. Conservation Biology, 32(5), 979-988
Polak T., Watson J.E., Bennett J.R., Possingham H.P., Fuller R.A., Carwardine J. (2016) Balancing Ecosystem and Threatened Species Representation in Protected Areas and Implications for Nations Achieving Global Conservation Goals. Conservation Letters. DOI: 10.1111/conl.12268
Polak, T., Watson, J.E.M., Fuller, R.A., Joseph, L.N., Martin, T., Possingham, P.P., Venter, O. and Carwardine, J.2015. Representing ecosystems in protected areas is unlikely to save threatened species. Royal Society Open Science, 2, 150107
Polak, T., Rhodes, J. R., Jones, D. and Possingham, P.P. 2014. Optimal planning for mitigating the impacts of roads on wildlife. Journal of Applied Ecology. 51 (3), 726-734. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.12243
Polak, T., Gutterman, Y., Hofman, I. and Saltz, D. 2014. Redundancy in seed dispersal by three sympatric ungulates: a reintroduction perspective. Animal Conservation, 17, 565-572. doi: 10.1111/acv.12122
Polak, O., Polak, T. and Shashar, N. 2014. Effects of habitat relocation on fish community structure- a case study. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 1-11
Berger-Tal, O., Polak, T., Ben Zvi, A., Saltz, D., Lubin, Y. and Kotler, B.P. 2011. Integrating animal behavior and conservation biology: a conceptual framework. Behavioral Ecology, 22 (2), 236-239. doi:10.1093/beheco/arq224. * Equal first authors
Polak, T., Korine, C., Yair. S. and Holderied, M.W. 2011. Differential effects of artificial lighting on flight and foraging behaviour of two sympatric bat species in a desert. Journal of Zoology, 285 (1), 21-27. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.2011.00808.x
Polak, T and Saltz, D. 2011. Reintroduction as an ecosystem-restoration technique. Conservation Biology, 25 (3), 424-424
