About

Dar Golomb, M.Sc.

PhD Candidate in Marine Biology

Coral Reef Ecology

Aquarium Systems Specialist

About Me

Marine biologist and PhD candidate at the University of Haifa studying coral reef resilience in upwelling environments as potential thermal refugia in the Eastern Tropical Pacific.

Experienced in:

Coral reef ecology and restoration
Aquarium and aquatic system management
Benthocosm / mesocosm experimental systems
Underwater ecological surveys and technical diving
Marine GIS, photogrammetry, and image analysis

Current Position

Aquarium Facility Manager University of Haifa (2024–Present)

Research Focus

Coral thermal tolerance
Upwelling systems as climate refugia
Coral restoration ecology
Reef structural complexity and photogrammetry

Selected Publications

Publications

Coral carpets – a novel ecological engineering tool aimed at constructing coral communities on soft sand bottoms DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2020.105743
Superior growth traits of invaded (Caribbean) versus native (Red Sea) populations of the seagrass Halophila stipulacea DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-023-03045-z
Sea level rise can severely reduce biodiversity and community net production on rocky shores DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148377
Marine algal forests in the Levantine Basin DOI: Not available
A mesocosm concept for the simulation of near-natural shallow underwater climates: The Kiel Outdoor Benthocosms (KOB) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/lom3.10055
Macroalgal dynamics shape epiphytic foraminiferal assemblages in the eastern Mediterranean rocky reef DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2026.107976

Technical Skills

Analysis: R, RStudio, Coral-Net, GIS, TagLab
Imaging: Metashape, Photoshop, SketchUp
Field: Technical diving, ROV operation, underwater photography