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Research interests
1. The effects of climate change and extreme weather events on plants, soils and oceans.
2. Desert dust as a natural fertilizer of forests and oceans
3. Plants' phosphorus uptake mechanisms and strategies in a phosphorus limited world
4. How elevated atmospheric CO2 affects plant growth in phosphorus limited soils
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 13 Climate Action
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Atmospheric dust is a global nutrient source for plants via foliar uptake
Lokshin, A., Palchan, D., Sternberg, M., Goren, T., Nakhavali, M. & Gross, A., 1 Jan 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: New Phytologist.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Foliar nutrient uptake from dust sustains plant nutrition
Lokshin, A., Palchan, D., Golan, E., Erel, R., Andronico, D. & Gross, A., 12 Jun 2025, In: Biogeosciences. 22, 11, p. 2653-2666 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations -
Leaf chemical and structural properties govern foliar uptake of phosphorus from dust in chickpea
Golan, E., Gross, A., Agam, N., Yasuor, H., Shtein, I. & Erel, R., 1 Aug 2025, In: Environmental and Experimental Botany. 236, 106168.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Scopus citations -
Direct foliar phosphorus uptake from wildfire ash
Lokshin, A., Palchan, D. & Gross, A., 16 May 2024, In: Biogeosciences. 21, 9, p. 2355-2365 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access5 Scopus citations -
Diversity loss in microbial ecosystems undergoing gradual environmental changes
Berger, A., Gatt Harari, M., Gross, A. & Erez, A., 22 Nov 2024, In: Cell Reports Sustainability. 1, 11, 100242.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access5 Scopus citations -
Rare earth elements as a tool to study the foliar nutrient uptake phenomenon under ambient and elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration
Lokshin, A., Gross, A., Dor, Y. B. & Palchan, D., 20 Oct 2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 948, 174695.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
6 Scopus citations -
נקודות המפנה האקלימיות בכדור הארץ ‒ מה יקרה אם הקרח בגרינלנד יימס, יערות האמזונס יתייבשו ויצטמצמו, ומערכת הזרמים באוקיינוס האטלנטי תיעצר? [מתוך המדור: סקירות]
גרוס, א. & לוקשין, א., 23 Sep 2024, In: אקולוגיה וסביבה. 15, 3, p. 60-68Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Direct foliar acquisition of desert dust phosphorus fertilizes forest trees despite reducing photosynthesis
Starr, M., Klein, T. & Gross, A., 1 May 2023, In: Tree Physiology. 43, 5, p. 794-804 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Chemical processes in receiving soils accelerate solubilisation of phosphorus from desert dust and fire ash
Tiwari, S., Erel, R. & Gross, A., 1 Jul 2022, In: European Journal of Soil Science. 73, 4, e13270.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Low Redox Decreases Potential Phosphorus Limitation on Soil Biogeochemical Cycling Along a Tropical Rainfall Gradient
Lin, Y., Gross, A. & Silver, W. L., 1 Mar 2022, In: Ecosystems. 25, 2, p. 387-403 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Scopus citations
Thesis
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Using phosphate oxygen stable isotopes to trace phosphorus in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems
Gross, A. (Author), 2015Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
Press/Media
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Ben Gurion University to pull oil and coal investments
Chamovitz, D., Barak, N. & Gross, A.
11/04/22
3 items of Media coverage
Press/Media
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Impacts of Dust Deposition on Plant Nutrition in Current and Future CO2 Levels
Gross, A. (PI)
1/01/24 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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Stoichiometric constrains induced by elevated CO2 on soil phosphorus and carbon dynamics in Mediterranean ecosystem
Gross, A. (PI)
1/01/19 → 31/12/22
Project: Research