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מוטי צ'רטר

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ד"ר מוטי צ'רטר הוא חוקר במדעי הסביבה ואקולוג עופות, המתמקד במערכות אקולוגיות טבעיות וחקלאיות ובממשק בין פעילות האדם לסביבה. מחקריו עוסקים בהשפעות סביבתיות של ניהול חקלאי וקונפליקטים בין אדם לחיות בר.

עבודתו בוחנת במיוחד את השפעות השימוש ברעלים להדברת מכרסמים (Rodenticides) על חיות בר, עופות דורסים, טורפים בינוניים וחתולי בית, וכן את ההשלכות הישירות והעקיפות על שרשראות מזון ובריאות אקולוגית. מחקריו תורמים לפיתוח חלופות בנות קיימא לניהול מזיקים ולקידום פתרונות מבוססי טבע, ומשמשים בסיס להמלצות ניהול ומדיניות סביבתית.

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Charter, M., Bouskila, A, Aviel, S., and Y. Leshem 2005. First Record of Eurasian Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) Parasitism by the Great Spotted Cuckoo (Clamator glandarius) in Israel. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 117(2):201–204. Charter M., Izhaki I., Shapira L. and Y. Leshem. 2007. Diets of Urban Breeding Barn Owls (Tyto Alba) in Tel Aviv, Israel. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 119:484–485 Charter M., Izhaki I., Bouskila, A., and Y. Leshem. 2007. Breeding success of the Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) nesting on buildings in Israel. Journal of Raptor Research. Charter M., Izhaki I., Bouskila, A. and Y. Leshem. 2007. The effect of different nest types on the breeding success of Eurasian Kestrels (Falco tinnunculus) in a rural ecosystem. Journal of Raptor Research. 41(2):143–149 Charter, M., Izhaki, I., Meyrom, K., Motro, Y. and Y. Leshem 2009. Diets of Barn Owls differ in the same agricultural region. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 121: 378–383 Meyrom K., Motro Y., Leshem Y., Aviel S., Izhaki I., Argyle F. and M. Charter 2009. Nest-box use by the Barn Owl Tyto alba in a biological pest control program in the Beit She'an valley, Israel. Ardea 97(4): 463–467 Charter M., Meyrom K., Leshem Y., Aviel S., Izhaki I., and Y. Motro 2010. Does nest box location and orientation affect occupation rate and breeding success of Barn Owls Tyto alba in a semi-arid environment? Acta Ornithologica 44:115–119 Charter M., Leshem Y., Halevi, S., M. and I. Izhaki. 2010. Nest box use by Great Tits in semi–arid rural residential gardens. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 122(3): 604–608 Charter M., Izhaki, I. and Y. Leshem. 2010.  Effects of the risk of competition and predation in large secondary cavity breeders. Journal of Ornithology 151:791–795 Charter M., Leshem, Y., and I. Izhaki 2010.  Does nest basket size affect Long-eared Owl and Eurasian Kestrel breeding performance? Journal of Raptor Research 44:314–317 Charter M., Izhaki, I. and Y. Leshem 2011. Predation or facilitation? An experimental assessment of whether generalist predators affect the breeding success of passerines. Journal of Ornithology 152:533–539 Lambrechts M.M., Wiebe K.L., Sunde P.,Solonen T., Sergio F.,Roulin A., Møller A.P.,López B.C., Fargallo J.A., Exo K.M., Dell'Omo G., Costantini D., Charter M., Butler M.Bortolotti G.R., Arlettaz R., Korpimäki E. 2012. Nest-box design for the study of diurnal raptors and owls is still an overlooked point in ecological, evolutionary and conservation studies: a review. Journal of Ornithology 153:23–34 Charter M., Peleg O., Leshem Y. and A Roulin 2012. Similar patterns of local barn owl adaptation in the Middle East and Europe with respect to melanic coloration. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 106:447–454 Charter M., Izhaki, I., Leshem Y, and A Roulin 2012. Diet and breeding success of long-eared owls in a semi-arid environment. Journal of Arid Environments 85:142–144 Charter M., Leshem Y, Meyrom K., Peleg O. and A Roulin 2012. The importance of micro-habitat in the breeding of Barn Owls Tyto alba. Bird Study 59: 368–371 Charter M., Izhaki, I., Leshem Y. 2013. Asymmetric seasonal nest site competition between Great Tit and House Sparrows. Journal of Ornithology 154:173–181 Møller A.P., Adriaensen F., Artemyev A., Bańbura J., Barba E., Biard C., Blondel J., Bouslama Z., Bouvier J. C., Camprodon J., Cecere F., Chaine A., Charmantier A., Charter M., Cichoń M., Cusimano C., Czeszczewik D., Doligez B., Doutrelant C., Dubiec A., Eens M., Eeva T., Faivre B., Ferns P. N., Forsman J. T., García-del-Rey E., Goldshtein A., Goodenough A. E., Gosler A. G., Góźdź I., Grégoire A., Gustafsson L., Hartley I. R., Heeb P., Hinsley S. A., Isenmann P., Jacob S., Järvinen A., Juškaitis R., Kania W., Korpimäki E., Krams I., Laaksonen T., Leclercq B., Lehikoinen E., Loukola O., Lundberg A., Mainwaring M. C., Mänd R., Massa B., Mazgajski T. D., Merino S., Mitrus C., Mönkkönen M., Morales-Fernaz J., Moreno J., Morin X., Nager R. G., Nilsson J. Å., Nilsson S. G., Norte A. C., Orell M., Perret P., Perrins C. M., Pimentel C. S., Pinxten R., Priedniece I., Quidoz M. C., Remeš V., Richner H., Robles H., Russell A., Rytkönen S., Senar J. C., Seppänen J. T., Pascoal da Silva L., Slagsvold T., Solonen T., Sorace A., Stenning M. J., Török J., Tryjanowski P., van Noordwijk A. J., von Numers M., Walankiewicz W., Lambrechts M. M..  2014. Clutch size variation in Western Palearctic secondary hole-nesting passerine birds in relation to nest box design. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 5:353–362 Peleg O. Charter M, Leshem Y, Izhaki I., and A Roulin 2014.  Conditional association between melanism and personality in Israeli barn owls. Bird Study 61:572–577 Møller A.P., Adriaensen F., Artemyev A., Bańbura J., Barba E., Biard C., Blondel J., Bouslama Z., Bouvier J. C., Camprodon J., Cecere F., Charmantier A., Charter M., Cichoń M., Cusimano C., Czeszczewik D., Demeyrier V., Doligez B., Doutrelant C., Dubiec A., Eens M., Eeva T., Faivre B., Ferns P. N., Forsman J. T., García-Del-Rey E., Goldshtein A., Goodenough A. E., Gosler A. G., Góźdź I., Grégoire A., Gustafsson L., Hartley I. R., Heeb P., Hinsley S. A., Isenmann P., Jacob S., Järvinen A., Juškaitis R., Korpimäki E., Krams I., Laaksonen T., Leclercq B., Lehikoinen E., Loukola O., Lundberg A., Mainwaring M. C., Mänd R., Massa B., Mazgajski T. D., Merino S., Mitrus C., Mönkkönen M., Morales-Fernaz J., Morin X., Nager R. G., Nilsson J. Å., Nilsson S. G., Norte A. C., Orell M., Perret P., Pimentel C. S., Pinxten R., Priedniece I., Quidoz M. C., Remeš V., Richner H., Robles H., Rytkönen S., Senar J. C., Seppänen J. T., da Silva L. P., Slagsvold T., Solonen T., Sorace A., Stenning M. J., Török J., Tryjanowski P., van Noordwijk A. J., von Numers M., Walankiewicz W., Lambrechts M.M. 2014. Variation in clutch size in relation to nest size in birds. Ecology and Evolution 4: 3583–3595 Hadad E., Roulin A. and M. Charter 2015. A record of communal nesting in the Barn Owl (Tyto alba). Wilson Journal of Ornithology 127: 114–119 Charter M., Leshem Y, Izhaki I., Peleg O. and A Roulin 2015. Pheomelanin-based colouration is correlated with indices of flying strategies in the barn owl. Journal of Ornithology. 156:309–312 Charter M., Izhaki I., Leshem, Y., Meyrom K., and A Roulin 2015. Relationship between diet and reproductive success in the Israeli barn owl‏. Journal of Arid Environments. 122: 59– Hadad E., Weil G., and M. Charter 2015. The importance of natural habitats as Short-toed Eagle (Circaetus gallicus) breeding sites. Avian Biology Research. 8: 160–166 Burri, R., Antoniazza, S., Gaigher, A., Ducrest, A. L., Simon, The European Barn Owl NetworkC., Fumagalli, L., Goudet, L., and Roulin, A. 2015. The genetic basis of color‐related local adaptation in a ring‐like colonization around the Mediterranean. Evolution 70: 140–153. Listed within article as part of the barn owl network Charter, M., Izhaki, I., Ben Mocha and S. Kark 2016. Nest-site competition between invasive and native cavity nesting birds and its implication for conservation. Journal of Environmental Management 181:129–134 Vaugoyeau M., Adriaensen F., Artemyev A., Bańbura J., Barba E., Biard C., Blondel J., Bouslama Z., Bouvier J. C., Camprodon J., Cecere F., Charmantier A., Charter M., Cichoń M., Cusimano C., Czeszczewik D., Demeyrier V., Doligez B., Doutrelant C., Dubiec A., Eens M., Eeva T., Faivre B., Ferns P. N., Forsman J. T., García-del-Rey E., Goldshtein A., Goodenough A. E., Gosler A. G., Grégoire A., Gustafsson L., Harnist I., Hartley I. R., Heeb P., Hinsley S. A., Isenmann P., Jacob S., Juškaitis R., Korpimäki E., Krams I., Laaksonen T., Lambrechts M. M., Leclercq B., Lehikoinen E., Loukola O., Lundberg A., Mainwaring M. C., Mänd R., Massa B., Mazgajski T. D., Merino S., Mitrus C., Mönkkönen M., Morin X., Nager R. G., Nilsson J. Å., Nilsson S. G., Norte A. C., Orell M., Perret P., Perrins C. M., Pimentel C. S., Pinxten R., Richner H., Robles H., Rytkönen S., Senar J. C., Seppänen J. T., Pascoal da Silva L., Slagsvold T., Solonen T., Sorace A., Stenning M. J., Tryjanowski P., von Numers M., Walankiewicz W., Møller A.P. 2016. Interspecific variation in the relationship between clutch size, laying date and intensity of urbanization in four species of hole-nesting birds. Ecology and Evolution 6:5907-2920. Roulin A., Mansour AR, Spiegel B., Charter M., Dreiss A., and Y Leshem. 2017. “Nature Knows No Boundaries”: The role of nature conservation in peacebuilding. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 32: 305-310. Charter M., Izhaki I., Leshem, Y., Meyrom K., and A Roulin 2017. The relationship between weather and reproduction of the barn owl Tyto alba in a semi-arid agricultural landscape in Israel. Avian Biology Research 10: 253-258. Goldshtein A., Markman S., Leshem Y., Puchinsky M., and M. Charter. 2018. Nest Site Interference Competition with House Sparrows Affects Breeding Success and Parental Care in Great Tits. Journal of Ornithology 159 (3): 667-673 Charter M., Izhaki I., and A Roulin 2018. The presence of kleptoparasitic fledglings is associated with a reduced breeding success in the host family in the barn owl. Journal of Avian Biology. 49 (7) e01770 https://doi.org/10.1111/jav.01770 Charter M., Izhaki I., Meyrom K., and A Roulin 2018. The relationship between intra–guild diet overlap and breeding in barn owls. Population Ecology 60(4): 397-403. Corl A, Charter M, Rozman G, Toledo S, Turjeman S, Kamath P, Getz WM, Nathan R, and RCK Bowie 2020. Movement ecology and sex are linked to barn owl microbial community composition. Molecular Ecology: 1358-1371. Møller, A. P., Balbontín, J., Dhondt, A. A., Adriaensen, F., Artemyev, A., Bańbura, J., Barba, E., Biard, C., Blondel, J., Bouvier, J., Camprodon, J., Cecere, F., Charter, M., Cichoń, M., Cusimano, C., Dubiec, A., Doligez, B., Eens, M., Eeva, T., Ferns, P. N., Forsman, J. T., Goldshtein, A., Goodenough, A. E., Gosler, A. G., Gustafsson, L., Harnist, I., Hartley, I. R., Heeb, P., Hinsley, S. A., Jacob, S., Järvinen, A., Juškaitis, R., Korpimäki, E., Krams, I., Laaksonen, T., Leclercq, B., Lehikoinen, E., Loukola, O., Mainwaring, M. C., Mänd, R., Massa, B., Matthysen, E., Mazgajski, T. D., Merino, S., Mitrus, C., Mönkkönen, M., Nager, R. G., Nilsson, J., Nilsson, S. G., Norte, A. C., Numers, M. v., Orell, M., Pimentel, C. S., Pinxten, R., Priedniece, I., Remeš, V., Richner, H., Robles, H., Rytkönen, S., Senar, J. C., Seppänen, J. T., Silva, L. P. d., Slagsvold, T., Solonen, T., Sorace, A., Stenning, M. J., Török, J., Tryjanowski, P., Noordwijk, A. J. V., and W. Walankiewicz 2020. Interaction of climate change with effects of conspecific and heterospecific density on reproduction. Oikos 129: 1807-1819. Rozman G, Izhaki I, Roulin A, and M Charter 2021. Movement ecology, breeding, diet and roosting behavior of barn owls (Tyto alba) in a transboundary conflict region. Regional Environmental Change 21: 1-13. Haitham E, Charter M, Bonfante A and A Brook 2021. How the Small Object Detection via Machine Learning based on UAS-based Remote Sensing Imagery can support the achievement of SDG2: A Case Study of Vole Burrow. Remote Sensing 13(16) https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13163191 Machado A.P., Topaloudis A., Cumer T., Lavanchy E., Bontzorlos V., Ceccherelli R., Charter M., Kassinis N., Lymberakis P., Manzia F., Ducrest A. L., Dupasquier M., Guex N., Roulin A., Goudet J. 2022. Genomic consequences of colonisation, migration and genetic drift in barn owl insular populations of the eastern Mediterranean. Molecular Ecology. Cumer T., Machado A.P., Dumont G., Bontzorlos V., Ceccherelli R., Charter M., Dichmann K., Kassinis N., Lourenço R., Manzia F., Martens H. D., Prévost L., Rakovic M., Roque I., Siverio F., Roulin A., Goudet J. 2022. Landscape and climatic variations of the Quaternary shaped multiple secondary contacts among barn owls (Tyto alba) of the Western Palearctic. Molecular Biology and Evolution 39 Delauna M.G., Charter M., R.A. Grant 2022. Anatomy of bristles on the nares and rictus in Barn owls (Tyto alba). Journal of Anatomy 241: 527-534 Hadad E., Charter M., Kosicki J.Z., R. Yosef 2022. Prey-Base Does Not Influence Breeding Success in Eagle Owls (Bubo bubo) in Judea, Israel. Animals. 12:1280. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12101280 Vilk O., Orchan Y, Charter M., Ganot N., Toledo S., Nathan R. and M. Assaf 2022.  Ergodicity breaking and lack of a typical waiting time in area-restricted search of avian predators. Physical Review X 12 Hadad E., Malkinson D, Yosef R, Weil G, and M Charter 2022. Importance of mesohabitat for nest-site selection in breeding Eagle Owls (Bubo bubo): a multi-scale model. Diversity Cumer T., Machado A.P., Siverio F., Cherkaoui S.I., Roque I., Charter M, Roulin A., and J. Goudet 2022.  Genomic bases of insularity and ecological divergence in barn owls (Tyto alba) of the Canary Island. Heredity. Charter M. and G. Rozman 2022. The importance of nest box placement for Barn Owls (Tyto alba) nesting in Israel. Animals 12(20), 2815; Keshet K., Brook A., Malkinson D., Izhaki I., and M. Charter 2022. The use of drones to determine rodent location and damage in agricultural crops‏. Drones  6(12), 396; Chen A., Jacob M., Shoshani G. and M. Charter 2023. Automatic segmentation and counting of roosting common cranes (Grus grus) using UAV thermal images, computer vision, and machine learning in the Hula Valley, Israel. Journal of Environmental Management 328, 116948 Meyrom K., Yosef R., and M Charter 2023. Are roadkills density-dependent? Case study of the Barn owl (Tyto alba). Diversity 15(13):412 Halupka L., Arlt D., Tolvanen J., Millon A., Bize P., Adamík P., Albert P., Arendt W. J., Artemyev A. V., Baglione V., Bańbura J., Bańbura M., Barba E., Barrett R. T., Becker P. H., Belskii E., Bolton M., Bowers E. K., Bried J., Brouwer L., Bukacińska M., Bukaciński D., Bulluck L., Carstens K. F., Catry I., Charter M., Chernomorets A., Covas R., Czuchra M., Dearborn D. C., de Lope F., Di Giacomo A. S., Dombrovski V. C., Drummond H., Dunn M. J., Eeva T., Emmerson L. M., Espmark Y., Fargallo J. A., Gashkov S. I., Golubova E. Yu, Griesser M., Harris M. P., Hoover J. P., Jagiełło Z., Karell P., Kloskowski J., Koenig W. D., Kolunen H., Korczak-Abshire M., Korpimäki E., Krams I., Krist M., Krüger S. C., Kuranov B. D., Lambin X., Lombardo M. P., Lyakhov A., Marzal A., Møller A. P., Neves V. C., Nielsen J. T., Numerov A., Orłowska B., Oro D., Öst M., Phillips R. A., Pietiäinen H., Polo V., Porkert J., Potti J., Pöysä H., Printemps T., Prop J., Quillfeldt P., Ramos J. A., Ravussin P. A., Rosenfield R. N., Roulin A., Rubenstein D. R., Samusenko I. E., Saunders D. A., Schaub M., Senar J. C., Sergio F., Solonen T., Solovyeva D. V., Stępniewski J., Thompson P. M., Tobolka M., Török J., van de Pol M., Vernooij L., Visser M. E., Westneat D. F., Wheelwright N. T., Wiącek J., Wiebe K. L., Wood A. G., Wuczyński A., Wysocki D., Zárybnická M., Margalida A., Halupka K. K. Halupka. 2023. The effect of climate change on avian offspring production: a global meta-analysis. PNAS 120, e2208389120 Nagari M. and M. Charter 2023. Comparing Insect Predation by Birds and Insects in an Apple Orchard and Neighboring Unmanaged Habitat: Implications for Ecosystem Services. Animals 11: 1785 Hadad E., Charter M., Ovadia O., and E. Shochat 2024. The interplay between breeding timing, brood size, food quantity, and nestling growth rate in the Eurasian Eagle Owl Bubo bubo. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 141 (2), 255-263 Corl A, Charter M, Rozman G, Toledo S, Turjeman S, Kamath P, Getz WM, Nathan R, and RCK Bowie  2024. Social, environmental, and developmental factors affect the microbiota of barn owls (Tyto alba) in a cross-fostering experiment. Animal Microbiome Engel I., Izhaki I. and M. Charter 2025. Effects of the Invasive Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) on Nest Site Competition and Predation in Native Birds: A Before-After-Control-Impact Study. Biology Vilk, O., Charter, M, Toledo, S., Barkai, E., and R. Nathan 2025. Strong anomalous diffusion for free-ranging birds. PRX Life DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/yqpg-tn5y Ronen N, Brook A, and M. Charter 2025. Assessing Birds of Prey as Biological Pest Control: A Comparative Study with Hunting Perches and Rodenticides on Rodent Activity and Crop Health 14(9), 1108; https://doi.org/10.3390/biology14091108 Poprach K, Roulin A, Baudvin H, Bloch I, and M Charter 2025. Albinism, Leucism, and Melanism in the Barn Owl (Tyto alba). Journal of Raptor Research. , 60(1):1-7. https://doi.org/10.3356/jrr2531If 1.2

השכלה▼

1995–1999 -University of Massachusetts, Amherst תואר ראשון (B.Sc.) במדעי בעלי-חיים (Animal Science), מסלול קדם וטרינרי 2001–2004- אוניברסיטת תל אביב, המחלקה לזואולוגיה תואר שני (M.Sc.) בזואולוגיה 2005–2010- אוניברסיטת תל אביב, המחלקה לזואולוגיה תואר שלישי (Ph.D.) בזואולוגיה

רקע אקדמי▼

2017-הווה: מכון המחקר שמיר- חוקר בכיר 2017-2019: אוניברסיטת חיפה- עמית מחקר 2019-הווה: אוניברסיטת חיפה, בית הספר למדעי הסביבה- מרצה בכיר

תחומי מחקר▼

1. אקולוגיה יישומית ומדעי הסביבה 2. השפעות סביבתיות של רעלים להדברת מכרסמים (Rodenticides) 3. ממשק אדם–סביבה וקונפליקטים סביבתיים 4. שימור מערכות אקולוגיות טבעיות וחקלאיות 5. הדברה ביולוגית ופתרונות מבוססי טבע בחקלאות 6. מינים פולשים והשפעתם על מערכות אקולוגיות מחקר/עניין בולטים

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