In our study recently published in Human Ecology, we aimed to explore the cultural values associated with the mounds, provide an overview of the landscape changes on and around the kurgans during the past 280 years, and explore the plant biodiversity of the kurgans. Based on our results, we evaluated factors that can support or endanger the...
Our latest paper about grassland restoration by topsoil removal and topsoil transfer has been recently published in BMC Ecology and Evolution.
Our latest paper, a global review about urban grassland restoration has been published in Journal of Environmental Management. This is a result of a nice cooperation between our research group and Valentin Klaus (ETH Zürich) and Leonie Fisher (University of Stuttgart).
Our new paper by Balázs Deák et al. about the plant trait distributions in topographically heterogeneous dry grasslands has recently been published in the Science of the Total Environment.
Congratulations to Kata Lukács, who last week defended her PhD thesis entitled "The mechanism and ecological importance of human-vectored seed dispersal" with summa cum laude. We wish you all the best for the future and continue happy sciencing :)
In early April, we took part in an unforgettable expedition to the Kyzyl-Kum desert in Uzbekistan. Five members of our research team (Balázs Deák, András Kelemen, Réka Kiss, Katalin Lukács, Orsolya Valkó), Csaba Tölgyesi and Zoltán Bátori from the University of Szeged, and Toshpulot Rajabov and Abdubakir Kushbokov from Samarkand State University...
Our new perspectives paper, about the challenges related to seed provenancing in restoration has been recently published in Biological Conservation.
Long-term dispersal of diaspores (seeds, fruits) is ensured by seed dispersal vectors, such as wind (anemochory), water (hydrochory) and animals (epi- and endozoochory). Nowadays, one of the most effective seed dispersal vectors are humans. The key our efficiency is the rapidly growing rate of global transport, trade and tourism, which enables us...
Our newest paper about the importance of cultural values in the conservation of steppe grasslands has recently been published in Conservation Biology.
The ISSS (International Society for Seed Science) international conference was recently held in Paris at the Sorbonne University. Seven members of our research group attended the event and presented seven posters.
