Publications

2024

Core papers of the research group

Deák, B., Botta-Dukát, Z., Rádai, Z., Kovács, B., Apostolova, I., Bátori, Z., Kelemen, A., Lukács, K., Kiss, R., Palpurina, S., Sopotlieva, D., Valkó, O. (2024): Meso-scale environmental heterogeneity drives plant trait distributions in fragmented dry grasslands. Science of the Total Environment 947: 174355.

Deák, B., Bede, Á., Süveges, K., Dózsai, J., Ormsby, A.A., Dixon, A., Valkó, O. (2024): Synergies and trade-offs between cultural and natural values of sacred sites – A case study of ancient burial mounds in Central Europe. Human Ecology https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-024-00515-3

Fekete, R. & Valkó, O., Fischer, L., Deák, B. & Klaus, V.H. (2024): Ecological restoration and biodiversity-friendly management of urban grasslands – A global review on the current state of knowledge. Journal of Environmental Management 368: 122220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122220

Lukács, K., Tóth, Á., Kiss, R., Deák, B., Rádai, Z., Tóth, K., Kelemen, A., Bátori, Z., Hábenczyus, A.A., Tölgyesi, C., Miglécz, T., Godó, L., Valkó, O. (2024) The ecological footprint of outdoor activities: Factors affecting human-vectored seed dispersal on clothing. Science of the Total Environment 906: 167675. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167675

Török, K., Valkó, O., Deák, B. (2024): Ecosystem restoration with local or broad seed provenancing: Debates and perceptions in science and practice. Biological Conservation 293: 110535. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110535

Valkó, O., Kelemen, A., Kiss, O., Bátori, Z., Kiss, R., Deák, B. (2024): Grassland restoration on linear landscape elements – comparing the effects of topsoil removal and topsoil transfer. BMC Ecology and Evolution 24: 112. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-024-02299-y

Other papers with contributions from our group 

Díaz-Martínez, Maestre, F.T.M., Moreno-Jiménez, E., Delgado-Baquerizo, M., Eldridge, D.J., Saiz, H., Gross, N., Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y., Gozalo, B., Ochoa, V., Guirado, E., , García-Gómez, M., Valencia, E., Asensio, S., Berdugo, M., Martínez-Valderrama, J., Mendoza, B.J., García-Gil, J.C., Zaccone, C., Panettieri, M., García-Palacios, P., Fan, W., Benavente-Ferraces, I., Rey, A., Eisenhauer, N., Cesarz, S., Abedi, M., Ahumada, R.J., Ahumada, RJ., Alcántara, JM., Amghar, F., Aramayo, V., Arroyo, A.I., Bahalkeh, K., Ben Salem, F., Blaum, N., Boldgiv, B., Bowker, M., Bran, D., Branquinho, C., Bu, C., Cáceres, Y., Canessa, R., Castillo-Monroy, A.P., Castro, I., Castro-Quezada, P., Chibani, R., Conceição, A.A., Currier, C.M., Darrouzet-Nardi, A., Deák, B., Dickman, C.R., Donoso, D.A., Dougill, A.D., Durán, J., Ejtehadi, H., Espinosa, C.I., Fajardo, A., Farzam, M., Ferrante, D., Fraser, L.H., Gaitán, J., Gusman-Montalvan, E., Hernández- Hernández, R.M., Hölzel, N., Huber-Sannwald, E., Hughes, F.M., Jadan-Maza, O., Geissler, K., Jentsch, A., Ju, M., Kaseke, K.F., Kindermann, L., Koopman, J.E., Le Roux, P.C, Liancourt, P., Linsädter, A., Liu, J., Louw, M.A., Maggs-Kölling, G., Makhalanyane, T.P., Malam Issa , O., Marais, E., Margerie, P., Mazaneda, A.J., McClaran, M.P., Messeder, J.V.S., Mokoka, V., Mora, J.P., Moreno, G., Munson, S., Nunes, A., Oliva, G., Oñatibia, G.R., Osborne, B., Peter, G., Pueyo, Y., Quiroga, R.E., Reed, S., Reyes, V.M., Rodríguez, A., Ruppert, J.C., Sala, O., Salah, A., Sebei, P.J., Sloan, M., Solongo, S., Stavi, I., Stephens, C., Teixido, A.L., Thomas, A.D., Throop, H.L., Tielbörger, K., Travers, S., Val, J., Valkó, O., van den Brink, L., Velbert, F., Wamiti, W., Wang, D., Wang, L., Wardle, G.M., Yahdjian, L., Zaady, E., Zeberio, J.M., Zhang, Y., Zhou, X., Plaza, C. (2024): Vulnerability of mineral-associated soil organic carbon to climate across global drylands. Nature Climate Change https:// doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-02087-y<br>

Eldridge, D.J., Ding, J., Dorrough, J., Delgado-Baquerizo, M., Sala, O., Gross, N., Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y., Mallen-Cooper, M., Saiz, H., Asensio, S., Ochoa, V., Gozalo, B., Guirado, E., García-Gómez, M., Valencia, E., Martínez-Valderrama, J., Plaza, C., Abedi, M., Ahmadian, N., Ahumada, RJ., Alcántara, JM., Amghar, F., Azevedo, L., Salem, F.B., Berdugo, M., Blaum, N., Boldgiv, B., Bowker, M., Bran, D., Bu, C., Canessa, R., Castillo-Monroy, A.P., Castro, I., Castro-Quezada, P., Cesarz, S., Chibani, R., Conceição, A.A., Darrouzet-Nardi, A., Davila, Y.C., Deák, B., Díaz-Martínez, P., Donoso, D.A., Dougill, A.D., Durán, J., Eisenhauer, N., Ejtehadi, H., Espinosa, C.I., Fajardo, A., Farzam, M., Foronda, A., Franzese, J., Fraser, L.H., Gaitán, J., Geissler, K., Gonzalez, S.L., Gusman-Montalvan, E., Hernández, R.M., Hölzel, N., Hughes, F.M., Jadan, O., Jentsch, A., Ju, M., Kaseke, K.F., Köbel, M., Lehmann, A., Liancourt, P., Linsädter, A., Louw, M.A., Ma, Q., Mabaso, M., Maggs-Kölling, G., Makhalanyane, T.P., Malam Issa, O., Marais, E., McClaran, M., Mendoza, B., Mokoka, V., Mora, J.P., Moreno, G., Munson, S., Nunes, A., Oliva, G., Oñatibia, G.R., Osborne, B., Peter, G., Pierre, M., Pueyo, Y., Quiroga, R.E., Reed, S., Rey, A., Rey, P., Reyes Gómez, V.M., Rolo, V., Rillig, M.C., Le Roux, P.C., Ruppert, J.C., Salah, A., Sebei, P.J., Sharkhuu, A., Stavi, I., Stephens, C., Teixido, A.L., Thomas, A.D., Tielbörger, K., Torres Robles, S., Travers, S., Valkó, O., van den Brink, L., Velbert, F., von Heßberg, A., Wamiti, W., Wang, D., Wang, L., Wardle, G.M., Yahdjian, L., Zaady, E., Zhang, Y., Zhou, X., Maestre, F.T. (2024): Hotspots of biogeochemical activity linked to aridity and plant traits across global drylands. Nature Plants https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-024-01670-7

Gross, N., Maestre, F.T., Liancourt, P., Berdugo, M., Martin, R., Gozalo, B., Ochoa, V., Delgado-Baquerizo, M., Maire, V., Saiz, H., Soliveres, S., Valencia, E., Eldridge, D.J., Guirado, E., Jabot, F., Asensio, S., Gaitán, J.J., García-Gómez, M., Martínez, P., Martínez-Valderrama. J., Mendoza, B.J., Moreno-Jiménez, E., Pescador, D.S., Plaza, C., Santaolaria Pijuan, I., Abedi, M., Ahumada, R.J., Amghar, F., Arroyo, A.I., Bahalkeh, K., Bailey, L., Ben Salem, F., Blaum, N., Boldgiv, B., Bowker, M.A., Branquinho, C., van den Brink, L., Bu, C., Canessa, R., del P. Castillo-Monroy, A., Castro, H., Castro, P., Chibani, R., Conceição, A.A., Darrouzet-Nardi, A., Davila, Y.C., Deák, B., Donoso, D.A., Durán, J., Espinosa, C., Fajardo, A., Farzam, M., Ferrante, D., Franzese, J., Fraser, L., Gonzalez, S., Gusman-Montalvan, E., Hernández-Hernández, R.M., Hölzel, N., Huber-Sannwald, E., Jadan, O., Jeltsch, F., Jentsch, A., Ju, M., Kaseke, K.F., Kindermann, L., le Roux, P., Linstädter, A., Louw, M.A., Mabaso, M., Maggs-Kölling, G., Makhalanyane, T.P., Malam Issa, O., Manzaneda, A.J., Marais, E., Margerie, P., Mendes Hughes, F., Messeder, J.V.S., Mora, J.P., Moreno, G., Munson, S.M., Nunes, A., Oliva, G., Oñatibia, G.R., Peter, G., Pueyo, Y., Quiroga, R.E., Ramírez-Iglesias, E., Reed, S.C., Rey, P.J., Reyes Gómez, V.M., Rodríguez, A., Rolo, V., Rubalcaba, J.G., Ruppert, J.C., Sala, O., Salah, A., Sebei, P.J., Stavi, I.L., Stephens, C., Teixido, A.L., Thomas, A.D., Throop, H.L., Tielbörger, K., Travers, S., Undrakhbold, S., Val, J., Valkó, O., Velbert, F., Wamiti, W., Wang, L., Wang, D., Wardle, G.M., Wolff, P., Yahdjian, L., Yari, R., Zaady, E., Zeberio, J.M., Zhang, Y., Zhou, X., Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y. (2024) Unforeseen plant phenotypic diversity in a dry and grazed world. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07731-3

Knollová, I., Chytrý, M., Bruelheide, H., Dullinger, S., Jandt, U., Bernhardt‐Römermann, M., ... , Deák, B., …., Valkó, O., .., Essl, F. (2024). ReSurveyEurope: A database of resurveyed vegetation plots in Europe. Journal of Vegetation Science, 35(2), e13235.<br>

Mirhashemi, H., Ahmadi, K., Heydari, M., Karami, O., Valkó, O., Khwarahm, N. R. (2024): Climatic variables are more effective on the spatial distribution of oak forests than land use change across their historical range. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 196: 289. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-024-12438-z

Villasor, C., Robertson, K., Becker, T., Cahill, J. F., Deák, B., Hensen, I., Otfinowski, R., Rosche, C., Borovyk, D., Vakhlamova, T., Valkó, O., Wagner, V. (2024). Invasion success of three cool‐season grasses in the northern prairie: a test of three hypotheses. Oikos e10266. https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.10266<br>

2023

Core papers of the research group

Bátori, Z., Valkó, O., Vojtkó, A., Tölgyesi, C., Farkas, T., Frei, K., Hábenczyus, A.A., Tóth, Á., Li, G., Rádai, Z., Dulai, S., Barta, K., Erdős, L. & Deák, B. (2023): Environmental heterogeneity increases the conservation value of small natural features in karst landscapes. Science of the Total Environment 872, 162120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162120

Borza, S. & Godó, L., Valkó, O., Végvári, Z., Deák B. (2023): Better safe than sorry – Understanding the attitude and habits of drivers can help mitigating animal-vehicle collisions. Journal of Environmental Management 339: 117917. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117917

Deák, B., Bede, Á., Rádai, Z., Dembicz, I., Apostolova, I., Batáry, P., Gallé, R., Tóth, C.A., Dózsai, J., Moysiyenko, I., Sudnik-Wójcikowska, B., Zahwatowicz, M., Nekhrizov, G., Lisetskii, F., Buryak, Z.A., Kis, S., Borza, S., Godó, L., Bragina, T.M., Smelansky, I., Molnár, Á., Bán, M., Báthori, F., Árgay, Z., Dani, J., Kiss, R., Valkó, O. (2023): Contribution of cultural heritage values to steppe conservation on ancient burial mounds of Eurasia. Conservation Biology https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14148

Godó, L. & Borza, S., Valkó, O., Rádai, Z., Deák, B. (2023): Owl-mediated diploendozoochorous seed dispersal increases dispersal distance and supports seedling establishment. Global Ecology and Conservation   45: e02519. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2023.e02519 

Halassy, M., Batáry, P., Csecserits, A., Török, K., Valkó, O. (2023): Meta-analysis identifies native priority as a mechanism that supports the restoration of invasion-resistant plant communities. Communications Biology 6: 1100. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-05485-8

Valkó, O., & Bede, Á., Rádai, Z., Deák, B. (2023): 'Sense of place' and conservation: Toponym diversity helps to maintain vegetation naturalness. People and Nature https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10476

Valkó, O., Fekete, R., Molnár V., A., Halassy, M., Deák, B. (2023): Roadside grassland restoration: Challenges and opportunities in the UN decade on ecosystem restoration. Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health 34:100490. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coesh.2023.100490


Other papers with contributions from our group

Csákvári, E., Sáradi, N., Berki, B., Csecserits, A., Csonka, A.C., Paolinelli Reis, B., Török, K., Valkó, O., Vörös, M., Halassy, M. (2023): Native species can reduce the establishment of invasive alien species if sown in high density and using competitive species. Restoration Ecology 31: e13901.  https://doi-org/10.1111/rec.13901 

Endrédi-Hanny, A., Sőth, Á., Ércz, D., Deák, B., Valkó, O., Nagy J.G. (2023) Exploring life-history traits of an endangered plant (Vicia biennis L.) to support the conservation of marginal populations. Nature Conservation 54: 121-147. https://doi.org/10.3897/natureconservation.54.105606 

Heydari, M., Hajinia, S., Jafarian, N., Karamian, M., Mosa, Z., Asgharzadeh, S., Rezaei, N., Guidi, L., Valkó, O. & Prévosto, B. (2023): Synergistic use of biochar and the plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in mitigating drought stress on oak (Quercus brantii Lindl.) seedlings. Forest Ecology and Management 531, 120793. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2023.120793 

Heydari, M., Cheraghi, J., Omidipour, R., Rostaminia, M., Kooch, Y., Valkó, O., Carcaillet, C. (2023): Tree dieback, woody plant diversity, and ecosystem driven by topography in semi-arid mountain forests: Implication for ecosystem management. Journal of Environmental Management 339: 117892. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117892 

Tölgyesi, C., Hábenczyus, A.A., Kelemen, A., Török, P., Valkó, O., Deák, B., Erdős, L., Tóth, B., Csikós, N. & Bátori, Z. (2023): How to not trade water for carbon with tree planting in water-limited temperate biomes? Science of the Total Environment 856: 158960. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158960

2022

Core papers of the research group

Godó, L.Valkó, O.Borza, S., & Deák, B. (2022) A global review on the role of small rodents and lagomorphs (clade Glires) in seed dispersal and plant establishment. Global Ecology and Conservation 33, e01982.

Kiss, R., Deák, B., Tóth, K., Lukács, K., Rádai, Z., Kelemen, A., Miglécz, T., Tóth, Á., Godó, L., Valkó, O. (2022): Co-seeding grasses and forbs supports restoration of species-rich grasslands and improves weed control in ex-arable land. Scientific Reports 12, 21239.

Tóth, Á., Deák, B., Tóth, K., Kiss, R., Lukács, K., Rádai, Z., Godó, L., Borza, S., Kelemen, A., Miglécz, T., Bátori, Z., Novák, T.J. & Valkó, O. (2022) Vertical distribution of soil seed bank and the ecological importance of deeply buried seeds in alkaline grasslands. PeerJ 10, e13226.


Valkó, O., Rádai, Z. & Deák, B. (2022) Hay transfer is a nature-based and sustainable solution for restoring grassland biodiversity. Journal of Environmental Management 311, 114816.

Valkó, O., Borza, S., Godó, L., Végvári, Z., Deák, B. (2022) Eurasian crane (Grus grus) as ecosystem engineer in grasslands ‒ conservation values, ecosystem services and disservices related to a large iconic bird species. Land Degradation and Development 33, 2155-2165.

Valkó, O., Kelemen, A., Kiss, O. & Deák, B. (2022) Patch and matrix characteristics determine the outcome of ecosystem engineering by mole rats in dry grasslands. PeerJ 10: e14582. https://doi-org/10.7717/peerj.14582

Other papers with contributions from our group

Gallé, R., Korányi, D., Tölgyesi, C., Lakatos, T., Marcolin, F., Török, E., Révész, K., Szabó, Á.R., Torma, A., Gallé-Szpisjak, N., Marja, R., Szitár, K., Deák, B., & Batáry, P. (2022): Landscape-scale connectivity and fragment size determine species composition of grassland fragments. Basic and Applied Ecology 65: 39-49.

Maestre, F.T.M., Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y., Delgado-Baquerizo, M., Eldridge, D.J., Saiz, H., Berdugo, M., Gozalo, B., Ochoa, V., Guirado, E., García-Gómez, M., Valencia, E., Gaitán, J.J., Asensio, S., Mendoza, B.J., Plaza, C., Díaz-Martínez, P., Rey, A., Hu, H.-W., He, J.-Z., Wang, J.-T., Lehmann, A., Rillig, M.C., Cesarz, S., Eisenhauer, N., Martínez-Valderrama, J., Moreno-Jiménez, E., Sala, O., Abedi, M., Ahmadian, N., Alados, C.L., Aramayo, V., Amghar, F., Arredondo, T., Ahumada, R.J., Bahalkeh, K., Salem, F.B., Blaum, N., Boldgiv, B., Bowker, M.A., Bran, D., Bu, C., Canessa, R., Castillo-Monroy, A.-P., Castro, H., Castro, I., Castro-Quezada, P., Chibani, R., Conceição, A.A., Currier, C,.M., Darrouzet-Nardi, A., Deák, B., Donoso, D.A., Dougill, A.J., Durán, J., Erdenetsetseg, B., Espinosa, C.I., Fajardo, A., Farzam, M., Ferrante, D., Frank, A.S.K., Fraser, L.H., Gherardi, L.A., Greenville, A.C., Guerra, C.A., Gusmán-Montalvan, E., Hernández-Hernández, R.M., Hölzel, N., Huber-Sannwald, E., Hughes, F.M., Jadán-Maza, O., Jeltsch, F., Jentsch, A., Kaseke, K.D., Köbel, M.K., Koopman, J.E., Leder.C.V., Linstädter, A., le Roux, P.C., Li, X., Liancourt, P., Liu, J., Louw, M.A., Maggs-Kölling, G., Makhalanyane, T.P., Malam Issa, O., Manzaneda, A.J., Marais, E., Mora, J.P., Moreno, G., Munson, S.B., Nunes, A., Oliva, G., Oñatibia, G.R., Peter, G., Pivari, M.O.D., Pueyo, Y., Quiroga, R.E., Rahmanian S., Reed, S.C., Rey, P.J., Richard, B., Rodríguez, A., Rolo, V., Rubalcaba, J.G., Ruppert, J.C., Salah, A., Schuchardt, M.A., Spann, S., Stavi, I., Stephens, C.R.A., Swemmer, A.M., Teixido, A.L., Thomas, A.D., Throop, H.L., Tielbörger, K., Travers, S., Val, J., Valkó, O., van den Brink, L., Velasco Ayuso, S., Velbert, F., Wamiti, W., Wang, D., Wang, L., Wardle, G.M., Yahdjian, L., Zaady, E., Zhang, Y., Zhou, X., Singh, B.K. & Gross, N. (2022): Grazing and ecosystem service delivery in global drylands. Science 378: 915-920. https://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.abq4062

Omidi, M., Heydari, M., Abedi, M., Kohzadean, M., Valkó, O. & Prévosto, B. (2022): Evaluating the restoration potential of soil seed banks in degraded semi-arid oak forests: Influence of canopy cover types and fire-related cues on seed germination. Forest Ecology and Management 524: 120534.

Szitár, K., Deák, B., Halassy, M., Steffen, C., & Batáry, P. (2022): Combination of organic farming and flower strips in agricultural landscapes - A feasible method to maximise functional diversity of plant traits related to pollination. Global Ecology and Conservation 38: e02229.


2021 

Core papers of the research group

Balogh, N., Tóthmérész, B., Valkó, O., Deák, B., Tóth, K., Molnár, Zs., Vadász, Cs., Tóth, E., Kiss, R., Sonkoly, J., Antal, K., Tüdősné Budai, J., Miglécz, T. & Kelemen, A. (2021) Consumption rate and dietary choice of cattle in species-rich mesic grasslands. Tuexenia 41, 395-410.

Bódis, J., Fülöp, B., Lábadi, V., Mészáros, A., Pacsai, B., Svajda, P., Valkó, O. & Kelemen, A. (2021) One year of conservation management is not sufficient for increasing the conservation value of abandoned fen meadows. Tuexenia 41, 381-394.

Borza, S.Godó, L., Csathó, A.I., Valkó, O. & Deák, B. (2021) A közúti közlekedés természetkárosító hatása a magyarországi gerincesfaunára - Szakirodalmi áttekintés. Természetvédelmi Közlemények 27, 1-17.

Deák, B., Bede, Á., Rádai, Z., Tóthmérész, B., Török, P., Nagy D., D., Torma, A., Lőrinczi, G., Nagy, A., Mizser, S., Kelemen, A. & Valkó, O. (2021) Different extinction debts among plants and arthropods after loss of grassland amount and connectivity. Biological Conservation 264, 109372.

Deák, B., Kovács, B., Rádai, Z., Apostolova, I., Kelemen, A., Kiss, R., Lukács, K., Palpurina, S., Sopotlieva, D., Báthori, F. & Valkó, O. (2021) Linking environmental heterogeneity and plant diversity: the ecological role of small natural features in homogeneous landscapes. Science of the Total Environment 763, 144199.

Deák, B. & Báthori, F., Lőrinczi, G., Végvári, Z., Nagy D., D., Mizser, S., Torma, A., Valkó, O. & Tóthmérész, B. (2021) Functional composition of ant assemblages in habitat islands is driven by habitat factors and landscape composition. Scientific Reports 11, 20962.

Deák, B., Rádai, Z., Bátori, Z., Kelemen, A., Lukács, K., Kiss, R., Maák, I.E. & Valkó, O. (2021) Ancient burial mounds provide safe havens for grassland specialist plants in transformed landscapes - A trait-based analysis. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 9, 619812.

Kiss, R., Deák, B., Tóthmérész, B., Miglécz, T., Tóth, K., Török, P., Lukács, K., Godó, L., Körmöczi, Z., Radócz, S., Kelemen, A., Sonkoly, J., Kirmer, A., Tischew, S., Švamberková, E. & Valkó, O. (2021) Establishment gaps in species‐poor grasslands: artificial biodiversity hotspots to support the colonization of target species. Restoration Ecology 29, e13135.

Kiss, R., Deák, B., Tóthmérész, B., Miglécz, T., Tóth, K., Török, P., Lukács, K., Godó, L., Körmöczi, Z., Radócz, S., Borza, S., Kelemen, A., Sonkoly, J., Kirmer, A., Tischew, S. & Valkó, O. (2021) Zoochory on and off: A field experiment for trait-based analysis of establishment success of grassland species. Journal of Vegetation Science 32, e13051.

Lukács, K. & Valkó, O. (2021) Human-vectored seed dispersal as a threat to protected areas: Prevention, mitigation and policy. Global Ecology and Conservation 31, e01851.

Tölgyesi, C., Bátori, Z., Deák, B., Erdős, L., Hábenczyus, A.A., Kukla, L.S., Török, P., Valkó, O. & Kelemen, A. (2021) A homokfásítás alkonya és az ártérfásítás hajnala. Természetvédelmi Közlemények 27, 126-144.

Valkó, O. & Deák, B. (2021) Increasing the potential of prescribed burning for the biodiversity conservation of European grasslands. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability & Health 22, 100268.

Valkó, O., Deák, B., Török, P., Tóth, K., Kiss, R., Kelemen, A., Miglécz, T., Sonkoly, J. & Tóthmérész, B. (2021) Dynamics in vegetation and seed bank composition highlight the importance of post-restoration management in sown grasslands. Restoration Ecology 29, e13192.

Valkó, O., Labadessa, R. & Venn, S. (2021) Conservation, restoration and biodiversity of Palaearctic grasslands - Editorial to the 6th EDGG special issue in Hacquetia. Hacquetia 20, 167-170.

Valkó, O., Tölgyesi, C., Kelemen, A., Bátori, Z., Gallé, R., Rádai, Z., Bragina, T.M., Bragin, Y. A. & Deák, B. (2021) Steppe Marmot (Marmota bobak) as ecosystem engineer in arid steppes. Journal of Arid Environments 184, 104244.

Varga, K., Csízi, I., Monori, I. & Valkó, O. (2021) Threats and challenges related to grazing paddocks: Recovery of extremely overgrazed grassland after grazing exclusion. Arid Land Research and Management 35, 346-357.

Other papers with contributions from our group

Biurrun, I., Burrascano, S., Dembicz, I., Guarino. R., Kapfer, J., Pielech, R., Garcia-Mijangos, I., Wagner, V., Palpurina, S., Mimet, A., Pellissier, A., Marcenò, C., Nowak, A., Bergamini. A., Boch, S., Csergő, A.-M., Grytnes, J.-A., Campos, J.A., Erschbamer, B., Jiménez-Alfaro, B., Zygmunt Kącki, Z., Kuzemko, A., Manthey, M., van Meerbeek, K., Swacha, G., Afif, E., Alatalo, J.M., Aleffi, M., Babbi, M., Bátori, Z., Belonovskaya, E., Berg, C., Bhatta, K.P., Cancellieri, L., Ceulemans, T., Deák, B., ..., Kelemen, A., ..., Valkó, O., ... & Dengler, J. (2021) Benchmarking plant diversity of Palaearctic grasslands and other open habitats. Journal of Vegetation Science 32, e13050.

Boch, S., Becker, T., Deák, B., Dengler, J. & Klaus, V. (2021) Grasslands of temperate Europe in a changing world - Editorial to the 16th EDGG Special Feature in Tuexenia. Tuexenia 41, 351-359.

Csákvári, E., Fabók, V., Bartha, S., Barta, Z., Batáry, P., Borics, G., Botta-Dukát, Z., Erős, T., Gáspár, J., Hideg, É., Kovács-Hostyánszki, A., Sramkó, G., Standovár, T., Lengyel, S., Liker, A., Magura, T., Márton, A., Molnár V., A., Molnár, Z., Oborny, B., Ódor, P., Tóthmérész, B., Török, K., Török, P., Valkó, O., Szép, T., Vörös, J. & Báldi, A. (2021) Conservation biology research priorities for 2050: A Central-Eastern European perspective. Biological Conservation 264, 109396.

Fernandez-Anez, N., Krasovskiy, A., Müller, M., Vacik, H., Baetens, J., Hukić, E., Kapovic Solomun, M., Atanassova, I., Glushkova, M., Bogunović, I., Fajković, H., Djuma, H., Boustras, G., Adámek, M., Devetter, M., Hrabalikova, M., Huska, D., Martínez Barroso, P., Vaverková. M.D., Zumr, D., Jõgiste, K., Metslaid, M., Koster, K., Köster. E., Pumpanen, J., Ribeiro-Kumara, C., Di Prima, S., Pastor, A., Rumpel, C., Seeger, M., Daliakopoulos, I., Daskalakou, E., Koutriulis, A., Papadopoulou, M.P., Stampoulidis, K., Xanthopoulos, G., Aszalós, R., Deák, B., Kertész, M., Valkó, O., ... & Cerda, A. (2021) Current wildland fire patterns and challenges in Europe: A synthesis of national perspectives. Air, Soil and Water Research 14, 1-19.

Kuhn, T., Domokos, P., Kiss, R., Ruprecht, E. (2021) Grassland management and land use history shape species composition and diversity in Transylvanian semi-natural grasslands. Applied Vegetation Science 24, e12585.

Lampinen, J., Tuomi, M., Fischer, L.K., Neuenkamp, L., Alday, J.G., Bucharova, A., Cancellieri, L., Casado-Arzuaga, I., Čeplová, N., Cerveró, L., Deák, B., Eriksson, O., Fellowes, M.D.E., Fernández De Manuel, B., Filibeck, G., González-Guzmán, A., Hinojosa, M.B., Kowarik, I., Lumbierres, B., Miguel, A., Pardo, R., Pons, X., Rodríguez-García, E., Schröder, R., Sperandii, M.G., Unterweger, P., Valkó, O., Vázquez, V. & Klaus, V.H. (2021) Acceptance of near-natural greenspace management relates to ecological and socio-cultural assigned values among European urbanites. Basic and Applied Ecology 50, 119-131.

Shackelford, N., Paterno, G.B., Winkler, D.E., Erickson, T.E., Leger, E.A., Svejcar, L.N., Breed, M.F., Faist, A.M., Harrison, P.A., Curran, M.F., Guo, Q., Kirmer, A., Law, D.J., Mganga, K.Z., Munson, S.M., Porensky, L.M., Quiroga, R.E., Török, P., Wainwright, C.E., Abdullahi, A., Bahm, M.A., Ballenger, E.A., Barger, N., Baughman, O.W., Becker, C., Lucas-Borja, M.-E., Boyd, C.S., Burton, C.M., Burton, P.J., Calleja, E., ..., Deák, B., ..., Kiss, R., ..., Valkó, O., ... & Suding, K.L. (2021) Drivers of seedling establishment success in dryland restoration efforts. Nature Ecology and Evolution 5, 1283-1290.

Tammaru, K., Košnar, J., Abbas, F. A., Barta, K. A., de Bello, F., Harrison, S., Degli, E. I., Kiss, R., Lukács, K., Neumann, S. M., Wagia, H., Puy, J. & Lepš, J. (2021) Ecological differentiation of Carex species coexisting in a wet meadow: Comparison of pot and field experiments. Acta Oecologica 110, 103692.


2020

Core papers of the research group

Bátori, Z., Kiss, P.J., Tölgyesi, C., Deák, B., Valkó, O., Török, P., Erdős, L., Tóthmérész, B. & Kelemen, A. (2020) River embankments mitigate the loss of grassland biodiversity in agricultural landscapes. River Research and Applications 36, 1160-1170. 

Deák, B. (2020) Nature and Culture - The Role of Ancient Burial Mounds in the Conservation of Eurasian Steppe Vegetation. Ökológiai Kutatóközpont, Tihany (ISBN: 978-615-5799-10-5), p. 172. 

Deák, B., Bede, Á., Tóth, C.A., Valkó, O., Lisetskii, F., Buryak, Z., Bragina, T.M., Apostolova, I., Bán, M. & Báthori, F. (2020) Eurázsiai Kurgán Adatbázis: Új nemzetközi adatbázis a kunhalmok védelméért. Tájökológiai Lapok 18, 99-113. 

Deák, B., Rádai, Z., Lukács, K., Kelemen, A., Kiss, R., Báthori, Z., Kiss, P.J. & Valkó, O. (2020) Fragmented dry grasslands preserve unique components of species and phylogenetic diversity in agricultural landscapes. Biodiversity and Conservation 29, 4091-4110. 

Deák, B., Valkó, O., Nagy D. D., Török, P., Torma, A., Lőrinczi, G., Kelemen, A., Nagy, A., Bede, Á., Mizser, S., Csathó, A.I. & Tóthmérész, B. (2020) Habitat islands outside nature reserves - threatened biodiversity hotspots of grassland specialist plant and arthropod species. Biological Conservation 241, 108254.

Deák, B. Valkó, O., Tóth, C.A., Botos, Á.  & Novák, T. (2020) Legacies of past land use challenge grassland recovery - An example from dry grasslands on ancient burial mounds(link is external). Nature Conservation 39, 113-132.

Kovácsné Koncz, N., Béri, B., Deák, B., Kelemen, A., Tóth, K., Kiss, R., Radócz, S., Miglécz, T., Tóthmérész, B.  & Valkó, O. (2020) Meat production and maintaining biodiversity: Grazing by traditional and crossbred beef cattle breeds in marshes and grasslands. Applied Vegetation Science 23, 139-148.

Labadessa, R., Deák, B. & Valkó, O. (2020) No need for grazing exclusion - Sheep grazing supports the recovery of grasslands even from the early successional stages. Tuexenia 40, 429-443.

Tölgyesi, C., Török, P., Hábenczyus, A.A., Bátori, Z., Valkó, O., Deák, B., Tóthmérész, B., Erdős, L. & Kelemen, A. (2020) Underground deserts below fertility islands? - Woody species desiccate lower soil layers in sandy drylands. Ecography 43, 848-859.

Valkó, O., Lukács, K., Deák, B., Kiss, R., Miglécz, T., Tóth, K., Tóth, Á., Godó, L., Radócz, Sz., Sonkoly, J., Kelemen, A., Tóthmérész, B. (2020): Laundry washing increases dispersal efficiency of cloth-dispersed propagules. NeoBiota 61,  1-16.

Other papers with contributions from our group

Bátori Z., Lőrinczi G., Tölgyesi C., Módra G., Juhász O., Aguilon D. J., Vojtkó A., Valkó O., Deák B., Erdős L. & Maák I.E. (2020) Karstic Microrefugia Host Functionally Specific Ant Assemblages. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 8, 613738.

Boch, S., Becker, T., Deák, B., Dengler, J. & Wagner, V. (2020) Traditional land use, management and biodiversity of European semi-natural grasslands - Editorial to the 15th EDGG Special Feature. Tuexenia 40, 401-407. 

Dengler, J., Matthews, T.J., Steinbauer, M.J., Wolfrum, S., Boch, S., Chiarucci, A., Conradi, T., Dembicz, I., Marcenó, C., García-Mijangos, I., Nowak, A., Storch, D., Ulrich, W., Campos, J.A., Cancellieri, L., Carboni, M., Ciaschetti, G., De Frenne, P., Dolezal, J., Dolnik, C., Essl, F., Fantinato, E., Filibeck, G., Grytnes, J.-A., Guarino, R., Güler, B., Janišová, M., Klichowska, E., Kozub, Ł., Kuzemko, A., Manthey, M., Mimet, A., Naqinezhad, A., Pedersen, C., Peet, R.K., Pellissier, V., Pielech, R., Potenza, G., Rosati, L., Terzi, M., Valkó, O., Vynokurov, D., White, H., Winkler, M. & Biurrun, I.  (2020) Species-area relationships in continuous vegetation: evidence from Palaearctic Grasslands. Journal of Biogeography 47, 72-86.

E.-Vojtkó, A., Balogh, N., Deák, B., Kelemen, A., Kis, Sz., Kiss, R., Lovas-Kiss, Á., Löki, V., Lukács, K., Molnár V., A., Nagy, T., Sonkoly, J., Süveges, K., Takács, A., Tóth, E., Tóth, K., Tóthmérész, B., Török, P., Valkó, O., Vojtkó, A. & Lukács, B.A. (2020) Leaf trait records of vascular plant species in the Pannonian flora with special focus on endemics and rarities. Folia Geobotanica 55, 73-79.

Feurdean, A., Vannière, B., Finsinger, W., Warren, D., Connor, S.C., Liakka, J., Panait, A., Andrič, M., Bobek, P., Carter, V.A., Davis, B., Diaconu, A.C., Dietze, E., Feeser, I., Florescu, G., Forrest, M., Gałka, M., Giesecke, T., Jahns, J., Jamrichová, E., Kajukało, K., Kaplan, J., Karpińska-Kołaczek, M., Kołaczek, P., Kuneš, P., Kupriyanov, D., Lamentowicz, M., Lemmen, C., Magyari, E.K., Marcisz, K., Marinova, E., Niamir, A., Novenko, E., Obremska, M., Pędziszewska, A., Pfeiffer, M., Poska, A., Rösch, M., Słowiński, M., Stančikaitė, M., Szal, M., Święta-Musznicka, J., Tanţău, I., Theuerkauf, M., Tonkov, S., Veski, S., Valkó, O., Vassiljev, J., Vincze, I., Wacnik, A., Werner, C., Wiethold, J. & Hickler, T. (2020) Fire hazard modulation by long-term dynamics in land cover and dominant forest type in Eastern and Central Europe. Biogeosciences 17, 1213-1230.

Fischer, L.K., Neuenkamp L., Lampinen, J., Tuomi, M., Alday, J.G., Cancellieri, L., Casado-Arzuaga, I., Čeplová, N., Cerveró, L., Deák, B., Eriksson, O., Fellowes, M.D.E., Fernández De Manuel, B., Filibeck, G., González-Guzmán, A., Hinojosa, M.B., Kowarik, I., Lampei Bucharová, A., Lumbierres, B., Pons, X., Rodríguez-García, E., Schröder, R., Sperandii, M.G., Unterweger, P., Valkó, O., Vázquez, V. & Klaus, V.H. (2020) Public attitudes toward biodiversity friendly greenspace management in Europe. Conservation Letters 13, e12718.

Molnár, Z., Kelemen, A., Kun, R., Máté, J., Sáfián, L., Biró, M., Máté, A. & Vadász, Cs. (2020) Knowledge co‐production with traditional herders on cattle grazing behaviour for better management of species‐rich grasslands. Journal of Applied Ecology 57, 1677-1687.

Riba, M., Kiss-Szikszai, A., Gonda, S., Parizsa, P., Deák, B., Török, P., Valkó, O., Felföldi, T. & Vasas, G. (2020) Chemotyping of terrestrial Nostoc isolates from alkali grassland areas by non-targeted peptide analysis. Algal Research 46, 101798.

Rodrigo-Comino, J., López-Vicente, M., Kumar, V., Rodríguez-Seijo, A., Valkó, O., Rojas, C., Pourghasemi, H.R., Salvati, L., Bakr, N., Vaudour, E., Brevik, E.C., Radziemska, M., Pulido, M., Di Prima, S., Dondini, M., de Vries, W., Santos, E.S., Mendonça-Santos, M. de L., Yu, Y. & Panagos, P. (2020) Soil Science Challenges in a New Era: A Transdisciplinary Overview of Relevant Topics. Air, Soil and Water Research 13, 1-17.

Sonkoly, J., Valkó, O., Balogh, N., Godó, L., Kelemen, A., Kiss, R., Miglécz, T., Tóth, E., Tóth, K., Tóthmérész, B. & Török, P. (2020) Germination response of invasive plants to soil burial depth and litter accumulation is species specific. Journal of Vegetation Science 31, 1081-1089.

Szabó, L., Deák, B., Bíró, T., Dyke, G.J. & Szabó, S. (2020) NDVI as a Proxy for Estimating Sedimentation and Vegetation Spread in Artificial Lakes - Monitoring of Spatial and Temporal Changes by Using Satellite Images Overarching Three Decades. Remote Sensing 12, 1468.