Lendület Ecosystem Services Research Group

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Nestling plumage colour variation in a sexually dichromatic hole-nesting passerine bird - Potential functions and mechanisms

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Interoperability for ecosystem service assessments: Why, how, who, and for whom?

Joint project with the Green Office of the District XII., Budapest

How can pollinator-supporting interventions be integrated into the city fabric? 

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The negative legacy effect of extreme drought on soil respiration is unaffected by post-grought precipitation regime in a temperate grassland

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Experimental data suggest between population reversal in the condition dependence of two sexually selected traits

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Farming in Natura 2000 Farmland

Congratulations

Viktor, Gabriella, and Virág won a STARTING grant of the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund. The coming years promise some captivating stories about urban flowers and pollinators. 

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A paper with many authors was published with András Báldi and Anikó Kovács-Hostyánszki as co-authors in Global Change Biology: Land use change consistently reduces α- but not β- and γ-diversity of bees

Greetings

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 

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Contrasting Patterns of Plants, Bees, Hoverflies and Spiders in Different Habitats in a Central European Agricultural Landscape

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Adatok és kiegészítések Magyarország edényes flórájához

Congratulations

Áron won a Young Researchers' Excellence in Publication Award

Group meeting

We retreated to Tápiószecső for some work and teambuilding

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Flood prevention benefits provided by Canadian natural ecosystems

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Explosive spread of sand dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus), a C4 perennial bunchgrass, threatens unique grasslands in Hungary (Central Europe)

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Surprisingly good fit of pressure-based cropland condition map and bird census data at the national scale

Event

SCCS 2024 - 9th Student Conference on Conservation Science

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Hazánk természeti állapotának javítása - Szakpolitikai összefoglaló 2024

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The effects of plant invasion, floral resources and soil characteristics on ground-nesting bees

Congratulations!

Áron Bihaly successfully defenced his PhD thesis at the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Gödöllő

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Increasing uptake of ecosystem service assessments: best practice check-lists for practitioners in Europe

Joint project with MOME

How can pollinator-supporting interventions be integrated into the city fabric?

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Using a perception matrix to elicit farmers' perceptions towards stakeholders in the context of biodiversity-friendly farming

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Seminatural areas act as reservoirs of genetic diversity for crop pollinators and natural enemies across Europe

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Landscape-wide floral resource deficit enhances the importance of diverse wildflower plantings for pollinators in farmlands

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How values and perceptions shape farmers' biodiversity management: Insight from ten European countries

Presentation

Focus on urban bee pastures 

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Taxonomical and chorological notes 18 (184-194)

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Expert workshop in the framework of the CO-OP4CBD

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National mapping and assessment of ecosystem services projects in Europe - Participants' experiences, state of the art and lessons learned

Group meeting

We retreated to Sarlóspuszta for some work and teambuilding

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Chapter Six - Roadmap for transformative agriculture: From research through policy towards a liveable future in Europe

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Grazing and boundaries favour weedy plants with functional traits beneficial for pollinators

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National records of 3000 European bee and hoverfly species: A contribution to pollinator conservation

Welcome back

Sándor Piross is back from York 

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Mate-guarding success depends on male investment in a butterfly

Interview

Gabriella Süle in Klub Rádió

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First steps of pollinator-promoting interventions in Eastern-European urban areas - positive outcomes, challenges, and recommendations

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Validation and limitations of large-scale forest condition indicators - A example from Hungary 

Event

Ecologists in the Vértes Mountains at the Pentecost weekend 

Event

Uninvited guests, successful conquerors

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Fluctuations and trends in spatio-temporal patterns of plant species and diversity in a sandy pasture

Team building

One-day excursion to Pap-hegy (Szokolya, Hungary)

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The role of non-English-language science in informing national biodiversity assessments

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Escape from the garden: spreading, effects and traits of a new risky invasive ornamental plant (Gaillardia aristata Pursch)

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Trait-based effects of plant invasion on floral resources, hoverflies and bees

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Özönállatfajok Magyarországon

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Non-native tree plantations are weak substitutes for near-natural forests regarding plant diversity and ecological value

New project

National Programme for Sustainable Development and Technologies

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Phenotypic senescence in a natural insect population

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Assessment of some invasive alien beepasture species based on interviews with sectoral experts

New project

National Laboratory for Health Security

Group meeting

We retreated to Békésszentandrás for some work and teambuilding