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@mta-lace.bsky.social
The main focus of Péter Batáry's group lies in the field of ecology with conservation biological oriented researches.
Reposted
'The economic, ag., & food security repercussions of a wild pollinator collapse

Prices for pollinator-dependent crops would rise globally, w' Europe seeing steepest increases. ...consumers bear the brunt. Global annual welfare losses would reach €34 billion in 2030'

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The economic, agricultural, and food security repercussions of a wild pollinator collapse in Europe - Nature Communications
Wild pollinator loss in Europe could cut crop yields by 8%, reduce exports, and raise food prices. Despite market adjustments, global annual welfare would decline by €34 billion in 2030, with EU consu...
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November 12, 2025 at 10:47 AM
#Conference: @edinatorok.bsky.social attended the SCAPE Conference in Priego de Córdoba, Spain, presenting on cavity-nesting bees and wasps in villages, plus a SEPPI project poster on plant-pollinator monitoring methods.
November 12, 2025 at 9:47 AM
#Publication: Our paper, "Native and alien plant species respond differently to landscape and local factors shaping spontaneous herbaceous vegetation in villages" led by Kata, is now published in Basic and Applied Ecology.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...
Redirecting
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November 11, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Reposted
Out today in PNAS: Mobile species' responses to surrounding land use generate trade-offs and synergies among nature's contributions to people" www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2505401122 by Sophie O'Brien et al.
November 4, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Reposted
Great to see the results of our massive biodiversity assessment at Berchtesgaden Natl. Park pour in! Cool insights on patterns & drivers of multidiversity!

#1 Macro- and microclimate interactively shape species diversity of multiple taxa in mountain landscapes by L. Geres. doi.org/10.1002/ecog...
October 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
#Publication: Péter co-authored a meta-analysis paper, "Wealth and wildlife in cities: How economic and demographic drivers influence global urban environmental injustice" published in People and Nature.
doi.org/10.1002/pan3...
Wealth and wildlife in cities: How economic and demographic drivers influence global urban environmental injustice
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
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November 3, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Our paper, "Suburban areas provide refuge for carabids in cities with high climate seasonality and urban heat island effects: a global meta-analysis" led by Bori, is now published in Diversity and Distributions. It highlights the role of climate in urbanization effects. doi.org/10.1111/ddi....
Suburban Areas Provide Refuge for Carabids in Cities With High Climate Seasonality and Urban Heat Island Effects: A Global Meta‐Analysis
Aim Ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) are a highly diverse group of soil-associated organisms with varied biological functions, diet preferences and mobility. Their diversity has made them a po...
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October 31, 2025 at 2:17 PM
#Conference: Tomáš attended the Fire in Central European Ecosystems conference in Děčín. He presented research on how prescribed burning and scattered common hawthorn shrubs affect environmental conditions and assemblages of spiders and ground beetles in Czech dry grasslands.
October 16, 2025 at 6:59 AM
#Publication: Led by Tomáš and Robi, with Niki and Marci, our paper in Ecological Entomology, "Solar parks provide heterogeneous habitats for winter-active predatory arthropods". doi.org/10.1111/een....
Solar parks provide heterogeneous habitats for winter‐active ground‐dwelling predatory arthropods
Forest provides stable temperature and high humidity, harbouring mainly forest-associated winter-active ground-dwelling predatory arthropods. Grassland and abandoned farmland experience extreme temp...
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October 15, 2025 at 11:47 AM
#NewGroupMember: We are pleased to welcome Veronika Fabók as an assistant researcher, joining our group to work on the socio-economic aspects of agriculture. Happy sciencing!
www.researchgate.net/profile/Vero...
Veronika FABÓK | Assisstant research fellow | PhD | Centre for Ecological Research, Budapest | Research profile
Veronika FABÓK, Assisstant research fellow | Cited by 263 | of Centre for Ecological Research, Budapest | Read 20 publications | Contact Veronika FABÓK
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October 13, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Special Issue: Our collection "Effects of Agricultural Landscapes on Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services, and Yield" is fully published in Landscape Ecology, featuring 15 papers, organized by guest editors Péter and Kata link.springer.com/collections/...
Collection: Effects of agricultural landscapes on biodiversity, ecosystem services, and yield
Agriculture is the leading cause of farmland biodiversity loss and an associated decline of various ecosystem services. Nevertheless, a wealth of agricultural ...
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October 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
#NewGroupMember: We are pleased to welcome Giulia De Luca as an assistant researcher. She will be joining our group to work on sustainable development in cities and villages. Happy #sciencing!
October 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
#Publication Our paper, co-authored by @edinatorok.bsky.social, Robi, and Péter, and led by Lorenzo Marini, has been published in the Journal of Applied Ecology under the title "Using total abundance as a proxy for wild bee species richness: A practical tool for non-experts." doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Using total abundance as a proxy for wild bee species richness: A practical tool for non‐experts
The use of a simple but effective proxy could be an important starting point for the expansion of wild bee monitoring initiatives at the regional scale, particularly given the growing involvement of ....
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September 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
#Publication: The article, co-authored by @rihomarja.bsky.social and led by Elisabeth Prangel, has been published in the Global Change Biology under the title "Grassland restoration drives strong multitrophic biodiversity recovery, but climate extremes jeopardize drought-sensitive species."
September 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
#Conference: Niki and Robi participated at the 35th European Congress of Arachnology, Zadar, Croatia. They co-authored two posters on the spider diversity of solar parks and the spread of an invasive spider species.
September 23, 2025 at 10:41 AM
#Conference: Dávid and Péter presented talks from the Showcase project at the IALE 2025 European Landscape Ecology Congress in Bratislava, Slovakia. Péter also co-organized a session with Costanza Geppert about agricultural multifunctionality.
September 23, 2025 at 10:41 AM
#Publication: Our concept paper, "Aligning land use with sustainability: Context-sensitive pathways forward," led by Dorota, has been published in the Journal of Environmental Management. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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September 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM
#Publication: Our paper, led by Maxime Eeraerts, has been published in Journal of Applied Ecology with the title: "Global synthesis of apple pollination research highlights general pollen limitation and positive contributions of wild bees compared to honeybees". doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Global synthesis of apple pollination research highlights general pollen limitation and positive contributions of wild bees compared to honeybees
Our study highlights that pollen limitation is common in this global crop. While managed honeybees are dominant pollinators, a diverse community of wild bees contributes significantly to apple pollin...
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September 16, 2025 at 12:06 PM
#Publication: Our Showcase project paper, led by Susanna Hempel, a PhD student at the University of Zürich, has been published in Basic and Applied Ecology: "The impact of abandonment and intensification on the biodiversity of agriculturally marginal grasslands – a systematic review".
September 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
#New group member: We would like to welcome Lili Korsoveczky as an assistant researcher and PhD student at the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, joining our group under the supervision of Robi. Happy sciencing! en.uni-mate.hu
September 14, 2025 at 1:43 PM
#Publication: Our paper led by Marci and Torma, has been published in Insect Conservation and Diversity with the title "Spreading of recently introduced North American sand dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus) threatens European native dry grassland arthropods". doi.org/10.1111/icad...
Spreading of recently introduced North American sand dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus) threatens European native dry grassland arthropods
The effects of sand dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus) invasion on arthropods depended on its density and varied between habitat types and arthropod groups. Vegetation-dwelling, primarily herbivorous...
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August 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
#Visiting scientist: We were delighted to host Ella Hinderer from the University of Hohenheim as a visiting MSc student! Through a #COST Action, she collaborated with Péter to model the effects of crop field size on biodiversity and agronomic outcomes in Baden-Württemberg.
August 22, 2025 at 10:38 AM
#Publication: With @lakatostom.bsky.social as first author, we published a book chapter titled "How gardening can work towards combatting the biodiversity crisis: a landscape perspective" (in "Crisis Gardening: A Global Perspective"). www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
How Gardening Can Work towards Combatting the Biodiversity Crisis | 4
We are experiencing the sixth mass species extinction globally, resulting in an ongoing biodiversity crisis caused first of all by anthropogenic land-use
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August 21, 2025 at 9:09 AM
#Award: Dorota was awarded a scholarship for outstanding young scientists by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education for her significant achievements in biological sciences. Congratulations!
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Ogłoszenie wyników postępowania w sprawie przyznania stypendiów Ministra Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego dla wybitnych młodych naukowców w 2025 r. (edycja 20) - Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego ...
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August 15, 2025 at 9:21 AM
#Publication: Our paper, led by @lakatostom.bsky.social, is published in Urban Forestry & Urban Greening: "Functional trait filtering and decline in species richness in urban parks hinder ground-breeding and insectivorous birds." doi.org/10.1016/j.uf...
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August 13, 2025 at 1:11 PM