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The main focus of Péter Batáry's group lies in the field of ecology with conservation biological oriented researches.
Our new paper, co-authored by Riho and Péter, titled "Pesticides and habitat loss additively reduce wild bees in crop fields", is published in Nature Ecology & Evolution. The study emphasizes the need to reduce pesticide impacts and restore habitats for promoting wild bees. doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Pesticides and habitat loss additively reduce wild bees in crop fields - Nature Ecology & Evolution
The authors synthesize bee assemblage data from 681 crop fields across three continents, finding that local pesticide hazards and decreasing adjacent semi-natural habitats both negatively affected wil...
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December 12, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Our new paper, co-authored by Riho and Péter, titled "Pesticides and habitat loss additively reduce wild bees in crop fields", is published in Nature Ecology & Evolution. The study emphasizes the need to reduce pesticide impacts and restore habitats for promoting wild bees. doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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Flying changes how metabolism scales with body mass –> NEW META-ANALYSIS of insects and spiders in Ecology Letters with @vojsavagjoni.bsky.social, H. Tan, A. Hirst and D. Atkinson
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Locomotion Reveals Contrasting Responses in Body Mass‐Scaling of Metabolic Rates Between Winged and Wingless Arthropods
We test how activity and locomotor mode affect metabolic scaling in arthropods. Only winged insects show increased scaling with activity, likely due to flight-related thermal and biomechanical factor...
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December 12, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Flying changes how metabolism scales with body mass –> NEW META-ANALYSIS of insects and spiders in Ecology Letters with @vojsavagjoni.bsky.social, H. Tan, A. Hirst and D. Atkinson
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#NewExcellenceGrant: Péter has once again been awarded the prestigious Momentum Excellence Grant from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, which originally helped establish our group seven years ago. This is crucial for our group's continued success and future achievements. mta.hu/english
December 7, 2025 at 9:16 AM
#NewExcellenceGrant: Péter has once again been awarded the prestigious Momentum Excellence Grant from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, which originally helped establish our group seven years ago. This is crucial for our group's continued success and future achievements. mta.hu/english
Retreat: Our research group had a fantastic retreat in Eger, Hungary! We discussed our ongoing projects and other initiatives, enjoyed traditional food, a local wine tasting, and great company.
December 5, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Retreat: Our research group had a fantastic retreat in Eger, Hungary! We discussed our ongoing projects and other initiatives, enjoyed traditional food, a local wine tasting, and great company.
#Meeting: Kata, Vera, and Péter attended the Kick-off Meeting of the SAFER project at INRAE Bordeaux, France. The three-day event featured engaging scientific presentations and fruitful discussions about project planning. www.agroecologypartnership.eu/safer
November 25, 2025 at 9:36 AM
#Meeting: Kata, Vera, and Péter attended the Kick-off Meeting of the SAFER project at INRAE Bordeaux, France. The three-day event featured engaging scientific presentations and fruitful discussions about project planning. www.agroecologypartnership.eu/safer
Conference: Tamás and Péter attended the 3rd Hungarian Urban Ecology Conference at the University of Pécs. Péter delivered a plenary on hidden village biodiversity, Tamás discussed city park birds, and his MSc student, Teó, won the best speed talk prize on 3D urbanization effects on birds.
November 20, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Conference: Tamás and Péter attended the 3rd Hungarian Urban Ecology Conference at the University of Pécs. Péter delivered a plenary on hidden village biodiversity, Tamás discussed city park birds, and his MSc student, Teó, won the best speed talk prize on 3D urbanization effects on birds.
#Publication: Our new paper, with Dorota as the senior author, is published in Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment under the title "Small-scale farming benefits birds and boosts their diversity in nearby farmland and villages". doi.org/10.1016/j.ag...
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November 19, 2025 at 7:57 AM
#Publication: Our new paper, with Dorota as the senior author, is published in Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment under the title "Small-scale farming benefits birds and boosts their diversity in nearby farmland and villages". doi.org/10.1016/j.ag...
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Small-scale farming benefits birds and boosts their diversity in nearby farmland and villages | www.sciencedirect.co... | Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment | #ornithology 🪶
Small-scale farming benefits birds and boosts their diversity in nearby farmland and villages
Since the post-World War II period, agricultural intensification and land consolidation programs have homogenized and simplified European agricultural…
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November 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Small-scale farming benefits birds and boosts their diversity in nearby farmland and villages | www.sciencedirect.co... | Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment | #ornithology 🪶
#Publication: 'Prescribed burning and vegetation heterogeneity enhance predatory arthropod diversity in temperate dry grasslands,' led by Tomáš and Robi, co-authored by Marci, is out in Fire Ecology. doi.org/10.1186/s424...
Prescribed burning and vegetation heterogeneity enhance predatory arthropod diversity in temperate dry grasslands - Fire Ecology
Background Temperate dry grasslands host diverse communities of predatory arthropods, yet their biodiversity is increasingly threatened by habitat degradation following the abandonment of traditional ...
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November 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
#Publication: 'Prescribed burning and vegetation heterogeneity enhance predatory arthropod diversity in temperate dry grasslands,' led by Tomáš and Robi, co-authored by Marci, is out in Fire Ecology. doi.org/10.1186/s424...
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'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...
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'
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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
'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...
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...
#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
#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.
#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.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:18 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...
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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
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.
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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...
#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
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...
#1 Macro- and microclimate interactively shape species diversity of multiple taxa in mountain landscapes by L. Geres. doi.org/10.1002/ecog...
#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.
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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
#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.
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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
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....
#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
#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.
#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
#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....
#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!
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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
#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...
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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
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/...
#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
#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!
#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 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...
#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
#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."
#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: 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.