Exhibition: Niki's graphics are exhibited in the Biological Institute of the University of Szeged. The drawings made with a felt-tip pen depict plants and invertebrates. u-szeged.hu/ikikk/2026-m...

The article, co-authored by @rihomarja.bsky.social, and led by Philipp Schwemmer, has been published in Communications Biology under the title "High annual-cycle repeatability suggests low flexibility to environmental changes in a near-threatened migratory shorebird." doi.org/10.1038/s420...

#Editorial: With Kata's lead we published an editorial paper in Landscape Ecology about our collection "Effects of agricultural landscapes on biodiversity, ecosystem services, and yield" featuring 15 papers. doi.org/10.1007/s109... link.springer.com/collections/...

Publication: Péter has published a Worldview paper in Nature Cities with the title "Bridging urban and rural futures". He argued that cities and their surrounding villages must be planned as one integrated region to achieve sustainable urban futures. doi.org/10.1038/s442...

Publication: Marci and Robi co-authored a paper published in Global Ecology and Conservation: Stoces et al. "Dispersal ability modulates fluctuating asymmetry in carabid beetle populations across solar parks and extensive grasslands." www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#Publication: Péter co-authored a paper published in Biological Reviews, "Orchard netting impacts on biodiversity leading to cascading effects at the ecosystem level". We show that orchard nets deter pests but also filter and simplify biotic communities. doi.org/10.1002/brv....

Ranking: Péter was ranked as the most cited Hungarian ecologist according to Research.com. research.com/scientists-r...

Symposium: Péter gave a talk (in Hungarian) on the importance of functional diversity at the symposium “Hungarian Supra-individual Biology in the Early 21st Century”, organized to mark the 200th anniversary of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

Robi co-authored an article published in Journal of Environmental Management, "Timing of grazing and vegetation type modulate the effect of traditional pastoral land use on arthropod communities". We showed that optimal timing of grazing and ungrazed patches are important. doi.org/10.1016/j.je...

Great to be at the #FutureforButterflies. Tomorrow I will speak about this new paper and our work with #biodiversitymonitoring using #Insect #cameratraps and #AI as part of @mambo-project.eu @onestop-project.eu and @insectai.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...?

#Workshop: In the frame of the SAFER project, Vera organized the first workshop with vineyard farmers, who agreed to host ecological surveys and contributed valuable insights to support both ecological and social research.

Policy news: The EU Directorate-General for Environment is promoting our Nature Sustainability paper with the title "Restoring nature-rich landscapes around villages is a matter of social and environmental justice". environment.ec.europa.eu/news/restori...

#Defense: @lakatostom.bsky.social has successfully defended his PhD at the Eötvös University with the title "The effects of urbanisation and agricultural intensification on bird communities" under the supervision of Péter. Congratulations! # link to Eötvös University: www.elte.hu/en

#Publication: With @lakatostom.bsky.social as first author, we published a paper in Basic and Applied Ecology entitled "Sealed surfaces limit bird diversity, whereas tall structures may support the abundance of some species, while both filter traits in urban landscapes". doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...

#Publication: @edinatorok.bsky.social , Riho, Robi, and Péter co-authored a paper in Conservation Letters titled "Global biodiversity framework targets can drive action on insect declines, but lack robust indicators to prove their effectiveness." dx.doi.org/10.1111/con4...

Let the grass grow under your feet! In every grass shoot, there is a treasure trove of tiny insect biodiversity. It turns out insects need undisturbed refuges: grassland should not be mown for several years: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/3240.html... #BasicandAppliedEcology: doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...

www.uni-goettingen.de/en/3240.html... Hidden insect diversity in grass shoots threatened by mowing

“A standardised protocol for sampling cavity-nesting Hymenoptera using trap nests”, led by @edinatorok.bsky.social, published in JHR, promoting wider use of trap nests and standardised data collection on cavity-nesting Hymenoptera to support research and conservation. doi.org/10.3897/jhr....

Tscharntke, T., Batáry, P., Vidal, S. (2026). The hidden multitrophic diversity of specialized grass-shoot insects – neglected by grassland management. Basic and Applied Ecology. doi.org/10.1016/j.ba... @funcagroeco.bsky.social

BSc defense: Congratulations to Teodor Purger for successfully defending his thesis at the University of Pécs! His research, titled "Effects of horizontal and vertical urban structure on bird species distribution, functional traits, and abundance in the city of Pécs," was supervised by Tamás.

Our paper with Teja, Péter, and Stefan, "The hidden multitrophic diversity of specialized grass-shoot insects – neglected by grassland management," is published in @basicapplecol.bsky.social. It emphasizes the need for unmown refuges to support persistent insect populations. doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...

PhD defense: Kitti has successfully defended her PhD at the Hungarian Agricultural University. Her dissertation, titled "Effect of Leaving Uncut Refuge Strips and Grazing Exclusions as Nature Conservation Measures on Arthropods," was completed under the supervision of Robi. Congratulations!!!

Sep 13 - 17, 2026 - Nordic Oikos 2026 nordicsocietyoikos.glueup.com/event/nordic...

#Publication: @rihomarja.bsky.social published a paper in Ardea: "Night-time movements and roosting habitat selection of Grey Partridges." They found that 45% of partridges changed roosting sites at night, likely due to disturbance. doi.org/10.5253/arde...

#Seminar: Tomáš attended the seminar Natural diversity and nature conservation in practice in Telč, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. He was invited to give a talk on how canopy opening in lowland woodlands supports spider diversity.

#Newgroupmember: We are pleased to welcome Silva Vilumets as a postdoc researcher, joining our group with her own Estonian fellowship to work on conservation biological pest control. Happy sciencing! # link to Silva Vilumets: www.emu.ee/en/contacts/...

#Newgroupmember: We are pleased to welcome Sarolta Meinhardt as an assistant researcher, joining our group to work on the social science aspects of urbanisation in the UrbanBEE project. UrbanBEE project: www.myurbanbee.com

Péter attended the vibrant and productive Annual Meeting of the British Ecological Society in Edinburgh. He presented our recent village study published in Nature Sustainability and participated in the board meeting of the Journal of Applied Ecology. www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/bes-...

Multispecies grasslands produce more yield from lower nitrogen inputs across a climatic gradient | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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...

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 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

#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.

#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.

#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...

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...

'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...

#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. doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...

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.

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...

#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...

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.

#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! www.researchgate.net/profile/Vero...

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/...