#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."

#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.

#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.

#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...

#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...

#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".

#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

#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...

#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.

#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...

#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! www.gov.pl/web/nauka/og...

#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...

#Publication: ‪@rihomarja.bsky.social‬, @edinatorok.bsky.social‬, and Péter’s article has been published in the Journal of Applied Ecology: "Pollinator benefits of small-scale landscapes depend also on semi-natural habitat." doi.org/10.1111/1365...

The Society of Wildlife Art have a wonderful project at Massingham Heath rewilding project, Norfolk. Here Amie Haslam and Brin Edwards explain the project. youtu.be/hiCQiSHuaG4?...

#Workshop: Péter participated in the BES-funded Urban BioDivide project workshop at Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg, focusing on socio-economic and climate change impacts on access to urban biodiversity. August 2025. #BES www.britishecologicalsociety.org www.wits.ac.za

#Publication: Our paper led by Maxime has been published in Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment with the title "Wild bees mediate fruit quality via seed set in highbush blueberry: A quantitative synthesis." doi.org/10.1016/j.ag...

#Award: Our Science paper entitle "Joint environmental and social benefits from diversified agriculture" received the Frontiers Planet Prize, honoring research with potential to address urgent environmental challenges. doi.org/10.1126/scie... Frontiers Planet Prize: www.frontiersplanetprize.org

Joint environmental and social benefits from diversified agriculture Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

@edinatorok.bsky.social visited the iDiv Leipzig as part of a COST ‪@insectai.bsky.social‬ STSM. Together with Maximilian Sittinger, they developed a prototype of a "smart" bee hotel, a system designed to detect, track cavity-nesting bees in real time using the Insect Detect camera and software.

#Publication: Our paper led by Botond, PhD student of Torma, has been published in Global Ecology and Conservation with the title "Conservation value of grassy road verges in plantation-dominated forest steppe". doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...

Revealing the Untapped Biodiversity Within Europe’s Villages A groundbreaking new study has shed light on the complex interplay between biodiversity and human well-being in European villages, revealing nuanced trade-offs and synergies shaped by landscape context and urban proximity. Despite their…

#PublicEvent: @edinatorok.bsky.social Niki and Robi took part in the 'Kert a Köbön' (Garden on the Cube) event organised by CER. They discussed pollinators, spiders, and the effectiveness of unmoved strips in grassland conservation.

Unlocking the hidden biodiversity of Europe’s villages | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

#Publication: Our Frontline project paper, led by Péter, has been published in Nature Sustainability with the title: Biodiversity and human well-being trade-offs and synergies in villages. doi.org/10.1038/s418...

Defense: Nathalie has successfully defended her PhD at the University of Göttingen with the title “Effects of agri-environmental measures in comparison to traditional grassy field margins on pollination and biocontrol services in conventional agriculture”. Congratulations to her!

#Publication: Our Showcase project paper, led by Dávid, has been published in Journal of Applied Ecology with the title: Forest cover enhances pest control by birds and bats independently of vineyard management intensity. doi.org/10.1111/1365...

Institute visit: Péter visited the Dept. of Environ. Sci. and Policy at the University of Milan and gave a seminar talk at the invitation of Mattia Brambilla. They enjoyed a great birding and orchid excursion in Oltrepò Pavese. www.unimi.it/en/ugov/pers... www.visitpavia.com/en/oltrepo-p...

#Publication: Our latest article by Robi and Niki in Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, titled "A new Panamomops Simon, 1884 from the Hungarian Great Plain (Araneae: Linyphiidae)" introduces Panamomops szinetari, a newly described linyphiid species. doi.org/10.1556/1777...

Visiting scientist: It was great to host Dominik Stočes from Mendel University in Brno as a visiting PhD student! Via Erasmus, he collaborated on Robi's solar park research, studying effects on fluctuating asymmetry of carabid body parameters.

#Publication: New paper in Landscape Ecology titled "Land-use impacts on crop yield: direct and indirect roles of arthropods and associated ecosystem services in European farmland" from the FunProd Biodiversa project with Péter and Robi as co-authors. doi.org/10.1007/s109...

#Publication: Our paper, led by Tamás ‪@lakatostom.bsky.social‬, has been published in Ecological Indicators with the title: Landscape complexity and edge effects shape bird community composition and filter functional traits in villages. doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...

Great to see @charles-cunningham.bsky.social's paper out on the impacts of woodland connectivity on the presence of woodland species in the UK. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Although ecologists talk about connectivity being important to maintain, the evidence that this is true is weak. 1/

I have been a beekeeper and would like to be again, but getting beehives to 'Save the bees!' is like a sheep farm to support biodiversity. You can do it well and it can have positive impacts, but more domesticated animals won't save wild populations (don't @ me about sheep, struggled for metaphor)

#Visiting scientist: José Javier Jiménez Albarral from SERIDA, Spain joins us as a visiting PhD student to collaborate on bird studies. He recently presented "Birds and bats' ecosystem services-disservices trade-offs in fruit orchards" at our seminar. www.researchgate.net/profile/Jose...

Caught one of our Buff-tailed bumblebee queens in the act of egg laying! To start a colony, queens lay eggs inside a pocket in/on a pollen ball so that larvae have direct access to plenty of food when they hatch. Amazed by the deft and speed with which she applies wax to close the egg pocket!

#Event: @edinatorok.bsky.social co-organized Sustainability Theme Days at the National Botanical Garden, engaging pupils with games and discussions on sustainable farming, gardening, and consumer habits to inspire awareness in everyday life.

#Editorial appointment: Péter has been appointed as a subject editor for Evidence Synthesis & Meta-Analysis at Basic and Applied Ecology, the journal of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. www.sciencedirect.com/journal/basi...

#Publication: Our paper, led by Edina, has been published in Basic and Applied Ecology with the title: Invasive common milkweed strongly simplifies insect flower-visiting networks. Our research reveals the indirect effects of plant invasion through network analysis. doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...

New study in @nature.com: we focus on the diversity that's missing - “dark diversity.” Human impact means only 1 in 5 species persist in disturbed areas versus 1 in 3 in pristine ones. My summary of the project & its implications: the3dlab.org/2025/04/03/g...

Monograph: data on the natural habitats of the Southern Great Hungarian Plain, published over the last two decades, have been collected by Niki and Robi. ecolres.hun-ren.hu/tanulmanyok/...

#Publication: Robi's paper has been published in Neobiota with the title: „Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) invasion, forest-steppe fragment size and isolation jointly constrain arthropod communities and their functional traits" doi.org/10.3897/neob...

Excellent open access book: Writing and Publishing Scientific Papers: A Primer for the Non-English Speaker. Written by the dynamic Gábor Lövei; published by the visionary Open Books publishers https://bit.ly/3oAi9p5

#Election: Péter has been elected as a member of the General Assembly of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS), and thereby, he is also a member of the Ecology Committee of the HAS. mta.hu/english

Global insect invasions are increasing, driven by advances in globalization and technology. A Review in Nature Reviews Biodiversity discusses the effects of increasing trade and transport on insect invasions worldwide, and strategies for mitigation. https://go.nature.com/3X6QkHk

#Newgroupmember: We would welcome Aline Brosch as a PhD student at the Anhalt University of Applied Sciences to our group supervised by Christina Fischer and Péter. Happy sciencing! #Anhalt University of Applied Sciences-ra: www.hs-anhalt.de/en/

I love estuaries and find them fascinating. Here I explain why they are so important ecologically and critical for conservation. Filmed from the pier at Southend-on sea. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBoR...

Wow, a great new plant pollinator database, thanks for all the efforts you put into this!

Publication: Péter co-authored a paper in Journal of Ecology, "Decline in Plant Species Richness with Chronic Decrease of Precipitation: Role of Dominant Species." Results show species richness becomes more sensitive to precipitation changes after extreme drought events. doi.org/10.1111/1365...