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1. Comparing the effects of different silvicultural treatments on the understory vegetation and microclimate in forest ecology experiments

In the Pilis Forestry Systems Experiment and the Pilis Gap Experiment, we examine the effects of experimental silvicultural interventions on the forest site conditions and biodiversity in mature sessile oak-hornbeam stands. By creating clear-cuts, retention tree groups within clear-cuts, preparation cuts, and gap cuts of varying shapes and sizes, we aim to compare and analyse the ecological impacts of timber harvesting characteristic of traditional clear-cut forestry and continuous cover forestry practices. In the experimental plots, I study the effects of the interventions on the understory vegetation and microclimate, with a particular attention to the emerging spatial patterns and heterogeneity.

2. Comparing the ecological effects of rotation and continuous cover forestry in managed seminatural forests in Hungary

In the Buda Hills, Pilis, Visegrád Mountains, Börzsöny, Bakony, Bükk, and Mecsek regions of Hungary, we are comparing forested areas managed under rotation and continuous cover forestry. We aim to analyse and compare how the two forest management regimes affect the stand structure, site conditions, and biodiversity. In this project, I participate in the selection of sampling sites, the GIS-based preparation of field sampling, the examination of understory vegetation and light conditions, as well as in landscape ecological analyses.