The Institute of Aquatic Ecology is the largest scientific centre in Hungary which considers its mission to be the outstanding regional engagement in the field of aquatic ecology and its co-studies, and to establish and represent international research trends in Hungary. The Institute’s primary mission is to conduct basic research, with a special focus on integrative, systems ecology approaches to climate change, invasions and anthropogenic impacts on water, thus contributing to the maintenance and improvement of the ecological status of our domestic waters.
Priority Areas
- Autecology of species in aquatic ecosystems.
- Field and experimental ecological studies exploring community assembly rules.
- Biogeochemical studies.
- Distributional biology studies.
- Investigation of factors threatening aquatic biodiversity (climate change, biological invasions, anthropogenic pollution, habitat loss).
- Conservation biology and restoration ecology research to support the protection of biodiversity.
- Integrative systems ecology analysis of aquatic ecosystem services, and of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.
- Applied limnological, aquatic ecological and water quality research.
- Monitoring tasks and methodological developments relevant to the Water Framework Directive.
- Citizen science programmes.
Priority publications
Barta Barbara; Szabó Attila; Szabó Beáta; Ptacnik Robert; Vad Csaba; Horváth Zsófia. How pondscapes function: connectivity matters for biodiversity even across small spatial scales in aquatic metacommunities ECOGRAPHY, Paper: e06960 (2023)
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Haase Peter; Bowler Diana E.; Baker Nathan J.; Bonada Núria; Domisch Sami; Garcia Marquez Jaime R.; Heino Jani; Hering Daniel; Jähnig Sonja C.; Schmidt-Kloiber Astrid; Stubbington Rachel; Altermatt Florian; Álvarez-Cabria Mario; Amatulli Giuseppe; Angeler David G.; Archambaud-Suard Gaït; Jorrín Iñaki Arrate; Aspin Thomas; Azpiroz Iker; Bañares Iñaki; Ortiz José Barquín; Bodin Christian L.; Bonacina Luca; Bottarin Roberta; Cañedo-Argüelles Miguel; Csabai Zoltán; Datry Thibault; de Eyto Elvira; Dohet Alain; Dörflinger Gerald; Drohan Emma; Eikland Knut A.; England Judy; Eriksen Tor E.; Evtimova Vesela; Feio Maria J.; Ferréol Martial; Floury Mathieu; Forcellini Maxence; Forio Marie Anne Eurie; Fornaroli Riccardo; Friberg Nikolai; Fruget Jean-François; Georgieva Galia; Goethals Peter; Graça Manuel A. S.; Graf Wolfram; House Andy; Huttunen Kaisa-Leena; Jensen Thomas C.; Johnson Richard K.; Jones J. Iwan; Kiesel Jens; Kuglerová Lenka; Larrañaga Aitor; Leitner Patrick; L’Hoste Lionel; Lizée Marie-Helène; Lorenz Armin W.; Maire Anthony; Arnaiz Jesús Alberto Manzanos; McKie Brendan G.; Millán Andrés; Monteith Don; Muotka Timo; Murphy John F.; Ozolins Davis; Paavola Riku; Paril Petr; Peñas Francisco J.; Pilotto Francesca; Polášek Marek; Rasmussen Jes Jessen; Rubio Manu; Sánchez-Fernández David; Sandin Leonard; Schäfer Ralf B.; Scotti Alberto; Shen Longzhu Q.; Skuja Agnija; Stoll Stefan; Straka Michal; Timm Henn; Tyufekchieva Violeta G.; Tziortzis Iakovos; Uzunov Yordan; van der Lee Gea H.; Vannevel Rudy; Varadinova Emilia; Várbíró Gábor; Velle Gaute; Verdonschot Piet F. M.; Verdonschot Ralf C. M.; Vidinova Yanka; Wiberg-Larsen Peter; Welti Ellen A. R. The recovery of European freshwater biodiversity has come to a halt NATURE, (2023), 25 p.
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Urgyán Renáta; Lukács Balázs A.; Fekete Réka; Molnár V. Attila; Nagy András; Vincze Orsolya; Green Andy J.; Lovas‐Kiss Ádám. Plants dispersed by a non‐frugivorous migrant change throughout the annual cycle GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY, 32 : 1 pp. 70-82. , 13 p. (2023)
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Vad Csaba F.; Hanny-Endrédi Anett; Kratina Pavel; Abonyi András; Mironova Ekaterina; Murray David S.; Samchyshyna Larysa; Tsakalakis Ioannis; Smeti Evangelia; Spatharis Sofie; Tan Hanrong; Preiler Christian; Petrusek Adam; Bengtsson Mia M.; Ptacnik Robert. Spatial insurance against a heatwave differs between trophic levels in experimental aquatic communities GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY, First published: 22 March 2023, Paper: 16692 (2023)
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Lengyel Szabolcs; Nagy Gergő; Tóth Máté; Mészáros Gábor; Nagy Csaba P.; Mizsei Edvárd; Szabolcs Márton; Mester Béla; Mérő Thomas O. Grassland restoration benefits declining farmland birds: A landscape-scale before-after-control-impact experiment BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION, 277 p. 109846 Paper: 109846 (2023)
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