Profile

Borics, Gábor, DSc

Head of Department
Scientific Advisor

Research groups:
Functional Algology Research Group

Contact:
borics.gabor@ecolres.hu
+36 52 509 200/11634

Main profile in keywords:
spatial and temporal aspects of phytoplankton diversity, community assembly, Water Framework Directive in Hungary

My main research interest is to study spatial and temporal aspects of phytoplankton diversity and main drivers of community assembly of phytoplankton; recently I focused on those applied and basic research topics that helped the implementation of the Water Framework Directive in Hungary (typological questions, stressor-impact relationships and development of quality assessment methods)

Committees and memberships
1992 – 2010 Hungarian Algological Society (member, secretary)
2005 – 2009 Lake Intercalibration (nominated HU expert)
2009 – Phytoplankton Lake Intercalibration EC GIG (GIG lead)
2014 – 2018 River Intercalibration (nominated HU expert)
2014 – MHT Limnological Section (member of the leading committee)
2015 – SIL (member)
2016 – MTA DAB Tisza Research Working Group (group leader)
2018 – Hungarian Ecological Society (member)