Profile
Szitár, Katalin, PhD
research fellow
Contact:
szitar.katalin@ecolres.hu
+36 28 360-122, 360-147 / 152, +36 70 324 1282
restoration ecology, invasion biology, reintroduction, grasslands, grazing, wetland, green infrastructure, urban biodiversity, landscape ecology
Restoration ecology of Hungarian sand grasslands in abandoned agricultural areas and burnt pine plantations.
Reintroduction of native grassland species to restore degraded grasslands and assessing the use of seedbank samples stored in the Pannon seed bank.
Study of the effects of invasive Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed) on the spontaneous and assissted regeneration of sand grasslands.
National green infrastructure condition assessment and planning.
Effect of cattle grazing on invasive plant species in wetlands.
Urban biodiversity shaped by landscape composition and configuration.
Selected publications
Szitár Katalin; Bánhidai András; Csecserits Anikó; Csőszi Mónika; Halassy Melinda; Kertész Miklós; Kollányi László; Schneller. Krisztián; Teleki Mónika; Vaszócsik Vilja; Török Katalin The zone cube model – A tool to operationalise green infrastructure prioritisation LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING, 243. Paper: 104976 , 11 p. (2024)
2024
Kröel-Dulay, György; Mojzes, Andrea; Szitár, Katalin; Bahn, Michael; Batáry, Péter; Beier, Claus; Bilton, Mark; De Boeck, Hans J.; Dukes, Jeffrey S.; Estiarte, Marc; Holub, Petr; Jentsch, Anke; Schmidt, Inger Kappel; Kreyling, Juergen; Reinsch, Sabine; Larsen, Klaus Steenberg; Sternberg, Marcelo; Tielbörger, Katja; Tietema, Albert; Vicca, Sara; Peñuelas, Josep. Field experiments underestimate aboveground biomass response to drought NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION. 6: 540-545
2022
Szitár Katalin; Tölgyesi Csaba; Deák Balázs; Gallé Róbert; Korányi Dávid; Batáry Péter. Connectivity and fragment size drive plant dispersal and persistence traits in forest steppe fragments FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 11 Paper: 1155885 (2023)
2023
Szitár K.; Deák B.; Halassy M.; Steffen C.; Batáry P. Combination of organic farming and flower strips in agricultural landscapes – A feasible method to maximise functional diversity of plant traits related to pollination GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION 2351-9894 2351-9894. 38: 2229-
2022
Török, Katalin; Horváth, Ferenc; Kövendi-Jakó, Anna; Halassy, Melinda; Bölöni, János; Szitár, Katalin. Meeting Aichi Target 15: Efforts and further needs of ecological restoration in Hungary BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION. 235: 128-135
2019
Szitár, Katalin; Kröel-Dulay, György; Török, Katalin. Invasive Asclepias syriaca can have facilitative effects on native grass establishment in a water-stressed ecosystem APPLIED VEGETATION SCIENCE. 21: 607-614
2018
