Profile
Szigeti, Viktor
research fellow
Contact:
szigeti.viktor@ecolres.hu
+36 28 360-122, 360-147 / 254
plant-pollinator interactions, spatio-temporal changes, conservation, invasion, functional and urban ecology
My research interest is focused on pollination biology. I am interested in the ecology of plant-pollinator interactions, primarily the effects of functional floral traits on the foraging pollinators. My purposes to understand better the spatio-temporal dynamics and to use better sampling methods in field works of pollinators. In recent years, I have studied the role of non-native invasive plants on the native plant-pollinator communities; beekeepers traditional knowledge on bee pastures; and dependencies of pollinator communities in agricultural, urban and semi-natural habitats. Recently, I am focusing on the impact of urban pollinator-promoting interventions, through the ‘Flowers and pollinators for the buzzing cities’ project, which launched in early 2025.
Selected publications
Süle Gabriella; Kovács-Hostyánszki Anikó; Sárospataki Miklós; Kelemen Tünde Ilona; Halassy Gabriella; Horváth Anna; Demeter Imre; Báldi András; Szigeti Viktor. First steps of pollinator-promoting interventions in Eastern European urban areas – positive outcomes, challenges, and recommendations URBAN ECOSYSTEMS (2023)
2023
Szigeti Viktor; Fenesi Annamária; Botta‐Dukát Zoltán; Kuhlmann Michael; Potts Simon G.; Roberts Stuart; Soltész Zoltán; Török Edina; Kovács‐Hostyánszki Anikó. Trait‐based effects of plant invasion on floral resources, hoverflies and bees INSECT CONSERVATION AND DIVERSITY, 2023 pp. 1-14. Paper: 12640 , 14 p. (2023)
2023
Kovács-Hostyánszki, Anikó; Szigeti, Viktor; Miholcsa, Zsombor; Sándor, Dorottya; Soltész, Zoltán; Török, Edina; Fenesi, Annamária. Threats and benefits of invasive alien plant species on pollinators BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY 1439-1791 1618-0089. 64: 89-102
2022
Báldi, András; Pellaton, Raoul; Bihaly, Áron Domonkos; Szigeti, Viktor; Lellei-Kovács, Eszter; Máté, András; Sárospataki, Miklós; Soltész, Zoltán; Somay, László; Kovács-Hostyánszki, Anikó. Improving ecosystem services in farmlands: beginning of a long-term ecological study with restored flower-rich grasslands ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY 2096-4129 2332-8878. 8: 2090449-
2022
Szigeti, Viktor; Vajna, Flóra; Kőrösi, Ádám; Kis, János. Are all butterflies equal? Population-wise proboscis length variation predicts flower choice in a butterfly ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR. 163: 135-143
2020
Szigeti, Viktor; Kőrösi, Ádám; Harnos, Andrea; Kis, János. Lifelong foraging and individual specialisation are influenced by temporal changes of resource availability OIKOS. 128: 649-658
2019
