@article{MTMT:34187918,
	title = {The ecological footprint of outdoor activities: Factors affecting human-vectored seed dispersal on clothing},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34187918},
	author = {Lukács, Katalin and Tóth, Ágnes and Kiss, Réka and Deák, Balázs and Rádai, Zoltán and Tóth, Katalin and Kelemen, András and Bátori, Zoltán and Hábenczyus, Alida Anna and Tölgyesi, Csaba and Miglécz, Tamás and Godó, Laura and Valkó, Orsolya},
	doi = {10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167675},
	journal-iso = {SCI TOTAL ENVIRON},
	journal = {SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT},
	volume = {906},
	unique-id = {34187918},
	issn = {0048-9697},
	abstract = {In the Anthropocene, humans are among the most abundant long-distance seed dispersal vectors globally, due to our increasing mobility and the growing global population. However, there are several knowledge gaps related to the process of human-vectored dispersal (HVD) on clothing. In a multi-site field experiment covering various habitat types in three countries of Central-Europe, we involved 88 volunteer participants and collected 251 HVD samples and 2008 subsamples from their socks and shoes. We analysed the number of diaspores and species in the samples. Specifically, we studied the effects of site characteristics (variables related to habitat types and season), vector characteristics (activity type, gender, clothing type, shoe type) and plant characteristics (species pool of the visited habitats and plant traits) on the number of diaspores and array of species dispersed. We assessed the habits of people that could be relevant for HVD with a questionnaire survey. A total of 35,935 diaspores of 229 plant taxa were identified from the samples, which indicates a huge potential of HVD in dispersing diaspores across habitats and regions. Most diaspores were recorded in grassland habitats, and more diaspores were dispersed during fieldwork than excursions. Clothing type also played a decisive role: there were more diaspores and species when wearing short-top shoes and short trousers than long ones. Even though our study was carried out mainly in natural or semi-natural habitats, a large number of dispersed species were disturbance-tolerants and weeds and only a few were specialists, suggesting the controversial role of HVD in conservation. At the individual level, people can reduce the number of diaspores through their clothing choices and diaspore removal habits, while providing adequate equipment for staff, operating cleaning stations, and increasing awareness of employees are main ways in which unintended diaspore dispersal can be tackled at the institutional level.},
	year = {2024},
	eissn = {1879-1026},
	orcid-numbers = {Kiss, Réka/0000-0001-7832-5751; Deák, Balázs/0000-0001-6938-1997; Rádai, Zoltán/0000-0001-7011-5055; Bátori, Zoltán/0000-0001-9915-5309; Tölgyesi, Csaba/0000-0002-0770-2107; Godó, Laura/0000-0001-8752-7996; Valkó, Orsolya/0000-0001-7919-6293}
}

@CONFERENCE{MTMT:34167840,
	title = {The effect of kurgan area and isolation on Salvia nemorosa L. in fragmented dry grasslands},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34167840},
	author = {Szász, Vivien and Valkó, Orsolya and Deák, Balázs and Ordonez Jacome, Santiago and Verbényiné Neumann , Krisztina and Kiss, Réka and Csergő, Anna Mária},
	booktitle = {18th Eurasian Grassland Conference Book of abstracts},
	unique-id = {34167840},
	year = {2023},
	pages = {70},
	orcid-numbers = {Valkó, Orsolya/0000-0001-7919-6293; Deák, Balázs/0000-0001-6938-1997; Kiss, Réka/0000-0001-7832-5751; Csergő, Anna Mária/0000-0003-3325-2995}
}

@article{MTMT:34064560,
	title = {Contribution of cultural heritage values to steppe conservation on ancient burial mounds of Eurasia},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34064560},
	author = {Deák, Balázs and Bede, Ádám and Rádai, Zoltán and Dembicz, Iwona and Apostolova, Iva and Batáry, Péter and Gallé, Róbert and Tóth, Csaba Albert and Dózsai, József and Moysiyenko, Ivan I. and Sudnik‐Wójcikowska, Barbara and Zachwatowicz, Maria and Nekhrizov, Georgi and Lisetskii, Fedor N. and Buryak, Zhanna A. and Kis, Szabolcs and Borza, Sándor and Godó, Laura and Bragina, Tatyana M. and Smelansky, Ilya and Molnár, Ábel Péter and Bán, Miklós and Báthori, Ferenc and Árgay, Zoltán and Dani, János and Kiss, Réka and Valkó, Orsolya},
	doi = {10.1111/cobi.14148},
	journal-iso = {CONSERV BIOL},
	journal = {CONSERVATION BIOLOGY},
	volume = {37},
	unique-id = {34064560},
	issn = {0888-8892},
	year = {2023},
	eissn = {1523-1739},
	orcid-numbers = {Deák, Balázs/0000-0001-6938-1997; Bede, Ádám/0000-0001-7768-439X; Rádai, Zoltán/0000-0001-7011-5055; Batáry, Péter/0000-0002-1017-6996; Gallé, Róbert/0000-0002-5516-8623; Zachwatowicz, Maria/0000-0001-7651-2211; Godó, Laura/0000-0001-8752-7996; Bán, Miklós/0000-0002-6275-7928; Kiss, Réka/0000-0001-7832-5751; Valkó, Orsolya/0000-0001-7919-6293}
}

@article{MTMT:33710529,
	title = {Maintaining scattered trees to boost carbon stock in temperate pastures does not compromise overall pasture quality for the livestock},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33710529},
	author = {Tölgyesi, Csaba and Kelemen, András and Bátori, Zoltán and Kiss, Réka and Hábenczyus, Alida Anna and Havadtői, Krisztina and Varga, Anna and Erdős, László and Frei, Kata and Tóth, Benedek György and Török, Péter},
	doi = {10.1016/j.agee.2023.108477},
	journal-iso = {AGR ECOSYST ENVIRON},
	journal = {AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT},
	volume = {351},
	unique-id = {33710529},
	issn = {0167-8809},
	abstract = {Scattered trees in wood-pastures represent outstanding conservation value by providing microhabitats for a variety of organisms. They also diversify ecosystem services by creating shade for livestock, and capturing and storing carbon. However, trees in wood-pastures are declining Europe-wide and an appropriate legal environment to maintain them is mostly lacking. Here we looked beyond the well-documented beneficial effects of trees and assessed potential ecosystem disservices, which may drive the controversial appreciation of trees. In a grazing exclusion experiment, we assessed the effect of trees on herbage production in wood-pastures from semiarid continental to humid montane areas in the temperate deciduous forest ecoregion, and found that trees have a suppressive effect throughout the year, although herbage nutritive value, as indicated by herbage nitrogen content, seems to be improved in spring. When we up-scaled the local ecosystem disservice on herbage yield to entire wood-pastures, the loss remained below 3%, which is lower than reported gains in livestock production due to free access to shade. Thus, the motivation for the under-appreciation of trees by land managers and decision makers may lie in that trees suppress herbage production, but the importance of this effects is offset by the magnitude of the beneficial services of trees. We recommend current wood-pasture stakeholders to revisit their attitude towards scattered trees and encourage tree planting campaigns and tree-based climate mitigation strategies to consider the protection of trees in wood-pastures and the establishment of young ones in currently open pastures up to traditionally low tree cover proportions, as livestock production is unlikely to be compromised by this action.},
	year = {2023},
	eissn = {1873-2305},
	orcid-numbers = {Tölgyesi, Csaba/0000-0002-0770-2107; Bátori, Zoltán/0000-0001-9915-5309; Kiss, Réka/0000-0001-7832-5751; Erdős, László/0000-0002-6750-0961; Frei, Kata/0000-0001-7585-7613}
}

@article{MTMT:33300224,
	title = {Co-seeding grasses and forbs supports restoration of species-rich grasslands and improves weed control in ex-arable land},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33300224},
	author = {Kiss, Réka and Deák, Balázs and Tóth, Katalin and Lukács, Katalin and Rádai, Zoltán and Kelemen, András and Miglécz, Tamás and Tóth, Ágnes and Godó, Laura and Valkó, Orsolya},
	doi = {10.1038/s41598-022-25837-4},
	journal-iso = {SCI REP},
	journal = {SCIENTIFIC REPORTS},
	volume = {12},
	unique-id = {33300224},
	issn = {2045-2322},
	abstract = {Sowing is widely used for the restoration of species-rich grasslands but still there are knowledge gaps regarding the most suitable application of different seed mixtures. We tested the effect of seed mixtures application timing on the establishment of sown forbs and weed control. 36 experimental plots with nine sowing treatments were established in an abandoned cropland in Hungary. Grass-seeds, diverse forb seed mixture and the combination of the two were applied: diverse forb mixture was sown simultaneously or 1, 2 or 3 years after grass sowing, in plots sown previously with grass or in empty plots (fallows). All sowing treatments supported the rapid establishment of the sown species in large cover and hampered weed encroachment. Forbs performed better when sown into fallows than in grass-matrix and forbs establishment was worse in older fallows than in younger ones. Grasses expressed a strong priority effect, especially when forbs were sown at least two years later than grasses. We also investigated the relation between seed germinability, weather parameters and establishment success. Germination rate in the greenhouse could not predict the establishment success of forbs in the field and showed great differences between years, hence we recommend sowing target forbs in multiple years.},
	year = {2022},
	eissn = {2045-2322},
	orcid-numbers = {Kiss, Réka/0000-0001-7832-5751; Deák, Balázs/0000-0001-6938-1997; Rádai, Zoltán/0000-0001-7011-5055; Godó, Laura/0000-0001-8752-7996; Valkó, Orsolya/0000-0001-7919-6293}
}

@article{MTMT:32773055,
	title = {Vertical distribution of soil seed bank and the ecological importance of deeply buried seeds in alkaline grasslands},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/32773055},
	author = {Tóth, Ágnes and Deák, Balázs and Tóth, Katalin and Kiss, Réka and Lukács, Katalin and Rádai, Zoltán and Godó, Laura and Borza, Sándor and Kelemen, András and Miglécz, Tamás and Bátori, Zoltán and Novák, Tibor József and Valkó, Orsolya},
	doi = {10.7717/peerj.13226},
	journal-iso = {PEERJ},
	journal = {PEERJ},
	volume = {10},
	unique-id = {32773055},
	issn = {2167-8359},
	abstract = {Background: Soil seed banks play a central role in vegetation dynamics and may be an important source of ecological restoration. However, the vast majority of seed bank studies examined only the uppermost soil layers (0-10 cm); hence, our knowledge on the depth distribution of seed bank and the ecological significance of deeply buried seeds is limited. The aim of our study was to examine the fine-scale vertical distribution of soil seed bank to a depth of 80 cm, which is one of the largest studied depth gradients so far. Our model systems were alkaline grasslands in East-Hungary, characterised by harsh environmental conditions, due to Solonetz soil reference group with Vertic horizon. We asked the following questions: (1) How do the seedling density and species richness of soil seed bank change along a vertical gradient and to what depth can germinable seeds be detected? (2) What is the relationship between the depth distribution of the germinable seeds and the species traits?
		
		Methods: In each of the five study sites, four soil cores (4 cm diameter) of 80 cm depth were collected with an auger for soil seed bank analysis. Each sample was divided into sixteen 5-cm segments by depth (320 segments in total). Samples were concentrated by washing over sieves and then germinated in an unheated greenhouse. Soil penetration resistance was measured in situ next to each core location (0-80 cm depth, 1-cm resolution). We tested the number and species richness of seedlings observed in the soil segments (N= 320), using negative binomial generalized linear regression models, in which sampling layer and penetration resistance were the predictor variables. We ran the models for morphological groups (graminoids/forbs), ecological groups (grassland species/weeds) and life-form categories (short-lived/perennial). We also tested whether seed shape index, seed mass, water requirement or salt tolerance of the species influence the vertical distribution of their seed bank.
		
		Results: Germinable seed density and species richness in the seed bank decreased with increasing soil depth and penetration resistance. However, we detected nine How germinable seeds of six species even in the deepest soil layer. Forbs, grassland species and short-lived species occurred in large abundance in deep layers, from where graminoids, weeds and perennial species were missing. Round-shaped seeds were more abundant in deeper soil layers compared to elongated ones, but seed mass and ecological indicator values did not influence the vertical seed bank distribution. Our research draws attention to the potential ecological importance of the deeply buried seeds that may be a source of recovery after severe disturbance. As Vertisols cover 335 million hectares worldwide, these findings can be relevant for many regions and ecosystems globally. We highlight the need for similar studies in other soil and habitat types to test whether the presence of deep buried seeds is specific to soils with Vertic characteristics.},
	keywords = {Vertical distributions; seed density; soil seed bank; vertisols; SEED SHAPE; soil penetration resistance; seed ecology; alkaline grassland; Deeply buried seeds},
	year = {2022},
	eissn = {2167-8359},
	orcid-numbers = {Deák, Balázs/0000-0001-6938-1997; Kiss, Réka/0000-0001-7832-5751; Rádai, Zoltán/0000-0001-7011-5055; Godó, Laura/0000-0001-8752-7996; Bátori, Zoltán/0000-0001-9915-5309; Novák, Tibor József/0000-0002-5514-9035; Valkó, Orsolya/0000-0001-7919-6293}
}

@article{MTMT:32473152,
	title = {Consumption rate and dietary preference of cattle in species-rich mesic grasslands},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/32473152},
	author = {Balogh, Nóra and Tóthmérész, Béla and Valkó, Orsolya and Deák, Balázs and Tóth, Katalin and Molnár, Zsolt and Vadász, Csaba and Tóth, Edina and Kiss, Réka and Sonkoly, Judit and Antal, Károly and Tüdősné Budai, Júlia and Miglécz, Tamás and Kelemen, András},
	doi = {10.14471/2021.41.016},
	journal-iso = {TUEXENIA},
	journal = {TUEXENIA},
	volume = {41},
	unique-id = {32473152},
	issn = {0722-494X},
	year = {2021},
	eissn = {0722-494X},
	pages = {395-410},
	orcid-numbers = {Valkó, Orsolya/0000-0001-7919-6293; Deák, Balázs/0000-0001-6938-1997; Kiss, Réka/0000-0001-7832-5751}
}

@article{MTMT:32111211,
	title = {Drivers of seedling establishment success in dryland restoration efforts},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/32111211},
	author = {Shackelford, Nancy and Paterno, Gustavo B. and Winkler, Daniel E. and Erickson, Todd E. and Leger, Elizabeth A. and Svejcar, Lauren N. and Breed, Martin F. and Faist, Akasha M. and Harrison, Peter A. and Curran, Michael F. and Guo, Qinfeng and Kirmer, Anita and Law, Darin J. and Mganga, Kevin Z. and Munson, Seth M. and Porensky, Lauren M. and Quiroga, R. Emiliano and Török, Péter and Wainwright, Claire E. and Abdullahi, Ali and Bahm, Matt A. and Ballenger, Elizabeth A. and Barger, Nichole and Baughman, Owen W. and Becker, Carina and Lucas-Borja, Manuel Esteban and Boyd, Chad S. and Burton, Carla M. and Burton, Philip J. and Calleja, Eman and Carrick, Peter J. and Caruana, Alex and Clements, Charlie D. and Davies, Kirk W. and Deák, Balázs and Drake, Jessica and Dullau, Sandra and Eldridge, Joshua and Espeland, Erin and Farrell, Hannah L. and Fick, Stephen E. and Garbowski, Magda and de la Riva, Enrique G. and Golos, Peter J. and Grey, Penelope A. and Heydenrych, Barry and Holmes, Patricia M. and James, Jeremy J. and Jonas-Bratten, Jayne and Kiss, Réka and Kramer, Andrea T. and Larson, Julie E. and Lorite, Juan and Mayence, C. Ellery and Merino-Martín, Luis and Miglécz, Tamás and Milton, Suanne Jane and Monaco, Thomas A. and Montalvo, Arlee M. and Navarro-Cano, Jose A. and Paschke, Mark W. and Peri, Pablo Luis and Pokorny, Monica L. and Rinella, Matthew J. and Saayman, Nelmarie and Schantz, Merilynn C. and Schroeder, Tina and Seabloom, Eric W. and Stuble, Katharine L. and Uselman, Shauna M. and Valkó, Orsolya and Veblen, Kari and Wilson, Scott and Wong, Megan and Xu, Zhiwei and Suding, Katharine L.},
	doi = {10.1038/s41559-021-01510-3},
	journal-iso = {NAT ECOL EVOL},
	journal = {NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION},
	volume = {5},
	unique-id = {32111211},
	issn = {2397-334X},
	abstract = {Restoration of degraded drylands is urgently needed to mitigate climate change, reverse desertification and secure livelihoods for the two billion people who live in these areas. Bold global targets have been set for dryland restoration to restore millions of hectares of degraded land. These targets have been questioned as overly ambitious, but without a global evaluation of successes and failures it is impossible to gauge feasibility. Here we examine restoration seeding outcomes across 174 sites on six continents, encompassing 594,065 observations of 671 plant species. Our findings suggest reasons for optimism. Seeding had a positive impact on species presence: in almost a third of all treatments, 100% of species seeded were growing at first monitoring. However, dryland restoration is risky: 17% of projects failed, with no establishment of any seeded species, and consistent declines were found in seeded species as projects matured. Across projects, higher seeding rates and larger seed sizes resulted in a greater probability of recruitment, with further influences on species success including site aridity, taxonomic identity and species life form. Our findings suggest that investigations examining these predictive factors will yield more effective and informed restoration decision-making.
		
		The seeding of native species is critical to the success of dryland restoration efforts. Here the authors evaluate success of seeding establishment at 174 sites on six continents, finding that some sites had nearly 100% of species successfully recruit, while 17% of sites had zero seedling success.},
	year = {2021},
	eissn = {2397-334X},
	pages = {1283-1290},
	orcid-numbers = {Shackelford, Nancy/0000-0003-4817-0423; Paterno, Gustavo B./0000-0001-9719-3037; Breed, Martin F./0000-0001-7810-9696; Harrison, Peter A./0000-0002-3502-0242; Guo, Qinfeng/0000-0002-4375-4916; Kirmer, Anita/0000-0002-2396-713X; Munson, Seth M./0000-0002-2736-6374; Becker, Carina/0000-0003-4567-5127; Burton, Philip J./0000-0002-5956-2716; Caruana, Alex/0000-0002-7604-4574; Deák, Balázs/0000-0001-6938-1997; Dullau, Sandra/0000-0003-3167-799X; Golos, Peter J./0000-0003-3588-7011; Holmes, Patricia M./0000-0003-0794-9713; Jonas-Bratten, Jayne/0000-0002-1716-7195; Kiss, Réka/0000-0001-7832-5751; Lorite, Juan/0000-0003-4617-8069; Merino-Martín, Luis/0000-0002-0343-0546; Milton, Suanne Jane/0000-0003-4390-6040; Seabloom, Eric W./0000-0001-6780-9259; Valkó, Orsolya/0000-0001-7919-6293; Veblen, Kari/0000-0001-7523-3368; Xu, Zhiwei/0000-0002-8630-1204; Suding, Katharine L./0000-0002-5357-0176}
}

@article{MTMT:32084987,
	title = {Zoochory on and off: A field experiment for trait‐based analysis of establishment success of grassland species},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/32084987},
	author = {Kiss, Réka and Deák, Balázs and Tóthmérész, Béla and Miglécz, Tamás and Tóth, Katalin and Török, Péter and Lukács, Katalin and Godó, Laura and Körmöczi, Zsófia Éva and Radócz, Szilvia and Borza, Sándor and Kelemen, András and Sonkoly, Judit and Kirmer, Anita and Tischew, Sabine and Valkó, Orsolya},
	doi = {10.1111/jvs.13051},
	journal-iso = {J VEG SCI},
	journal = {JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE},
	volume = {32},
	unique-id = {32084987},
	issn = {1100-9233},
	abstract = {Aims We tested the establishment success of grassland species in the presence or absence of zoochory by livestock and identified the traits associated with successful establishment. Location Hortobagy National Park, Hungary. Methods In six restored species-poor grasslands we established two species-rich 4 m x 4 m source plots per site in 2013. One source plot was managed by extensive cattle grazing ("zoochory on"), the other one was fenced and protected from grazers ("zoochory off"). We monitored the vegetation development in the source plots (2014-2018), and the establishment success of sown species (2016-2018) in adjacent dispersal plots in four, 20-m-long strips per source plot in a total of 960 dispersal plots. We calculated community-weighted means of thirteen plant traits related to regeneration and competitive ability. The effect of grazing, year, distance from source plots, grazing-year and grazing-distance interactions on population and trait dynamics in the source and dispersal plots were analysed with generalized linear mixed-effect models. Results Although grazing reduced the cover and flowering success of sown species in the source plots, the number of successful establishment events was higher in dispersal plots next to grazed source plots. The sown species were the most abundant in plots adjacent to source plots, but occurred at all monitored distances. Zoochory favoured perennial plants with high specific leaf area (SLA), low leaf dry matter content (LDMC), short stature, light seeds, early flowering period, high clonal index and anemochory index. Conclusions We showed that species that can colonize the matrix with and without zoochory have contrasting trait syndromes. In grazing-adapted ecosystems, fencing source populations of target species does not always seem to be a good option. It was a good tool for increasing the cover and flowering success of the sown species in the short run, but it significantly decreased their chance to colonize the surrounding area in the long run.},
	year = {2021},
	eissn = {1654-1103},
	orcid-numbers = {Kiss, Réka/0000-0001-7832-5751; Deák, Balázs/0000-0001-6938-1997; Török, Péter/0000-0002-4428-3327; Godó, Laura/0000-0001-8752-7996; Valkó, Orsolya/0000-0001-7919-6293}
}

@article{MTMT:32006257,
	title = {Grassland management and land use history shape species composition and diversity in Transylvanian semi‐natural grasslands},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/32006257},
	author = {Kuhn, Thomas and Domokos, Péter and Kiss, Réka and Ruprecht, Eszter},
	doi = {10.1111/avsc.12585},
	journal-iso = {APP VEGE SCI},
	journal = {APPLIED VEGETATION SCIENCE},
	volume = {24},
	unique-id = {32006257},
	issn = {1402-2001},
	year = {2021},
	eissn = {1654-109X},
	orcid-numbers = {Kiss, Réka/0000-0001-7832-5751}
}