@article{MTMT:34493708, title = {Effects of management complexity on the composition, plant functional dominance relationships and physiognomy of high nature value grasslands}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34493708}, author = {Kun, Róbert and Babai, Dániel and Csathó, András István and Erdélyi, Arnold and Hartdégen, Judit and Lengyel, Attila and Kálmán, Nikoletta and Mártonffy, András and Hábenczyus, Alida Anna and Szegleti, Zsófia and Vig, Ákos and Máté, András and Malatinszky, Ákos and Tóth, Tímea and Vadász, Csaba}, doi = {10.3897/natureconservation.55.114385}, journal-iso = {NAT CONSERV}, journal = {NATURE CONSERVATION-BULGARIA}, volume = {55}, unique-id = {34493708}, issn = {1314-6947}, abstract = {A significant proportion of Europe’s species-rich grasslands are semi-natural habitats. They have a long history of traditional management. Several studies have been carried out to conserve them, resulting in the establishment of subsidised conservation management schemes. On the other hand, many of these conservation management schemes have failed to provide locally adaptive solutions to maintain the diversity and functional status of species-rich grasslands. In addition, few studies have compared the conservation effectiveness of different levels of management complexity. The levels of management complexity in our study are based on how different management types (e.g. grazing and mowing etc.) and how different herbage removal intensities (e.g. lower and higher grazing intensities) are combined within and between years. To investigate this, we compared the overall effects of management complexity, herbage removal intensity and management type on plant diversity, plant functional type dominance relationships and plant physiognomy. Our field sampling was carried out in the sandy meso-xeric grasslands of the Turján Region of the Great Hungarian Plain (Central Hungary). We sampled nine 2 m × 2 m plots per grassland site (n = 12), recorded all the rooted plant species and estimated their percentage cover in each plot. High level of management complexity had significant positive effects on plant diversity, grazing had positive effects on plant diversity and phanerophyte density, while the studied levels of herbage removal intensity had no effect on diversity, plant functional types or plant physiognomy. In parallel, mowing and/or low levels of management complexity had some negative effects on conservation value (e.g. lower Shannon and Simpson diversity). In this landscape, the dominance of grazing and the more complex management is more optimal than relatively homogeneous mechanical mowing. The choice of management type and intensity is an important tool in the conservation management system of this landscape, but so too is its appropriate application in space and time. Through a detailed analysis of the effects of management complexity levels compared to management types and herbage removal intensity levels, we provide a new opportunity to make grassland management practices more effective for conserving biodiversity in this region, but it would be important to investigate these in different landscapes and conditions.}, year = {2024}, eissn = {1314-3301}, pages = {1-19}, orcid-numbers = {Lengyel, Attila/0000-0002-1712-6748; Malatinszky, Ákos/0000-0001-6388-9191} } @article{MTMT:32316850, title = {Post‐restoration grassland management overrides the effects of restoration methods in propagule‐rich landscapes}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/32316850}, author = {Tölgyesi, Csaba and Vadász, Csaba and Kun, Róbert and Csathó, András István and Bátori, Zoltán and Hábenczyus, Alida Anna and Erdős, László and Török, Péter}, doi = {10.1002/eap.2463}, journal-iso = {ECOL APPL}, journal = {ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS}, volume = {32}, unique-id = {32316850}, issn = {1051-0761}, abstract = {Grassland restoration is gaining momentum worldwide to tackle the loss of bio-diversity and associated ecosystem services. Restoration methods and their effects on ecologi-cal community reassembly have been extensively studied across various grassland types, whilethe importance of post-restoration management has so far received less attention. Grasslandmanagement is an important surrogate for natural disturbances, with which most ancientgrasslands have coevolved. Thus, without the reintroduction of management-related distur-bance, restoration targets are unlikely to be achieved in restored grasslands. In this study, weaimed to explore how 20 yr of management by mowing once a year or light cattle grazingaffects restoration success in Palearctic meadow-steppe grasslands restored by either sowingnative grasses (sown sites), applyingMedicago sativaas a nurse plant (Medicagosites), orallowing spontaneous succession (spontaneous sites). We found that, following mowing, sownsites maintained long-lasting establishment limitation, whileMedicagosites experienced adelay in succession. These limitations resulted in low total and target species richness, lowfunctional redundancy, and distinct species and functional composition compared to referencedata from ancient grasslands. Spontaneous sites that were mowed reached a more advancedsuccessional stage, although they did not reach reference levels regarding most vegetationdescriptors. Sown andMedicagosites that were grazed had higher total and target species rich-ness than those that were mowed, and showed restoration success similar to that of sponta-neous sites, on which grazing had only moderate further positive effects. Grazed sites,irrespective of the restoration method, were uniformly species rich, functionally diverse, andfunctionally redundant, and thus became important biodiverse habitats with considerable resi-lience. We conclude that an optimally chosen post-restoration management may have animpact on long-term community reassembly comparable to the choice of restoration method.Restoration planners may, therefore, need to put more emphasis on future management thanon the initial restoration method. However, our findings also imply that if local constraints,such as potentially high invasive propagule pressure, necessitate the application of restorationmethods that could also hinder the establishment of target species, the long-term recovery ofthe grassland can still be ensured by wisely chosen post-restoration management.}, year = {2022}, eissn = {1939-5582}, orcid-numbers = {Tölgyesi, Csaba/0000-0002-0770-2107; Bátori, Zoltán/0000-0001-9915-5309; Erdős, László/0000-0002-6750-0961; Török, Péter/0000-0002-4428-3327} } @article{MTMT:32587613, title = {Megporzóközösség vizsgálata permakultúrás, ökológiai és konvencionális gazdaságokban a Szentendrei-szigeten}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/32587613}, author = {Mészáros, Fanni Andrea and Szilágyi, Alfréd János and Kun, Róbert and Sárospataki, Miklós György}, doi = {10.56617/tl.3435}, journal-iso = {TÁJÖKOLÓGIAI LAPOK / J LANDSCAPE ECOL}, journal = {TÁJÖKOLÓGIAI LAPOK / JOURNAL OF LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY}, volume = {19}, unique-id = {32587613}, issn = {1589-4673}, year = {2021}, pages = {133-149} } @article{MTMT:32119478, title = {Simplicity or complexity? Important aspects of high nature value grassland management in nature conservation}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/32119478}, author = {Kun, Róbert and Babai, Dániel and Csathó, András István and Vadász, Csaba and Kálmán, Nikoletta and Máté, András and Malatinszky, Ákos}, doi = {10.1007/s10531-021-02262-z}, journal-iso = {BIODIVERS CONSERV}, journal = {BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION}, volume = {30}, unique-id = {32119478}, issn = {0960-3115}, year = {2021}, eissn = {1572-9710}, pages = {3563-3583}, orcid-numbers = {Malatinszky, Ákos/0000-0001-6388-9191} } @article{MTMT:31386087, title = {„Ha nem volna kerítés, akkor is lehetne látni, hol a határ…” A parcella-léptékű tájhasználati sokféleség hatása a növényzetre}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/31386087}, author = {Babai, Dániel and Kun, Róbert and Bartha, Sándor and Molnár, Zsolt and Malatinszky, Ákos}, journal-iso = {NÉPRAJZI LÁTÓHATÁR}, journal = {NÉPRAJZI LÁTÓHATÁR: A GYÖRFFY ISTVÁN NÉPRAJZI EGYESŰLET FOLYÓIRATA}, volume = {28}, unique-id = {31386087}, issn = {1215-8097}, year = {2019}, pages = {41-63}, orcid-numbers = {Bartha, Sándor/0000-0001-6331-7521; Malatinszky, Ákos/0000-0001-6388-9191} } @article{MTMT:30608207, title = {Recovery of species richness lags behind functional recovery in restored grasslands}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/30608207}, author = {Tölgyesi, Csaba and Török, Péter and Kun, Róbert and Csathó, András István and Bátori, Zoltán and Erdős, László and Vadász, Csaba}, doi = {10.1002/ldr.3295}, journal-iso = {LAND DEGRAD DEV}, journal = {LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT}, volume = {30}, unique-id = {30608207}, issn = {1085-3278}, year = {2019}, eissn = {1099-145X}, pages = {1083-1094}, orcid-numbers = {Tölgyesi, Csaba/0000-0002-0770-2107; Bátori, Zoltán/0000-0001-9915-5309; Erdős, László/0000-0002-6750-0961} } @article{MTMT:30370875, title = {"Everyone does it a bit differently!”: Evidence for a positive relationship between micro-scale land-use diversity and plant diversity in hay meadows}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/30370875}, author = {Kun, Róbert and Bartha, Sándor and Malatinszky, Ákos and Molnár, Zsolt and Lengyel, Attila and Babai, Dániel}, doi = {10.1016/j.agee.2019.05.015}, journal-iso = {AGR ECOSYST ENVIRON}, journal = {AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT}, volume = {283}, unique-id = {30370875}, issn = {0167-8809}, abstract = {High nature-value grasslands including mountain hay meadows are among the most species-rich habitats in Europe. Mountain hay meadows were developed and maintained by traditional, small-scale management systems having high micro-scale land-use diversity (MSLUD), i.e. the parcel-scale diversity of management elements which usually depend on individual decisions and family traditions of local farmers. Detailed studies documenting the effects of micro-scale land-use diversity on vegetation are absent. The main objectives of our study were to analyse the effect of micro-scale land-use diversity and evenness on local plant diversity and cover of the main plant functional types. Field work was carried out in the Gyimes region (Eastern Carpathians, Romania). We conducted semi-structured interviews with the owners and managers of the studied meadow parcels in order to reveal the number of applied management elements (Nm) and applied frequencies of these management elements (e.g. manuring, mowing, seed sowing and weed control) per parcel and to determine the three differently used hay meadow types from interviews. For quantifying MSLUD, the Shannon diversity formula was used, in the case of micro-scale land-use evenness (MSLUE), the original Pielou’s evenness formula was applied. To document parcel-scale vegetation features, 4 × 4-meter quadrats were surveyed in every parcel. We found significant differences in the Nm, MSLUD and MSLUE among the three management types. In models where MSLUD, MSLUE and Nm were built in, we got better model fits and more parsimonious models than in cases where just management type was built into the models. Management elements (e.g. manuring, seed sowing) also had a significant effect on vegetation. Our results highlight that micro-scale land-use diversity plays a significant role in the maintenance of plant diversity in traditional, small-scale farming systems. The main drivers behind the high micro-scale land-use diversity may be farmers’ personal decisions and family traditions. We argue that for an adequate ecological understanding and conservation of these traditional, small-scale land-use systems, the development of adequate ways of evaluation as well as detailed studies of the effects of several different management elements and land-use diversity on vegetation are needed.}, keywords = {CONSERVATION; East-central Europe; Mountain hay meadows; Traditional management system; Shannon-diversity}, year = {2019}, eissn = {1873-2305}, orcid-numbers = {Bartha, Sándor/0000-0001-6331-7521; Malatinszky, Ákos/0000-0001-6388-9191; Lengyel, Attila/0000-0002-1712-6748} } @article{MTMT:3137399, title = {Quantifying the diversifying potential of conservation management systems: An evidence-based conceptual model for managing species-rich grasslands}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/3137399}, author = {Vadász, Csaba and Máté, András and Kun, Róbert and Vadász-Besnyői, Vera}, doi = {10.1016/j.agee.2016.03.044}, journal-iso = {AGR ECOSYST ENVIRON}, journal = {AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT}, volume = {234}, unique-id = {3137399}, issn = {0167-8809}, year = {2016}, eissn = {1873-2305}, pages = {134-141} } @article{MTMT:3099409, title = {A borzas csajkavirág (Oxytropis pilosa (L.) DC.) előfordulási adatai és élőhelyei Kunbaracs közelében és a Peszéradacsi-rétek egyéb területein = Occurrences and habitats of Oxytropis pilosa (L.) DC. near Kunbaracs village and on other grassland sites of Peszéradacs meadows (Kiskunság)}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/3099409}, author = {Kun, Róbert and Vadász, Csaba and MÁTÉ, András and KÁLMÁN, Nikoletta and BODOR, Ádám and Csathó, András István}, doi = {10.17542/21.159}, journal-iso = {KITAIBELIA}, journal = {KITAIBELIA}, volume = {21}, unique-id = {3099409}, issn = {1219-9672}, year = {2016}, eissn = {2064-4507}, pages = {159-160} } @article{MTMT:2920143, title = {Do conservation and agri-environmental regulations effectively support traditional small-scale farming in East-Central European cultural landscapes?}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/2920143}, author = {Babai, Dániel and Tóth, A. and Szentirmai, I. and Biró, Marianna and Máté, A. and Demeter, L. and Szépligeti, Mátyás and Varga, Anna and Molnár, Ábel Péter and Kun, Róbert and Molnár, Zsolt}, doi = {10.1007/s10531-015-0971-z}, journal-iso = {BIODIVERS CONSERV}, journal = {BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION}, volume = {24}, unique-id = {2920143}, issn = {0960-3115}, year = {2015}, eissn = {1572-9710}, pages = {3305-3327} }