TY - JOUR AU - Hamřík, T. AU - Gallé, Róbert AU - Košulič, O. TI - Ecologically sustainable retention forestry supports spider biodiversity in the Lower Morava UNESCO Biosphere Reserve JF - INSECT CONSERVATION AND DIVERSITY J2 - INSECT CONSERV DIVER PY - 2024 SN - 1752-458X DO - 10.1111/icad.12765 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/35297799 ID - 35297799 N1 - Department of Forest Ecology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic Department of Forest Protection and Wildlife Management, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic ‘Lendület’ Landscape and Conservation Ecology, Institute of Ecology and Botany, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, Vácrátót, Hungary MTA-SZTE ‘Lendület’ Applied Ecology Research Group, Szeged, Hungary Export Date: 16 September 2024 Correspondence Address: Hamřík, T.; Department of Forest Ecology, Zemědělská 3, Czech Republic; email: hamr.tom@seznam.cz LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Marini, Lorenzo AU - Batáry, Péter AU - Carmenta, Rachel AU - Gaston, Kevin J. AU - Gordon, Rowena AU - Macinnis‐Ng, Cate AU - Mori, Akira S. AU - Nuñez, Martin AU - Barlow, Jos TI - Ecology and conservation under ageing and declining human populations JF - JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY J2 - J APPL ECOL VL - 61 PY - 2024 IS - 9 SP - 1982 EP - 1988 PG - 7 SN - 0021-8901 DO - 10.1111/1365-2664.14758 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/35183284 ID - 35183284 N1 - Export Date: 16 September 2024 CODEN: JAPEA Correspondence Address: Marini, L.; DAFNAE, Padova, Italy; email: lorenzo.marini@unipd.it AB - Much research and media attention has revolved around the environmental impacts of growing global human populations. While the conclusions remain contested, these assessments have largely neglected the ecological and conservation impacts of other key regional processes such as declining populations, ageing demographics and rural‐to‐urban migration. These demographic shifts are increasingly prevalent across many regions of the world, and will have significant direct effects on natural resource management and biodiversity conservation by altering individual consumption patterns, land use, land stewardship and natural disturbances. Given that the scientific foundation around this topic is still developing, we first present an initial examination of some of the key environmental impacts, aiming to elevate awareness and encourage further research in these areas. Beyond the ecological implications, declining populations, ageing demographics and rural‐to‐urban migration carry intricate social and cultural consequences that can affect people and nature interactions. Ecological studies that focus on single dimensions of biodiversity or ecosystem responses often overlook these complexities. Demographic changes are likely to be accompanied by shifts in environmental attitudes and connections with nature, all of which will influence our capacity to adapt to or mitigate environmental changes. Finally, environmental policy and practice frameworks are potentially unprepared and their success could be sensitive to these socio‐cultural and demographic shifts. Synthesis and applications : This brief overview demonstrates that population decline, ageing and rural‐to‐urban migration can have extensive implications for biodiversity and the socio‐cultural relationships between people and nature. However, the significance, dynamics and consequences of these processes are still largely overlooked. We believe that these changes warrant specific attention from the research, policy and practice communities, as understanding the outcomes and feedbacks associated with depopulation, ageing populations, loss of culture and tradition and ecological change could aid in designing landscapes and informing management that enhances both human well‐being and biodiversity conservation. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Purger, Jenő AU - Kurucz, Kornélia AU - Purger, Dragica AU - Batáry, Péter TI - Proximity of shrub nests to ground nests increases the chance of ground nest predation JF - ORNIS FENNICA J2 - ORNIS FENNICA PY - 2024 SN - 0030-5685 DO - 10.51812/of.136659 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/35164604 ID - 35164604 AB - In nature, ground-nesting birds rarely nest under an active shrub nest of another species. In the case of the proximity of the two nest types, we assumed that if a nest predator finds one nest, it will most likely rob the other nest as well. To test this, we exposed artificial nests with one quail and one plasticine egg on shrubs and underneath on the ground, in oleaster shrub rows and forest edges. We found a higher predation on ground nests than on shrub nests in both habitats. More importantly, predation events in shrub nests resulted in a higher predation of more concealed ground nests too. Our results suggest that proximity of two nest types can be detrimental to predation pressure, especially in forest edges. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - CHAP AU - Gaigher, René AU - Berg, Johnnie van den AU - Batáry, Péter AU - Grass, Ingo ED - Pryke, James S ED - Samways, Michael J ED - New, Tim R ED - Cardoso, Pedro ED - Gaigher, René TI - Agroecological farming for insect conservation T2 - Routledge Handbook of Insect Conservation PB - Routledge CY - London SN - 9781003285793 PY - 2024 SP - 132 EP - 145 PG - 14 DO - 10.4324/9781003285793-13 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/35164597 ID - 35164597 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Gallé-Szpisjak, Nikolett AU - Gallé, Róbert AU - Szabó, Krisztián AU - Szűts, Tamás TI - On the identity and placement of Xysticus lendli Kulczyński, 1897 (Araneae, Thomisidae): an integrative approach JF - ZOOSYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION J2 - ZOOSYSTEM EVOLUTION VL - 100 PY - 2024 IS - 3 SP - 1017 EP - 1028 PG - 12 SN - 1435-1935 DO - 10.3897/zse.100.125826 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/35150982 ID - 35150982 AB - The species Xysticus lendli is known only from its original description of a single male and one doubtful record so far. Here, we illustrate and redescribe the species based on 34 specimens in total and describe its female for the first time. We illustrated the male palp via compound micrographs and scanning electron micrographs. We generated a DNA barcode and placed it into a current phylogenetic scaffold to confirm the species’ placement of Spiracme , a long-debated sister- or subgroup of Xysticus ; hence, a new combination of Spiracme lendli (Kulczyński, 1897), comb. nov. is proposed. We illustrated the visually similar Xysticus mongolicus and the type species of Spiracme , S. striatipes , and compared them to S. lendli to aid future distinctions between those species. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Czeibert, Kálmán AU - Nagy, Gergely AU - Csörgő, Tibor AU - Donkó, Tamás AU - Petneházy, Örs AU - Csóka, Ádám AU - Garamszegi, László Zsolt AU - Kolm, Niclas AU - Kubinyi, Enikő TI - High-resolution computed tomographic (HRCT) image series from 413 canid and 18 felid skulls JF - SCIENTIFIC DATA J2 - SCI DATA VL - 11 PY - 2024 IS - 1 SN - 2052-4463 DO - 10.1038/s41597-024-03572-x UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/35135548 ID - 35135548 N1 - Export Date: 18 September 2024 Correspondence Address: Kubinyi, E.; Department of Ethology, Hungary; email: eniko.kubinyi@ttk.elte.hu AB - Computed tomography (CT) is a non-invasive, three-dimensional imaging tool used in medical imaging, forensic science, industry and engineering, anthropology, and archaeology. The current study used high-resolution medical CT scanning of 431 animal skulls, including 399 dog skulls from 152 breeds, 14 cat skulls from 9 breeds, 14 skulls from 8 wild canid species (gray wolf, golden jackal, coyote, maned wolf, bush dog, red fox, Fennec fox, bat-eared fox), and 4 skulls from 4 wild felid species (wildcat, leopard, serval, caracal). This comprehensive and unique collection of CT image series of skulls can provide a solid foundation not only for comparative anatomical and evolutionary studies but also for the advancement of veterinary education, virtual surgery planning, and the facilitation of training in sophisticated machine learning methodologies. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Pellaton, Raoul AU - Szigeti, Viktor AU - Fenesi, Annamária AU - Roberts, Stuart AU - Török, Edina AU - Kovács-Hostyánszki, Anikó TI - The effects of plant invasion, floral resources and soil characteristics on ground-nesting bees JF - JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION J2 - J INSECT CONSERV VL - 28 PY - 2024 SP - 843 EP - 854 PG - 12 SN - 1366-638X DO - 10.1007/s10841-024-00606-y UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/35080434 ID - 35080434 AB - Ground-nesting bees are susceptible to disturbances that affect foraging resources, vegetation structure and soil characteristics. We studied the effects of 12 invasive alien plant species on environmental variables and directly on ground-nesting bees to reveal their specific importance. We sampled bees along transects; flowers, vegetation, bare ground and litter in quadrats, as well as soil characteristics. Our results suggested that plant invasion reduced overall and flowering plant richness and positively affected the height of native vegetation. However, this did not affect ground-nesting bees’ abundance or species richness. Although we found invaded plots to have altered soil chemical characteristics compared to control plots, there was no correlation between soil characteristics and ground-nesting bees. The large explanatory potential of the random factors suggests that there were large differences in the abundance and species richness of ground-nesting bee species among the different habitat types and before and during the flowering of the invasive species. Although our study lacked a direct sampling of nesting bees, our results show the adverse effects of plant invasion on foraging and some nesting characteristics of ground-nesting bees. Future studies should put effort into the investigation of the number of nest holes and additional soil characteristics to get a better picture of the effects of plant invasion on ground-nesting activity. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Révész, Kitti AU - Torma, Attila AU - Szabó, M. AU - Korsoveczky, L. AU - Gallé-Szpisjak, N. AU - Batáry, Péter AU - Gallé, Róbert TI - Supportive effect of uncut refuge strips on grassland arthropods may depends on the amount and width of strips JF - JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY J2 - J APPL ECOL VL - 61 PY - 2024 IS - 8 SP - 1894 EP - 1904 PG - 11 SN - 0021-8901 DO - 10.1111/1365-2664.14699 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/35073156 ID - 35073156 N1 - ‘Lendület’ Landscape and Conservation Ecology, Institute of Ecology and Botany, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, Vácrátót, Hungary Doctoral School of Biological Sciences, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Gödöllő, Hungary Department of Ecology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary Faunistics and Wildlife Conservation, Department of Agriculture, Ecotrophology, and Landscape Development, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Bernburg, Germany MTA-SZTE ‘Momentum’ Applied Ecology Research Group, Szeged, Hungary Export Date: 26 June 2024 CODEN: JAPEA Correspondence Address: Révész, K.; ‘Lendület’ Landscape and Conservation Ecology, Hungary; email: revesz.kitti@ecolres.hu LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Tilgar, V. AU - Elts, J. AU - Tätte, K. AU - Marja, Riho TI - Linking farming practices and landscape elements to nest predation of an iconic farmland wader JF - AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT J2 - AGR ECOSYST ENVIRON VL - 373 PY - 2024 SN - 0167-8809 DO - 10.1016/j.agee.2024.109095 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/35009640 ID - 35009640 N1 - Department of Zoology, Tartu University, Juhan Liivi 2, Tartu, EE50409, Estonia BirdLife Estonia, Veski 4, Tartu, EE51005, Estonia “Lendület” Landscape and Conservation Ecology, Institute of Ecology and Botany, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, Alkotmány u. 2-4, Vácrátót, 2163, Hungary Export Date: 13 June 2024; Cited By: 0; Correspondence Address: V. Tilgar; Department of Zoology, Tartu University, Tartu, Juhan Liivi 2, EE50409, Estonia; email: vallo.tilgar@ut.ee; CODEN: AEEND LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Šeat, Jelena AU - Torma, Attila AU - Bátori, Zoltán AU - Popović, M. AU - Tölgyesi, Csaba TI - Landscape matrix and substrate jointly shape the trait composition of true bug (Heteroptera) communities in drainage ditches JF - BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION J2 - BIODIVERS CONSERV VL - 33 PY - 2024 IS - 8-9 SP - 2363 EP - 2380 PG - 18 SN - 0960-3115 DO - 10.1007/s10531-024-02860-7 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34874105 ID - 34874105 N1 - MTA-SZTE ‘Momentum’ Applied Ecology Research Group, University of Szeged, Közép fasor 52, Szeged, 6726, Hungary Department of Ecology, University of Szeged, Közép fasor 52, Szeged, 6726, Hungary MTA ‘Lendület’ Landscape and Conservation Ecology, Institute of Ecology and Botany, Centre for Ecological Research, Alkotmány út 2-4, Vácrátót, 2163, Hungary Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, Niš, 18000, Serbia Export Date: 24 May 2024 CODEN: BONSE Correspondence Address: Šeat, J.; MTA-SZTE ‘Momentum’ Applied Ecology Research Group, Közép fasor 52, Hungary; email: seatjelena@gmail.com LA - English DB - MTMT ER -