Curriculum vitae of Balázs Deák

Publications of Balázs Deák

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Academic degrees/qualification:

• Doctor of Science (DSc) in Biology (Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary, 2019). Thesis title: "Habitat heterogeneity and landscape composition as drivers of species composition and community patterns of dry grasslands".

• Habilitation (venia legendi) in Ecology (University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary, 2015). Thesis title: „Effects of microtopography, landscape composition and land use on the plant composition of alkali grasslands”.

• PhD in Environmental Sciences (University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary, 2013). Thesis title: „Conserving grassland biodiversity by traditional management, prescribed burning and seed sowing”.

Scientific career:

• Centre for Ecological Research, "Lendület" Seed Ecology Research Group, scientific advisor 2020-.

• Frontline project "Biodiversity under agricultural and urbanisation constrains" at the "Lendület" Landscape and Conservation Ecology Research Group, senior researcher 2020-.

• University of Debrecen, Ecological Department, research fellow than assistant fellow 2015-2019.

• MTA-DE Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Research Group, University of Debrecen, Ecological Department, research fellow 2015-2019.

• Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany, Change Habitats2 FP7 project, Marie Curie fellow 2012-2013.

• Hortobágy National Park Directorate, ecologist and project manager 2006-2012.

Honors and fellowships:

• New National Excellence Programme of the Ministry of Human Capacities scientific research scholarship (2017 and 2018; MTA-DE Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Research Group).

• Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Bolyai fellowship (2016-2019; MTA-DE Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Research Group, Debrecen, Hungary)

• Campus Hungary Mobility Grant (2015)

Memberships:

• European Archeological Association 2020-.

• European Geosciences Union 2016-.

• International Association for Vegetation Science 2014-.

• Society for Conservation Biology 2014-.

• Hungarian Ecological Society 2014-.

• EDGG – Eurasian Dry Grassland Group 2012-.

Editorial activity:

• Guest editor in the EDGG Special Feature in the Journal Tuexenia, 2015-

Professional services:

• Journal reviewer for more than 30 journals - see my Publons profile.

Conference organising:

• Special Session organiser: “Remote sensing in conservation monitoring” (2016, SER Conference).

• Workshop organiser: “Large-scale grassland restoration: high diversity seeding and knowledge transfer of regional seed propagation to Hungary” (2015, Hortobágy, Hungary) and "Nature that counts - Monitoring biodiversity" (2013, EUROPARC Conference).

Teaching activities:

• Initiation, accreditation and than responsible person for the „Ecology, environmental- and nature conservation” MSc curriculum at the University of Debrecen (Hungary) (2018-2019).

• PhD Supervisor at the Juhász Nagy Pál Doctorate school University of Debrecen (Hungary) (2014-).

• Lecturer of the Juhász Nagy Pál Doctorate school University of Debrecen (Hungary) (2014-2019).

• Lecturer of eleven, conservation focused MSc courses (in Hungarian and English) at the University of Debrecen (Hungary) (2015-2019).

• Lecturer of eight, conservation focused BSc courses at the University of Debrecen (Hungary) (2015-2019).

Research interest:

• Grassland biodiversity

• Sacred biodiversity

• Ecology of fragmented and isolated habitats

• Effects of landscape and local environmental factors on the biodiversity of dry semi-natural grasslands

• Effects of small scale environmental heterogeneity on the species composition of grasslands

• Application of remote sensing in habitat mapping and quality assessment

• Grassland restoration and management

• Prescribed burning and fire ecology

• Succession and vegetation dynamics