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Batáry, P., Gallé, R., Korányi, D., Lakatos, T., Deák, B., Gallé-Szpisjak, N., Kabai, M., Koszta, Cs., Kotowska, D., Marja, R., Palotás, B., Szabó, B., Torma, A., Báldi, A., Hornung, E., László, Z., Molnár, Zs., Purger, J.J., Seress, G., Urák, I., Purger, D., Sándor, K., Somay, L., Süle, G., Valkó, O., Zsigmond, A. R., Fischer, C., Marini, L., Tscharntke, T., Szitár, K. & Török, E. 2025. Biodiversity and human well-being trade-offs and synergies in villages. - Nature Sustainability pdf
2025
Lakatos, T., Báldi, A., Gallé, R., Korányi, D., Kovács, I., László, Z., Papp, E., Purger, J. J., Sándor, K., Seress, G., Szitár, K., Török, E., Urák, I. & Batáry, P. 2025. Functional trait filtering and decline in species richness in urban parks hinder ground-breeding and insectivorous birds. - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 112: 128988. pdf
2024
Szitár K., Bánhidai, A., Csecserits, A., Csőszi, M., Halassy, M., Kertész, M., Kollányi, L., Schneller, K., Teleki, M., Vaszócsik, V. & Török, K. 2024. The zone cube model - A tool to operiationalise green infrastructure prioritisation. - Landscape and Urban Planning 243: 104976. pdf
2023
Kröel-Dulay, G., Rigó, A., Tanács, E., Szitár, K., Ónodi, G., Aradi, E., Bakró-Nagy, Z., Biró, M., Botta-Dukát, Z., Kalapos, T., Kelemen, A., Laborczi, A., Pásztor, L., Rabuogi, Q. A. & Mojzes, A. 2024. Explosive spread of sand dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus) a C4 perennial bunchgrass, threatens unique grasslands in Hungary (Central Europe) - NeoBiota 95: 59-75.
Pellaton, R., Csecserits, A., Szitár, K., Rédei, T., Batáry, P. & Báldi, A. 2023. Grazing and boundaries favour weedy plants with functional traits beneficial for pollinators. - Global Ecology and Conservation 48:e02717. pdf
Reis, B.P., Kövendi-Jakó, A., Csákvári, E., Szitár, K., Török, K., Sáradi, N., Llumiquinga, Y.B. & Halassy, M. 2023. Early sowing is more effective in the long-term for restoring sandy grassland than six years of mowing or carbon amendment. - Ecological Engineering, 186: 106824. pdf
Szitár, K., Tölgyesi, Cs., Deák, B., Gallé, R., Korányi, D. & Batáry, P. 2023. Connectivity and fragment size drive plant dispersal and persistence traits in forest steppe fragments. - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 11:1155885. pdf
2022
Seres, A., Kröel-Dulay, G., Szakálas, J., Nagy, P.I., Boros, G., Ónodi, G., Kertész, M., Szitár, K. & Mojzes, A. 2022. The response of litter decomposition to extreme drought modified by plant species, plant part, and soil depth in a termperate grassland. - Ecology and Evolution, 12: e9652. pdf
Cevallos, D., Szitár, K., Halassy, M., Kövendi-Jakó, A. & Török, K. 2022. Larger seed mass predicts higher germination and emergence rates in sandy grassland species with non-dormant seeds. - Acta Botanica Hungarica 64: 237-258. pdf
Reis, B.P., Szitár, K., Kövendi-Jakó, A., Török, K., Sáradi, N., Csákvári, E. & Halassy, M. 2023. The long-term effect of initial restoration intervention, landscape composition, and time on the progress of Pannonic sand grassland restoration. - Landscape and Ecological Engineering, 18: 429-440. pdf
Gallé, R., Korányi, D., Tölgyesi, Cs., Lakatos, T., Marcolin, F., Török, E., Révész, K., Szabó, Á.R., Torma, A., Gallé-Szpisjak, N., Marja, R., Szitár, K., Deák, B. & Batáry, P. 2022. Landscape-scale connetctivity and fragment size determine species composition of grassland fragments. - Basic and Applied Ecology 65: 39-49. pdf
Szitár, K., Deák, B., Halassy, M., Steffen, C. & Batáry, P. 2022. Combination of organic farming and flower strips in agricultural landscapes - A feasible method to maximise functional diversity of plant traits related to pollination. - Global Ecology and Conservation 38: e02229. pdf
2021
Kröel-Dulay, Gy., Mojzes, A., Szitár, K., Bahn, M., Batáry P., et al. (21 authors) 2022. Field experiments underestimate aboveground biomass response to drought. - Nature Ecology & Evolution 6:540-545. pdf
Cevallos, D., Szitar, K., Halassy, M., Kövendi-Jakó, A., & Török, K. 2021. Does seed trait variability support preliminary seed transfer zones for Hungary? - Applied Ecology and Environmental Research, 19: 4129-4149. pdf
Llumiquinga, Y. B., Reis, B. P., Sáradi, N., Török, K., Szitár, K., & Halassy, M. 2021. Long-term results of initial seeding, mowing and carbon amendment of the restoration of Pannonian sand grassland on old-fields - Tuexenia 41: 361-379. pdf
Halassy, M., Kövendi‐Jakó, A., Reis, B., Szitár, K., Seyidova, Z., & Török, K. 2021. N immobilization treatment revisited: a retarded and temporary effect unfolded in old field restoration - Applied Vegetation Science, 24: e12555. pdf
Orbán, I., Szitár, K., Kalapos, T. & Kröel-Dulay, Gy. 2021. The role of disturbance in invasive plant establishment in a chaging climate: insights froma drought experiment. - Biological Invasions, Online. pdf
Erdős, L., Szitár, K., Öllerer, K., Ónodi, G., Kertész, M., Török, P., … Kröel-Dulay, G. 2021. Oak regeneration at the arid boundary of the temperate deciduous forest biome: insights from a seeding and watering experiment. - European Journal of Forest Research, Online. pdf
Kövendi‐Jakó, A., Szitár, K., Halassy, M., Halász, K., Mojzes, A. & Török, K. 2021. Effect of seed storing duration and sowing year on the seedling establishment of grassland species in xeric environments. - Restoration Ecology, Early View. pdf
Ónodi, G., Kertész, M., Lengyel, A., Pándi, I., Somay, L., Szitár, K. & Kröel‐Dulay, G. 2021. The effects of woody plant encroachment and wildfire on plant species richness and composition: Temporal changes in a forest–steppe mosaic. - Applied Vegetation Science e12546 pdf
Reis, B.P., Kövendi‐Jakó, A., Szitár, K., Török, K. & Halassy, M. 2021. Long‐term effect of mowing on the restoration of Pannonian sand grassland to replace invasive black locust plantation. - Restoration Ecology, Early View. pdf
2020
Cevallos, D., Bede‐Fazekas, Á., Tanács, E., Szitár, K., Halassy, M., Kövendi‐Jakó, A. & Török, K. 2020. Seed transfer zones based on environmental variables better reflect variability in vegetation than administrative units: evidence from Hungary. - Restoration Ecology 28: 911–918. pdf
Cseresnyés, I., Rajkai, K., Szitár, K., Radimszky, L., Ónodi, G. & Kröel-Dulay, G. 2020. Root capacitance measurements allow non-intrusive in-situ monitoring of the seasonal dynamics and drought response of root activity in two grassland species. - Plant and Soil 449: 423–437. pdf
Erdős, L., Török, P., Szitár, K., Bátori, Z., Tölgyesi, C., Kiss, P.J., … Kröel-Dulay, G. 2020. Beyond the forest-grassland dichotomy: the gradient-like organization of habitats in forest-steppes. - Frontiers in Plant Science: 11. pdf
Kertész, M., Ónodi, G., Botta-Dukát, Z., Lhotsky, B., Barabás, S., Bölöni, J., … Rédei, T. 2020. Different impacts of moderate human land use on the plant biodiversity of the characteristic Pannonian habitat complexes - Flora: 267. pdf
2019
Erdős, L., Bátori, Z., Bede-Fazekas, Á., Biró, M., Darányi, N., Magnes, M., … Kröel-Dulay, G. 2019. Trends in species composition and richness along a centre-to-periphery gradient in forest-steppes of the southern Carpathian Basin. - Tuexenia 39: 357–375. pdf
Halassy, M., Botta-Dukát, Z., Csecserits, A., Szitár, K. & Török, K. 2019. Trait-based approach confirms the importance of propagule limitation and assembly rules in old-field restoration. - Restoration Ecology 27: 840–849. pdf
Kövendi-Jakó, A., Halassy, M., Csecserits, A., Hülber, K., Szitár, K., Wrbka, T. & Török, K. 2019. Three years of vegetation development worth 30 years of secondary succession in urban-industrial grassland restoration. - Applied Vegetation Science 22: 138–149. pdf
Kröel-Dulay, G., Csecserits, A., Szitár, K., Molnár, E., Szabó, R., Ónodi, G. & Botta-Dukát, Z. 2019. The potential of common ragweed for further spread: invasibility of different habitats and the role of disturbances and propagule pressure. - Biological Invasions 21: 137–149. pdf
Szilassi, P., Szatmári, G., Pásztor, L., Árvai, M., Szatmári, J., Szitár, K. & Papp, L. 2019. Understanding the Environmental Background of an Invasive Plant Species (Asclepias syriaca) for the Future: An Application of LUCAS Field Photographs and Machine Learning Algorithm Methods. - Plants: 8. pdf
Török, K., Horváth, F., Kövendi-Jakó, A., Halassy, M., Bölöni, J. & Szitár, K. 2019. Meeting Aichi Target 15: Efforts and further needs of ecological restoration in Hungary. - Biological Conservation 235: 128–135. pdf
2018
Cseresnyés, I., Szitár, K., Rajkai, K., Füzy, A., Mikó, P., Kovács, R. & Takács, T. 2018. Application of Electrical Capacitance Method for Prediction of Plant Root Mass and Activity in Field-Grown Crops. - Frontiers in Plant Science 9. pdf
Szitár, K., Kröel-Dulay, G. & Török, K. 2018. Invasive Asclepias syriaca can have facilitative effects on native grass establishment in a water-stressed ecosystem. - Applied Vegetation Science 21: 607–614. pdf
2017
Kövendi-Jakó, A., Csecserits, A., Halassy, M., Halász, K., Szitár, K. & Török, K. 2017. Relationship of germination and establishment for twelve plant species in restored dry grassland. - Applied Ecology and Environmental Research 15: 227–239. pdf
2016
Csecserits, A., Botta-Dukát, Z., Kröel-Dulay, G., Lhotsky, B., Ónodi, G., Rédei, T., … Halassy, M. 2016. Tree plantations are hot-spots of plant invasion in a landscape with heterogeneous land-use. - Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 226: 88–98. pdf
Halassy, M., Singh, A. N., Szabó, R., Szili-Kovács, T., Szitár, K. & Török, K. 2016. The application of a filter-based assembly model to develop best practices for Pannonian sand grassland restoration. - Journal of Applied Ecology 53: 765–773. pdf
Szitár, K., Ónodi, G., Somay, L., Pándi, I., Kucs, P. & Kröel-Dulay, G. 2016. Contrasting effects of land use legacies on grassland restoration in burnt pine plantations. - Biological Conservation 201: 356–362. pdf
Török, K., Szilágyi, K., Halász, K., Zsigmond, V., Kósa, G., Rédei, T., … Szitár, K. 2016. Seed collection data encompassing half of the vascular flora of the Pannonian ecoregion stored by the Pannon Seed Bank. - Acta Botanica Hungarica 58: 435–445. pdf
2014
Rédei, T., Szitár, K., Czúcz, B., Barabás, S., Lellei-Kovács, E., Pándi, I., … Csecserits, A. 2014. Weak evidence of long-term extinction debt in Pannonian dry sand grasslands. - Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 182: 137–143. pdf
Szitár, K., Ónodi, G., Somay, L., Pándi, I., Kucs, P. & Kröel-Dulay, G. 2014. Recovery of inland sand dune grasslands following the removal of alien pine plantation. - Biological Conservation 171: 52–60. pdf
Török, K., Szitár, K., Halassy, M., Szabó, R., Szili-Kovács, T., Baráth, N. & Paschke, M. 2014. Long-term outcome of nitrogen immobilization to restore endemic sand grassland in Hungary. - Journal of Applied Ecology 51: 756–765. pdf
2013
Biró, M., Szitár, K., Horváth, F., Bagi, I. & Molnár, Z. 2013. Detection of long-term landscape changes and trajectories in a Pannonian sand region: comparing land-cover and habitat-based approaches at two spatial scales. - Community Ecology 14: 219–230. pdf
2011
Csecserits, A., Czúcz, B., Halassy, M., Kröel-Dulay, G., Rédei, T., Szabó, R., … Török, K. 2011. Regeneration of sandy old-fields in the forest steppe region of Hungary. - Plant Biosystems 145: 715–729. abstract
2010
Török, K. & Szitár, K. 2010. Long-term changes of rock grassland communities in Hungary. - Community Ecology 11: 68–76. pdf
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