Centre for Ecological Research

Institute of Ecology and Botany

"Lendület" Landscape and Conservation Ecology

Curriculum vitae of Ágota Szabó

Publications of Ágota Szabó


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Academic degrees/qualification:

  • MSc in Environmental protection and monitoring (Sapientia University, Faculty of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 2019). Thesis title: "The effect of the mosaic of semi-natural grasslands and rapeseed plantations on spider communities".

  • BSc in Environmental Sciences (Sapientia University, Faculty of Cluj-Napoca ,Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 2017). Thesis title: "Spider assemblage structure and functional diversity patterns of natural forest steppes and exotic forest plantations".

  • BSc in Ecology (Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Biology and Geology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 2014). Thesis title: “Pollen as an alternative food resource for submissive ant species in a Formica execta super colony”.


Scientific career:


Honors and fellowships:

  • XXXIV. National Scientific Student Circle Conference, Animal Ecology, I. Section, Budapest: 2nd place, 2019.

  • 31. European Congress of Arachnology, Vác: Spider assemblage structure and functional diversity patterns of natural forest steppes and exotic forest plantations, Student Award: Special Prize of the National Geographic Hungary, 2018.

  • Erasmus + Study Mobility Program (2 semesters-Szeged), Erasmus + Internship Program (4 months-Vácrátót).

  • Makovecz Student Scholarship Program (1 month-Szeged, 10 days-Budapest, 1 month-Gödöllő).


Research interest:

  • Landcape ecology

  • Invasive plant species

  • Pollination networks

  • Ecosystem services

  • Nature conservation