The Institute of Aquatic Ecology is the largest scientific centre in Hungary which considers its mission to be the outstanding regional engagement in the field of aquatic ecology and its co-studies, and to establish and represent international research trends in Hungary. The Institute’s primary mission is to conduct basic research, with a special focus on integrative, systems ecology approaches to climate change, invasions and anthropogenic impacts on water, thus contributing to the maintenance and improvement of the ecological status of our domestic waters.
Priority Areas
- Autecology of species in aquatic ecosystems.
- Field and experimental ecological studies exploring community assembly rules.
- Biogeochemical studies.
- Distributional biology studies.
- Investigation of factors threatening aquatic biodiversity (climate change, biological invasions, anthropogenic pollution, habitat loss).
- Conservation biology and restoration ecology research to support the protection of biodiversity.
- Integrative systems ecology analysis of aquatic ecosystem services, and of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.
- Applied limnological, aquatic ecological and water quality research.
- Monitoring tasks and methodological developments relevant to the Water Framework Directive.
- Citizen science programmes.
Priority publications
Vincze, Orsolya; Vágási, Csongor I.; Penzes, Janka; Szabó, Krisztián; Magonyi, Nóra; Czirják, Gábor; Pap, Peter. Sexual dimorphism in immune function and oxidative physiology across birds: the role of sexual selection ECOLOGY LETTERS. 25: -
2022
Cunillera-Montcusí, David; Beklioğlu, Meryem; Cañedo-Argüelles, Miguel; Jeppesen, Erik; Ptacnik, Robert; Amorim, Cihelio A.; Arnott, Shelley E.; Berger, Stella A.; Brucet, Sandra; Dugan, Hilary A.; Gerhard, Miriam; Horváth, Zsófia; Langenheder, Silke; Nejstgaard, Jens C.; Reinikainen, Marko; Striebel, Maren; Urrutia-Cordero, Pablo; Vad, Csaba F.; Zadereev, Egor; Matias, Miguel. Freshwater salinisation: a research agenda for a saltier world TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION. 37: 440-453
2022
Vincze, Orsolya; Fernando, Colchero; Jean-Francois, Lemaître; Dalia, A. Conde; Samuel, Pavard; Margaux, Bieuville; Araxi, Urrutia; Beata, Ujvari; Amy, M. Boddy; Carlo, C. Maley; Frederic, Thomas; Mathieu, Giraudeau. Cancer risk across mammals NATURE. 601: 263-267
2022
Boros, Emil; Takács, Anita; Dobosy, Péter; Vörös, Lajos. Extreme guanotrophication by phosphorus in contradiction with the productivity of alkaline soda pan ecosystems SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. 793: -
2021