Research groups

Animal Ecology Research Group

Head of the research group:

senior research fellow

Members of the research group:

Borza, Péter, PhD

research fellow

Egri, Ádám, PhD

research fellow

Kiss, Anita, PhD

institute engineer senior research fellow

Kriska, György, DSc

Scientific Advisor

Végvári, Zsolt, DSc

Director, Instiute of Aquatic Ecology Scientific Advisor

Lánczos, Zsuzsanna

laboratory assistant

Rácz, Éva

laboratory assistant

Sály, Péter, PhD

research fellow

Szalóky, Zoltán, PhD

institute engineer

Maroda, Ágnes

assistant research fellow

Main profile:

The primary task of the research group is to study the structure, biological functions and long-term changes of the aquatic ecosystems and their communities (zooplankton, macro-invertebrate, fish, amphibian, reptile, waterbird) especially regard to the Danube and Tisza River valley ecosystems, with particular attention to the climate change, land use, water use, river basin management, agriculture and other human activities such as polar light pollution effects, as well as provide scientific base for the restoration of rivers and related aquatic and wetland habitats, communities