Balázs Lukács

Human pressures reshape ecosystems. Two decades of data reveal that native fish are shrinking while non-natives are growing. As land use intensifies, fishery value has dropped by 50%. Invasions + habitat loss = fewer services, less sustainability. nature.com/articles/s4155…

New publication: The extent of amphibian, fish and water plant translocations by garden #pond owners. #infectiousdisease #invasivespecies #speciestransfer #translocation doi.org/10.1007/s10530…

Keep your 👀peeled for publications from HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research #ECOLRES providing much-needed knowledge for the implementation of the 🇪🇺#NatureRestoration Law in Hungary - our #ECOLRESforNRL🎄Advent Twitter storm kicks off on Monday, 2nd of Dec! #RestoreNature🌿

📢Hydrobiologia's special section on "Macrophytes Functional traits" (volume 851, issue 21) is ready! #macrophytes #functionaltraits #ecology #adaptation Follow the link!👇 link.springer.com/journal/10750/…

PLS SHARE - Want to study for a @CENTA_NERC PhD on #macrophytes and #river #temperature that informs #riparianplanting #management actions? Join us at @GeogBham (@freshwaterflows), teaming up with @EnvAgency (@Judy_E12) and @UK_CEH. Email with any qu's- centa.ac.uk/studentship/20….

Building ponds provides many ecosystem services and supports freshwater biodiversity. But how will freshwater plants and animals find my new pond? How long will it take to colonise? Watch the new #PONDERFUL video to find out: ow.ly/hMJ750Sp6mq

Our new paper finds that giving plants a "hydrochory syndrome" is correlated with how well they actually float BUT there is much overlap with other syndromes #dispersal @BSBIbotany @RJBOTANICO @IntlSeedSciSoc @CoDisperse @HYDR_Springer @SeedSciSoc link.springer.com/article/10.100…

New preprint: Invasive Cotula coronopifolia (Asteraceae) is halo-tolerant and readily dispersed by waterbird #endozoochory @BSBIbotany @PhD_EBD @sibecol @BESInvasionSci @_AEET_ @CoDisperse @RSPBScience @ebdonana @Invasivesnet @InvasiveAliens @RJBOTANICO preprints.org/manuscript/202…

In our recent paper, we revisited the question of bird-mediated #dispersal of bony #fish. Out of the tested nine fish species, 6 had passed eggs with living embryos. @CoDisperse @RicciardiLab @drAndyGreen @BBCEarth @InvasiveAliens @EcographyJourna nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ec…

Silt traps are areas that collect runoff & allow for sediment particles to settle out. They also collect valuable nutrients & pesticides that reduce pollutants from entering watercourses. There is one at the bottom of the image, which we included in our restoration of this site.

New open access in Hydrobiologia: Intraspecific trait variability is relevant in assessing differences in functional composition between native and alien aquatic #plant communities doi.org/10.1007/s10750… rdcu.be/dh3NO

Urgent action needed as the #livingplanetreport shows a catastrophic decline for freshwater . Climate, biodiversity and Ramsar CoPs need to support the emergency plan for freshwater. livingplanet.panda.org bit.ly/3g4YVaM #naturebasedsolutions #resilientasiandeltas

We are delighted to announce the publication of a new, brilliantly written and comprehensive freshwater biology & ecology handbook for experts & citizen scientists. It's a free download too! Proudly published in partnership with @F4WaterResearch fba.org.uk/fba-voice/2h1l…

There is severe droughts in Hungary. Any kind of #water is more important then ever. Why do we only think afterwards? #Potamogeton natans

A long-awaited meeting has been fulfilled with #Groenlandia densa. #Burgenland. @AdamLovasKiss

1/n] Over the past several yrs, misinformation in the pop media has promoted claims that concern over species invasions are overblown since (for example) 'most invasions do not cause extinctions', etc. Here is a brief reminder of what scientific evidence shows.

Functional traits drive dispersal interactions between European waterfowl and seeds frontiersin.org/article/10.338…

1/6 Grey herons disperse 50 plant species in the UK and Netherlands by endozoochory, including alien buttonweed. Alien bryozoans and other invertebrates are also dispersed @BES_AquaEco @BESInvasionSci @BES_Invasive @ajgreen_lab @AIL_limnologia @sibecol onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/fw…

This incredible video shows a microscopic look at plankton in motion, revealing the beauty of the oft-ignored organism that plays a critical role in our ecosystems dpreview.com/news/103850614…

We proudly presented our public projects to the stakeholders, it hopefully made our freshwaters better. #Institute of Aquatic Ecology #Centre for Ecological Research @CsabaVad1 @Zsofia_Horvath1 @AdamLovasKiss