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  1. Ancient mounds, modern refuges: Out-of-production sites on kurgans support rare weeds in agricultural landscapes

    Article • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, December 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Orsolya Valkó

  2. Aligning land use with sustainability: Context-sensitive pathways forward

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, November 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Orsolya Valkó

  3. Countries need ambitious urban biodiversity targets under the EU Nature Restoration Law

    Article • npj Urban Sustainability, May 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Orsolya Valkó

  4. Microclimate and Dry Years Interfere With Landscape Structure Effects on Intraspecific Trait Variation

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, May 2025, Wiley

    Dr Orsolya Valkó

  5. Small grassland patches are hotspots for medicinal plants and associated phytochemical diversity in European agricultural landscapes

    Article • March 2025, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Orsolya Valkó

  6. Characteristics of soil seed bank in global drylands – A review

    Article • Arid Land Research and Management, February 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Orsolya Valkó

  7. Effects of laundry washing on germination of cloth-dispersed seeds depends on washing intensity not on detergent type

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, February 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Orsolya Valkó

  8. Effects of mound building and caching by steppe mouse (Mus spicilegus Petényi) on the vegetation in agroecosystems

    Article • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, February 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Orsolya Valkó

  9. Vertical stratification of the soil seed bank in wet grasslands and its implications for restoration

    Article • Community Ecology, November 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Orsolya Valkó

  10. Ecological restoration and biodiversity-friendly management of urban grasslands – A global review on the current state of knowledge

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, September 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Orsolya Valkó

  11. Synergies and Trade-offs Between Cultural and Natural Values of Sacred Sites – a Case Study of Ancient Burial Mounds in Central Europe

    Article • Human Ecology, August 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Orsolya Valkó

  12. Ecosystem restoration with local or broad seed provenancing: Debates and perceptions in science and practice

    Article • Biological Conservation, May 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Orsolya Valkó

  13. Exploring life-history traits of an endangered plant (Vicia biennis L.) to support the conservation of marginal populations

    Article • Nature Conservation, December 2023, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Orsolya Valkó

  14. Owl-mediated diploendozoochorous seed dispersal increases dispersal distance and supports seedling establishment

    Article • Global Ecology and Conservation, September 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Orsolya Valkó

  15. Better safe than sorry – Understanding the attitude and habits of drivers can help mitigating animal-vehicle collisions

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, August 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Orsolya Valkó

  16. Roadside grassland restoration: Challenges and opportunities in the UN decade on ecosystem restoration

    Article • Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health, August 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Orsolya Valkó

  17. ‘Sense of place’ and conservation: Toponym diversity helps to maintain vegetation naturalness

    Article • People and Nature, May 2023, Wiley

    Dr Orsolya Valkó

  18. Native species can reduce the establishment of invasive alien species if sown in high density and using competitive species

    Article • Restoration Ecology, April 2023, Wiley

    Dr Orsolya Valkó

  19. Patch and matrix characteristics determine the outcome of ecosystem engineering by mole rats in dry grasslands

    Article • PeerJ, December 2022, PeerJ

    Dr Orsolya Valkó

  20. Hay transfer is a nature-based and sustainable solution for restoring grassland biodiversity

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, June 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Orsolya Valkó

  21. Eurasian crane ( Grus grus ) as ecosystem engineer in grasslands – conservation values, ecosystem services and disservices related to a large iconic bird species

    Article • Land Degradation and Development, April 2022, Wiley

    Dr Orsolya Valkó

  22. Eurasian crane (Grus grus) as ecosystem engineer in grasslands ‒ conservation values, ecosystem services and disservices related to a large iconic bird species

    Article • February 2022, Authorea, Inc.

    Dr Orsolya Valkó

  23. Increasing the potential of prescribed burning for the biodiversity conservation of European grasslands

    Article • Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health, August 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Orsolya Valkó

  24. Conservation, restoration and biodiversity of Palaearctic grasslands – Editorial to the 6th EDGG special issue in Hacquetia

    Article • Hacquetia, March 2021, De Gruyter

    Dr Orsolya Valkó, Dr. Stephen SJ Venn

  25. Threats and challenges related to grazing paddocks: Recovery of extremely overgrazed grassland after grazing exclusion

    Article • Arid Land Research and Management, January 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Orsolya Valkó

  26. Eurázsiai kurgán adatbázis – új nemzetközi adatbázis a kunhalmok védelméért

    Article • Tájökológiai Lapok, December 2020, Magyar Agrar- es Elettudomanyi Egyetem

    Dr Orsolya Valkó

  27. Fragmented dry grasslands preserve unique components of plant species and phylogenetic diversity in agricultural landscapes

    Article • Biodiversity and Conservation, October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Orsolya Valkó

  28. Laundry washing increases dispersal efficiency of cloth-dispersed propagules

    Article • NeoBiota, October 2020, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Orsolya Valkó

  29. Legacies of past land use challenge grassland recovery – An example from dry grasslands on ancient burial mounds

    Article • Nature Conservation, June 2020, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Orsolya Valkó

  30. Germination response of invasive plants to soil burial depth and litter accumulation is species‐specific

    Article • Journal of Vegetation Science, May 2020, Wiley

    Dr Orsolya Valkó, Péter Török

  31. Dynamics in vegetation and seed bank composition highlight the importance of post‐restoration management in sown grasslands

    Article • Restoration Ecology, May 2020, Wiley

    Dr Orsolya Valkó, Péter Török

  32. Underground deserts below fertility islands? Woody species desiccate lower soil layers in sandy drylands

    Article • Ecography, March 2020, Wiley

    Dr Orsolya Valkó, Péter Török

  33. Consumption rate and dietary choice of cattle in species-rich mesic grasslands

    Article • January 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Orsolya Valkó

  34. Vegetation and seed bank dynamics highlight the importance of post-restoration management in sown grasslands

    Article • January 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Orsolya Valkó

  35. Underground deserts below fertility islands? - Woody species desiccate lower soil layers in sandy drylands

    Article • January 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Orsolya Valkó, Péter Török

  36. Germination response of invasive plants to soil burial depth and litter accumulation is species specific

    Article • January 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Orsolya Valkó

  37. Meat production and maintaining biodiversity: Grazing by traditional breeds and crossbred beef cattle in marshes and grasslands

    Article • Applied Vegetation Science, December 2019, Wiley

    Dr Orsolya Valkó

  38. Iron age burial mounds as refugia for steppe specialist plants and invertebrates – case study from the Zsolca mounds (NE Hungary)

    Article • Hacquetia, December 2019, De Gruyter

    Dr Orsolya Valkó, PhD. habil Tibor József Novák

  39. Conservation and diversity of Palaearctic grasslands – Editorial to the 5th EDGG special issue in Hacquetia

    Article • Hacquetia, December 2019, De Gruyter

    Dr Rocco Labadessa, Dr Orsolya Valkó, Dr. Stephen SJ Venn

  40. Habitat heterogeneity supports epigeic arthropods after prescribed burning of dry grasslands

    Article • ARPHA Conference Abstracts, July 2019, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Orsolya Valkó

  41. Both mass ratio effects and community diversity drive biomass production in a grassland experiment

    Article • Scientific Reports, February 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Orsolya Valkó, Péter Török

  42. Tree–herb co-existence and community assembly in natural forest-steppe transitions

    Article • Plant Ecology & Diversity, November 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Orsolya Valkó, Prof.Dr Tatyana M. Bragina

  43. Germination capacity of 75 herbaceous species of the pannonian flora and implications for restoration

    Article • Acta Botanica Hungarica, September 2018, Akademiai Kiado

    Miss Judit Sonkoly, Péter Török, Dr Orsolya Valkó

  44. Ecosystem engineering by foxes is mediated by the landscape context-A case study from steppic burial mounds

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, June 2018, Wiley

    Dr Orsolya Valkó, Péter Török

  45. Beyond the species pool: modification of species dispersal, establishment, and assembly by habitat restoration

    Article • Restoration Ecology, June 2018, Wiley

    Dr Orsolya Valkó, Dr Elise Buisson, Péter Török

  46. Landscape and habitat filters jointly drive richness and abundance of specialist plants in terrestrial habitat islands

    Article • Landscape Ecology, May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Orsolya Valkó, Péter Török

  47. Litter removal does not compensate detrimental fire effects on biodiversity in regularly burned semi-natural grasslands

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, May 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Orsolya Valkó, Péter Török

  48. Concepts, Challenges, and Emerging Themes of Restoration Ecology

    Article • Conservation Biology, April 2018, Wiley

    Dr Orsolya Valkó

  49. Grassland seed bank and community resilience in a changing climate

    Article • Restoration Ecology, March 2018, Wiley

    Dr Orsolya Valkó, Péter Török

  50. The effects of micro-habitats and grazing intensity on the vegetation of burial mounds in the Kazakh steppes

    Article • Plant Ecology & Diversity, February 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Prof.Dr Tatyana M. Bragina, Dr Orsolya Valkó

  51. Cultural heritage and biodiversity conservation – plant introduction and practical restoration on ancient burial mounds

    Article • Nature Conservation, January 2018, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Orsolya Valkó, Péter Török

  52. Do large-seeded herbs have a small range size? The seed mass-distribution range trade-off hypothesis

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, November 2017, Wiley

    Dr Orsolya Valkó, Miss Judit Sonkoly, Péter Török

  53. Succession in soil seed banks and its implications for restoration of calcareous sand grasslands

    Article • Restoration Ecology, October 2017, Wiley

    Dr Orsolya Valkó, Miss Judit Sonkoly, Péter Török

  54. New aspects of grassland recovery in old-fields revealed by trait-based analyses of perennial-crop-mediated succession

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, March 2017, Wiley

    Dr Orsolya Valkó, Péter Török

  55. A new aspect of grassland vegetation dynamics: cyanobacterium colonies affect establishment success of plants

    Article • Journal of Vegetation Science, February 2017, Wiley

    Dr Orsolya Valkó, Miss Judit Sonkoly, Péter Török

  56. Supporting biodiversity by prescribed burning in grasslands — A multi-taxa approach

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, December 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Orsolya Valkó, Péter Török

  57. Endozoochorous seed dispersal potential of grey geese Anser spp. in Hortobágy National Park, Hungary

    Article • Plant Ecology, June 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Orsolya Valkó

  58. Grazing vs. mowing: A meta-analysis of biodiversity benefits for grassland management

    Article • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, April 2016, Elsevier

    Adjunct Professor Per Milberg, Dr Orsolya Valkó

  59. Effects of Land Use and Wildfires on the Habitat Selection of Great Bustard (Otis tardal.)-Implications for Species Conservation

    Article • Land Degradation and Development, February 2016, Wiley

    Dr Orsolya Valkó, Péter Török

  60. The invasion of common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) in sandy old-fields - is it a threat to the native flora?

    Article • Applied Vegetation Science, January 2016, Wiley

    Dr Orsolya Valkó, Péter Török

  61. Grassland Ecology and Conservation

    Article • Hacquetia, January 2016, De Gruyter

    Dr Orsolya Valkó, Dr. Stephen SJ Venn, Dr Rocco Labadessa

  62. Establishment of three cover crop mixtures in vineyards

    Article • Scientia Horticulturae, December 2015, Elsevier

    Péter Török, Dr Orsolya Valkó

  63. Micro-topographic heterogeneity increases plant diversity in old stages of restored grasslands

    Article • Basic and Applied Ecology, June 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Orsolya Valkó, Péter Török

  64. Reed cut, habitat diversity and productivity in wetlands

    Article • Ecological Complexity, June 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Orsolya Valkó, Péter Török

  65. Both facilitation and limiting similarity shape the species coexistence in dry alkali grasslands

    Article • Ecological Complexity, March 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Orsolya Valkó, Péter Török

  66. Classification of Herbaceous Vegetation Using Airborne Hyperspectral Imagery

    Article • Remote Sensing, February 2015, MDPI AG

    Dr Orsolya Valkó

  67. Fine-scale vertical position as an indicator of vegetation in alkali grasslands – Case study based on remotely sensed data

    Article • Flora, December 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Orsolya Valkó

  68. Traditional Cattle Grazing in a Mosaic Alkali Landscape: Effects on Grassland Biodiversity along a Moisture Gradient

    Article • PLOS One, May 2014, PLOS

    Péter Török, Dr Orsolya Valkó

  69. Sustaining recovered grasslands is not likely without proper management: vegetation changes after cessation of mowing

    Article • Biodiversity and Conservation, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Orsolya Valkó, Péter Török

  70. Review: Prospects and limitations of prescribed burning as a management tool in European grasslands

    Article • Basic and Applied Ecology, January 2014, Elsevier

    Péter Török, Dr Orsolya Valkó

  71. Environmental factors driving seed bank diversity in alkali grasslands

    Article • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, January 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Orsolya Valkó, Péter Török

  72. Secondary succession in sandy old-fields: a promising example of spontaneous grassland recovery

    Article • Applied Vegetation Science, December 2013, Wiley

    Dr Orsolya Valkó, Péter Török

  73. Mechanisms shaping plant biomass and species richness: plant strategies and litter effect in alkali and loess grasslands

    Article • Journal of Vegetation Science, December 2012, Wiley

    Dr Orsolya Valkó, Péter Török

  74. Effects of litter on seedling establishment: an indoor experiment with short-lived Brassicaceae species

    Article • Plant Ecology, December 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Péter Török, Dr Orsolya Valkó

  75. Fast restoration of grassland vegetation by a combination of seed mixture sowing and low-diversity hay transfer

    Article • Ecological Engineering, July 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Orsolya Valkó, Péter Török

  76. Is regular mowing the most appropriate and cost-effective management maintaining diversity and biomass of target forbs in mountain hay meadows?

    Article • Flora, April 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Orsolya Valkó, Péter Török

  77. Recovery of native grass biodiversity by sowing on former croplands: Is weed suppression a feasible goal for grassland restoration?

    Article • Journal for Nature Conservation, January 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Orsolya Valkó, Péter Török

  78. Litter and graminoid biomass accumulation suppresses weedy forbs in grassland restoration

    Article • Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology, September 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Orsolya Valkó, Péter Török

  79. Lucerne-dominated fields recover native grass diversity without intensive management actions

    Article • Journal of Applied Ecology, November 2010, Wiley

    Péter Török, Dr Orsolya Valkó

  80. Restoration Potential in Seed Banks of Acidic Fen and Dry-Mesophilous Meadows: Can Restoration Be Based on Local Seed Banks?

    Article • Restoration Ecology, June 2010, Wiley

    Péter Török, Dr Orsolya Valkó

  81. Restoring grassland biodiversity: Sowing low-diversity seed mixtures can lead to rapid favourable changes

    Article • Biological Conservation, March 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Orsolya Valkó, Péter Török

  82. Early vegetation development after grassland restoration by sowing low-diversity seed mixtures in former sunflower and cereal fields

    Article • Acta Biologica Hungarica, January 2010, Akademiai Kiado

    Dr Orsolya Valkó, Péter Török