Dr. Gergely Boros - MATE Research
Overview
Dr. Gergely Boros carries out wide-ranging research activities on soil mesofauna, primarily related to enchytraeid worms. He studies the effects of different forestry treatments and the plantation of solar power stations: both have long term aftermath on soil mesofauna assemblages. Further research topics with significant impact on soil ecosystem services are decomposition of invasive species or complex relationships of soil-dwelling organisms, such as fungal spread by endozoochory. One of his latest research focuses on the investigation of the climate change induced effects of melting permafrost on soil living worms.
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Publications
Decomposition
The response of litter decomposition to extreme drought modified by plant species, plant part, and soil depth in a temperate grassland
The contribution of insects to global forest deadwood decomposition
Soil ecology
Green tree retention enhances negative short-term effects of clear-cutting on enchytraeid assemblages in a temperate forest
Taxi drivers: the role of animals in transporting mycorrhizal fungi
Patterns of earthworm, enchytraeid and nematode diversity and community structure in urban soils of different ages
Agrozoology
Additive and dose-dependent mixture effects of Flumite 200 (flufenzin, acaricide) and Quadris (azoxystrobin, fungicide) on the reproduction and survival of Folsomia candida (Collembola)
Early detection of root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) infection by monitoring root dielectric response non-destructively
Projects
PERMACHILE
The presence of meltwater is essential for high mountain life. In an extremely cold, dry, and UV-radiated environment, such as permafrost soils in the Atacama desert, the adaptation, prevalence and ecology of soil organisms are good indicators of climate change-derived environmental changes.
Effect of forestry treatments on forest site, regeneration and biodiversity
Since 2014, we have compared the forestry treatments of shelterwood and continuous cover forestry. Based on two long-term experiments, we would like to answer the question of how the various forestry treatments affect the forest site, the forest biodiversity, and the regeneration of the stands.
