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Overview

Gábor Várbíró is affiliated with the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Hungary. The primary field of study for Várbíró is Environmental Science, with a publication record reflecting 135 works in this area.

Their research spans several subfields, including:

  • Ecology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Biomaterials
  • Oceanography

Várbíró's main research topics cover diverse aspects of aquatic and environmental biology, featuring:

  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Diatoms and Algae Research
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics

Among recent papers, some notable publications include:

  • "The recovery of European freshwater biodiversity has come to a halt," 2023, published in Nature
  • "Invasion impacts and dynamics of a European-wide introduced species," 2022, published in Global Change Biology
  • "Estimating river nutrient concentrations consistent with good ecological condition: More stringent nutrient thresholds needed," 2020, published in Ecological Indicators
  • "Estimating nutrient thresholds for eutrophication management: Novel insights from understudied lake types," 2022, published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Use of Diatoms in Monitoring the Sakarya River Basin, Turkey," 2020, published in Water

Frequent co-authors of Várbíró include:

  • Zoltán Csabai
  • Gábor Borics
  • Viktória B-Béres
  • Peter Haase
  • Jes Jessen Rasmussen

Common venues for publication by this researcher are:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Hydrobiologia
  • Ecological Indicators
  • Inland Waters
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution

Best Publications

  • DNA barcode reference libraries for the monitoring of aquatic biota in Europe: Gap-analysis and recommendations for future work.

    Hannah Weigand;Arne J Beermann;Fedor Čiampor;Filipe O. Costa

  • The recovery of European freshwater biodiversity has come to a halt

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  • DNAqua-Net: Developing new genetic tools for bioassessment and monitoring of aquatic ecosystems in Europe

    Florian Leese;Florian Altermatt;Agnès Bouchez;Torbjørn Ekrem

  • A new evaluation technique of potamo-plankton for the assessment of the ecological status of rivers

    Gábor Borics;Gábor Várbíró;István Grigorszky;Enikö Krasznai

  • Does isolation influence the relative role of environmental and dispersal‐related processes in stream networks? An empirical test of the network position hypothesis using multiple taxa

    Dénes Schmera;Diána Árva;Pál Boda;Erika Bódis

  • Developments in water quality monitoring and management in large river catchments using the Danube River as an example

    Deborah V. Chapman;Chris Bradley;Gretchen M. Gettel;István Gábor Hatvani

  • Alterations in forest detritus inputs influence soil carbon concentration and soil respiration in a Central-European deciduous forest

    István Fekete;Zsolt Kotroczó;Csaba Varga;Péter Tamás Nagy

  • Phytoplankton functional and morpho-functional approach in large floodplain rivers

    Igor Stanković;Tatjana Vlahović;Marija Gligora Udovič;Gábor Várbíró

  • Functional groups of phytoplankton shaping diversity of shallow lake ecosystems

    Gábor Borics;Béla Tóthmérész;Balázs A. Lukács;Gábor Várbíró

  • Invasion impacts and dynamics of a European‐wide introduced species

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  • Functional diversity of phytoplankton highlights long‐term gradual regime shift in the middle section of the Danube River due to global warming, human impacts and oligotrophication

    András Abonyi;Éva Ács;András Hidas;István Grigorszky

  • Estimating nutrient thresholds for eutrophication management: Novel insights from understudied lake types.

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  • Comparing aspirations: intercalibration of ecological status concepts across European lakes for littoral diatoms.

    Martyn Kelly;Gorazd Urbanic;Eva Acs;Helen Bennion

  • A large river (River Loire, France) survey to compare phytoplankton functional approaches: Do they display river zones in similar ways?

    András Abonyi;Maria Leitão;Igor Stanković;Gábor Borics

  • Algal assemblage types of bog-lakes in Hungary and their relation to water chemistry, hydrological conditions and habitat diversity

    Gábor Borics;Béla Tóthmérész;István Grigorszky;Judit Padisák

  • The effects of litter production and litter depth on soil microclimate in a central european deciduous forest

    István Fekete;Csaba Varga;Borbála Biró;János Attila Tóth

  • Disturbance and stress: different meanings in ecological dynamics?

    Gábor Borics;Gábor Várbíró;Judit Padisák

  • Estimating river nutrient concentrations consistent with good ecological condition: More stringent nutrient thresholds needed

    Sandra Poikane;Gabor Várbíró;Martyn G Kelly;Sebastian Birk

  • Long-term effects of climate change on carbon storage and tree species composition in a dry deciduous forest.

    István Fekete;Kate Lajtha;Zsolt Kotroczó;Gábor Várbíró

  • Characteristics of the pelagic phytoplankton in shallow oxbows

    Enikő Krasznai;Gábor Borics;Gábor Várbíró;András Abonyi

  • Seasonal changes in relative contribution of environmental control and spatial structuring on different dispersal groups of stream macroinvertebrates

    András Csercsa;Eszter Á. Krasznai-K.;Gábor Várbíró;Ildikó Szivák

  • The role of phytoplankton diversity metrics in shallow lake and river quality assessment

    Gábor Borics;Judit Görgényi;István Grigorszky;Zsolt László-Nagy

  • Which factors affect phytoplankton biomass in shallow eutrophic lakes

    Gábor Borics;Levente Nagy;Stefan Miron;István Grigorszky

  • The relation between various detritus inputs and soil enzyme activities in a Central European deciduous forest

    István Fekete;Csaba Varga;Zsolt Kotroczó;János Attila Tóth

Frequent Co-Authors

Gábor Borics
Gábor Borics Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Béla Tóthmérész
Béla Tóthmérész University of Debrecen
Judit Padisák
Judit Padisák University of Pannonia
Agnès Bouchez
Agnès Bouchez Université Savoie Mont Blanc
Frédéric Rimet
Frédéric Rimet Université Savoie Mont Blanc
Tibor Erős
Tibor Erős Balaton Limnological Institute
Kate Lajtha
Kate Lajtha Oregon State University
Martyn Kelly
Martyn Kelly Durham University
Sandra Poikane
Sandra Poikane European Commission Joint Research Centre
Wolfram Graf
Wolfram Graf BOKU University

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