Restoring grassland biodiversity: sowing low-diversity seed mixtures can lead to rapid favourable changes

P Török, B Deák, E Vida, O Valkó, S Lengyel… - Biological …, 2010 - Elsevier
We studied the effect of sowing low-diversity seed mixtures (containing 2–3 competitive
grass species) on the regeneration of vegetation on croplands previously used as alfalfa …

Regeneration of sandy old-fields in the forest steppe region of Hungary

A Csecserits, B Czúcz, M Halassy… - Plant Biosystems-An …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Abandoned agricultural fields are potential sites for the regeneration of natural vegetation,
and land abandonment is a widespread phenomenon in the developed world. We studied …

Secondary succession in sandy old‐fields: a promising example of spontaneous grassland recovery

ÁJ Albert, A Kelemen, O Valkó… - Applied Vegetation …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Question Based on the spontaneous vegetation development of old‐fields in the N yírség
and K iskunság sand regions (H ungary), we aimed to answer the following questions using …

Indirect impacts of commercial gold mining on adjacent ecosystems

HA Seki, JPR Thorn, PJ Platts, DD Shirima… - Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mining is important for economic development in many tropical countries, but mining can
have serious impacts on biodiversity, both directly through operations at extraction sites, and …

Abandonment of croplands: problem or chance for grassland restoration? Case studies from Hungary

O Valkó, B Deák, P Török, A Kelemen… - Ecosystem Health …, 2016 - spj.science.org
Abstract In Central‐and Eastern Europe, the collapse of socialist regimes resulted in a
transformation of state‐owned agricultural cooperatives to privately owned lands from the …

Litter and graminoid biomass accumulation suppresses weedy forbs in grassland restoration

B Deák, O Valkó, A Kelemen, P Török… - Plant Biosystems-An …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Accumulated biomass of sown species and litter plays an important role in success of
restoration projects. We studied the effects of litter and graminoid biomass on species …

Lucerne‐dominated fields recover native grass diversity without intensive management actions

P Török, A Kelemen, O Valko, B Deak… - Journal of Applied …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Summary 1 Spontaneous succession is often underappreciated in restoration after the
cessation of intensive agricultural management. Spontaneous succession could improve the …

Accuracy of space-for-time substitution for vegetation state prediction following shrub restoration

R Miao, X Qiu, M Guo, A Musa… - Journal of Plant …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Aims Space-for-time substitution (SFT) is often used for vegetation status estimation during
the recovery process of deserts. However, the evaluated accuracy of SFT remains uncertain …

Large‐scale restoration of dry grasslands on ex‐arable land using a regional seed mixture: establishment of target species

K Prach, I Jongepierová, K Řehounková - Restoration Ecology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Large‐scale (circa 500 ha) restoration of species‐rich dry grasslands was conducted using
a high‐diversity regional seed mixture in the White Carpathians Protected Landscape Area …

Recultivation of degraded soil due to mining activity without adding organic layers of soil using Alfalfa and mixtures of grass legumes

Ž Lakić, T Predić, I Đurđić, V Popović - Agriculture & Forestry, 2020 - fiver.ifvcns.rs
The aim of this research was to examine the possibility of reparing the chemical properties of
substrate and regenerating the vegetation of degraded soil due to mining activity without …