C. F. Vad

Mapping planktonic communities: a network approach to assess the role of scale and centrality on their diversity and composition

This study examines how scale and centrality in lake networks affect planktonic community diversity and composition, finding varied responses across different planktonic groups.

Effects of urbanisation, habitat characteristics, and management on garden pond biodiversity: findings from a large-scale citizen science survey

This study investigates how urbanisation, habitat features, and management affect garden pond biodiversity using data from a citizen science survey in Hungary.

Patterns and correlates in the distribution, design and management of garden ponds along an urban-rural gradient

This study examines how urban-rural location, pond age, and fish introduction influence garden pond design and management in Hungary, finding differences between Budapest and regional areas.

Regional and fine-scale local adaptation in salinity tolerance in Daphnia inhabiting contrasting clusters of inland saline waters

The paper examines local adaptation to salinity in Daphnia magna across two saline habitat clusters, finding regional and fine-scale adaptation differences.

Parallels and divergences in landscape genetic and metacommunity patterns in zooplankton inhabiting soda pans

The paper compares spatial and environmental drivers of metacommunity structure and landscape genetic structure in zooplankton across soda pans, finding parallels and divergences in their influences.

Environmental changes associated with drying climate are expected to affect functional groups of pro- and microeukaryotes differently in temporary saline waters

The study examines how environmental variables affect microbial diversity and community composition in temporary saline ponds during contrasting spring seasons.

Dispersal provides trophic-level dependent insurance against a heatwave in freshwater ecosystems

The paper tests how dispersal from natural lakes affects community resilience to a heatwave in alpine lake plankton, finding that microorganism dispersal enhances recovery while zooplankton dispersal does not.

Microbial stowaways - waterbirds as dispersal vectors of aquatic pro- and microeukaryotic communities

This study shows waterbirds transport aquatic microbial communities via droppings, with greylag geese dispersing 28% of prokaryotes and 19% of microeukaryotes.

From adverse to beneficial - contrasting dietary effects of freshwater mixotrophs on zooplankton

This study contrasts the dietary effects of freshwater mixotrophs on zooplankton, finding that species-specific toxicity and environmental factors influence survival outcomes.