SZTE Ecology
Department of Ecology University of Szeged
SZTE Magyar

Topics for thesis

Requirements for thesis content and format can be found at the web site of the Biology Institute.

Requirements for BSc thesis

Current (2024/2025) topics for thesis:

Topics of the teachers of the Department of Ecology:

Microrefugia: identification and preservation
Supervisor: Zoltán Bátori
Details: PDF

Integrating abandoned sand mines into planning in conservation
Cacti in natural habitats
Supervisor: András Kelemen
Details: PDF

Differences in the cellular immune response of ant species with different strategies and functional traits to entomopathogenic fungal infections
Changes in ant communities of sandy grasslands due to drought and warming
Ecology of ant-mediated seed dispersal of protected plant species
Supervisor: István Maák

Investigation of pollinators (and other groups of animals) in urban environments and along linear landscape elements
Effect of grassland use on arthropods
Supervisor: Attila Torma
Details: PDF

Restoration prospects of forest-steppe habitats
Global-scale modelling of ecosystem restoration as a nature-based solution for climate change mitigation
Creating species-rich novel grasslands in solar parks
Revealing the effects of solar parks on biodiversity
Effects of nutrient enrichment in semi-natural grasslands
Testing a hemiparasitic plant to control the invasive grass Sporobolus cryptandrus
Using hemiparasitic plants to restore isolated habitat islands invaded by Calamagrostis epigejos
Investigation of botanical and environmental parameters of bee pastures
Using natural disturbance to plant rare plant species
Supervisor: Csaba Tölgyesi
Details: here

It is also possible to choose an own topic (in BSc), in this case feel free to contact any of the teachers of the Department of Ecology.

Topics of the Centre for Ecological Research in Vácrátót:

Investigation of pollinator insects in agricultural landscapes
Supervisor: Áron Bihaly
Details: PDF

Indicators of naturalness
Forest-grassland dynamics
Functional diversity and community organization of artificial habitats
Supervisor:  László Erdős
Details: PDF

Effect of grassland treatment on arthropods
Ability of solar parks in preserving biodiversity
Supervisor: Róbert Gallé
Details: PDF

Investigation of pollinator insects in cities
Supervisor: Viktor Szigeti
Details: PDF

Mapping ecosystem services
Supervisor: Eszter Tanács
Details: PDF