Systems ecological approaches to analyze network of networks

Danube research institute

By unifying excellence in research, authenticity in science, and a commitment to society, the institute network of the Academy is set to produce values for both national and international success in Hungarian and universal science. Building on the national research traditions, being part of the only full-time research institute network in Hungary, primary aim of the institute is to play a fundamental role in promoting the common weal and in building the foundation for the future through valuable scientific achievements based on highly promising discovery research.

The main research topics of the institute are:

• the study of the composition, structure, dynamics and functioning of terrestrial and water ecosystems;
• the study of the sustainability of ecosystem services from an ecological view;
• research correlating to the international operative agreements regarding the protection of habitats, biodiversity and water quality;
• effect analysis of land use, landscape management, water use, control of waters, and other interventions modifying the state of the environment, furthermore providing scientific basis of actions aimed at restoration and the study of the background and relations of ecological processes on global, regional and local scale.

Brian Fath is Professor at the Department of Biological Sciences, Towson University (Maryland, USA), Research Scholar at the Advanced Systems Analysis Program, IIASA, Austria, and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Ecological Modelling.