STUDIES

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PAPERS PUBLISHED BY MET BIOLOGISTS IN JOURNALS

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(Impact Factor - updated June 2nd  2010)

2010 
IF = 9.029
1. Hartel T, Schweiger O, Öllerer K, Cogalniceanu D, Arntzen J.W. (2010): Amphibian distribution in a traditionally managed rural landscape of Eastern Europe: probing the effect of landscape composition. Biological Conservation 143: 1118-1124. (IF = 3.167)
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2. Hartel T, Nemes Sz, Öllerer K, Cogalniceanu D, Moga C. I,  Arntzen J.W. (2010): Using connectivity metrics and niche modeling to explore the occurrence of the Northern crested newt (Amphibia, Caudata) in a traditionally managed landscape. Environmental Conservation, in press. (IF = 1.541)
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3. Hartel T, Öllerer K, Cogălniceanu D, Nemes Sz, Moga C. I, Demeter L. (2010): Pond based survey of amphibians in a Saxon cultural landscape from Transylvania (Romania). Italian Journal of Zoology, 77: 61-70. (IF = 0.800)
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4. Bancila R. I, Hartel T, Plaiasu R, Smets J, and Cogalniceanu D. (2010): Estimating the body condition of the yellow-bellied toad Bombina variegata (Amphibia: Anura). Amphibia-Reptilia, in press. (IF = 0.949)
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5. Moga C.I, Hartel T, Öllerer K, Szapanyos Á. (2010): Habitat use by the endangered Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor in the Tarnava Mare Valley, Romania. Belgian Journal of Zoology, (in press). (IF = 0.469)

6. Moga C.I, Hartel T, and Öllerer K. (2010): Status, habitat use and distribution of the corncrake Crex crex in the Saxon landscapes of Southern Transylvania, Romania. North-Western Journal of Zoology, 6: 63-70 (IF = 0.817)
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7. Moga C.I, Öllerer K, Hartel T. (2010): The effect of reed burning on the habitat occupancy of passerine species. – North-Western Journal of Zoology, 6: 90-94: (IF = 0.817)
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8. Nemes Sz, Hartel T. (2010): Derivation of variance estimators and statistical inference for indexes of sexual size dimorphism: an example. Belgian Journal of Zoology (in press) (IF = 0.469)

9. Nemes Sz, Hartel T. (2010): Summary measures for binary classification systems in animal ecology. North-Western Journal of Zoology in press (IF = 0.817)
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2009
IF = 4.742
1. Hartel T, Moga C.I, David A, Coroiu I. (2009): Pond area – species richness relationships in amphibians and birds. Community Ecology 10: 159-164. (IF = 0.792)
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2. Hartel T, Nemes Sz, Cogalniceanu D, Öllerer K, Moga C. I, D. Lesbarreres L, Demeter. (2009): Pond and landscape determinants of Rana dalmatina population sizes in a Romanian rural landscape. Acta Oecologica – 35: 53-59. (IF = 1.609)
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3. Hartel T, Öllerer K. (2009): Local turnover and factors influencing the persistence of amphibians in permanent ponds from the Saxon landscapes of Transylvania. – North-Western Journal of Zoology 5: 40-52 (IF = 0.817)
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4. Hartel T, Moga C.I, Öllerer K.  &  Puky M. (2009): Spatial and temporal distribution of amphibian road mortality with a Rana dalmatina and Bufo bufo predominance along the middle section of the Târnava Mare basin, Romania – North -Western Journal of Zoology 5: 130-141. (IF = 0.817)
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5. Moga C.I, Hartel T, and Öllerer K. (2009): Ancient oak wood-pasture as a habitat for the endangered Tree Pipit, Anthus trivialis – Biologia 64: 1011-1015. (IF = 0.617)
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2008 
IF = 1.17
1. Hartel T. (2008): Within pond variation of the egg deposition site in Rana dalmatina. – Biologia 3: 439-443. (IF = 0.406)
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2. Hartel T. (2008): Weather conditions, breeding date and population fluctuation in Rana dalmatina from Central Romania. – Herpetological Journal 18: 40-44. (IF = 0.764)
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2007 
IF = 2.13
1. Hartel T, Nemes Sz, Cogălniceanu D, Öllerer K, Schweiger O, Moga C. I, Demeter L. (2007): The effect of fish and habitat complexity on amphibians. – Hydrobiologia 583: 173-182. (IF = 1.201)
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2. Kovács É. H, Sas I, Covaciu-Marcov S.-D, Hartel T, Cupsa D, Groza M. (2007): Seasonal variation in the diet of a Hyla arborea population from Romania. – Amphibia-Reptilia 28: 485-491. (IF = 0.929)
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2006 
IF = 1.09
1. Demeter L, Hartel T. (2006): A rapid survey of the large branchiopods in Romania. – Annales de Limnologie – International Journal of Limnology.  43: 107-111. (IF = 0.579)
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2. Hartel T, Nemes Sz. (2006): Assessing the effect of toe clipping on Yellow Bellied Toads. – Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 52(4): 359-366. (IF = 0.511)
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INTERNATIONAL REFEREED JOURNALS AND PROCEEDINGS

Hartel T. (2008): Movement activity in a Bombina variegata population from a deciduous forested landscape. – North-Western Journal of Zoology 4: 79-90.
 
Hartel T, Moga C. I, Öllerer K, Sas I, Demeter L, Rusti D, Balog A. (2008): A proposal towards the incorporation of spatial heterogeneity into animal distribution studies in Romanian landscapes. – North-Western Journal of Zoology 4: 173-188.

Hartel T, Nemes Sz, Demeter L, Öllerer K. (2008): Pond and landscape characteristics: which are more important for the common toad? A case study from central Romania. – Applied Herpetology 5: 1-12.

Hartel T. (2007): An experimental study on the abundance effect on tadpole growth, mortality and metamorphosis in Bombina variegata. – Biota – Journal of Biology and Ecology 6: 27-34.
 
Hartel T, Nemes Sz, Mara Gy. (2007): Spatial and temporal dynamic of pond use by a hybrid fire-bellied toad population: the importance of pond availability and duration. – Acta Zoologica Lituanica 17: 56-63.
 
Hartel T, Sas I, Pernetta A, Geltsch I. (2007): The reproductive dynamic of temperate amphibians: a review. – North-Western Journal of Zoology 3: 127-145.
 
Moga C. I, Hartel T, Vogrin, M. (2007): On the passage of the waterfowl at the fish ponds from Brădeni (Romania). – Biota – Journal of Biology and Ecology 6: 43-49.

Hartel T, Demeter L, Cogălniceanu D, Tulbure M. (2006): The influence of habitat characteristics on amphibian species richness in two river basins of Romania. – In: Vences, M., Köhler, J., Ziegler, T., Böhme, W. (eds.): Herpetologia Bonnensis II. Proceedings of the 13th Congress of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica, pp. 47-50.
 
Hartel T, Moga C. I, Nemes Sz. (2005): Use of temporary ponds by amphibians in a wood pasture, Romania. – Biota – Journal of Biology and Ecology 5: 21-28.

Hartel T. (2005): Aspects of breeding activity of Rana dalmatina and Rana temporaria reproducing in a seminatural pond. – North-Western Journal of Zoology 1:5-13.
 
Hartel T. (2004): The long-term trend and the distribution of amphibian populations in a seminatural pond in the middle section of the Târnava-Mare Valley (Romania). – Biota – Journal of Biology and Ecology 4(1-2): 25-36.

Hartel T. (2003): The breeding biology of Rana dalmatina in Târnava-Mare Valley, Romania. – Russian Journal of Herpetology 10(3): 169-175.

Cogălniceanu D, Hartel T. (2005): Frost induced mass mortality in a high altitude population of Rana temporaria. – Froglog 72: 3-4.

Cogălniceanu D, Hartel T, Plăiaşu R. (2006): Establishing an amphibian monitoring program in two protected areas of Romania. – In: Vences, M., Köhler, J., Ziegler, T., Böhme, W. (eds.): Herpetologia Bonnensis II. Proceedings of the 13th Congress of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica, pp. 31-34.

Demeter L, Hartel T. (2007): Rana dalmatina is missing from the Ciuc basin. North-Western Journal of Zoology, 3: 9-23.
 
Demeter L, Hartel T, Cogălniceanu D. (2006): Notes on the spatial distribution and conservation status of amphibians in the Ciuc basin. – Zeitschrift für Feldherpetologie, Supplement 10: 217-224.
 
Moga C. I, David A, Hartel, T, Coroiu I. (2005): The feeding biology of Asio otus in two winter colonies. – Biota – Journal of Biology and Ecology 5: 43-48.

Moga C.I, Öllerer K, Hartel T. (2008): The effect of flooded area size on the feeding of passage avifauna in the Tarnava Mare floodplain, Romania. Biota – Journal of Biology and Ecology, 9: 31-36.

Nemes Sz, Vogrin M, Hartel T, Öllerer K. (2006): Habitat selection in sand lizard (Lacerta agilis): ontogenetic shifts. – North-Western Journal of Zoology 2: 17-26.
 
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ROMANIAN JOURNALS (selection)

Hartel T, Öllerer K, Farczády, L., Moga, C. I., Băncilă, R. (2008): Using species detectability to infer distribution, habitat use and absence of a cryptic species: the smooth snake (Coronella austriaca) in Saxon Transylvania. – Acta Scientiarum Transylvanica 16: 24-38.

Hartel T, Öllerer K. (2008): How many populations are there? On the need of delimiting amphibian populations. – Acta Siculica: 99-114.

Hartel T, Moga C. I. (2008): Incorporating occupancy models in designing studies of animal distribution: a glimpse on the habitat use of an amphibian in the Saxon Landscapes of Transylvania. – Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai, Seria Biologia 53(2): 19-32.

Cogălniceanu D, Băncilă R, Samoilă C, Hartel T, Tudor M. (2007): The herpetofauna of the Maramureş Mountains Natural Park. ENSFI Conference Proceedings. Baia Mare, Romania. pp. 300-305.

Hartel T, Moga C I. (2007): Population fluctuations and the spatial habitat use by amphibians in a human modified landscape. – Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai, Seria Biologia 2: 19-32.

Hartel T, and Nemes Sz. (2007): Lack of adaptive phenotypic plasticity in Rana temporaria larvae caused by starvation: an experimental demonstration. – Acta Siculica, pp. 143-148.

Hartel T, Öllerer K, Moga C I. (2007): Regional distribution, dynamic and determinants of breeding pond use of Pelobates fuscus in the middle section of the Târnava Mare basin. – Transylvanian Review of Ecological and Systematical Research 4: 149-158.

Hartel T, Öllerer K, Nemes Sz. (2007): Critical elements for biologically based management plans for amphibians in the middle section of the Târnava Mare basin. – Acta Scientiarum Transylvanica 15: 109-132

Moga C. I, Öllerer K, Hartel T. (2007): The Breeding avifauna of the Breite Plateau Natural Reserve and the surrounding forest. – Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai, Seria Biologia 52(2): 33-43.

Hartel T, Demeter L. (2005): The breeding migration and population characteristics of a common toad (Bufo bufo) population in Târnava Valley, Romania. – Transylvanian Review of Ecological and Systematical Research 2: 145-154.

Hartel T, Cogălniceanu D. (2005): Experimental study of the hormonal control of egg deposition in Triturus vulgaris. – Scientific Annals of the Danube Delta Institute 11: 34 - 38.
 
Plăiaşu R, Hartel T, Băncilă R. I, Cogălniceanu D. (2005): The use of digital images for individual identification of amphibians. – Studii şi Cercetări – Biologie, Univ. Bacău 10: 137-140.

Moga C.I. (2005): The bird fauna from the Centuries Oak Trees Nature Reserve from the Breite Plateau and the neighboring forests. Scripta Ornithologica Romaniae 2.

Moga C.I. (2005): Study on the avifauna of the Medias Plateau. Scripta Ornithologica Romaniae 2

Hartel T. (2003): Amphibian decline: some hypotheses. – Acta Siculica 1: 43-56.

Hartel T. (2003): The breeding activity of Triturus vulgaris in two temporary ponds in Târnava Mare valley. – Acta Siculica 1: 57-64.

Ghira I, Venczel M, Covaciu-Marcov S. D, Mara Gy, Ghile P, Hartel T, Török Zs, Rácz T, Farkas Z, Brad T. (2002): Mapping of Transylvanian herpetofauna. – Nymphaea 29: 145-201.

Hartel T. (2001): On the feeding behavior of Salamandra salamandra. – ACTA Hargitensia 8: 115-120. (in Hungarian)

Hartel T. (2001): Factors jeopardizing amphibians in Mures County. – ACTA Hargitensia 8: 121-126.
 
Krecsák L, Hartel T. (2001): New data on the distribution of Ablepharus kitaibelii in Romania. – ACTA Hargitensia 8: 111-113.
 
Demeter L, Hartel T. (1999): On the breeding migration of Common Toad (Bufo bufo) on Sighisoara. – ACTA Hargitensia 4: 99-102.

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OTHER STUDIES AND REPORTS PRODUCED FOR THE MET:

Akeroyd, John / Wild Flowers of Saxon Transylvania - An introduction for the visitor.
Akeroyd, John / The Flora and Vegetation of Viscri and Surroundings.
Blonde, Pieter and Jacobs / Ilf, Fauna Survey of the Saxon Villages of Transylvania.
Wilkie, Kim / The Saxon Villages of Transylvania - A future for the medieval landscape.

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