Publications

Gabor Pozsgai

RESEARCH

Pozsgai, G., Cardoso, P., Fattorini, S., Rigal, F., Santos, A.M.C., Whittaker, R.J., Amorim, I.R., Boieiro, M., Borda-de-Água, L., Costa, R., Crespo, L.C., Ferreira, M.T., Leite, A., Lhoumeau, S., Malumbres-Olarte, J., Matthews, T.J., Melo, C., Oyarzabal, G., Pereira, F., Quartau, J.A., Rego, C., Ribeiro, S., Ros-Prieto, A., Serrano, A.R.M., Triantis, K.A., Gabriel, R. & Borges, P.A.V. (2026). Stability in the face of global decline: A 20-year study of arthropods in an oceanic archipelago. 

Scientific Reports, 16, 27703. DOI:10.1038/s41598-026-57146-5 (IF2024 3,8; Q1 Multidisciplinary Sciences)

Monjardino, P., Azevedo, A.R., Mendonça, D., Pozsgai, G., Borges, P.A.V., Frias, J. & Toubarro, D. (2026). Metagenomic survey of fungal communities in compost from dairy plant wastewater sludge and garden trimmings.

Biodiversity Data Journal, 14, e174893. DOI:10.3897/BDJ.14.e174893 (IF2024 1,0; Q3 Biodiversity Conservation)

Leite, A., Boieiro, M., Soares, A.O., Ros-Prieto, A., Costa, R., Pozsgai, G., Oyarzabal, G., Teixeira, M., Calado, H.R.M.G., Lago, A., Vounatsi, M., Gabriel, R., Wallon, S., Crespo, L. C., Gil de Gómez, J., Ferreira, M.T., Lhoumeau, S. & Borges, P.A.V. (2026). Monitoring of potential invasive arthropod species in Azores Islands (Corvo, Flores, Faial, Pico, Terceira, São Miguel and Santa Maria): The PRIBES Project.

Biodiversity Data Journal, 14, e188056. DOI:https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.14.e188056 (IF2024 1,0; Q3 Biodiversity Conservation)

Wyckhuys, K. A., Pozsgai, G., Finch, E. A., Seehausen, M. L., Zhang, W., & Gc, Y. D. (2026). Climate change can generate enemy‐free space for crop‐feeding herbivores.

Global Change Biology, 32(3), e70775. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70775 (IF2024 10,8; Q1 Ecology)

Wallon, S., Pozsgai, G., Borges, P.A.V. & Elias, R.B. (2026). Assessing Temperature-Induced Changes in Arthropod Communities over One Year: A Comparative Analysis.

Insects, 17(3), 265. DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/insects17030265 (IF2024 2,7; Q1 Entomology)

Varga-Szilay, Z., Barševskis, A., Benedek, K., Bevk, D., Jojczyk, A., Krištín, A., Růzicková, J., Jelaska, L. S., Vernomann, E., Vilumets, S., Fetykó, K. G., Szovényi, G. & Pozsgai, G. (2025). Improving biodiversity in Central and Eastern European gardens needs regionally scaled strategies.

Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 113, 129074. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2025.129074 (IF2024 6,00; Q1 Environmental Studies)

Wyckhuys, K. A., Bushley, K., Gratton, C., Gurr, G. M., Pozsgai, G., Tscharntke, T., Wanger, T. C., Lu, Y. & Elkahky, M. (2025). Restoring functional farmland biodiversity for biological pest control.

Trends in Plant Science, 30, 1097-1110. DOI:10.1016/j.tplants.2025.03.012 (IF2024 20.8; Q1 Plant Sciences)

Monjardino, P., Azevedo, A. R., Mendonça, D., Pozsgai, G., Borges, P. A. V., Frias, J., & Toubarro, D. (2025). Metagenomic Survey of Compost Fungi from Terceira (Azores Archipelago). Version 1.0. Universidade dos Açores. Occurrence dataset. DOI: 10.15468/nmpzwr.

Oyarzabal, G., Pozsgai, G., Tsafack, N., Cardoso, P., Rigal, F., Boieiro, M., Santos, A. M. C., Amorim, I. R., Malumbres-Olarte, J., Costa, R., Lhoumeau, S., Gabriel, R., & Borges, P. A. V. (2025). Threats and conservation status of the endemic terrestrial arthropods of the Azores.

Biological Conservation, 309, 111282. DOI:10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111282 (IF2024 4,9; Q1 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Nature and Landscape Conservation)

Varga-Szilay, Z., Szövényi, G., & Pozsgai, G. (2025). Anthropogenic noise can decrease tomato reproductive success by hindering bumblebee-mediated pollination.

Basic and Applied Ecology, 87, 11-19. DOI:10.1016/j.baae.2025.05.008 (IF2024 3,0; Q2 Ecology)

Borges, P. A. V., Malumbres-Olarte, J., Gabriel, R., Videira, S. I. R., Rodrigues, A. F., Lhoumeau, S., Leite, A., Ros-Prieto, A., Melo, C., Pozsgai, G., Oyarzabal, G., Parmentier, L., Lamelas-López, L., Boieiro, M., Barcelos, P. J. M., Costa, R., Coelho, R., Wallon, S., Gonçalves, S., Arroz, A. M., & Amorim, I.R. (2025). Biodiversity insights from BioBlitz surveys on Terceira Island, Azores.

Biodiversity Data Journal, 13, e153461. DOI:10.3897/BDJ.13.e153461 (IF2024 1,0; Q3 Biodiversity Conservation)

Oyarzabal, G., Cardoso, P., Rigal, F., Boieiro, M., Santos, A. M. C., Amorim, I. R., Malumbres-Olarte, J., Costa, R., Lhoumeau, S., Pozsgai, G., Gabriel, R., & Borges, P. A. V. (2025). Species traits may predict extinction risk of Azorean endemic arthropods.

Insect Conservation and Diversity, 18, 545-551. DOI:10.1111/icad.12822 (IF2024 3,2; Q1 Entomology)

Boieiro, M., Ferreira, M., Ceia-Hasse, A., Esposito, F., Santos, R., Pozsgai, G., Borges, P. A. V. & Rego, C. (2025). The effects of disturbance on plant–pollinator interactions in the native forests of an oceanic island (Terceira, Azores).

Insects, 16, 14. DOI:10.3390/insects16010014 (IF2024 2,7; Q1 Entomology)

Boieiro, M., Varga-Szilay, Z., Costa, R., Crespo, L., Leite, A., Oliveira, R., Pozsgai, G., Rego, C., Calado, H., Teixeira, M., Lopes, D.H., Soares, A. & Borges, P.A.V. (2024) New findings of terrestrial arthropods from the Azorean Islands.

Biodiversity Data Journal, 12, e136391. DOI:10.3897/BDJ.12.e136391 (IF2024 1,0; Q3 Biodiversity Conservation)

Varga-Szilay, Z., Fetyko, K. G., Szovenyi, G. & Pozsgai, G. (2024) Bridging biodiversity and gardening: Unravelling the interplay of socio-demographic factors, garden practices, and garden characteristics.

Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 97, 128367. DOI:10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128367 (IF2024 6,00; Q1 Environmental Studies)

Varga-Szilay, Z., Szovenyi, G. & Pozsgai, G. (2024) Flower visitation through the lens: Exploring the foraging behaviour of Bombus terrestris with a computer vision-based application.

Insects, 15(9), 729. DOI:10.3390/insects15090729 (IF2024 2,7; Q1 Entomology)

Varga-Szilay, Z., Szovenyi, G. & Pozsgai, G. (2024) Flower visitation through the lens: Exploring the foraging behaviour of Bombus terrestris with a computer vision-based application. bioRxiv. DOI:10.1101/2024.07.10.602888.

Varga-Szilay, Z., Barsevskis, A., Benedek, K., Bevk, D., Jojczyk, A., Kristin, A., Ruzickova, J., Jelaska, L. S., Veromann, E., Vilumets, S., Fetyko, K., Szovenyi, G., & Pozsgai, G. (2024) Improving biodiversity in Central and Eastern European domestic gardens needs regionally scaled strategies. bioRxiv. DOI:10.1101/2024.07.12.603327

Oyarzabal, G., Cardoso, P., Rigal, F., Boieiro, M., Santos, A.M.C., Amorim, I., Malumbres-Olarte, J., Costa, R., Lhoumeau, S., Pozsgai, G., Gabriel, R. & Borges, P.A.V. (2024) Arthropod traits as proxies for abundance trends in the Azorean Islands.

Ecography, 2024, e07457. DOI:10.22541/au.171714597.73460036/v1 (IF2024 5,4; Q1 Ecology)

Wyckhuys, K.A.G., Pozsgai, G., Fekih, I.B., Sanchez-Garcia, F.J. & Elkahky, M. (2024) Biodiversity loss impacts top-down regulation of insect herbivores across ecosystem boundaries.

Science of the Total Environment, 930, 172807. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172807 (IF2024 8,2; Q1 Environmental Sciences)