Date of birth: 7 November 1940
Job: Professor of the Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology, Biological Institute of the Eötvös Loránd University
Head of the Zootaxomomy Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences at the Eötvös Loránd University 2007-
Head of the Ph.D. Program „Zootaxonomy, Animal Ecology, Hydrobiology” of the Biology Ph.D. School of the Eötvös Loránd University1998-
Research: Taxonomy, faunistics, population biology and ecology of enchytraeid worms (Annelida: Enchytraeidae).
Until now 74 scientific papers were published, 52 species, 2 subspecies and 2 genera, new to science, were described. Revised a genera and numerous species. Recently she applied both morphological and molecular studies to separate similar enchytraeid species based on PCR-RFLP of the ITS region. She worked with enchytraeid species in many parts of the globe (from Estonia, Spitsbergen, Iceland, Greenland, Arctic Archipelago of Canada, Alaska, Palerctic tundra, Spain, Pyrenees, Balears-Icelands, Marokkó, South-Afrika, Iran, Ecuador, Subantarctic-Icelands, Borneo, Korea). Till now from the Hungarian fauna were described 86 species (14 genera) among them 21 species are new for the sciences and 54 new for the fauna.
Revealed the enchytraeid fauna of different nature conservation areas in Hungary (Sphagnum-bogs, along the shore of Lake Balaton, Bátorliget, Pilis Mts., Hungarian caves, Aggtelek N.P., Fertő-Hanság N.P.).
Carried out research for the first time on the consumption biology as well as frost and drought tolerance of enchytraeids, pointed out the function and importance of these worms in cycling of chemical elements and energyflow of the forest soils.
Comparative investigation of coniferal plants and original Querceto-Carpinetum forests seeking for anthropogenic effects.
Leader of a complex survey of the trerrestrial fauna for demonstration of habitat-fragmentation in the Kis-Balaton area. Leader of a complex survey established for the examination of the invertebrate diversity after the metall and cyanide pollution of the Tisza River in 2000.
New results achieved together with the microbiologists of the Departement of Microbiology of the ELTE in the determination of the intestinal microbial community of enchytraeids.
Revealed various life-history strategies during the research of enchytraeid reproduction biology. Demonstrated self-fertilization for the first time within the enchytraeid family.
Has been in international collaboration with prof. Dr. Bent Christensen (University Koppenhaga, Danmark) since 1994, working on the subject ’Enchytraeids of the North Holarctis’. Organised a field expedition in Alaska together with prof. Dr. MacLean (University Fairbanks, Alaska) in 2001 (Nato project).
Currently processing the collectied material from Alaska and doing faunistical and taxonomical investigation of enchytraeids, including communities from many different habitats in the Hungarian Central Mountains (grant of the Hungarian National Research Fundation, OTKA).
Education:
-Graduated from Eötvös Lorand University (ELTE) 1964 (biology- chemistry teacher)
-Candidate of Science (C. Sc.) Hungarian Academy of Science, 1976
- Habilitated Eötvös Loránd University, 1996
- D.Sc. Hungarian Academy of Science,
2002
Membership in societies:
Member of the Zoological Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Science.
Member of the Zoological Section of the Hungarian Biological Society (1985-2006), president (1992-1999).
Member of board of the Organization for Environmental Protection in Hungary (1999-2002).
Member of the editorial board „Állattani Közlemények, Budapest” journal of the Hungarian Biological Society.
Member of the Scientific Biological Committee for C.Sc. training (1980-1983).
Head of the “Zootaxonomy, Zooecology, Hydrobiology” PhD Program of the Biology Postgarduate School of ELTE and member of the PhD Committee of the Scientific Faculty of Eötvös Loránd University.
1.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1965): Untersuchungen über die Fauna des Budapester Leitungswassers, mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Nematoden - Opusc. Zool. Budaest. 5, 2: 173-181
2.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1970): The description of three new species and some data to the Enchytraeid fauna of the Baradla cave, Hungary. - Opusc. Zool. Budapest, 10,2: 241-25
3.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. - Loksa, I. (1970): Die systematische Stellung der Palpigraden-Art Eukoenenia austriaca vagvoelgyii (Szalai, 1956) und die bischer bekanntgewordenen Fundorte aus Ungarn - Opusc. Zool. Budapest,10, 2: 253-261
4.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1972): Description of three new Fridericia species (Oligochaeta, Annelida) from Hungarian rendsina soil. - Annales Univ. Sci. Budapest, Sect. Biol., 14: 203-209
5.)Kovács, E.I. - Bothár, A. - Dózsa-Farkas, K. - Faludi, B. (1973): 2,4-D hatása a burgonyaszövet-tenyészetek izotópszulfát inkorporációjára - Biol. Közl. 21: 15-19
6.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1973): Saisondinamische Untersuchungen des Enchytraeiden-Besatzes im Boden eines ungarischen Quercetum petraeae cerris. - Pedobiol., 13: 361-367
7.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1973): Some preliminary data on the frost tolerance of Enchytraeidae. - Opusc. Zool. Budapest, 11, 1-2: 95-97
8.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1973): Ananeosis, a new phenemenon in the life-history of Enchytraeidae. - Opusc. Zool. Budapest, 12, 1-2: 43-55
9.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1974): A new Fridericia species (Oligochaeta: Enchytraeidae).- Acta Zool. Hung., 20,1-2: 27-32
10.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1976): Über die Nahrungswahl zweier Enchytraeiden-Arten (Oligochaeta: Enchytraeidae).- Acta Zool. Hung., 22,1-2: 5-28
11.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1977): Beobachtungen über die Trockenheitstoleranz von Fridericia galba (Oligochaeta, Enchytraeidae). - Opusc. Zool. Budapest, 14,1-2: 77-83
12.)Dózsa-Farkas. K. (l977): Táplálkozáspreferencia vizsgálatok Enchytraeidákkal. - MTA Biol. Oszt. Közl., 20: 219-229
13.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1978): Die ökologische Bedeutung des Mikrohabitates für das Vorkommen einiger Enchytraeiden-Arten. - Pedobiologia, 18: 366-372
14.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1978): Nahrungswahluntersuchungen mit der Enchytraeiden-Art Fridericia galba (Hoffmeister, 1843)(Oligochaeta: Enchytraeidae). - Opusc. Zool. Budapest, 15,1-2: 75-82
15.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1978): Die Bedeutung zweier Enchytraeiden- Arten bei der Zersetzung von Hainbuchenstreu in Mesophilen Laubwäldern Ungarns. - Acta Zool. Hung., 24,3-4: 321-330
16.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1982): A new Enchytraeid species: Fridericia paranemoralis sp. n. (Oligochaeta). - Acta Zool. Hung., 28,1-2: 31-33
17.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1982): Konsum verschiedener Laubarten durch Enchytraeiden. - Pedobiol., 23: 251-255
18.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. - Graefe, U. - Römbke, J. (1985): Checklist of new taxa 1960-1985.- Newsletter on Enchytraeidae, 1: 1-20
19.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1986): Eine neue Enchytraeiden Art (Oligochaeta: Enchytraeidae) aus dem Pilis-Gebirge, Ungarn. - Acta Zool. Hung., 32,3-4: 281-283
20.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1987): Effect of human treading on enchytraeid fauna of hornbeam-oak forests in Hungary. - Biol. Fertil. Soils, 3: 91-93
21.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1987): Über den Enchytraeidenbesatz in Nadelholz- wäldern Ungarns. - Soil fauna and soil fertility, Moscow, "Nauka": 312-316
22.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1988): Fridericia berninii sp. n. und weitere Angaben über die Enchytraeiden-Fauna (Oligochaeta) der Balearen. - Acta Zool. Hung., 34,4: 339-344
23.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1988): Eine neue Enchytronia-Art aus Marokko (Oligochaeta: Enchytraeidae). - Opusc. Zool. Budapest, 23: 149-151
24.)Gecső, O. - Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1988): Telepített fenyvesek környezetre gyakorolt hatásának ökológiai szempontú vizsgálata az Enchytraeidae fauna szempontjából. - Műhely, 9: 1-23
25.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1989): Fridericia Arten aus Marokko (Oligochaeta: Enchytraeidae). - Acta Zool. Hung., 35,1-2: 29-3
26.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1989): Neue Enchytraeiden-Arten (Oligochaeta) aus Ekuador. - Acta Zool. Hung., 35,3-4: 191-203
27.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1989): Zur Höhlen-Enchytraeidenfauna Ungarns (Oligochaeta). - Mém. Biospéol., 17: 147-151
28.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1990): New Enchytraeid species from Sphagnum-bogs in Hungary (Oligochaeta: Enchytraeidae). - Acta Zool. Hung., 36,3-4: 265-274
29.)Zicsi, A. - Dózsa-Farkas, K.- Csuzdi, Cs. (1990): Terrestrial Oligochaeta from the nature conservation areas of Bátorliget (NE Hungary). –In Mahunka, S: Bátorliget Nature Reserves – after forty years, 1: 215-220
30.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1991): Neue Enchytraeiden-Art aus tieferen Bodenschichten eines Hainbuchen-Eichenwaldes in Ungarn (Oligochaeta: Enchytraeidae). - Acta Zool. Hung., 37,1-2: 21-25
31.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1991): Mesenchytraeus kuehnelti sp. n., a new enchytraeid species (Oligochaeta: Enchytraeidae) from a Sphagnum-bog in Hungary. - Opusc. Zool. Budapest, 24: 97-101
32.)Dózsa-Farkas, K.- Márialigeti, K.- Pobozsny, M.- Zicsi, A. (1991): Szaprofág gerinctelenek szerepe különbözö szervesanyagok lebontásában (The role of saprophagous invertebrates in the decomposition of different organic materials). - Állattani Közlemények, 77: 25-41
33.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1991): Magyarországi tőzegmoha-lápok televényféreg faunájáról (Oligochaeta: Enchytraedae) (The enchytraeid fauna of Sphagnum-bogs in Hungary). - Állattani közlemények, 77: 17-23
34.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1992): Die Liste der Enchytraeiden-Synonymien. - Newsletter on Enchytraeidae, 3: 16-46
35.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1992): List of Parameters useful for the Identification of Enchytraeids. - Newsletter on Enchytraeidae, 3: 49-50
36.)Dózsa –Farkas, K.,Graefe,U., and Römbke,J. 1992. New taxa since 1985. Newsletter on Enchytraeidae, 3:14 – 15
37.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1992): Über die vertikale Verbreitung der Enchytraeiden (Oligochaeta: Enchytraeidae) in einem Heinbuchen-Eichenwald Ungarns. - Opusc. Zool. Budapest, 25: 61-74
38.)Rashed, H. A., Szabó, I. M., Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1992): On the composition of the intestinal microbiota of Fridericia hegemon (Enchytraeidae). - Soil Biol. Biochem. 24, 12: 1291-1294
39.)Sesma, V. - Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1993): Description of seven new species of Enchytraeidae (Oligochaeta) from Spain. - Acta Zool. Hung.,39 (1-2): 249-265
40.)Birkemoe T. - Dózsa-Farkas K.(1994): New records of Enchytraeidae (Oligochaeta) from Spitzbergen,Svalbard. - Fauna Norv.Ser. A. 15: 35-44.
41.)Dózsa-Farkas,K. (1995): Enchytraeid fauna of the shore of lake Balaton. In Mishra,P.C.:Advances in Ecology and Enviromental Sciences, Ashish Pub.House, New Delhi:117-131.
42.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1995): Uniparentale Vermehrung durch Selbstbefruchtung bei einigen Enchytraeiden-Arten.. - Newsletter on Enchytraeidae 4: 53-61
43.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1995): Enchytraeus dudichi n.sp. a new fragmenting Enchytraeus species. - Opusc. Zool. Budapest, 27-28: 41-44
44.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1995): Self-fertilization: An adaptive strategy in widespread enchytraeids. - Eur. J. Soil Biol. 31,4: 207215
45.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1995): An interesting reproduction type in enchytraeids (Oligochaeta). - Acta Zool. Hung. 42,1: 310
46.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1996): Theorie zur Vermehrungsstrategie einiger Enchytraeiden Arten (Oligochaeta).- Newsletter on Enchytraeidae 5: 25-33
47.)Römbke, J. – Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1996): New Taxa since 1992 (Newsletter No. 3.). - Newsletter on Enchytraeidae No. 5: 5-9
48.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. - Convey, P. (1997): Christensenia, a new terrestrial enchytraeid genus from Antarctica. - Polar. Biol. 17: 482-486.
49.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. - Convey, P. (1998): Erratum; Christensenia, a new terrestrial enchytraeid genus from Antarctica. - Polar Biol. 20: 292
50.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1997): Timmodrilus gen. n., a new genus from family Enchytraeidae (Oligochaeta). - Opusc. Zool. 29-30: 49-52
51.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1997): Katalog der Enchytraeiden-Sammlung im Zoologischen Institut und Museum von Hamburg. - Mitt. hamb. zool. Mus. Inst. 94: 35-47.
52.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. - Healy, B. - Rota, E. - Timm, T. (1998): Estonian Enchytraeidae (Oligochaeta) 1. Terrestrial Enchytraeidae from the Vôrtsjärv Limnological Station and from Puurmani. - Proc. Estonian Acad. Sci. ser. Biol. Ecol. 47, 4: 235-247
53.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1998): The enchytraeid fauna (Annelida, Oligochaeeta) of accumulated debris along the shore of Lake Balaton, and seasonal dynamics of the species. - Opusc. Zool. Budapest, 31: 33-42
54.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. – Andrássy, I. – Csuzdi, Cs. – Farkas, J. – Merkl, O. – Pobozsny, M. – Zicsi, A. (1998): A parti túrzások állatközösségeinek szezonális dinamikája és szerepe a természetes dekompozícióban. - A Balaton kutatásának 1997-es eredményei, Veszprém: 130-133
55.)Dózsa-Farkas, K., Csuzdi, Cs, Farkas, J. & Pobozsny, M (1999): A parti turzások állatközösségeinek szezonális dinamikája és szerepe a természetes dekompozícióban. –In: Salánki,J. Padisák,J(eds): A Balaton kutatásainak 1998-as eredményei, Veszprém: 71-75.
56.)Zicsi, A. - Dózsa-Farkas, K. - Csuzdi, Cs. (1999): Terrestrial Oligochaetes of the Aggtelek National Park. – in Mahunka, S.: The Fauna of the Aggtelek National Park: 39-43
57.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1999): Taxonomical problems in enchytraeids (Oligochaeta) from Spitsbergen. - Newsletter on Enchytraeidae 6: 21-30
58.)Christensen, B. & Dózsa-Farkas, K. (1999): The enchytraeid fauna of the Palearctic tundra (Oligochaeta, Enchytraeidae). - Biol. Skrifter 52: 1-37
59.)Schmelz,R.M., .Collado, R & Dózsa-Farkas, K (1999): New record of Fridericia pyrenaica Giani, 1979 (Enchytraeidae, Oligochaeta), a species probably endemic to the Pyrenees, with complements to the original description. - Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Toulouse, 135: 71-75
60.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (2000): A new Enchytraeid species Achaeta gigantea sp. n. (Oligochaeta, Enchytraeidae) from South Africa. - Opusc. Zool. 32: 81-85.
61.)Dózsa-Farkas, K.(2001) : A Tisza-parti fauna néhány jellegzetes csoportjának vizsgálata – Civelek a Tiszáért (konferencia anyag) :208-213
62.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (2002): Notes on the genus Oconnorella Rota, 1995. – Nat. Jutl Nat. Jutl. 2, Proceeding of the 4 th International Symposium on Enchytraeidae, Mols Laboratory, Denmark, 2-4 June 2000: 86-90.
63.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. & Christensen, B. (2002): A new enchytraeid species Bryodrilus tunicatus (Enchytraeidae, Oligochaeta) from Alaska.With preliminary notes on the enchytraeid fauna of the Alaskan tundra and taiga. - Nat. Jutl., 2, Proceeding of the 4 th International Symposium on Enchytraeidae, Mols Laboratory, Denmark, 2-4 June 2000: 68-74.
64.)Dózsa-Farkas,K. (2002):Mit érdemes tudni a televényférgekről (Enchytraediae,Annelida)? Állattani Közlemények 87:149-164
65.)Dózsa-Farkas, K., Török ,J.K., Farkas, J., Nagy, D., Csuzdi, Cs.,Hufnágel,L.,Bíró, J., (2003): A Tisza-parti fauna néhány jellegzete csoportjának (Testacea, Oligochaeta, Collembola, Heteroptera, Mammalia) vizsgálata a márciusi ökológiai katasztrófára tekintettel. p. 52a – 60a.– in ed. Kálmán, E. &Csanády Andrásné : A Tisza és környezete a 2000. évi rendkívüli vízszennyezések után. Tanulmánykötet Bay Z Alapítvány és a Környezetvédelmi és Vízügyi Minisztérium kiadványa pp. 360.
66.)Dózsa-Farkas, K.(2003): János Balogh’s path of life – Acta. zool. hung. (49):299-301
67.)Dózsa-Farkas,K.(2004):Book Review – Rüdiger M.Schmelz:Taxonomy of Fridericia. Pedobiologia 48:293
68.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (2005): Fridericia eiseni sp. n., a new enchytraeid species close to the Fridericia ratzeli (Eisen, 1872). Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences Biol. Ecol. 54,4: 279-291.
69.)Graefe, U., Dózsa-Farkas, K and Christensem, B., (2005): Achaeta unibulba sp. n. A widespread European species (Oligochaeta, Enchytraeidae). Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences Biol. Ecol. 54,4: 271-278.
70.)Schmelz, R et al (2005) Estonian Enchytraeidae (Oligochaeta) 2. Results of a faunistic workshop held in May 2004. Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences Biol. Ecol. 54,4: 255-270.
71.)Dózsa-Farkas, K., Boross, G., (2005): Achaeta antefolliculata sp.n., a new enchytraeid species (oligochaeta, Enchytraeidae) from the rock Grassland of the Sas-hegy in Hungary.- Acta Zool. Acad. Sci. Hung. 51, 4: 279-285.
72.)Christensen, B. & Dózsa-Farkas, K. (2006): Invasion of terrestrial enchytraeids into two glacial tundras: North-eastern Greenland and the Arctic Archipelago of Canada (Enchytraeidae, Oligochaeta). – Polar Biology 29:454-466.
73.)Cech, G. & Dózsa-Farkas, K. (2005): Identification of Fridericia schmelzi sp.n. combining morphological characters and PCR-RFLP analysis. Pop, V. & Pop, A (eds.): Advances in Earthworm Taxonomy II (Annelida: Oligochaeta) Cluj University Press.: 99-118.
74.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. & Cech, G. (2006): Description of a new Fridericia species (Oligochaeta: Enchytraeidae) and its molecular comparison with two morphologically similar species by PCR–RFLP. – Zootaxa 1310: 53-68.
75.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (2007): Comparative enchytraeid faunistic investigation of the northeastern mountain range in Hungary. Contributions to Soil Zoology in Central Europe II. (eds. Tajovsky,K., Schlaghammersky, J. and Pizl, V.) Proceeding of the 8th Central European Workshop on Soil Zoology Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic April 20-22, 2005: 29-35.
76.)Dózsa-Farkas, K., Hornung , E. (2007): A zootaxonómia a magyar felsőoktatásban. Magyar Tudomány 11: 1394-1400.
77.)Dózsa-Farkas, K. (2007): Comparative enchytraeid faunistic investigation of the northeastern mountain range in Hungary. - Contributions to Soil Zoology in Central Europe II. (eds. Tajovsky,K., Schlaghammersky, J., Pizl, V.)Proceeding of the 8th Central European Workshop on Soil Zoology Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic April 20-22, 2005: 29-35.
1)Schlaghammersky, J. - Folia Fac. Sci.Nat.Univ. Masaryk. Brun.Biol.2007, 110:53-65.
78.)Christensen, B. & Dózsa-Farkas, K. (2007): Achaeta pigmentosa sp. n. from Borneo – with dorsal pores (Oligochaete: Enchytraeidae) – Newsletter on Enchytaeidae No. 10: Procedings of the 7th International Symposium on Enchytraeidae; May 25-28, 2006, Brno, Czech Republic. Folia Facultatis Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Masarykianae Brunensis, Biologia., 110 (2007): 41-52.
79.)Boros G. and Dózsa-Farkas, K. (2007): Prelimenary investigations of the enchytraeid fauna in Hungarian greenhouses - Newsletter on Enchytaeidae No. 10: Procedings of the 7th International Symposium on Enchytraeidae; May 25-28, 2006, Brno, Czech Republic. Folia Facultatis Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Masarykianae Brunensis, Biologia., 110 (2007): 135-140.
80.)Boros G. and Dózsa-Farkas, K. (2008): Marionina scintillans sp. n., a new enchytraeid species (Annelida: Oligochaeta) from Hungarian green houses – Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientarum Hungaricae 54 (2): 113-123.
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