Ecology of rhinanthoid Orobanchaceae: Within- and between-site processes in metapopulations of selected grassland species.

The thesis is focused on the ecology of grassland hemiparasitic Orobanchaceae species, with the focus on Rhinanthus spp., which are vulnerable to modern landscape changes. Various aspects of their population ecology were explored to provide comprehensive information about their ecological requirements. In addition, the parasitic effect of Rh. major on Calamagrostis epigejos was explored.