Search Results - "Sven Marhan"
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Temporal variation in surface and subsoil abundance and function of the soil microbial community in an arable soil
Published in Soil biology & biochemistry (01-06-2013)“…Many studies of the microbial ecology of agricultural ecosystems focus on surface soils, whereas the impacts of management practice and season on soil…”
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Above- and belowground biodiversity jointly tighten the P cycle in agricultural grasslands
Published in Nature communications (21-07-2021)“…Experiments showed that biodiversity increases grassland productivity and nutrient exploitation, potentially reducing fertiliser needs. Enhancing biodiversity…”
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Hydrolyzable microplastics in soil—low biodegradation but formation of a specific microbial habitat?
Published in Biology and fertility of soils (01-05-2022)“…Microplastics (MP, plastic particles between 0.1 and 5000 μm) contaminate agricultural soils through the application of organic fertilizers, sewage sludge, and…”
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Interactions between cover crops and soil microorganisms increase phosphorus availability in conservation agriculture
Published in Plant and soil (01-06-2021)“…Aims An essential task of agricultural systems is to improve internal phosphorus (P) recycling. Cover crops and tillage reduction can increase sustainability,…”
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Spatial and temporal dynamics of nitrogen fixing, nitrifying and denitrifying microbes in an unfertilized grassland soil
Published in Soil biology & biochemistry (01-06-2017)“…The microbial groups of nitrogen fixers, ammonia oxidizers, and denitrifiers largely drive the inorganic nitrogen cycle in temperate terrestrial ecosystems…”
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The need to decipher plant drought stress along the soil–plant–atmosphere continuum
Published in Oikos (01-09-2023)“…Lacking comparability among rainfall manipulation studies is still a major limiting factor for generalizations in ecological climate change impact research. A…”
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Factors controlling decomposition rates of fine root litter in temperate forests and grasslands
Published in Plant and soil (01-09-2014)“…BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Fine root decomposition contributes significantly to element cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. However, studies on root decomposition…”
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The mineralosphere—interactive zone of microbial colonization and carbon use in grassland soils
Published in Biology and fertility of soils (01-07-2021)“…To improve our understanding of early microbial colonization of pristine minerals and their group-specific C utilization, we exposed minerals…”
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Bacterial colonization of minerals in grassland soils is selective and highly dynamic
Published in Environmental microbiology (01-03-2020)“…Summary Bacteria colonize reactive minerals in soils where they contribute to mineral weathering and transformation. So far, the specificity, patterns and…”
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Resource Partitioning between Bacteria, Fungi, and Protists in the Detritusphere of an Agricultural Soil
Published in Frontiers in microbiology (26-09-2016)“…The flow of plant-derived carbon in soil is a key component of global carbon cycling. Conceptual models of trophic carbon fluxes in soil have assumed separate…”
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Short-term response of soil microorganisms to biochar addition in a temperate agroecosystem under soil warming
Published in Agriculture, ecosystems & environment (03-10-2016)“…•Biochar improved soil properties without triggering strong microbial responses.•Fungi may decomposed biochar initially under soil warming.•Biochar mitigated…”
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Forest Soil Phosphorus Resources and Fertilization Affect Ectomycorrhizal Community Composition, Beech P Uptake Efficiency, and Photosynthesis
Published in Frontiers in plant science (13-04-2018)“…Phosphorus (P) is an important nutrient, whose plant-available form phosphate is often low in natural forest ecosystems. Mycorrhizal fungi mine the soil for P…”
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Plant functional trait shifts explain concurrent changes in the structure and function of grassland soil microbial communities
Published in The Journal of ecology (01-09-2019)“…Land‐use intensification drives changes in microbial communities and the soil functions they regulate, but the mechanisms underlying these changes are poorly…”
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Microplastics Effects on Reproduction and Body Length of the Soil-Dwelling Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans
Published in Frontiers in environmental science (09-04-2020)“…Microplastics (MP) are pervasive in the environment. There is ample evidence of negative MP effects on biota in aquatic ecosystems, though little is known…”
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Do general spatial relationships for microbial biomass and soil enzyme activities exist in temperate grassland soils?
Published in Soil biology & biochemistry (01-09-2015)“…In heterogeneous environments such as soil it is imperative to understand the spatial relationships between microbial communities, microbial functioning and…”
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Earthworms modulate the effects of climate warming on the taxon richness of soil meso- and macrofauna in an agricultural system
Published in Agriculture, ecosystems & environment (01-06-2019)“…•Warming and earthworms interactively affect soil biota.•Earthworms buffer detrimental warming effects on soil biodiversity.•Declining earthworm densities…”
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Field-scale manipulation of soil temperature and precipitation change soil CO2 flux in a temperate agricultural ecosystem
Published in Agriculture, ecosystems & environment (01-01-2013)“…► We present one of the first climate change experiments in an agricultural ecosystem. ► The HoCC experiment combines soil warming and altered precipitation. ►…”
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Functional Traits and Spatio-Temporal Structure of a Major Group of Soil Protists (Rhizaria: Cercozoa) in a Temperate Grassland
Published in Frontiers in microbiology (11-06-2019)“…Soil protists are increasingly appreciated as essential components of soil foodwebs; however, there is a dearth of information on the factors structuring their…”
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Changes in bacterial community composition and soil respiration indicate rapid successions of protist grazers during mineralization of maize crop residues
Published in Pedobiologia (01-05-2017)“…•Succession of protist grazers during two phases of maize litter decomposition.•Rapid phase of residue mineralization influenced by identity of protist…”
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Biogeochemical cycling of phosphorus in subsoils of temperate forest ecosystems
Published in Biogeochemistry (01-10-2020)“…Tree roots penetrate the soil to several meters depth, but the role of subsoils for the supply of nutrient elements such as phosphorus (P) to the trees is…”
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