Publications

Schmidt M., Corre M., Kim B., Morley J., Göbel L., Sharma A., Setriuc S., Veldkamp E. (2021.0). Nutrient saturation of crop monocultures and agroforestry indicated by nutrient response efficiency. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 119(1), 69-82. doi:10.1007/s10705-020-10113-6

Efficient use of nutrients is a key requisite for a sustainable intensification of agriculture in order to meet the increasing global crop demand while minimizing deleterious environmental impacts. Agroforestry systems exhibit tree–crop interactions, which potentially contribute to nutrient-efficien…

Möckel S., Wolf A. (2020.0). Düngung bleibt weiterhin eine ökologische, rechtliche und politische Herausforderung. Natur und Recht, 42(11), 736-746. doi:10.1007/s10357-020-3758-2

In der öffentlichen Debatte ist die landwirtschaftliche Düngung bis- her vor allem ein Problem der Nitrat-Richtlinie sowie der Gewässer und Grundwasserkörper. Dies verkürzt sowohl die vielfältigen öko- logischen Wirkungen als auch die rechtliche Relevanz von Dün- gung. In Folge dieser eingeschränkte…

Amelung W., Bossio D., de Vries W., Kögel-Knabner I., Lehmann J., Amundson R., Bol R., Collins C., Lal R., Leifeld J., Minasny B., Pan G., Paustian K., Rumpel C., Sanderman J., van Groenigen J., Mooney S., van Wesemael B., Wander M., Chabbi A. (2020.0). Towards a global-scale soil climate mitigation strategy. Nature Communications, 11(1), . doi:10.1038/s41467-020-18887-7

AbstractSustainable soil carbon sequestration practices need to be rapidly scaled up and implemented to contribute to climate change mitigation. We highlight that the major potential for carbon sequestration is in cropland soils, especially those with large yield gaps and/or large historic soil orga…

Marquard E., Bartke S., Gifreu i Font J., Humer A., Jonkman A., Jürgenson E., Marot N., Poelmans L., Repe B., Rybski R., Schröter-Schlaack C., Sobocká J., Tophøj Sørensen M., Vejchodská E., Yiannakou A., Bovet J. (2020.0). Land Consumption and Land Take: Enhancing Conceptual Clarity for Evaluating Spatial Governance in the EU Context. Sustainability, 12(19), 8269. doi:10.3390/su12198269

Rapid expansion of settlements and related infrastructures is a global trend that comes with severe environmental, economic, and social costs. Steering urbanization toward well-balanced compactness is thus acknowledged as an important strategic orientation in UN Sustainable Development Goal 11 (SDG-…

Paul, C., Kuhn, K., Steinhoff‐Knopp, B., Weißhuhn, P., Helming, K. (2020.0). Towards a standardization of soil-related ecosystem service assessments. European Journal of Soil Science, 72(4), 16 pages. doi:10.1111/EJSS.13022

The concept of ecosystem services (ES) creates understanding of the value of ecosystems for human well‐being. With regard to soils, it provides a framework for assessments of soil contributions and soil management impacts. However, a lack of standardization impedes comparisons between assessment stu…

Macholdt J., Styczen M., Macdonald A., Piepho H., Honermeier B. (2020.0). Long-term analysis from a cropping system perspective: Yield stability, environmental adaptability, and production risk of winter barley. European Journal of Agronomy, 117(), 126056. doi:10.1016/j.eja.2020.126056

Wiesmeier M., Mayer S., Burmeister J., Hübner R., Kögel-Knabner I. (2020.0). Feasibility of the 4 per 1000 initiative in Bavaria: A reality check of agricultural soil management and carbon sequestration scenarios. Geoderma, 369(), 114333. doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2020.114333

Cardinale M., Ratering S., Sadeghi A., Pokhrel S., Honermeier B., Schnell S. (2020.0). The Response of the Soil Microbiota to Long-Term Mineral and Organic Nitrogen Fertilization is Stronger in the Bulk Soil than in the Rhizosphere. Genes, 11(4), 456. doi:10.3390/genes11040456

The effects of different agronomic practices, such as fertilization regimes, can be experimentally tested in long-term experiments (LTE). Here, we aimed to evaluate the effect of different nitrogen fertilizations on the bacterial microbiota in both rhizosphere and bulk soil of sugar beet, in the Gie…

Bartkowski B., Bartke S., Helming K., Paul C., Techen A., Hansjürgens B. (2020.0). Potential of the economic valuation of soil-based ecosystem services to inform sustainable soil management and policy. PeerJ, 8(), e8749. doi:10.7717/peerj.8749

The concept of ecosystem services, especially in combination with economic valuation, can illuminate trade-offs involved in soil management, policy and governance, and thus support decision making. In this paper, we investigate and highlight the potential and limitations of the economic valuation of…

König S., Vogel H., Harms H., Worrich A. (2020.0). Physical, Chemical and Biological Effects on Soil Bacterial Dynamics in Microscale Models. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 8(), . doi:10.3389/fevo.2020.00053