Publications

Lang, B., Betancur-Corredor, B., Russell, D. J. (2023). Soil mineral nitrogen content is increased by soil mesofauna and nematodes – a meta-analysis. SOIL ORGANISMS, 95(2)(), 117-128. doi:https://doi.org/10.25674/so95iss2id310

he world’s soils maintain various ecosystem processes and functions, such as the provision of nitrogen, which is the basis for plant growth. Microorganisms are the key actors in nitrogen transformation processes, but soil fauna can also affect nitrogen cycling , e.g. through food-web interactions or…

Just C., Armbruster M., Barkusky D., Baumecker M., Diepolder M., Döring T., Heigl L., Honermeier B., Jate M., Merbach I., Rusch C., Schubert D., Schulz F., Schweitzer K., Seidel S., Sommer M., Spiegel H., Thumm U., Urbatzka P., Zimmer J., Kögel-Knabner I., Wiesmeier M. (2023.0). Soil organic carbon sequestration in agricultural long-term field experiments as derived from particulate and mineral-associated organic matter. Geoderma, 434(), 116472. doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2023.116472

Soil organic matter (SOM) is indispensable for soil health and, in the context of climate change, is considered a significant CO2 sink. Improving agricultural management to increase long-term soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks for mitigating climate change requires tools that estimate short and long-c…

Bartkowski B., Massenberg J. (2022.0). The economics of soils’ contribution to human well-being. , (), . doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-822974-3.00052-5

Soils influence human well-being in manifold ways. However, their multifunctionality implies trade-offs. Moreover, soils are a scarce stock of natural capital. Many soil-based ecosystem services are collective goods, whose provision is affected by externalities of soil management. This chapter provi…

Vogel H., Betancur-Corredor B., Franke L., König S., Lang B., Lucas M., Rabot E., Stößel B., Weller U., Wiesmeier M., Wollschläger U. (2023). The soil knowledge library (KLIB) – a structured literature database on soil process research. SOIL, 9(2), 533-543. doi:10.5194/soil-9-533-2023

Abstract. In this technical note, we introduce a web-based application, the BonaRes Knowledge Library (KLIB, https://klibrary.bonares.de, last access: 26 July 2023), for the compilation and classification of scientific publications on soil processes according to the specific site conditions and expe…

Bartkowski B., Schepanski K., Bredenbeck S., Müller B. (2023.0). Wind erosion in European agricultural landscapes: More than physics. People and Nature, 5(1), 34-44. doi:10.1002/pan3.10418

Wind erosion from agricultural land is an underrated and understudied environmental challenge in Europe. Its societal and policy relevance will likely increase in the near future due to climate change and associated increases in the frequency, severity and patterns of atmospheric events such as drou…

Luster J., Crockford L., Keller T., Muñoz-Rojas M., Wollschläger U. (2023.0). Editorial: Eurosoil 2021: Sustainable management of soil functions as a basis to avoid, halt, and reverse land degradation. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10(), . doi:10.3389/fenvs.2022.1093226

This Research Topic (RT) is related to the Eurosoil 2021 conference, focusing on the contributions of soil science to reach the targets of the UN Sustainable Development Goals SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation) and SDG 15 (Life on Land). The overall aim of SDG 15 is to sustainably use and manage ter…

Betancur-Corredor B., Lang B., Russell D. (2022.0). Organic nitrogen fertilization benefits selected soil fauna in global agroecosystems. Biology and Fertility of Soils, (), . doi:10.1007/s00374-022-01677-2

AbstractSoil fauna plays an essential role in agricultural productivity as it mediates nutrient cycling and soil organic matter dynamics, alters soil physicochemical properties and supports plant growth. Nitrogen fertilization may have a positive or negative influence on soil fauna in a manner that …

Betancur‐Corredor B., Lang B., Russell D. (2022.0). Reducing tillage intensity benefits the soil micro‐ and mesofauna in a global meta‐analysis. European Journal of Soil Science, 73(6), . doi:10.1111/ejss.13321

Soil fauna drives crucial processes of energy and nutrient cycling in agricultural systems, and influences the quality of crops and pest incidence. Soil tillage is the most influential agricultural manipulation of soil structure, and has a profound influence on soil biology and its provision of ecos…

Bartkowski B., Massenberg J., Lienhoop N. (2022.0). Data on public preferences for soil-based ecosystem services in Germany. Data in Brief, 43(), 108371. doi:10.1016/j.dib.2022.108371

This article describes the data from a discrete choice experiment survey into public preferences for soil-based ecosystem services. The survey was conducted online in June and July 2021 on a representative sample of 1500 German citizens. Four soil-based ecosystem services were included as attributes…

Weller U., Albrecht L., Schlüter S., Vogel H. (2022.0). An open Soil Structure Library based on X-ray CT data. SOIL, 8(2), 507-515. doi:10.5194/soil-8-507-2022

Soil structure in terms of the spatial arrangement of pores and solids is highly relevant for most physical and biochemical processes in soil. While this was known for a long time, a scientific approach to quantify soil structural characteristics was also missing for a long time. This was due to its…