Publications

Paul C., Bartkowski B., Dönmez C., Don A., Mayer S., Steffens M., Weigl S., Wiesmeier M., Wolf A., Helming K. (2023). Carbon farming: Are soil carbon certificates a suitable tool for climate change mitigation?. Journal of Environmental Management, 330(), 117142. doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.117142

Increasing soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks in agricultural soils removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and contributes towards achieving carbon neutrality. For farmers, higher SOC levels have multiple benefits, including increased soil fertility and resilience against drought-related yield los…

Donmez C., Schmidt M., Cilek A., Grosse M., Paul C., Hierold W., Helming K. (2023). Climate change impacts on long-term field experiments in Germany. Agricultural Systems, 205(103578), . doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2022.103578

The objective of the study was to estimate the expected changes of agroclimatic conditions spatially for the German LTE sites as a precondition for modelling and LTE data interpretation. An integrated GIS-based framework was developed incorporating spatially distributed climate data and LTE metadata…

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). 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…

Strauss V., Paul C., Dönmez C., Löbmann M., Helming K. (2023). Sustainable soil management measures: a synthesis of stakeholder recommendations. Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 43(1), . doi:10.1007/s13593-022-00864-7

AbstractSoil degradation threatens agricultural production and soil multifunctionality. Efforts for private and public governance are increasingly emerging to leverage sustainable soil management. They require consensus across science, policy, and practice about what sustainable soil management enta…

Weller U., Albrecht L., Schlüter S., Vogel H. (2022). 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…

Bartkowski B., Massenberg J., Lienhoop N. (2022). 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…

Lang, B. and Russell, D.J. (2022). Excretion of nitrogenous waste by soil fauna and assessment of the contribution to soil nitrogen pools. Soil Organisms, 94 (2)(August 2022), 69-83. doi:https://doi.org/10.25674/so94iss2id182

The provisioning of nitrogen for plant growth is a key function of soils. Soil fauna primarily affect nitrogen mineralization through their interactions with microorganisms, but the excretion of feces and nitrogenous waste products can also supply plants with a considerable amount of their nitrogen …

Möckel S., Wolf A. (2022). Flurbereinigung: Privatnützigkeit und Ökosystemleistungen. Natur und Recht, 44(1), 11-20. doi:10.1007/s10357-021-3946-8

ZusammenfassungFlurbereinigung diente lange Zeit der Umgestaltung des ländlichen Raums hin zu intensiv genutzten Agrar- und Forstlandschaften. Sie ist aufgrund der rechtlichen Festsetzungsmöglichkeiten aber auch hervorragend geeignet, diese Landschaften nunmehr an den Klimawandel und die sonstigen ö…

Perković S., Paul C., Vasić F., Helming K. (2022). Human Health and Soil Health Risks from Heavy Metals, Micro(nano)plastics, and Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in Agricultural Soils. Agronomy, 12(12), 2945. doi:10.3390/agronomy12122945

Humans are exposed to agricultural soils through inhalation, dermal contact, or the consumption of food. Human health may be at risk when soils are contaminated; while some soil contaminants such as heavy metals (HMs) have been extensively studied, others such as micro(nano)plastics (MNPs) or antibi…

Bartkowski B., Massenberg J., Lienhoop N. (2022). Investigating preferences for soil-based ecosystem services. Q Open, 2(2), . doi:10.1093/qopen/qoac035

Abstract Soil provides multiple benefits for human well-being that are largely invisible to most beneficiaries. Here, we present the results of a discrete choice experiment on the preferences of Germans for soil-based ecosystem services. In an attempt to reduce complexity for respondents, we expres…