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Soil microbial metabolism: Insights from heat, CO2 emission and isotope analysis using a novel macrocalorespirometer Open

Eliana Di Lodovico, Shiyue Yang, Hauke Harms, Maximilian Meyer, Christian Fricke , et al. · 2025

Agricultural Mulching and Fungicides—Impacts on Structure and Function of the Soil Microbial Community Open

Maximilian Meyer, Zacharias Steinmetz, Giselle Berenstein, Gabriele E. Schaumann, Katherine Muñoz · 2025

Background Plastic mulching and fungicides are frequently applied agricultural practices in strawberry cultivation, which may have an impact on the structure and function of the soil microbiome. Aim To understand their combined effects on …

Design, calibration and testing of a novel isothermal calorespirometer prototype Open

Christian Fricke, Eliana Di Lodovico, Maximilian Meyer, Thomas Maskow, Gabriele E. Schaumann · 2024

A prototype of an innovative isothermal calorespirometer was developed to measure simultaneously heat production rate (calorimetry) and CO2 evolution rate (respirometry) in real-time in a static batch vessel system. The relationship betwee…

Investigation of thermal reactions and energy content of building blocks of soil organic matter using simultaneous thermal analyses Open

Christian Fricke, Marcel Lorenz, Thomas Maskow, Sören Thiele‐Bruhn, Gabriele E. Schaumann · 2024

Soils are multi-component, open systems and play a decisive role in natural energy and matter fluxes, e.g. in the storage and bioenergetic control of carbon. A key component in this system is soil organic matter (SOM), as it determines the…

Isotopic Labeling of Nanoparticles for the Evaluation of Their Environmental Fate in Mesocosm Experiments Open

George Metreveli, Sandra Kurtz, Simon Lüderwald, Mirco Bundschuh, Jan David , et al. · 2024

Bacterial cell-mineral associations and their stability under varying moisture conditions Open

Marc‐O. Goebel, Mariam Karagulyan, Anja Miltner, Abd Alaziz Abu Quba, Dörte Diehl , et al. · 2023

Soil particle wettability controls the water dynamics of dry and unsaturated soil and has an impact on many processes where water is involved. Pure soil minerals are usually wettable, but under environmental conditions they are easily cove…

Isothermal Macrocalorespirometry – Novel Instrument Design to Analysis Microbial Metabolism in Soil Systems Open

Eliana Di Lodovico, Maximilian Meyer, Thomas Maskow, Gabriele E. Schaumann, Christian Fricke · 2023

Isothermal microcalorespirometry is a non-destructive technique widely used to study terrestrial activity in ecosystems by measuring the heat and the carbon dioxide (CO2) released by metabolic reactions of soil organisms. Therefore, microb…

Results of Nanostructure of dried mucilage Open

Dörte Diehl, Mina Ani, Gabriele E. Schaumann · 2023

Results of evaluation of macroscopic sessile drop (3 µL) contact angle after 3 s, and nanoscale % pores, % coverage, root mean square roughness (RMS) of AFM height images (3 x 3 µm divided in 8 sub-areas) in nm, and nugget, sill and range …

Influence of Nanoscale Spatial Architecture of Seed and Root Mucilage on its Wettability Open

Mina Ani, Gabriele E. Schaumann, Dörte Diehl · 2023

Copper Retention Influenced by an Invasive and a Native Plant in Riparian Soil Open

Jellian Jamin, Katherine Muñoz, Hermann F. Jungkunst, Verena C. Schreiner, Gabriele E. Schaumann , et al. · 2023

How does multiannual plastic mulching in strawberry cultivation influence soil fungi and mycotoxin occurrence in soil? Open

Maximilian Meyer, Gabriele E. Schaumann, Katherine Muñoz · 2022

The production of mycotoxins is often interpreted as fungal response to cope with unfavorable growth conditions induced by toxic substances, environmental and biological factors. Soil covers influence soil environment, which consequently c…

Effects of Plastic versus Straw Mulching Systems on Soil Microbial Community Structure and Enzymes in Strawberry Cultivation Open

Katherine Muñoz, Sören Thiele‐Bruhn, Kilian G. J. Kenngott, Maximilian Meyer, Dörte Diehl , et al. · 2022

This study aimed to evaluate changes in abundance, structure, and enzyme activity of the soil microbiome in response to 4 years of mulching using either black polyethylene plastic film (PM) or wheat straw (SM). Soil samples (depth 0–5 and …

Data from: Are agricultural plastic covers a source of plastic debris in soil? A first screening study Open

Zacharias Steinmetz, Paul Löffler, Silvia Eichhöfer, Jan David, Katherine Muñoz , et al. · 2022

This collection contains data and R code to reproduce the findings published in the following article:Steinmetz, Z., Löffler, P., Eichhöfer, S., David, J., Muñoz, K., and Schaumann, G. E.: Are agricultural plastic covers a source of plasti…

Comment on soil-2021-70 Open

Zacharias Steinmetz, Paul LÃ¶ffler, Silvia EichhÃ¶fer, Jan David, Katherine MuÃ±oz , et al. · 2021

Abstract. Agricultural plastic covers made from polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) provide increased yields and an improved crop quality. However, such covers are suspected of partially breaking down into smaller deb…

Multiannual soil mulching in agriculture: analysis of biogeochemical soil processes under plastic and straw mulches in a 3-year field study in strawberry cultivation Open

Maximilian Meyer, Dörte Diehl, Gabriele E. Schaumann, Katherine Muñoz · 2021

Purpose The application of plastic mulching differs globally as well as climate, soils, crops, and agricultural practices, making it difficult to generalize the reported impacts on soil. Because literature is scarce about the influence of …

Flood Pulse Irrigation of Meadows Shapes Soil Chemical and Microbial Parameters More Than Mineral Fertilization Open

Kilian G. J. Kenngott, Kai Riess, Katherine Muñoz, Gabriele E. Schaumann, Constanze Buhk , et al. · 2021

While mineral fertilization increases agricultural yields, it also bears the risk of contaminating non-target ecosystems and negatively affecting soil chemical parameters and microbial communities. This calls for alternative and more susta…

Agricultural mulching and fungicides—impacts on fungal biomass, mycotoxin occurrence, and soil organic matter decomposition Open

Maximilian Meyer, Dörte Diehl, Gabriele E. Schaumann, Katherine Muñoz · 2021

Data from: Are agricultural plastic covers a source of plastic debris in soil? A first screening study Open

Zacharias Steinmetz, Paul Löffler, Silvia Eichhöfer, Jan David, Katherine Muñoz , et al. · 2021

This collection contains data and R code to reproduce the findings published in the following article:Steinmetz, Z., Löffler, P., Eichhöfer, S., David, J., Muñoz, K., and Schaumann, G. E.: Are agricultural plastic covers a source of plasti…

Rawdata from: A 3-year field study on the influence of plastic and straw mulching on biogeochemical soil properties and processes in strawberry cultivation Open

Maximilian Meyer, Dörte Diehl, Katherine Muñoz, Gabriele E. Schaumann · 2021

This dataset contains the raw data of a 3-year field study on the influence of plastic and straw mulching on biogeochemical soil properties and processes, conducted from July 2016 until July 2019 in a strawberry cultivation.

Rawdata from: A 3-year field study on the influence of plastic and straw mulching on biogeochemical soil properties and processes in strawberry cultivation Open

Maximilian Meyer, Dörte Diehl, Katherine Muñoz, Gabriele E. Schaumann · 2021

This dataset contains the raw data of a 3-year field study on the influence of plastic and straw mulching on biogeochemical soil properties and processes, conducted from July 2016 until July 2019 in a strawberry cultivation.

Analysis of biogeochemical processes in plastic-covered soil during establishment period in strawberry cultivation Open

Maximilian Meyer, Dörte Diehl, Gabriele E. Schaumann, Katherine Muñoz · 2020

Plastic mulching (PM) has become a widely applied agricultural practice to optimize plant growth. However, it is still under debate how PM influences biogeochemical soil processes and thus important factors of soil quality, such as soil or…

SYSTEMLINK - a new project on the effects of stressors across ecosystem barriers Open

Johanna Girardi, Ralf Schulz, Mirco Bundschuh, Martin H. Entling, Eva Kröner , et al. · 2020

<p>The propagation of environmental stressors from water (source) to land (sink) in aquatic-terrestrial meta-ecosystems, has not been intensively investigated. The other way around has been in the focus of linking terrestrial and aqu…

Data from: A simple method for the selective quantification of polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene plastic debris in soil by pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry Open

Zacharias Steinmetz, Aaron Kintzi, Katherine Muñoz, Gabriele E. Schaumann · 2020

This collection contains data and R code to reproduce the findings published in the following article: Z. Steinmetz, A. Kintzi, K. Muñoz, G.E. Schaumann, A simple method for the selective quantification of polyethylene, polypropylene, and …

A simple method for the selective quantification of polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene plastic debris in soil by pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry Open

Zacharias Steinmetz, Aaron Kintzi, Katherine Muñoz, Gabriele E. Schaumann · 2019

The lack of adequate analytical methods for the quantification of plastic debris in soil challenges a better understanding of their occurrence and fate in the terrestrial environment. With this proof-of-principle study, we developed a simp…

A simple method for the selective quantification of polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene plastic debris in soil by pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry Open

Zacharias Steinmetz, Aaron Kintzi, Katherine Muñoz, Gabriele E. Schaumann · 2019

The lack of adequate analytical methods for the quantification of plastic debris in soil challenges a better understanding of their occurrence and fate in the terrestrial environment. With this proof-of-principle study, we developed a simp…

A simple method for the selective quantification of polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene plastic debris in soil by pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry Open

Zacharias Steinmetz, Aaron Kintzi, Katherine Muñoz, Gabriele E. Schaumann · 2019

The lack of adequate analytical methods for the quantification of plastic debris in soil challenges a better understanding of their occurrence and fate in the terrestrial environment. With this study, we developed and validated a simple an…

Biodegradation and photooxidation of phenolic compounds in soil—A compound-specific stable isotope approach Open

Zacharias Steinmetz, Markus Kurtz, Jochen P. Zubrod, Armin Meyer, Martin Elsner , et al. · 2019

Nanoparticles in the environment: where do we come from, where do we go to? Open

Mirco Bundschuh, Juliane Filser, Simon Lüderwald, Moira S. McKee, George Metreveli , et al. · 2018

Nanoparticles serve various industrial and domestic purposes which is reflected in their steadily increasing production volume. This economic success comes along with their presence in the environment and the risk of potentially adverse ef…

Einfluss von Bewässerung und Düngung auf die organische Bodensubstanz in extensiv genutzten Heuwiesen - Thermische Eigenschaften und Evolved Gasanalyse Open

D. Diehl, C. Buhk, Hermann F. Jungkunst, Gabriele E. Schaumann · 2017

Wiesen beherbergen etwa 40 % der in Deutschland geschützten Arten. Neben ihrer Funktion zur Erhaltung der Biodiversität dienen sie als Überschwemmungsflächen dem Hochwasserschutz und sorgen für eine Filterung des Grund- und Oberflächenwass…

Fate and effects of silver nanoparticles at the aquatic-terrestrial interface: A floodplain mesocosm experiment Open

Stuart A.K Kurtz, George Metreveli, Frank Seitz, Ricki R. Rosenfeldt, Ralf Schulz , et al. · 2017

The production volume of engineered inorganic nanoparticles (EINP) successively increased over the last years. Once released into the natural environment, these particles may change their size and surface properties in interaction with oth…

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