Latest publications:

Zhao K, Reichel R, Wissel H, Lu X, Brüggemann N (2025) High Nitrogen Retention Potential of Cellulose and Starch Applied to Four Soils Under Simulated Post-Harvest Conditions. Geoderma 461:117500. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2025.117500

Zhao K, Reichel R, Wissel H, Zhijie L, Brüggemann N (2025). High-Carbon Amendments Improve Post-Harvest NitrogenRetention in Reclaimed Soil: Results of a Laboratory. Soil Use and Management: 41:e70088. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sum.70088

dos Anjos Leal O, Reichel R, Wissel H, Brüggemann N (2025). Legacy of severe soil degradation hinders the buildup of mineral-associated soil organic carbon. Science of The Total Environment, 978, 179445. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179445

New research video

"Shifts in soil microbial stoichiometry and metabolic quotient provide evidence for a critical tipping point at 1% soil organic carbon in an agricultural post-mining chronosequence", by Dr Jessica Clayton and Prof Dr Michael Bonkowski of the Terrestrial Ecology Lab at the University of Cologne:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Q_A2jvS0lgQ

Cite the article

Clayton, J., Lemanski, K. & Bonkowski, M. Shifts in soil microbial stoichiometry and metabolic quotient provide evidence for a critical tipping point at 1% soil organic carbon in an agricultural post-mining chronosequence. Biol Fertil Soils 57, 435–446 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-020-01532-2