Publications

Preprint

2026

Julian Brzozon, Patricia Schwarzkopf, Teja Kattenborn, Julian Frey, Friederike Lang, Helmer Schack-Kirchner (2026) Controls of spatio-temporal patterns of soil respiration in a mixed forest, bioRxiv
Sebastian Bibinger, Jörg Niederberger, Friederike Lang, Michael Schloter, Stefanie Schulz (2026). Vertical stratification drives additive prokaryotic diversity in beech forest floors, while site conditions shape boundary layers. bioRXiv, https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.06.02.729534
Friederike Lang, Jörg Prietzel, Frank Hagedorn, Klaus Kaiser, Stefanie Schulz, Mathias Mayer, Lars Vesterdal, Jürgen Bauhus, Mai Bergmann, Sebastian Bibinger, Martin I. Bidartondo, Jingxuan Olivia Chen, Philipp de Jong, Trung Hieu Doan, Simon Haberstroh, Jonas Hahn, Peter Hartmann, Anis Mahmud Khokon, Martin Kohler, Laura M. Suz, Ina C. Meier, Richard Neumann, Heinke Paulsen, Heike Puhlmann, Helmer Schack-Kirchner, Stefan Scheu, Lexie Schilling, Patrick Schleppi, Michael Schloter, Kai Schwärzel, Kenton P. Stutz, Gabriela Villalba, Melissa Wannenmacher, Markus Weiler, Nicole Wellbrock, Christiane Werner,Jörg Niederberger (2025): Temperate forest floors: Ecosystem hub in transition? EarthArXiv, https://doi.org/10.31223/X5BB4G

Peer-reviewed

2026

Butt, KR, Lang, F., Ehrmann, O., Healey, R., Nuutinen, V. Nocturnal soil-surface behaviour of a giant earthworm in the Black Forest, SW Germany. European Journal of Soil Biology, 129 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2026.103828
Rubin, L., Nowack, R., Lang, F., Stiasny, P., Puhlmann, H. (2026) Deadwood effects on dissolved organic carbon in forest soils depend on bedrock type, tree species, and microclimate. Scientific Reports, 16 (1), DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-50174-1
Hoffmeister, S., Hassler, S., Maier, R., Lang, F., Nyoka, B., Zehe, E. (2026) Coupling of soil carbon and water dynamics in two agroforestry systems in Malawi. Biogeosciences, 23 (4), DOI: 10.5194/bg-23-1545-2026
Konrad, A., Hofmann, D., Siemens, J., Lang, F., Mulder, I., Stutz, KP (2026) Rapid mineralization of mineral-bound carboxyl-carbon of salicylic acid and phenylalanine. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 212
Rubin, L., Stiasny, P., Lang, F., Puhlmann, H. (2026) Deadwood contributions to soil CO₂ and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) fluxes in temperate forests: patterns and environmental drivers. European Journal of Forest Research, 145 (4), DOI: 10.1007/s10342-026-01902-9
Konrad, A., Mulder, I., Hofmann, D., Lang, F., Stutz, KP, Siemens, J. (2026) Thermodynamics of Organic Acid Sorption to Goethite. European Journal of Soil Science, 77(1) DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2025.110016
Alewell C., Gupta S., Poulenard J., Niquille N., Kaiser A., Shokri N., Scheper S., Gross-Schmölders M., Robinson D.A., Campbell G., Kabala C., Lang F., Dise N., Panagos P., Borrelli P. (2026) A first quantitative assessment of soil health at European scale considering soil genesis. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Scieinces, 189 (1), 6-16. doi: 10.1002/jpln.70034
Moutahir, H., Sulzer, M., Kiese, R., Christen, A., Weiler, M., Dedden, L., Brzozon, J., Labenski, P., Khanal, P., Šigut, L., Grote, R. (2026) Matching scales of eddy covariance measurements and process-based modeling – assessing spatiotemporal dynamics of carbon and water fluxes in a mixed forest in Southern Germany, Biogeosciences, 23 (4), 1719–1738 (2026). 10.5194/bg-23-1719-2026

2025

Konrad, A., Hofmann, D., Siemens, J., Stutz, KP, Lang, F., Mulder, I. (2025) Microbial carbon use efficiency of mineral-associated organic matter is related to its desorbability. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 203
Wannenmacher M., Haberstroh S., Kreuzwieser J., Doan T.H., Niederberger J., Prietzel J., Lang F., Werner C. (2025) Spatio-temporal plasticity of root exudation in three temperate tree species: Effects of season, site, and soil characteristics. Physioloia Plantarum 177. doi: 10.1111/ppl.70681
Kreuzwieser J., Lee H., Köhler A., Christen A., Sulzer M., Schack-Kirchner H., Brzozon J., Lang F., Daber L.E., Bechtold R., Werner C. (2025) Biotic and abiotic factors controlling terpenoid exchange from soil of a mixed temperate forest Ecosystem. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 211. 109991, doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2025.109991
Lee, H., Katlewski, S., Weber P.C., Wehlings-Schmitz, S., Brozon, J., Schack-Kirchner, H., Werner, C., Kreuzwieser, J. (2025) Soil terpenoid content and emissions are shaped by litter chemistry and soil depth. Plant Soil 518, 1589–1606 (2026). 10.1007/s11104-025-08078-y

2024

Bauhus, J., Dieter, M., Meyer, P., Knoke, T., Endres, E., Farwig, N., Weber-Blaschke, G., Lang, F., Kleinschmit, B., Hafner, A., Kätzel, R., Lindner, M., Müller, J., Schraml, U., Seeling, U. (2024) Classification of important results of the 2022 National Forest Inventory in relation to forest-policy fields of action. Statement of the Scientific Advisory Board for Forest Policy, Berlin. 25 pp.
KBU (Kommission Bodenschutz beim UBA) (Hrsg.) (2024) The soil as a carbon store and carbon sink. Recommendations of the KBU, German Environment Agency (UBA), Dessau-Roßlau. 16 pp. https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/publikationen/der-boden-als-kohlenstoffspeicher-kohlenstoffsenke
Stutz, K.P., Hedes, R., Burzlaff, T., Biedermann, P., Schack-Kirchner, H., Lang, F. (2024) Förderung des Bodenlebens in der Forstwirtschaft. Natur und Landschaft 99(9/10), 488-494.
Werner, C., Wallrabe, U., Christen, A., Comella, L., Dormann, C., Göritz, A., Grote, R., Haberstroh, S., Jouda, M., Kiese, R., Koch, B., Korvink, J., Kreuzwieser, J., Lang, F., Müller, J., Prucker, O., Reiterer, A., Rühe, J., Rupitsch, S., Schack-Kirchner, H., Schmitt, K., Stobbe, N., Weiler, M., Woias, P., Wöllenstein, J. (2024) ECOSENSE – Multi-scale quantification and modelling of spatio-temporal dynamics of ecosystem processes by smart autonomous sensor networks. Research Ideas and Outcomes 10, doi: 10.3897/rio.10.e129357
Robinson, D.G., Ammer, C., Polle, A., Bauhus, J., Aloni, R., Annighöfer, P., Baskin, T. I., Blatt, M. R., Bolte, A., Bugmann, H., Cohen, J. D., Davies, P. J., Draguhn, A., Hartmann, H., Hasenauer, H., Hepler, P. K., Kohnle, U., Lang, F., Löf, M., Messier, C., Munné-Bosch, S., Murphy, A., Puettmann, K. J., Marchant, I. Q., Raven, P. H., Robinson, D., Sanders, D., Seidel, D., Schwechheimer, C., Spathelf, P., Steer, M., Taiz, L., Wagner, S., Henriksson, N., Näsholm, T. (2024) Mother trees, altruistic fungi, and the perils of plant personification. Trends in Plant Science, 29(1): p. 20-31.

2023

Maier, R., Schack-Kirchner, H., Nyoka, B.I., Lang, F. (2023) Gliricidia intercropping supports soil organic matter stabilization at Makoka Research Station, Malawi. Geoderma Regional, 35, doi:10.1016/j.geodrs.2023.e00730
Stutz, K.P. (2023) Perspectives of the Fritz-Scheffer Awardee 2021: Profile- to ecosystem-scale perspectives on soil organic matter formation as demonstrated by woody debris in forest dynamics. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 186, 241-252, https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.202300031
Stutz, K.P. & Lang, F. (2023) Forest ecosystems create pedogenic patchworks through woody debris, trees, and disturbance. Geoderma 429, 116246, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.116246
Machacova, K., Warlo, H., Svobodová, K., Agyei, T., Uchytilová, P., Horáče, P., Lang, F. (2023) Methane emission from stems of European beech (Fagus sylvatica) offsets as much as half of methane oxidation in soil. New Phytologist, 238(2):584 https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.18726
Brunn, M., Krüger, J., Lang, F. (2023) Experimental drought increased the belowground sink strength towards higher topsoil organic carbon stocks in a temperate mature forest. Geoderma 431, 116356 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2023.116356

2022

Warlo, H., Zimmermann, S., Lang, F., Schack-Kirchner, H. (2022) Characteristics of soil structure and greenhouse gas fluxes on ten-year old skid trails with and without black alders (Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.). Soil Systems 6(2): 43, https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems6020043
Likulunga, L.E., Clausing, S., Krüger, J., Lang, F., Polle; A. (2022) Fine root biomass of European beech trees in different soil layers show different responses to season, climate, and soil nutrients. Frontiers in forests and global change 5: 955327, https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2022.955327
Mátra, Z.S., Heil, B., Kovács, G., Lang, F., Schack-Kirchner, H. (2022) Increased accuracy and precision of hydrometric soil texture measurements (“Pario classic method”) with semi-empiric correction functions. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Sciences https://doi: 10.1002/jpln.202100213
Schweizer, S.A., Graf-Rosenfellner, M., Bhat, N.A., Kayser, G., Sisodia, B.S., Kirchhof, G., Zikeli, S., Cadisch, G., Bhullar, G.S. (2022) Responses of soil organic carbon, aggregate diameters, and hydraulic properties to long-term organic and conventional farming on a Vertisol in India. Land Degradation & Development, https://doi: 10.1002/ldr.4216
Prietzel, J., Krüger, J., Kaiser, K., Amelung, W., Bauke, S.L., Dippold, M.A., Kandeler, E., Klysubun, W., Lewandowski, H., Löppmann, S., Luster, J., Marhan, S., Puhlmann, H., Schmitt, M., Siegenthaler, M.B., Siemens, J., Spielvogel, S., Willbold, S., Wolff, J., Lang, F. (2022) Soil phosphorus status and P nutrition strategies of European beech forests on carbonate compared to silicate parent material. Biogeochemistry, https://doi:10.1007/s10533-021-00884-7