selected publications

• academic article

  • Organic farming systems affect carbon stocks but not soil structure and associated physical properties in a long-term farming trial on Chernozem.  Geoderma.  438:116619-116619. 2023
  • Structure turnover times of grassland soils under different moisture regimes.  Geoderma.  433:116464-116464. 2023
  • An open Soil Structure Library based on X-ray CT data.  Soil.  8:507-515. 2022
  • Land use impact on carbon mineralization in well aerated soils is mainly explained by variations of particulate organic matter rather than of soil structure.  Soil.  8:253-267. 2022
  • A holistic perspective on soil architecture is needed as a key to soil functions.  European Journal of Soil Science.  73. 2021
  • Soil texture and structure heterogeneity predominantly governs bulk density gradients around roots.  Vadose Zone Journal.  20. 2021
  • Impact of freeze–thaw cycles on soil structure and soil hydraulic properties.  Soil.  7:179-191. 2021
  • Optimization of microstructure of basalt-based fibers intended for improved thermal and acoustic insulations.  Journal of Building Engineering.  34:101904-101904. 2021
  • Exploring the relationship between soil structure and soil functions via pore-scale imaging.  Geoderma.  370:114370-114370. 2020
  • Estimation of critical stress ranges to preserve soil functions for differently textured soils.  Soil & Tillage Research.  200:104637-104637. 2020
  • Roots compact the surrounding soil depending on the structures they encounter.  Scientific Reports.  9. 2019
  • Soil structure formation along an agricultural chronosequence.  Geoderma.  350:61-72. 2019
  • Long-term effects of conventional and reduced tillage on soil structure, soil ecological and soil hydraulic properties.  Geoderma.  332:10-19. 2018
  • Soil structure as an indicator of soil functions: A review.  Geoderma.  314:122-137. 2018
  • Computed tomography and soil physical measurements of compaction behaviour under strip tillage, mulch tillage and no tillage.  Soil & Tillage Research.  175:205-216. 2018
  • Analysis of Soil Structure Turnover with Garnet Particles and X-Ray Microtomography.  EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts.  3473. 2017
  • Analysis of Soil Structure Turnover with Garnet Particles and X-Ray Microtomography.  PLOS ONE.  11:e0159948-e0159948. 2016
  • X-ray microtomography analysis of soil structure deformation caused by centrifugation.  Solid Earth.  7:129-140. 2016
  • Virtual Soils: Assessment of the Effects of Soil Structure on the Hydraulic Behavior of Cultivated Soils.  Vadose Zone Journal.  11:vzj2011.0174-vzj2011.0174. 2012
  • Soil‐structure development including seasonal dynamics in a long‐term fertilization experiment.  Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science.  174:395-403. 2011
  • Analysing Structure Dynamics in Arable Soils using X-ray Micro-Tomography.  EGUGA.  7733. 2009

• blog posting

  • Soil structure turnover under grassland is mainly driven by biotic drivers.  . 2022
  • An Open Soil Structure Library based on X-ray CT data.  . 2021
  • Land use impact on carbon mineralization is mainly caused by variation of particulate organic matter content rather than of soil structure.  . 2021
  • X-ray microtomography analysis of soil structure deformation caused by centrifugation.  . 2015

• chapter

  • Soil structure.  Elsevier eBooks. 1-7. 2023
  • Quantification of Soil Porous Architecture.  Springer eBooks. 81-97. 2022

• document

  • Reply on RC2.  . 2021
  • Reply on RC3.  . 2021
  • Reply on RC1.  . 2021