Carsten W. Müller

Carsten W. Müller

Associate Professor


  1. Published

    Cryoturbation impacts iron-organic carbon associations along a permafrost soil chronosequence in northern Alaska

    Joss, H., Patzner, M. S., Maisch, M., Mueller, Carsten W., Kappler, A. & Bryce, C., 1 May 2022, In: Geoderma. 413, 10 p., 115738.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Geogenic organic carbon in terrestrial sediments and its contribution to total soil carbon

    Kalks, F., Noren, G., Mueller, Carsten W., Helfrich, M., Rethemeyer, J. & Don, A., 6 Jul 2021, In: SOIL. 7, 2, p. 347-362 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. Archaeal and bacterial communities across a chronosequence of drained lake basins in arctic Alaska

    Kao-Kniffin, J., Woodcroft, B. J., Carver, S. M., Bockheim, J. G., Handelsman, J., Tyson, G. W., Hinkel, K. M. & Mueller, Carsten W., 2015, In: Scientific Reports. 5, 18165.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  4. Pterodactyloid pterosaur bones from cretaceous deposits of the antarctic peninsula

    Kellner, A. W. A., Rodrigues, T., Costa, F. R., Weinschütz, L. C., Figueiredo, R. G., DE SOUZA, G. A., Brum, A. S., Eleutério, L. H. S., Mueller, Carsten W. & Sayão, J. M., 2019, In: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias. 91, e20191300.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Author Correction: Iron oxides and aluminous clays selectively control soil carbon storage and stability in the humid tropics (Scientific Reports, (2021), 11, 1, (5076), 10.1038/s41598-021-84777-7)

    Kirsten, M., Mikutta, R., Vogel, C., Thompson, A., Mueller, Carsten W., Kimaro, D. N., Bergsma, H. L. T., Feger, K. H. & Kalbitz, K., Dec 2021, In: Scientific Reports. 11, 1, 2 p., 20603.

    Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debateCommunication

  6. Published

    Iron oxides and aluminous clays selectively control soil carbon storage and stability in the humid tropics

    Kirsten, M., Mikutta, R., Vogel, C., Thompson, A., Mueller, Carsten W., Kimaro, D. N., Bergsma, H. L. T., Feger, K. H. & Kalbitz, K., Dec 2021, In: Scientific Reports. 11, 1, 12 p., 5076.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    High-resolution stalagmite stratigraphy supports the Late Holocene tephrochronology of southernmost Patagonia

    Klaes, B., Wörner, G., Kremer, K., Simon, K., Scholz, D., Mueller, Carsten W., Hoschen, C., Struck, J., Arz, H., Thiele-Bruhn, S., Schimpf, D. & Kilian, R., 14 Apr 2021, Research Square Publications, 34 p.

    Research output: Working paperPreprint

  8. Published

    Iron (hydr)oxide formation in Andosols under extreme climate conditions

    Klaes, B., Thiele-Bruhn, S., Wörner, G., Höschen, C., Mueller, Carsten W., Marx, P., Arz, H. W., Breuer, S. & Kilian, R., 2023, In: Scientific Reports. 13, 17 p., 2818.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Stable isotopes reveal that fungal residues contribute more to mineral-associated organic matter pools than plant residues

    Klink, S., Keller, A. B., Wild, A. J., Baumert, V. L., Gube, M., Lehndorff, E., Meyer, N., Mueller, Carsten W., Phillips, R. P. & Pausch, J., 2022, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 168, 10 p., 108634.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Above and belowground traits impacting transpiration decline during soil drying in 48 maize (Zea mays) genotypes

    Koehler, T., Schaum, C., Tung, S., Steiner, F., Tyborski, N., Wild, A. J., Akale, A., Pausch, J., Lueders, T., Wolfrum, S., Mueller, Carsten W., Vidal, A., Vahl, W. K., Groth, J., Eder, B., Ahmed, M. A. & Carminati, A., 2023, In: Annals of Botany. 131, 2, p. 373–386

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Ensuring planetary survival: the centrality of organic carbon in balancing the multifunctional nature of soils

    Kopittke, P. M., Berhe, A. A., Carrillo, Y., Cavagnaro, T. R., Chen, D., Chen, Q-L., Roman Dobarco, M., Dijkstra, F. A., Field, D. J., Grundy, M. J., He, J-Z., Hoyle, F. C., Kogel-Knabner, I., Lam, S. K., Marschner, P., Martinez, C., McBratney, A. B., McDonald-Madden, E., Menzies, N. W., Mosley, L. M. & 9 others, Mueller, Carsten W., Murphy, D. V., Nielsen, U. N., O'Donnell, A. G., Pendall, E., Pett-Ridge, J., Rumpel, C., Young, I. M. & Minasny, B., 2022, In: Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 52, 23, p. 4308–4324 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  12. Nitrogen-rich microbial products provide new organo-mineral associations for the stabilization of soil organic matter

    Kopittke, P. M., Hernandez-Soriano, M. C., Dalal, R. C., Finn, D., Menzies, N. W., Hoeschen, C. & Mueller, Carsten W., 2018, In: Global Change Biology. 24, 4, p. 1762-1770 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  13. Soil organic matter is stabilized by organo-mineral associations through two key processes: The role of the carbon to nitrogen ratio

    Kopittke, P. M., Dalal, R. C., Hoeschen, C., Li, C., Menzies, N. W. & Mueller, Carsten W., 2020, In: Geoderma. 357, 9 p., 113974.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    Legacy of rice roots as encoded in distinctive microsites of oxides, silicates, and organic matter

    Kölbl, A., Schweizer, S. A., Mueller, Carsten W., Höschen, C., Said-Pullicino, D., Romani, M., Lugmeier, J., Schlüter, S. & Kögel-Knabner, I., Dec 2017, In: Soil Systems. 1, 1, 2.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  15. Pyrogenic Carbon Contributes Substantially to Carbon Storage in Intact and Degraded Northern Peatlands

    Leifeld, J., Alewell, C., Bader, C., Krüger, J. P., Mueller, Carsten W., Sommer, M., Steffens, M. & Szidat, S., 2018, In: Land Degradation and Development. 29, 7, p. 2082-2091 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  16. Multiple exchange processes on mineral surfaces control the transport of dissolved organic matter through soil profiles

    Leinemann, T., Preusser, S., Mikutta, R., Kalbitz, K., Cerli, C., Höschen, C., Mueller, Carsten W., Kandeler, E. & Guggenberger, G., 2018, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 118, p. 79-90 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    Functional complexity explains the depth-dependent response of organic matter to liming at the nanometer scale

    Li, Y., Camps-Arbestain, M., Whitby, C. P., Wang, T., Mueller, Carsten W., Hoeschen, C. & Beare, M. H., 15 Feb 2022, In: Geoderma. 408, 11 p., 115560.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Toward soil carbon storage: The influence of parent material and vegetation on profile-scale microbial community structure and necromass accumulation

    Li, Y. Z., Bao, X. L., Tang, S. X., Xiao, K. Q., Ge, C. J., Xie, H. T., He, H. B., Mueller, Carsten W. & Liang, C., 2024, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 193, 12 p., 109399.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    Correlative Imaging of the Rhizosphere ─ A Multimethod Workflow for Targeted Mapping of Chemical Gradients

    Lippold, E., Schlüter, S., Mueller, Carsten W., Höschen, C., Harrington, G., Kilian, R., Gocke, M. I., Lehndorff, E., Mikutta, R. & Vetterlein, D., 2023, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 57, 3, p. 1538–1549 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  20. STXM and NanoSIMS Investigations on EPS Fractions before and after Adsorption to Goethite

    Liu, X., Eusterhues, K., Thieme, J., Ciobota, V., Hoeschen, C., Mueller, Carsten W., Kuesel, K., Koegel-Knabner, I., Roesch, P., Popp, J. & Totsche, K. U., 2 Apr 2013, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 47, 7, p. 3158-3166 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    Nitrogen loading enhances phosphorus limitation in terrestrial ecosystems with implications for soil carbon cycling

    Luo, M., Moorhead, D. L., Ochoa-Hueso, R., Mueller, Carsten W., Ying, S. C. & Chen, J., 2022, In: Functional Ecology. 36, 11, p. 2845-2858 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  22. Long-term stabilization of deep soil carbon by fire and burial during early Holocene climate change

    Marin-Spiotta, E., Chaopricha, N. T., Plante, A. F., Diefendorf, A. F., Mueller, Carsten W., Grandy, A. S. & Mason, J. A., Jun 2014, In: Nature Geoscience. 7, 6, p. 428-432 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  23. Published

    Stabilization of mineral-associated organic carbon in Pleistocene permafrost

    Martens, J., Mueller, Carsten W., Joshi, P., Rosinger, C., Maisch, M., Kappler, A., Bonkowski, M., Schwamborn, G., Schirrmeister, L. & Rethemeyer, J., 2023, In: Nature Communications. 14, 8 p., 2120.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  24. Pedogenic and microbial interrelation in initial soils under semiarid climate on James Ross Island, Antarctic Peninsula region

    Meier, L. A., Krauze, P., Prater, I., Horn, F., Schaefer, C. E. G. R., Scholten, T., Wagner, D., Mueller, Carsten W. & Kühn, P., 2019, In: Biogeosciences. 16, 12, p. 2481-2499 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  25. From substrate to soil in a pristine environment – pedochemical, micromorphological and microbiological properties from soils on James Ross Island, Antarctica

    Meier, L. A., Krauze, P., Prater, I., Horn, F., Schaefer, C. E. G. R., Scholten, T., Wagner, D., Mueller, Carsten W. & Kühn, P., 2018, In: Biogeosciences Discussions. 41 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debateResearch

  26. Alteration of rocks by endolithic organisms is one of the pathways for the beginning of soils on Earth

    Mergelov, N., Mueller, Carsten W., Prater, I., Shorkunov, I., Dolgikh, A., Zazovskaya, E., Shishkov, V., Krupskaya, V., Abrosimov, K., Cherkinsky, A. & Goryachkin, S., 2018, In: Scientific Reports. 8, 1, 3367.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  27. Published

    Bioavailability and isotopic composition of CO2 released from incubated soil organic matter fractions

    Mueller, Carsten W., Gutsch, M., Kothieringer, K., Leifeld, J., Rethemeyer, J., Brueggemann, N. & Kögel-Knabner, I., 2014, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  28. Microscale soil structures foster organic matter stabilization in permafrost soils

    Mueller, Carsten W., Hoeschen, C., Steffens, M., Buddenbaum, H., Hinkel, K., Bockheim, J. G. & Kao-Kniffin, J., 2017, In: Geoderma. 293, p. 44-53 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  29. Bioavailability and isotopic composition of CO2 released from incubated soil organic matter fractions

    Mueller, Carsten W., Gutsch, M., Kothieringer, K., Leifeld, J., Rethemeyer, J., Brueggemann, N. & Kögel-Knabner, I., Feb 2014, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 69, p. 168-178 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  30. Editorial: Rhizosphere Functioning and Structural Development as Complex Interplay Between Plants, Microorganisms and Soil Minerals

    Mueller, Carsten W., Carminati, A., Kaiser, C., Subke, J. A. & Gutjahr, C., 2019, In: Frontiers in Environmental Science. 7, 130.

    Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialResearchpeer-review

  31. Submicron scale imaging of soil organic matter dynamics using NanoSIMS - From single particles to intact aggregates

    Mueller, Carsten W., Kölbl, A., Hoeschen, C., Hillion, F., Heister, K., Herrmann, A. M. & Kögel-Knabner, I., 1 Jan 2012, In: Organic Geochemistry. 42, 12, p. 1476-1488 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  32. Published

    Initial differentiation of vertical soil organic matter distribution and composition under juvenile beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) trees

    Mueller, Carsten W., Brüggemann, N., Pritsch, K., Stoelken, G., Gayler, S., Winkler, J. B. & Kögel-Knabner, I., 1 Oct 2009, In: Plant and Soil. 323, 1, p. 111-123 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  33. Permafrost soil complexity evaluated by laboratory imaging Vis-NIR spectroscopy

    Mueller, Carsten W., Steffens, M. & Buddenbaum, H., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: European Journal of Soil Science.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  34. Large amounts of labile organic carbon in permafrost soils of northern Alaska

    Mueller, Carsten W., Rethemeyer, J., Kao-Kniffin, J., Löppmann, S., Hinkel, K. M. & Bockheim, J. G., 2015, In: Global Change Biology. 21, 7, p. 2804-2817 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  35. Soil aggregate destruction by ultrasonication increases soil organic matter mineralization and mobility

    Mueller, Carsten W., Schlund, S., Prietzel, J., Kögel-Knabner, I. & Gutsch, M., 1 Sep 2012, In: Soil Science Society of America Journal. 76, 5, p. 1634-1643 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  36. Published

    Soil organic carbon stocks, distribution, and composition affected by historic land use changes on adjacent sites

    Mueller, Carsten W. & Koegel-Knabner, I., 1 Mar 2009, In: Biology and Fertility of Soils. 45, 4, p. 347-359 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  37. Advances in the analysis of biogeochemical interfaces. Nanosims to investigate soil microenvironments

    Mueller, Carsten W., Weber, P. K., Kilburn, M. R., Hoeschen, C., Kleber, M. & Pett-Ridge, J., 2013, Advances in Agronomy. Academic Press, p. 1-46 46 p. (Advances in Agronomy, Vol. 121).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  38. Published

    From rhizosphere to detritusphere – Soil structure formation driven by plant roots and the interactions with soil biota

    Mueller, Carsten W., Baumert, V., Carminati, A., Germon, Amandine Esther Louise, Holz, M., Kögel-Knabner, I., Peth, S., Schlüter, S., Uteau, D., Vetterlein, D., Teixeira, P. & Vidal, A., 2024, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 193, 13 p., 109396.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  39. Published

    Characterization of Biogeochemical Processes at the Microscale: Concepts and Applications of NanoSIMS

    Mueller, Carsten W., Remusat, L. & Rumpel, C., 1 Jan 2017, Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Infrastructures: Challenges and Opportunities. CRC Press, p. 193-212 20 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  40. What controls the concentration of various aliphatic lipids in soil?

    Mueller, K. E., Eissenstat, D. M., Mueller, Carsten W., Oleksyn, J., Reich, P. B. & Freeman, K. H., Aug 2013, In: Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 63, p. 14-17

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  41. Phosphorus nutrition of Populus × canescens reflects adaptation to high P-availability in the soil

    Netzer, F., Mueller, Carsten W., Scheerer, U., Grüner, J., Kögel-Knabner, I., Herschbach, C. & Rennenberg, H., 2018, In: Tree Physiology. 38, 1, p. 6-24 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  42. Phosphorus nutrition of Populus x canescens reflects adaptation to high P-availability in the soil

    Netzer, F., Mueller, Carsten W., Scheerer, U., Gruener, J., Koegel-Knabner, I., Herschbach, C. & Rennenberg, H., 2018, In: Tree Physiology. 38, 1, p. 6–24

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  43. Published

    4D Surface Reconstructions to Study Microscale Structures and Functions in Soil Biogeochemistry

    Ost, A. D., Wu, T., Höschen, C., Mueller, Carsten W., Wirtz, T. & Audinot, J., 6 Jul 2021, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 55, 13, p. 9384-9393 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  44. Urban waste composts enhance OC and N stocks after long-term amendment but do not alter organic matter composition

    Paetsch, L., Mueller, Carsten W., Rumpel, C., Houot, S. & Koegel-Knabner, I., 2016, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 223, p. 211-222 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  45. Effect of in-situ aged and fresh biochar on soil hydraulic conditions and microbial C use under drought conditions

    Paetsch, L., Mueller, Carsten W., Kögel-Knabner, I., Von Lützow, M., Girardin, C. & Rumpel, C., 2018, In: Scientific Reports. 8, 1, 6852.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  46. A multi-technique approach to assess the fate of biochar in soil and to quantify its effect on soil organic matter composition

    Paetsch, L., Mueller, Carsten W., Rumpel, C., Angst, Š., Wiesheu, A. C., Girardin, C., Ivleva, N. P., Niessner, R. & Kögel-Knabner, I., Oct 2017, In: Organic Geochemistry. 112, p. 177-186 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  47. Published

    Iron mineral dissolution releases iron and associated organic carbon during permafrost thaw

    Patzner, M. S., Mueller, Carsten W., Malusova, M., Baur, M., Nikeleit, V., Scholten, T., Hoeschen, C., Byrne, J. M., Borch, T., Kappler, A. & Bryce, C., Dec 2020, In: Nature Communications. 11, 1, 11 p., 6329.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  48. Published

    Microbial iron cycling during palsa hillslope collapse promotes greenhouse gas emissions before complete permafrost thaw

    Patzner, M. S., Logan, M., Mckenna, A. M., Young, R. B., Zhou, Z., Joss, H., Mueller, Carsten W., Hoeschen, C., Scholten, T., Straub, D., Kleindienst, S., Borch, T., Kappler, A. & Bryce, C., 1 Dec 2022, In: Communications Earth & Environment. 3, 1, 14 p., 76.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  49. Imaging of Al/Fe ratios in synthetic Al-goethite revealed by nanoscale secondary ion mass spectrometry

    Pohl, L., Kölbl, A., Werner, F., Mueller, Carsten W., Höschen, C., Häusler, W. & Kögel-Knabner, I., 2018, In: Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 32, 8, p. 619-628 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  50. Growth and physiology of olive pioneer and fibrous roots exposed to soil moisture deficits

    Polverigiani, S., McCormack, M. L., Mueller, Carsten W. & Eissenstat, D. M., 1 Nov 2011, In: Tree Physiology. 31, 11, p. 1228-1237 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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