Carsten W. Müller

Carsten W. Müller

Associate Professor


  1. 2018
  2. Fast accrual of C and N in soil organic matter fractions following post-mining reclamation across the USA

    Angst, G., Mueller, Carsten W., Angst, Š., Pivokonský, M., Franklin, J., Stahl, P. D. & Frouz, J., 2018, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 209, p. 216-226 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Insights into carbon metabolism provided by fluorescence in situ hybridization-secondary ion mass spectrometry imaging of an autotrophic, nitrate-reducing, Fe(II)-oxidizing enrichment culture

    Tominski, C., Lösekann-Behrens, T., Ruecker, A., Hagemann, N., Kleindienst, S., Mueller, Carsten W., Höschen, C., Kögel-Knabner, I., Kappler, A. & Behrens, S., 2018, In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 84, 9, e02166-17.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  6. Linking 3D soil structure and plant-microbe-soil carbon transfer in the rhizosphere

    Vidal, A., Hirte, J., Franz Bender, S., Mayer, J., Gattinger, A., Höschen, C., Schädler, S., Iqbal, T. M. & Mueller, Carsten W., 2018, In: Frontiers in Environmental Science. 6, FEB, 9.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. Pedogenic and microbial interrelations to regional climate and local topography: New insights from a climate gradient (arid to humid) along the Coastal Cordillera of Chile

    Bernhard, N., Moskwa, L. M., Schmidt, K., Oeser, R. A., Aburto, F., Bader, M. Y., Baumann, K., von Blanckenburg, F., Boy, J., van den Brink, L., Brucker, E., Büdel, B., Canessa, R., Dippold, M. A., Ehlers, T. A., Fuentes, J. P., Godoy, R., Jung, P., Karsten, U., Köster, M. & 22 others, Kuzyakov, Y., Leinweber, P., Neidhardt, H., Matus, F., Mueller, Carsten W., Oelmann, Y., Oses, R., Osses, P., Paulino, L., Samolov, E., Schaller, M., Schmid, M., Spielvogel, S., Spohn, M., Stock, S., Stroncik, N., Tielbörger, K., Übernickel, K., Scholten, T., Seguel, O., Wagner, D. & Kühn, P., 2018, In: Catena. 170, p. 335-355 21 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. Rapid soil formation after glacial retreat shaped by spatial patterns of organic matter accrual in microaggregates

    Schweizer, S. A., Hoeschen, C., Schlüter, S., Kögel-Knabner, I. & Mueller, Carsten W., 2018, In: Global Change Biology. 24, 4, p. 1637-1650 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  14. Replicability of aggregate disruption by sonication—an inter-laboratory test using three different soils from Germany

    Graf-Rosenfellner, M., Kayser, G., Guggenberger, G., Kaiser, K., Büks, F., Kaiser, M., Mueller, Carsten W., Schrumpf, M., Rennert, T., Welp, G. & Lang, F., 2018, In: Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 181, 6, p. 894-904 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  15. Root exudates induce soil macroaggregation facilitated by fungi in subsoil

    Baumert, V. L., Vasilyeva, N. A., Vladimirov, A. A., Meier, I. C., Kögel-Knabner, I. & Mueller, Carsten W., 2018, In: Frontiers in Environmental Science. 6, NOV, 140.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  16. Soil organic carbon stocks in topsoil and subsoil controlled by parent material, carbon input in the rhizosphere, and microbial-derived compounds

    Angst, G., Messinger, J., Greiner, M., Häusler, W., Hertel, D., Kirfel, K., Kögel-Knabner, I., Leuschner, C., Rethemeyer, J. & Mueller, Carsten W., 2018, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 122, p. 19-30 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  17. Stable-isotope Raman microspectroscopy for the analysis of soil organic matter

    Wiesheu, A. C., Brejcha, R., Mueller, Carsten W., Kögel-Knabner, I., Elsner, M., Niessner, R. & Ivleva, N. P., 2018, In: Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 410, 3, p. 923-931 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  18. 2019
  19. Andosol clay re-aggregation observed at the microscale during physical organic matter fractionation

    Inagaki, T. M., Mueller, Carsten W., Lehmann, J. & Kögel-Knabner, I., 2019, In: Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 182, 2, p. 145-148 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  20. Correlative Imaging Reveals Holistic View of Soil Microenvironments

    Schlüter, S., Eickhorst, T. & Mueller, Carsten W., 2019, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 53, 2, p. 829-837 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  21. Earthworm cast formation and development: A shift from plant litter to mineral associated organic matter

    Vidal, A., Watteau, F., Remusat, L., Mueller, Carsten W., Nguyen Tu, T. T., Buegger, F., Derenne, S. & Quenea, K., 2019, In: Frontiers in Environmental Science. 7, APR, 55.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  22. Earthworms act as biochemical reactors to convert labile plant compounds into stabilized soil microbial necromass

    Angst, G., Mueller, Carsten W., Prater, I., Angst, Š., Frouz, J., Jílková, V., Peterse, F. & Nierop, K. G. J., 2019, In: Communications Biology. 2, 1, 441.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  23. 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

  24. Fungi and bacteria respond differently to changing environmental conditions within a soil profile

    Preusser, S., Poll, C., Marhan, S., Angst, G., Mueller, Carsten W., Bachmann, J. & Kandeler, E., 2019, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 137, 107543.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  25. 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

  26. Permafrost and active layer research on james ross island: An overview

    Hrbáček, F., Nývlt, D., Láska, K., Kňažková, M., Kampová, B., Engel, Z., Oliva, M. & Mueller, Carsten W., 2019, In: Czech Polar Reports. 9, 1, p. 20-36 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  27. 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

  28. Site conditions and vegetation determine phosphorus and sulfur speciation in soils of Antarctica

    Prietzel, J., Prater, I., Colocho Hurtarte, L. C., Hrbáček, F., Klysubun, W. & Mueller, Carsten W., 2019, In: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 246, p. 339-362 24 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  29. Soil Organic Matter and Phosphate Sorption on Natural and Synthetic Fe Oxides under in Situ Conditions

    Dorau, K., Pohl, L., Just, C., Höschen, C., Ufer, K., Mansfeldt, T. & Mueller, Carsten W., 2019, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 53, 22, p. 13081-13087 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  30. Soil organic carbon stability in forests: Distinct effects of tree species identity and traits

    Angst, G., Mueller, K. E., Eissenstat, D. M., Trumbore, S., Freeman, K. H., Hobbie, S. E., Chorover, J., Oleksyn, J., Reich, P. B. & Mueller, Carsten W., 2019, In: Global Change Biology. 25, 4, p. 1529-1546 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  31. Substitution of mineral fertilizers with biogas digestate plus biochar increases physically stabilized soil carbon but not crop biomass in a field trial

    Greenberg, I., Kaiser, M., Gunina, A., Ledesma, P., Polifka, S., Wiedner, K., Mueller, Carsten W., Glaser, B. & Ludwig, B., 2019, In: Science of the Total Environment. 680, p. 181-189 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  32. Synergies between mycorrhizal fungi and soil microbial communities increase plant nitrogen acquisition

    Hestrin, R., Hammer, E. C., Mueller, Carsten W. & Lehmann, J., 2019, In: Communications Biology. 2, 1, 233.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  33. 2020
  34. Published

    Combination of energy limitation and sorption capacity explains 14C depth gradients

    Ahrens, B., Guggenberger, G., Rethemeyer, J., John, S., Heinze, S., Angst, G., Mueller, Carsten W., Kögel-knabner, I., Leuschner, C., Hertel, D., Bachmann, J. & Reichstein, M., 2020, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 148, 15 p., 107912.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  35. Dark microbial CO2 fixation in temperate forest soils increases with CO2 concentration

    Spohn, M., Müller, K., Höschen, C., Mueller, Carsten W. & Marhan, S., 2020, In: Global Change Biology. 26, 3, p. 1926-1935 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  36. Published

    Differences in labile soil organic matter explain potential denitrification and denitrifying communities in a long-term fertilization experiment

    Surey, R., Lippold, E., Heilek, S., Sauheitl, L., Henjes, S., Horn, M. A., Mueller, Carsten W., Merbach, I., Kaiser, K., Böttcher, J. & Mikutta, R., 2020, In: Applied Soil Ecology. 153, 10 p., 103630.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  37. Published

    From fibrous plant residues to mineral-associated organic carbon - the fate of organic matter in Arctic permafrost soils

    Prater, I., Zubrzycki, S., Buegger, F., Zoor-Fuellgraff, L. C., Angst, G., Dannenmann, M. & Mueller, Carsten W., 2020, In: Biogeosciences. 17, 13, p. 3367-3383 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  38. Published

    High resistance of soils to short-term re-grazing in a long-term abandoned alpine pasture

    Vidal, A., Schucknecht, A., Toechterle, P., Linares, D. R. A., Garcia-Franco, N., von Heßberg, A., Krämer, A., Sierts, A., Fischer, A., Willibald, G., Fuetterer, S., Ewald, J., Baumert, V., Weiss, M., Schulz, S., Schloter, M., Bogacki, W., Wiesmeier, M., Mueller, Carsten W. & Dannenmann, M., 2020, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 300, 107008.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  39. 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

  40. Potential denitrification stimulated by water-soluble organic carbon from plant residues during initial decomposition

    Surey, R., Schimpf, C. M., Sauheitl, L., Mueller, Carsten W., Rummel, P. S., Dittert, K., Kaiser, K., Böttcher, J. & Mikutta, R., 2020, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 147, 9 p., 107841.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  41. 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

  42. Subsoil organo-mineral associations under contrasting climate conditions

    Inagaki, T. M., Possinger, A. R., Grant, K. E., Schweizer, S. A., Mueller, Carsten W., Derry, L. A., Lehmann, J. & Kögel-Knabner, I., 2020, In: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 270, p. 244-263 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  43. Published

    The Forgotten Nutrient-The Role of Nitrogen in Permafrost Soils of Northern China

    Ramm, E., Liu, C., Wang, X., Yue, H., Zhang, W., Pan, Y., Schloter, M., Gschwendtner, S., Mueller, Carsten W., Hu, B., Rennenberg, H. & Dannenmann, M., 2020, In: Advances in Atmospheric Sciences. 37, p. 793–799 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialResearchpeer-review

  44. Published

    Biochemistry of plant litter types drives differentiation into particulate and mineral-associated soil organic matter and determines the magnitude of priming effect

    Almeida, L. F. J., Hurtarte, L. C. C., Teixeira, P. P., Inagaki, T. M., Souza, I. F. D., Silva, I. R. D. & Mueller, Carsten W., 23 Mar 2020. 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearch

  45. Published

    Denitrification induced by plant residues is driven by water-soluble organic carbon

    Surey, R., Schimpf, C. M., Sauheitl, L., Mueller, Carsten W., Rummel, P. S., Dittert, K., Kaiser, K., Böttcher, J. & Mikutta, R., 23 Mar 2020. 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearch

  46. Published

    Biogeochemical cycling of phosphorus in subsoils of temperate forest ecosystems

    Rodionov, A., Bauke, S. L., Von Sperber, C., Hoeschen, C., Kandeler, E., Kruse, J., Lewandowski, H., Marhan, S., Mueller, Carsten W., Simon, M., Tamburini, F., Uhlig, D., Von Blanckenburg, F., Lang, F. & Amelung, W., 1 Oct 2020, In: Biogeochemistry. 150, 3, p. 313-328 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  47. Published

    Detritivore conversion of litter into faeces accelerates organic matter turnover

    Joly, F., Coq, S., Coulis, M., David, J., Hättenschwiler, S., Mueller, Carsten W., Prater, I. & Subke, J., 11 Nov 2020, In: Communications Biology . 3, 1, 9 p., 660.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  48. 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

  49. 2021
  50. Contribution of Particulate and Mineral-Associated Organic Matter to Potential Denitrification of Agricultural Soils

    Surey, R., Kaiser, K., Schimpf, C. M., Mueller, Carsten W., Boettcher, J. & Mikutta, R., 2021, In: Frontiers in Environmental Science. 9, 12 p., 640534.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  51. Published

    Relative effects of climate and litter traits on decomposition change with time, climate and trait variability

    Canessa, R., van den Brink, L., Saldaña, A., Rios, R. S., Hättenschwiller, S., Mueller, Carsten W., Prater, I., Tielbörger, K. & Bader, M. Y., 2021, In: Journal of Ecology. 109, 1, p. 447-458 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  52. Published

    The role of clay content and mineral surface area for soil organic carbon storage in an arable toposequence

    Schweizer, S. A., Mueller, Carsten W., Höschen, C., Ivanov, P. & Kögel-Knabner, I., 2021, In: Biogeochemistry. 156, p. 401–420 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  53. Published

    Bypass and hyperbole in soil science: A perspective from the next generation of soil scientists

    Portell, X., Sauzet, O., Balseiro-Romero, M., Benard, P., Cardinael, R., Couradeau, E., Danra, D. D., Evans, D. L., Fry, E. L., Hammer, E. C., Mamba, D., Merino-Martín, L., Mueller, Carsten W., Paradelo, M., Rees, F., M. W. Rossi, L., Schmidt, H., Schnee, L. S., Védère, C. & Vidal, A., Jan 2021, In: European Journal of Soil Science. 72, 1, p. 31-34 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debateResearchpeer-review

  54. 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 paperPreprintResearch

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