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Dr. Marianne Koranda has been Senior Postdoc Scientist at CeMESS since 2019. As an ecosystem ecologist, Marianne Koranda investigates biogeochemical cycles and plant-soil-microbe interactions in temperate and arctic ecosystems. She is especially interested in unravelling the complex interactions between plant functional types and soil microbial communities, which are crucial drivers of soil functioning and ecosystem carbon and nutrient cycling.
Marianne’s work includes research on the underexplored role of bryophytes in ecosystem functioning, and on the effects of trees and their mycorrhizal associations on soil functioning. Her research is characterized by an integrative approach which aims at elucidating the interrelated biotic and abiotic drivers of soil functioning for gaining an overall mechanistic understanding of ecosystem processes and the response of terrestrial ecosystems to global change.
Koranda M, Risse S, Zechmeister H, Wanek W. Effects of forest floor mosses on elemental cycling in spruce forests. 2025. EGU General Assembly 2025, Wien, Austria. doi: 10.5194/egusphere-egu25-12638
Koranda M, Michelsen A. Microbial nitrogen transformations in tundra soil depend on interactive effects of seasonality and plant functional types. Biogeochemistry. 2024 Nov 1;167(11):1391-1408. doi: 10.1007/s10533-024-01176-6
Martin V, Schmidt H, Canarini A, Koranda M, Hausmann B, Müller CW et al. Soil cover shapes organic matter pools and microbial communities in soils of maritime Antarctica. Geoderma. 2024 Apr 26;446:116894. Epub 2024 Apr 26. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2024.116894
Koranda M, Rinnan R, Michelsen A. Close coupling of plant functional types with soil microbial community composition drives soil carbon and nutrient cycling in tundra heath. Plant and Soil: international journal on plant-soil relationships. 2023 Jul 1;488(1-2):551-572. 488. Epub 2023 Mar 27. doi: 10.1007/s11104-023-05993-w
Koranda M, Michelsen A. Mosses reduce soil nitrogen availability in a subarctic birch forest via effects on soil thermal regime and sequestration of deposited nitrogen. Journal of Ecology. 2021 Mar 1;109(3):1424-1438. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.13567
