Wolfgang Wanek appointed Full Professor
TER
After a competitive review process Wolfgang has been appointed Full Professors for Physiological Ecology and Ecosystem Research as of April 1st, 2019.…
Division of Terrestrial Ecosystem Research
Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science
About TER
The Division of Terrestrial Ecosystem Research | TER at the Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science | CeMESS aims to advance the fundamental understanding of how soil microorganisms and plants respond to and in turn shape their abiotic and biotic environment, and what consequences these interactions have for the functioning of the Earth’s ecosystems.
Researchers at TER address pressing environmental issues, such as the impact of climate change on ecosystem functioning and the role of soils in the global carbon cycle and in food security.
CeMESS/Maximilian Prag
Latest Publications at TER
Krasenbrink, J., Hanson, B. T., Weiss, A. S., Borusak, S., Tanabe, T. S., Lang, M., Aichinger, G., Hausmann, B., Berry, D., Richter, A., Marko, D., Mussmann, M., Schleheck, D., Stecher, B., & Loy, A. (2025). Sulfoquinovose is exclusively metabolized by the gut microbiota and degraded differently in mice and humans. Microbiome, 13(1), Article 184. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-025-02175-x
Gorka, S., Canarini, A., Schmidt, H., & Kaiser, C. (2025). Soil bacterial neutral lipid fatty acids: Markers for carbon storage or necromass? Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 208, Article 109855. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2025.109855
Yu, Q., Anthony, M. A., Gessler, A., Tan, X., Zhu, J., Ji, C., Tang, Z., & Fang, J. (2025). Decadal nutrient addition reveals phosphorus limitation and its adaptive mechanisms in tropical rainforests. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 211(109976). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2025.109976
Chen, S.-C., Li, X.-M., Battisti, N., Guan, G., Montoya, M. A., Osvatic, J., Pjevac, P., Pollak, S., Richter, A., Schintlmeister, A., Wanek, W., Mussmann, M., & Loy, A. (2025). Microbial iron oxide respiration coupled to sulfide oxidation. Nature, 646(8086), 925-933. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09467-0
Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science
University of Vienna
CeMESS/Maximilian Prag