Publications

Allagui, W, Brahim, N, Allani, M, Zougari, B, Ibrahim, H, Bol, R, Aichi, H & Wanek, W 2026, 'Oasis management and topography interactively shape soil inorganic carbon dynamics in hyper-arid soils', Geoderma, vol. 471, 117865, pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2026.117865

Dolschak, K, Winter Artusio, E, Mayer, M, Grabner, M, Tatzber, M, Ahmed, IU, Wächter, E, Berger, IK, Berger, P, Wanek, W & Berger, TW 2026, 'Climate drivers of historic tree growth in the Vienna Woods and prediction of future performance of eight selected tree species', Forest Ecology and Management, vol. 610, 123674. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2026.123674

Waschk, P, Spiegel, P, Gessler, A, Saurer, M, Bock, BM, Hinterdobler, W & Anthony, MA 2026, 'Evidence for resource transfer via common endophyte networks', Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-56653-9

Yaffar, D & Fuchslueger, L 2026, 'Understanding Root Exudate Strategies for Plant Phosphorus Acquisition', Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, vol. 131, no. 6, e2026JG009969, pp. 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1029/2026JG009969

Lintner, M, Golen, J, Schagerl, M, Wildner, M, Wanek, W, Cyran, N & Tyszka, J 2026, 'Reversible bleaching of photobionts in marine protists to a chemical stress - A case study of Amphistegina lobifera', Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology, vol. 279, 113454, pp. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2026.113454

Pan, W, Tang, S, Wanek, W, Liu, X, Zhou, J, Gregory, AS, Marsden, KA, Chadwick, DR, Liang, Y, Wu, L, Jones, DL & Ma, Q 2026, 'Organic Fertilization Promotes the Microbial Formation of Moderately Active Soil Phosphorus Pools to Sustain Phosphorus Availability: Insights from 180 years of Fertilization', Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 60, no. 17, pp. 12918-12929. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5c12810

Pan, W, Tang, S, Wanek, W, Luo, Z, Chen, J, Yang, Y, Ge, T, Marsden, KA, Liang, G, Chadwick, DR, Chen, X, Gregory, AS, Wu, L, Liang, Y, Jones, DL & Ma, Q 2026, 'Microbial Community Traits and Necromass Dynamics Shape Soil Carbon Accumulation', Global Change Biology, vol. 32, no. 5, e70906. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70906

Martins, NP, Fuchslueger, L, Lugli, LF, Valverde-Barrantes, OJ, Norby, RJ, Hartley, IP, Aleixo, I, Baccaro, FB, Brum, BNS, Silva de Souza, CC, Cola, CM, Di Ponzio, R, Damasceno, A, Domingues, TF, Ferrer, VR, Fleischer, K, Garcia, S, Guedes, A, Hofhansl, F, Lapola, DM, Menezes, JG, Moraes, ACM, Miron, AC, de Oliveira, LR, Palheta, C, Pereira, IS, Martins, MP, Ribeiro, G, Schmeisk-Rosa, J, Rammig, A, Santana, FD, Santos, YR, Silva, LS, Takeshi T Portela, B, Ushida, G & Quesada, CA 2026, 'Amazonian understory forests change phosphorus acquisition strategies under elevated CO₂', Nature Communications, vol. 17, no. 1, 3740, pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-72098-0

Lin, D, Ma, QX, Ye, YQ, Wanek, W, Gregory, AS, Jones, DL, Graham, DW, Zhu, D, Penuelas, J & Zhu, YG 2026, 'Nutrient balance regulates soil microbial health under long-term fertilization', Cell Reports, vol. 45, no. 4, 117274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2026.117274

Martin, V, Rottensteiner, C, Schmidt, H, Mohrlok, M, Horak, J, Urbina-Malo, C, Wagner, J, A'Campo, W, Durstewitz, L, Speetjens, NJ, Lodi, R, Hausmann, B, Fritz, M, Hugelius, G & Richter, A 2026, 'Spatial heterogeneity of soil organic matter and microbial community composition across ice-wedge polygons and soil layers in Arctic lowland tundra', Biogeosciences, vol. 23, no. 8, pp. 2761-2785. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-2761-2026

Zhou, J, Liu, S, Jan van Groenigen, K, Mueller, CW, Ochoa-Hueso, R, Fanin, N, Ren, Z, Zhang, Y, Ma, Y, Sun, S, Hu, J, Zhang, Y, Yahdjian, L, Wanek, W, Olesen, JE, Kuzyakov, Y, Liu, J & Chen, J 2026, 'Contrasting responses of particulate and mineral-associated organic carbon stocks to grazing exclusion in an alpine meadow', Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, vol. 400, 110227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2026.110227

Mansfield, TM, Zarsav, A, Cox, F, Suz, LM, Bidartondo, MI, van der Linde, S, Barsoum, N, Averill, C, Kuo, A, Tedersoo, L, Rautio, P, Gessler, A, De Vos, B, Croisé, L, Meesenburg, H, Wagner, M, Jacob, F, Lech, P, Kowalska, A, Greve, M, Popova, G, Frey, B, Schaub, M, Ferretti, M, Waldner, P, Calatayud, V, Canullo, R, Papitto, G, Marinšek, A, Vesterdal, L, Ingerslev, M, Meissner, H, Timmermann, V, Eickenscheidt, N, Schmitz, A, Martin, FM, Spatafora, J, Kennedy, PG, Kohler, A, Plett, JM, Anderson, IC, Branco, S, Grigoriev, IV, Pires, CJ, Unruh, SA, Zettler, LW, Miettinen, O, Viner, I, May, TW, Lebel, T, Catcheside, DEA, Catcheside, PS, Vonow, HP, Burgoyne, LA, Haska, J & Anthony, MA 2026, 'Ecological and genomic variation in ectomycorrhizal fungal exploration types', New Phytologist, pp. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.71157

Vallicrosa, H, Mariotte, P, Hagedorn, F, Fuchslueger, L, Martins, N, Milano, A & Grossiord, C 2026, 'Drought and warming enhance the risk of nitrogen losses in intensively managed grasslands', Plant and soil. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-026-08471-1

Jenab, K, Alteio, L, Guseva, K, Gorka, S, Darcy, S, Fuchslueger, L, Canarini, A, Martin, V, Wiesenbauer, J, Spiegel, F, Imai, B, Schmidt, H, Hage-Ahmed, K, Pötsch, EM, Richter, A, Jansa, J & Kaiser, C 2026, 'Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal families and exploration-based guilds exhibit distinct responses to long-term N, P and K deficiencies and imbalances', New Phytologist, vol. 250, no. 3, pp. 1846-1862. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.70969

Shi, K, Zheng, Q, Wang, B, Noll, L, Zhang, S, Hu, Y, Ruan, H & Wanek, W 2026, 'Continental-scale drivers of soil microbial extracellular polymeric substances', Nature Communications, vol. 17, no. 1, 3334, pp. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-70068-0

Bachmann, M, Tian, Y, Heinzle, J, Borken, W, Inselsbacher, E, Wanek, W & Schindlbacher, A 2026, 'Changes in natural¹⁵N abundance highlight warming-induced stimulation of soil nitrate losses by coupled nitrification–denitrification in an old-growth montane forest', Geoderma, vol. 467, 117746, pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2026.117746

Hansen, PM, Zhang, Y, Guseva, K, Kaiser, C & Francesca Cotrufo, M 2026, 'Microbial community regulation of extracellular enzyme production can mediate patterns of particulate and mineral-associated organic matter accumulation in undersaturated soils', Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol. 214, 110056, pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2025.110056

Zhou, W, Bai, Y, Xie, Y, Wei, B, Wanek, W, Rousk, K, Noyce, G, Zhang, D, Peng, Y & Yang, Y 2026, 'Key role of moss in supplementing nitrogen for plant growth under warming in a permafrost ecosystem', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 123, no. 8, e2516443123. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2516443123

Ullah, MR, Kwatcho Kengdo, S, Peršoh, D, Tian, Y, Heinzle, J, Urbina Malo, C, Shi, C, Lueders, T, Poll, C, Wanek, W, Schindlbacher, A & Borken, W 2026, 'Long-term soil warming decreases fungal biomass and alters fungal but not bacterial communities in a temperate forest', Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol. 216, 110120, pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2026.110120

Zechner, V, Tiutiunnyk, M, Riedmüller, H & Wanek, W 2026, 'Cryptic carnivores: why feline hair makes cats (Felis catus) look vegan', Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, vol. 13, 1699291. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2025.1699291