Publications

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

Sun, S, Cotrufo, MF, Viscarra Rossel, RA, Mueller, CW, Kida, M, Hardie, AG, Mackay, A, Krichels, AH, Amelung, W, Kumar, A, Suleymanov, A, Shi, B, Cosby, BJ, Plaza, C, Terrer, C, Liang, C, Liao, C, Just, C, Guo, D, Lugato, E, Hou, E, Ding, F, Zhao, F, Tao, F, Maestre, FT, Bilotto, F, Wu, F, García, GV, Luo, G, Han, G, Studdert, GA, Hernandez-Ramirez, G, Niu, G, Piñeiro, G, Saiz, G, Zhang, H, Abdelrahman, H, Xu, H, Lebron, I, Kurganova, I, Blesh, J, Kristensen, J, Liu, J, Zhou, J, Wu, J, Ahirwal, J, Cao, J, Olesen, JE, Kauer, K, Georgiou, K, van Groenigen, KJ, Van Oost, K, Frimpong, KA, Deng, L, Benning, LG, Guo, L, Mujuru, L, Delgado-Baquerizo, M, Dor, M, Rahmati, M, Luo, M, Kalinina, O, Hyvärinen, O, García-Palacios, P, Hansen, P, Rounak, P, Duan, P, Zhao, P, Homyak, PM, Ghimire, R, Žydelis, R, Bol, R, Vibart, R, Chang, R, Luo, R, Villarino, S, Xue, S, Niu, S, Chen, S, Yu, T, Hall, SJ, Kätterer, T, Ge, T, Mbanjwa, VE, Semenov, VM, Liu, W, Shi, W, Zhang, W, Wanek, W, Buss, W, Cheng, X, Lu, X, Shi, X, Cheng, X, Wei, X, Liu, X, Zhou, X, Kooch, Y, Zhong, Y, Cai, Y, Yang, Y, Luo, Y, Zhang, Y, Qin, Y, Fang, Y, Liang, Y, Li, Y, Chen, Z, Liu, Z, Song, Z, Luo, Z, An, Z & Chen, J 2026, 'Global hotspots of particulate organic carbon losses under climate change', Nature Communications, vol. 17, no. 1, 4695, pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-71321-2

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

Liu, M, Xu, X, Jin, P, Bruelheide, H, Kuzyakov, Y, Bardgett, RD & Wanek, W 2026, 'Advancing predictive understanding of tree organic and inorganic nitrogen uptake across forest biomes', Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol. 213, 110027, pp. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2025.110027

Nottingham, AT, Karhu, K, Salinas, N, Schnecker, J, Sietiö, OM, Martin-Vivanco, AK, Wanek, W & Meir, P 2026, 'Microbial death in the Andes: necromass declines despite growth and carbon-use-efficiency increases with decadal soil warming', Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol. 213, 110002, pp. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2025.110002

Liu, X, Heinzle, J, Tian, Y, Salas, E, Borken, W, Schindlbacher, A & Wanek, W 2026, 'Primary metabolites in root exudates are not affected by long-term soil warming in a temperate forest', Functional Ecology, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 417-432. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.70245

Ferrín, M, Peñuelas, J, Asensio, D, Bréchet, L, Fernàndez, P, Fuchslueger, L, Gargallo-Garriga, A, Lugli, LF, Llusià, J, Márquez, L, Murienne, J, Ogaya, R, Orivel, J, Sardans, J, Vallicrosa, H, Janssens, IA & Peguero, G 2026, 'Beyond N and P fertilization: Tropical ground hexapod communities are tied to micronutrients', Applied Soil Ecology, vol. 217, 106604, pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2025.106604

Yao, R, Fu, H, Liu, X, Liu, F, Wanek, W, Liang, G, Chadwick, DR, Jones, DL, Wu, L & Ma, Q 2026, 'Meta-analysis of the accumulation and stabilisation of particulate and mineral-associated organic carbon by fertilization', Soil and Tillage Research, vol. 255, 106770, pp. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2025.106770

Simon, E, Alteio, LV, König, A, Imai, B, Horak, J, Wiesenbauer, J, Séneca, J, Hausmann, B, Mussmann, M, Kitzler, B & Kaiser, C 2026, 'Model substrate particles uncover dynamics of microbial communities associated with particulate organic matter decomposition in soil', ISME Communications, vol. 6, no. 1, ycag044, pp. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1093/ismeco/ycag044

Hu, H, Karwautz, C, Duszka, K, Karner, T, Anderson-Wagner, I, Grander, C, Grander, W, Steinwidder, L, Boito, L, Van da Velde, V, Bauters, M, Boeckx, P, Seki, FD, Glasl, B, Thiele, S, Schmidt, H, Séneca Cardoso Da Silva, J, Wagner, M & Pjevac, P 2026, 'Revised 16S rRNA V4 hypervariable region targeting primers enhance detection of Patescibacteria and other lineages across diverse environments', ISME Communications, vol. 6, no. 1, ycag141. https://doi.org/10.1093/ismeco/ycag141

Krasenbrink, J, Chen, S-C, Tanabe, TS, Sarikeçe, H, Meurs, P, Borusak, S, Samrat, R, Guan, G, Priemer, C, Osvatic, J, Séneca, J, Hausmann, B, Speth, DR, Selberherr, E, Wanek, W, Schleheck, D, Mussmann, M & Loy, A 2026, 'Sulfoquinovose degradation by cow rumen microbiota', The ISME Journal, vol. 20, no. 1, wrag069. https://doi.org/10.1093/ismejo/wrag069