Grazing effects on soil chemical and physical properties in a semiarid steppe of Inner Mongolia (PR China) M Steffens, A Kölbl, KU Totsche, I Kögel-Knabner Geoderma 143 (1-2), 63-72, 2008 | 563 | 2008 |
Spatial variability of soil properties affected by grazing intensity in Inner Mongolia grassland Y Zhao, S Peth, J Krümmelbein, R Horn, Z Wang, M Steffens, C Hoffmann, ... Ecological modelling 205 (1-2), 241-254, 2007 | 248 | 2007 |
Aggregate stability and physical protection of soil organic carbon in semi‐arid steppe soils M Wiesmeier, M Steffens, CW Mueller, A Kölbl, A Reszkowska, S Peth, ... European journal of soil science 63 (1), 22-31, 2012 | 161 | 2012 |
Soil microbial diversity affects soil organic matter decomposition in a silty grassland soil K Baumann, MF Dignac, C Rumpel, G Bardoux, A Sarr, M Steffens, ... Biogeochemistry 114, 201-212, 2013 | 151 | 2013 |
Sensitivity of peatland carbon loss to organic matter quality J Leifeld, M Steffens, A Galego‐Sala Geophysical Research Letters 39 (14), 2012 | 148 | 2012 |
N balance and cycling of Inner Mongolia typical steppe: a comprehensive case study of grazing effects M Giese, H Brueck, YZ Gao, S Lin, M Steffens, I Kögel-Knabner, ... Ecological Monographs 83 (2), 195-219, 2013 | 140 | 2013 |
Anthropogenic N deposition increases soil organic matter accumulation without altering its biochemical composition DR Zak, ZB Freedman, RA Upchurch, M Steffens, I Kögel‐Knabner Global Change Biology 23 (2), 933-944, 2017 | 136 | 2017 |
Alteration of soil organic matter pools and aggregation in semi‐arid steppe topsoils as driven by organic matter input M Steffens, A Kölbl, I Kögel‐Knabner European journal of soil science 60 (2), 198-212, 2009 | 131 | 2009 |
Carbon storage capacity of semi‐arid grassland soils and sequestration potentials in northern China M Wiesmeier, S Munro, F Barthold, M Steffens, P Schad, I Kögel‐Knabner Global Change Biology 21 (10), 3836-3845, 2015 | 121 | 2015 |
The effects of spectral pretreatments on chemometric analyses of soil profiles using laboratory imaging spectroscopy H Buddenbaum, M Steffens Applied and Environmental Soil Science 2012 (1), 274903, 2012 | 107 | 2012 |
Degradation and small-scale spatial homogenization of topsoils in intensively-grazed steppes of Northern China M Wiesmeier, M Steffens, A Kölbl, I Kögel-Knabner Soil and Tillage Research 104 (2), 299-310, 2009 | 103 | 2009 |
Laboratory imaging spectroscopy of a stagnic Luvisol profile—High resolution soil characterisation, classification and mapping of elemental concentrations M Steffens, H Buddenbaum Geoderma 195, 122-132, 2013 | 88 | 2013 |
Seasonal controls on grassland microbial biogeography: are they governed by plants, abiotic properties or both? KM Regan, N Nunan, RS Boeddinghaus, V Baumgartner, D Berner, ... Soil Biology and Biochemistry 71, 21-30, 2014 | 87 | 2014 |
Clay fractions from a soil chronosequence after glacier retreat reveal the initial evolution of organo–mineral associations A Dümig, W Häusler, M Steffens, I Kögel-Knabner Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 85, 1-18, 2012 | 87 | 2012 |
Distribution of soil organic matter between fractions and aggregate size classes in grazed semiarid steppe soil profiles M Steffens, A Kölbl, E Schörk, B Gschrey, I Kögel-Knabner Plant and Soil 338, 63-81, 2011 | 83 | 2011 |
Carbon farming: are soil carbon certificates a suitable tool for climate change mitigation? C Paul, B Bartkowski, C Dönmez, A Don, S Mayer, M Steffens, S Weigl, ... Journal of Environmental Management 330, 117142, 2023 | 81 | 2023 |
Reduced tillage in organic farming affects soil organic carbon stocks in temperate Europe M Krauss, M Wiesmeier, A Don, F Cuperus, A Gattinger, S Gruber, ... Soil and Tillage Research 216, 105262, 2022 | 81 | 2022 |
Grazing changes topography-controlled topsoil properties and their interaction on different spatial scales in a semi-arid grassland of Inner Mongolia, PR China A Kölbl, M Steffens, M Wiesmeier, C Hoffmann, R Funk, J Krümmelbein, ... Plant and Soil 340, 35-58, 2011 | 76 | 2011 |
Identification of Distinct Functional Microstructural Domains Controlling C Storage in Soil M Steffens, DM Rogge, CW Mueller, C Höschen, J Lugmeier, A Kölbl, ... Environmental Science & Technology 51 (21), 12182-12189, 2017 | 74 | 2017 |
Effects of grazing and climate variability on grassland ecosystem functions in Inner Mongolia: synthesis of a 6-year grazing experiment C Hoffmann, M Giese, U Dickhoefer, H Wan, Y Bai, M Steffens, C Liu, ... Journal of Arid Environments 135, 50-63, 2016 | 71 | 2016 |