Flessa, H.; Amelung, W.; Helfrich, M.; Wiesenberg, G. L. B.; Gleixner, G.; Brodowski, S.; Rethemeyer, J.; Kramer, C.; Grootes, P. M.: Storage and stability of organic matter and fossil carbon in a Luvisol and Phaeozem with continuous maize cropping: A synthesis. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 171 (1), pp. 36 - 51 (2008)
Marschner, B.; Brodowski, S.; Dreves, A.; Gleixner, G.; Gude, A.; Grootes, P. M.; Hamer, U.; Heim, A.; Jandl, G.; Ji, R.et al.; Kaiser, K.; Kalbitz, K.; Kramer, C.; Leinweber, P.; Rethemeyer, J.; Schaeffer, A.; Schmidt, M. W. I.; Schwark, L.; Wiesenberg, G. L. B.: How relevant is recalcitrance for the stabilization of organic matter in soils? Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 171 (1), pp. 91 - 110 (2008)
Mügler, I.; Sachse, D.; Werner, M.; Xu, B. Q.; Wu, G. J.; Yao, T. D.; Gleixner, G.: Effect of lake evaporation on δ D values of lacustrine n-alkanes: A comparison of Nam Co (Tibetan Plateau) and Holzmaar (Germany). Organic Geochemistry 39 (6), pp. 711 - 729 (2008)
Steinbeiss, S.; Temperton, V. M.; Gleixner, G.: Mechanisms of short-term soil carbon storage in experimental grasslands. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 40 (10), pp. 2634 - 2642 (2008)
Tyler, J. J.; Leng, M. J.; Sloane, H. J.; Sachse, D.; Gleixner, G.: Oxygen isotope ratios of sedimentary biogenic silica reflect the European transcontinental climate gradient. Journal of Quaternary Science 23 (4), pp. 341 - 350 (2008)
Xia, Z. H.; Xu, B. Q.; Mügler, I.; Wu, G. J.; Gleixner, G.; Sachse, D.; Zhu, L. P.: Hydrogen isotope ratios of terrigenous n-alkanes in lacustrine surface sediment of the Tibetan Plateau record the precipitation signal. Geochemical Journal 42 (4), pp. 331 - 338 (2008)
Ekberg, A.; Buchmann, N.; Gleixner, G.: Rhizospheric influence on soil respiration and decomposition in a temperate Norway spruce stand. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 39 (8), pp. 2103 - 2110 (2007)
Hettmann, E.; Brand, W. A.; Gleixner, G.: Improved isotope ratio measurement performance in liquid chromatography/isotope ratio mass spectrometry by removing excess oxygen. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 21 (24), pp. 4135 - 4141 (2007)
Prokushkin, A. S.; Gleixner, G.; Mcdowell, W. H.; Rühlow, S.; Schulze, E. D.: Source- and substrate-specific export of dissolved organic matter from permafrost-dominated forested watershed in central Siberia. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 21 (4), p. GB4003 (2007)
Rubino, M.; Lubritto, C.; D'onofrio, A.; Terrasi, F.; Gleixner, G.; Cotrufo, M. F.: An isotopic method for testing the influence of leaf litter quality on carbon fluxes during decomposition. Oecologia 154 (1), pp. 155 - 166 (2007)
Kramer, C.; Gleixner, G.: Variable use of plant- and soil-derived carbon by microorganisms in agricultural soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 38 (11), pp. 3267 - 3278 (2006)
Krull, E.; Sachse, D.; Mügler, I.; Thiele, A.; Gleixner, G.: Compound-specific δ13C and δ2H analyses of plant and soil organic matter: A preliminary assessment of the effects of vegetation change on ecosystem hydrology. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 38 (11), pp. 3211 - 3221 (2006)
Sachse, D.; Radke, J.; Gleixner, G.: δ D values of individual n-alkanes from terrestrial plants along a climatic gradient - Implications for the sedimentary biomarker record. Organic Geochemistry 37 (4), pp. 469 - 483 (2006)
Steinbeiss, S.; Schmidt, C. M.; Heide, K.; Gleixner, G.: δ 13C values of pyrolysis products from cellulose and lignin represent the isotope content of their precursors. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 75 (1), pp. 19 - 26 (2006)
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