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)
The BIOMASS satellite was successfully launched into orbit on 29 April 2025. The BIOMASS mission is designed to map and monitor global forests. It will map the structure of different forest types and provide data on above-ground biomass.
More frequent strong storms are destroying ever larger areas of the Amazon rainforest. Storm damage was mapped between 1985 and 2020. The total area of affected forests roughly quadrupled in the period studied.
Recently, representatives of the Brazilian Ministry of Research and foreign ambassadors visited the German-Brazilian research station ATTO. On site, Research Minister Pontes promised multi-million investments in Amazon research and also in ATTO. This is intended to further expand the infrastructure and strengthen research in Brazil.
For the German-Brazilian joint project ATTO (Amazon Tall Tower Observatory), the Max Planck Society on the German side will continue to ensure the continued operation of the research station in the Brazilian rainforest and research. In addition, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) will fund the project with ATTO+ for another three years with around 5 million euros.