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Overview

Heinz Flessa is affiliated with the University of Göttingen in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions to environmental science. The scientist's work spans multiple subfields, including soil science, environmental chemistry, ecology, and agronomy and crop science.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics
  • Soil and water nutrient dynamics
  • Agriculture, soil, and plant science
  • Peatlands and wetlands ecology
  • Wastewater treatment and nitrogen removal
  • Nitrogen and sulfur effects on Brassica
  • Crop yield and soil fertility

Heinz Flessa has published extensively in several scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science
  • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • European Journal of Agronomy

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Heinz Flessa are:

  • Stocks of organic carbon in German agricultural soils-Key results of the first comprehensive inventory, 2020, Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science
  • Benchmarking soil organic carbon to support agricultural carbon management: A German case study, 2022, Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science
  • Inventory and assessment of pH in cropland and grassland soils in Germany, 2021, Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science
  • Comparing modified substrate-induced respiration with selective inhibition (SIRIN) and N₂O isotope approaches to estimate fungal contribution to denitrification in three arable soils under anoxic conditions, 2021, Biogeosciences
  • Tracing nitrogen transformations during spring development of winter wheat induced by 15N labeled cattle slurry applied with different techniques, 2023, The Science of The Total Environment

Frequent coauthors of Heinz Flessa include:

  • Reiner Ruser
  • Mirjam Helfrich
  • Roland Fuß
  • Thomas Räbiger
  • Caroline Buchen-Tschiskale

Best Publications

  • Stabilization of organic matter in temperate soils: mechanisms and their relevance under different soil conditions – a review

    Margit von Lützow;Ingrid Kögel-Knabner;Klemens Ekschmitt;Egbert Matzner

  • SOM fractionation methods: Relevance to functional pools and to stabilization mechanisms

    Margit von Lützow;Ingrid Kögel-Knabner;Klemens Ekschmitt;Heinz Flessa

  • Emission of N2O, N2 and CO2 from soil fertilized with nitrate: effect of compaction, soil moisture and rewetting

    Reiner Ruser;Heinz Flessa;Rolf Russow;Gustav Schmidt

  • Aggregate‐occluded black carbon in soil

    S. Brodowski;B. John;H. Flessa;W. Amelung

  • Stabilization mechanisms of organic matter in four temperate soils: Development and application of a conceptual model

    Margit von Lützow;Ingrid Kögel‐Knabner;Bernard Ludwig;Egbert Matzner

  • Integrated evaluation of greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O) from two farming systems in southern Germany

    Heinz Flessa;Reiner Ruser;Peter Dörsch;T. Kamp

  • Seasonal variation of N2O and CH4 fluxes in differently managed arable soils in southern Germany

    H. Flessa;P. Dörsch;F. Beese

  • Automated Gas Chromatographic System for Rapid Analysis of the Atmospheric Trace Gases Methane, Carbon Dioxide, and Nitrous Oxide

    N. Loftfield;H. Flessa;J. Augustin;F. Beese

  • Land-use change to bioenergy production in Europe: implications for the greenhouse gas balance and soil carbon

    Axel Don;Bruce Osborne;Astley Hastings;Ute Skiba

  • Comparison of N2O emissions from soils at three temperate agricultural sites: simulations of year-round measurements by four models

    Steve Frolking;A R Mosier;Dennis S Ojima;Changsheng Li

  • Effect of land use on the composition of soil organic matter in density and aggregate fractions as revealed by solid-state 13C NMR spectroscopy

    Mirjam Helfrich;Mirjam Helfrich;B. Ludwig;P. Buurman;H. Flessa

  • Effect of crop-specific field management and N fertilization on N2O emissions from a fine-loamy soil

    R. Ruser;H. Flessa;R. Schilling;F. Beese

  • Laboratory estimates of trace gas emissions following surface application and injection of cattle slurry.

    H. Flessa;F. Beese

  • Soil Compaction and Fertilization Effects on Nitrous Oxide and Methane Fluxes in Potato Fields

    Reiner Ruser;Rolf Schilling;Hubert Steindl;Heinz Flessa

  • Nitrous oxide and methane fluxes from organic soils under agriculture

    H. Flessa;U. Wild;M. Klemisch;J. Pfadenhauer

  • Comparison of chemical fractionation methods for isolating stable soil organic carbon pools

    M. Helfrich;H. Flessa;R. Mikutta;A. Dreves

  • Effects of Sugarbeet Residues on Soil Redox Potential and Nitrous Oxide Emission

    Heinz Flessa;Friedrich Beese

  • N2O and CH4 fluxes in potato fields: automated measurement, management effects and temporal variation

    H Flessa;R Ruser;R Schilling;N Loftfield

  • Plant-induced changes in the redox potentials of rice rhizospheres

    Heinz Flessa;Heinz Flessa;Walter R. Fischer;Walter R. Fischer

  • An integrative approach of organic matter stabilization in temperate soils: Linking chemistry, physics, and biology

    Ingrid Kögel-Knabner;Klemens Ekschmitt;Heinz Flessa;Georg Guggenberger

  • Effects of beech (Fagus sylvatica), ash (Fraxinus excelsior) and lime (Tilia spec.) on soil chemical properties in a mixed deciduous forest

    Christina Langenbruch;Mirjam Helfrich;Heinz Flessa

Frequent Co-Authors

Reinhard Well
Reinhard Well University of Göttingen
Friedrich Beese
Friedrich Beese University of Göttingen
Bernard Ludwig
Bernard Ludwig University of Kassel
Werner L. Kutsch
Werner L. Kutsch Integrated Carbon Observation System
Georg Guggenberger
Georg Guggenberger University of Hannover
Ingrid Kögel-Knabner
Ingrid Kögel-Knabner Technical University of Munich
Egbert Matzner
Egbert Matzner University of Bayreuth
Jürgen Augustin
Jürgen Augustin Leibniz Association
Pieter Meiert Grootes
Pieter Meiert Grootes Kiel University
Klaus Dittert
Klaus Dittert University of Göttingen

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