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Klemens Ekschmitt

Klemens Ekschmitt

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
34
Citations
9122
World Ranking
7491
National Ranking
386

Overview

Klemens Ekschmitt is affiliated with the University of Giessen in Germany. Their research spans multiple fields and topics predominantly within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science.

The primary fields of study for Ekschmitt include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Environmental Science

The subfields of focus include:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Oceanography
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation

Klemens Ekschmitt's research concentrates on several main topics:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Marine and environmental studies
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics

Recent papers authored by Ekschmitt include:

  • "Deep drilling reveals massive shifts in evolutionary dynamics after formation of ancient ecosystem" (2020, Science Advances)
  • "Forest fire induces short-term shifts in soil food webs with consequences for carbon cycling" (2020, Ecology Letters)

The venues in which Ekschmitt frequently publishes are:

  • Science Advances
  • Ecology Letters

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ekschmitt are:

  • Volkmar Wolters
  • Thomas Wilke
  • Torsten Hauffe
  • Elena Jovanovska
  • Aleksandra Cvetkoska

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

  • 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

  • Strategies used by soil biota to overcome soil organic matter stability — why is dead organic matter left over in the soil?

    Klemens Ekschmitt;Manqiang Liu;Silke Vetter;Oliver Fox

  • Soil-carbon preservation through habitat constraints and biological limitations on decomposer activity

    Klemens Ekschmitt;Ellen Kandeler;Christian Poll;Andreas Brune

  • Global change, soil biodiversity, and nitrogen cycling in terrestrial ecosystems: three case studies

    M J Swift;O Andren;L Brussaard;M Briones

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

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

  • Nematode community structure as indicator of soil functioning in European grassland soils

    Klemens Ekschmitt;Gabor Bakonyi;Marina Bongers;Tom Bongers

  • Influence of grain size on species–habitat models

    Thomas K. Gottschalk;Birgit Aue;Stefan Hotes;Klemens Ekschmitt

  • Soil biodiversity and its implications for ecosystem functioning in a heterogeneous and variable environment

    K Ekschmitt;B.S Griffiths

  • Design and evaluation of nematode 18S rDNA primers for PCR and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) of soil community DNA

    Ian S. Waite;Anthony G. O'Donnell;Andrew Harrison;John T. Davies

  • Effect of historic landscape change on the genetic structure of the bush-cricket Metrioptera roeseli

    Stephanie I. J. Holzhauer;Klemens Ekschmitt;Anna-Christine Sander;Jens Dauber

  • Soil biota and global change at the ecosystem level: describing soil biota in mathematical models

    Pete. Smith;Olof. Andrén;Lijbert Brussaard;Mark. Dangerfield

  • Increased density of honeybee colonies affects foraging bumblebees

    Kerstin Walther-Hellwig;Gerriet Fokul;Robert Frankl;Ralph Büchler

  • Contribution of primary organic matter to the fatty acid pool in agricultural soils

    Gerald Jandl;Peter Leinweber;Hans-Rolf Schulten;Klemens Ekschmitt

  • Effects of the nematofauna on microbial energy and matter transformation rates in European grassland soils.

    Klemens Ekschmitt;Gabor Bakonyi;Marina Bongers;Tom Bongers

  • Soil fauna modifies the recalcitrance-persistence relationship of soil carbon pools

    Oliver Fox;Silke Vetter;Klemens Ekschmitt;Volkmar Wolters

  • Changes in nematode communities following cultivation of soils after fallow periods of different length

    Cécile Villenave;Tom Bongers;Klemens Ekschmitt;Djibril Djigal

  • On the quality of soil biodiversity indicators: abiotic and biotic parameters as predictors of soil faunal richness at different spatial scales

    Klemens Ekschmitt;Thomas Stierhof;Jens Dauber;Kurt Kreimes

  • Interactions between nematodes and microbial communities in a tropical soil following manipulation of the soil food web

    C. Villenave;K. Ekschmitt;S. Nazaret;T. Bongers

  • Impact of agricultural subsidies on biodiversity at the landscape level

    Thomas K. Gottschalk;Tim Diekötter;Klemens Ekschmitt;Bernd Weinmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Volkmar Wolters
Volkmar Wolters University of Giessen
Heinz Flessa
Heinz Flessa University of Göttingen
Egbert Matzner
Egbert Matzner University of Bayreuth
Ingrid Kögel-Knabner
Ingrid Kögel-Knabner Technical University of Munich
Georg Guggenberger
Georg Guggenberger University of Hannover
Jens Dauber
Jens Dauber University of Giessen
Bernd Marschner
Bernd Marschner Ruhr University Bochum
Peter Smith
Peter Smith University of Aberdeen
Melanie J. Leng
Melanie J. Leng University of Nottingham
Anthony G. O'Donnell
Anthony G. O'Donnell University of Western Australia

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