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Lijbert Brussaard is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their academic work centers on multiple domains within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with particular emphasis on soil-related research.

The main fields of study for Lijbert Brussaard include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Environmental Science

Their research also spans diverse subfields, notably:

  • Soil Science
  • Ecology
  • Plant Science
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Molecular Biology

Key topics addressed in their work comprise:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Bioenergy crop production and management

Lijbert Brussaard has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • "Litter quality drives nitrogen release, and agricultural management (organic vs. conventional) drives carbon loss during litter decomposition in agro-ecosystems", 2020, published in Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • "Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in soil: The dark side of nature and the bright side of life", 2021, published in AMBIO
  • "Soil management intensity shifts microbial catabolic profiles across a range of European long-term field experiments", 2020, published in Applied Soil Ecology
  • "More frequent droughts slow down litter decomposition across European agroecosystems and increase the importance of earthworm functional diversity", 2020, published in Applied Soil Ecology
  • "Compared to conventional, ecological intensive management promotes beneficial proteolytic soil microbial communities for agro-ecosystem functioning under climate change-induced rain regimes", 2020, published in Scientific Reports

Frequent publication venues for Brussaard's research include:

  • Applied Soil Ecology
  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • AMBIO
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Applied Ecology

Their collaborative network involves frequent co-authors such as:

  • R.G.M. de Goede
  • Jaap Bloem
  • N.J.M. van Eekeren
  • Joachim Deru
  • Paul Mäder

Best Publications

  • Soil quality – A critical review

    Else K. Bünemann;Giulia Bongiorno;Giulia Bongiorno;Zhanguo Bai;Rachel E. Creamer

  • A review of earthworm impact on soil function and ecosystem services

    Manuel Blouin;Mark.E. Hodson;E.A. Delgado;G. Baker

  • Soil biodiversity for agricultural sustainability

    Lijbert Brussaard;Peter C. de Ruiter;George G. Brown

  • Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in soil

    Lijbert Brussaard;Val M. Behan-Pelletier;David E. Bignell;Valerie K. Brown

  • Biological effects of plant residues with contrasting chemical compositions under humid tropical conditions-decomposition and nutrient release

    G. Tian;B. Kang;Lijbert Brussaard

  • Fungal/bacterial ratios in grasslands with contrasting nitrogen management

    Franciska T. de Vries;Ellis Hoffland;Nick van Eekeren;Lijbert Brussaard

  • Greenhouse-gas emissions from soils increased by earthworms

    Ingrid M. Lubbers;Kees Jan van Groenigen;Steven J. Fonte;Johan Six

  • Sensitivity of labile carbon fractions to tillage and organic matter management and their potential as comprehensive soil quality indicators across pedoclimatic conditions in Europe

    Giulia Bongiorno;Giulia Bongiorno;Else K. Bünemann;Chidinma U. Oguejiofor;Jennifer Meier

  • Decomposition and nitrogen mineralization in natural and agroecosystems: the contribution of soil animals

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  • Soil fauna, guilds, functional groups and ecosystem processes

    Lijbert Brussaard

  • Effects of agricultural management practices on soil quality: A review of long-term experiments for Europe and China

    Zhanguo Bai;Thomas Caspari;Maria Ruiperez Gonzalez;Niels H. Batjes

  • Relationships between soil texture, physical protection of organic matter, soil biota, and c and n mineralization in grassland soils

    J. Hassink;L.A. Bouwman;K.B. Zwart;J. Bloem

  • Relationships between habitable pore space, soil biota and mineralization rates in grassland soils

    J. Hassink;L.A. Bouwman;K.B. Zwart;L. Brussaard

  • Soil biota community structure and abundance under agricultural intensification and extensification.

    Maria B. Postma-Blaauw;Ron G. M de Goede;Jaap Bloem;Jack H. Faber

  • Reconciling biodiversity conservation and food security: scientific challenges for a new agriculture

    Lijbert Brussaard;Patrick Caron;Bruce Campbell;Leslie Lipper

  • Simulation of nitrogen mineralization in the belowground food webs of two winter wheat fields.

    P.C. de Ruiter;J.C. Moore;K.B. Zwart;L.A. Bouwman

  • Earthworm Management in Tropical Agroecosystems

    P. Lavelle;L. Brussaard;P. Hendrix

  • The relationship between soil macrofauna and tropical soil fertility.

    P. Lavelle;M. Dangerfield;C. Fragoso;Vincent Eschenbrenner

  • Calculation of nitrogen mineralization in soil food webs

    P. C. De Ruiter;J. A. Van Veen;J. C. Moore;L. Brussaard

  • Soil fauna and soil function in the fabric of the food web

    Lijbert Brussaard;Mirjam M. Pulleman;Élisée Ouédraogo;Abdoulaye Mando

  • Protective shade, tree diversity and soil properties in coffee agroforestry systems in the Atlantic Rainforest biome

    H.N. de Souza;R.G.M. de Goede;L. Brussaard;I.M. Cardoso

  • Effects of Global Changes on Above- and Belowground Biodiversity in Terrestrial Ecosystems: Implications for Ecosystem Functioning

    V. Wolters;W.L. Silver;D.E. Bignell;D.C. Coleman

Frequent Co-Authors

Jaap Bloem
Jaap Bloem Wageningen University & Research
Mirjam Pulleman
Mirjam Pulleman Wageningen University & Research
Michiel Rutgers
Michiel Rutgers Axpo (Switzerland)
Paul Mäder
Paul Mäder Forschungsinstitut für Biologischen Landbau
Patrick Lavelle
Patrick Lavelle Sorbonne University
Diana H. Wall
Diana H. Wall Colorado State University
George G. Brown
George G. Brown Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
Christian Mulder
Christian Mulder University of Catania
Else K. Bünemann
Else K. Bünemann Research Institute of Organic Agriculture
Louise E. Jackson
Louise E. Jackson University of California, Davis

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