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Overview

Markus Kleber is affiliated with Oregon State University in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on soil science and environmental chemistry, examining complex interactions in soil ecosystems and their impact on carbon cycling and nutrient dynamics.

Their recent notable publications include:

  • Dynamic interactions at the mineral-organic matter interface, 2021, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • Persistence of soil organic carbon caused by functional complexity, 2020, Nature Geoscience
  • From pools to flow: The PROMISE framework for new insights on soil carbon cycling in a changing world, 2020, Global Change Biology
  • Role of Mineral-Organic Interactions in PFAS Retention by AFFF-Impacted Soil, 2023, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Redox Properties of Pyrogenic Dissolved Organic Matter (pyDOM) from Biomass-Derived Chars, 2021, Environmental Science & Technology

The research spans multiple scientific domains, emphasizing:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
  • Soil Management and Crop Yield
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis

Kleber's work integrates subfields such as:

  • Soil Science
  • Ecology
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Pollution
  • Plant Science

Frequent coauthors contributing to Kleber's research include:

  • David D. Myrold
  • Ryan Mueller
  • Mary Lipton
  • Thomas Wanzek
  • Stephany S. Chacon

Publications by Kleber often appear in venues including:

  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • Global Change Biology
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Soil Science Society of America Journal

This body of work reflects ongoing research into soil organic carbon processes, mineral-organic matter interactions, and the environmental fate of contaminants such as PFAS in soil environments.

Best Publications

  • Persistence of soil organic matter as an ecosystem property

    Michael W. I. Schmidt;Margaret S. Torn;Margaret S. Torn;Samuel Abiven;Thorsten Dittmar;Thorsten Dittmar

  • The contentious nature of soil organic matter

    Johannes Lehmann;Markus Kleber

  • Dynamic molecular structure of plant biomass-derived black carbon (biochar)

    Marco Keiluweit;Peter S. Nico;Mark G. Johnson;Markus Kleber

  • Chapter One – Mineral–Organic Associations: Formation, Properties, and Relevance in Soil Environments

    Markus Kleber;Karin Eusterhues;Marco Keiluweit;Christian Mikutta

  • Organo-mineral associations in temperate soils: Integrating biology, mineralogy, and organic matter chemistry

    Ingrid Kögel-Knabner;Georg Guggenberger;Markus Kleber;Ellen Kandeler

  • A conceptual model of organo-mineral interactions in soils: self-assembly of organic molecular fragments into zonal structures on mineral surfaces

    M. Kleber;P. Sollins;R. Sutton

  • Redox Properties of Plant Biomass-Derived Black Carbon (Biochar)

    Laura Klüpfel;Marco Keiluweit;Marco Keiluweit;Markus Kleber;Michael Sander

  • Mineral protection of soil carbon counteracted by root exudates

    Marco Keiluweit;Marco Keiluweit;Jeremy J. Bougoure;Jeremy J. Bougoure;Peter S. Nico;Jennifer Pett-Ridge

  • Stabilization of Soil Organic Matter: Association with Minerals or Chemical Recalcitrance?

    Robert Mikutta;Markus Kleber;Margaret S. Torn;Reinhold Jahn

  • Dynamic interactions at the mineral–organic matter interface

    Markus Kleber;Ian C. Bourg;Elizabeth K. Coward;Colleen M. Hansel

  • Persistence of soil organic carbon caused by functional complexity

    Johannes Lehmann;Johannes Lehmann;Colleen M. Hansel;Christina Kaiser;Markus Kleber

  • Molecular-Level Interactions in Soils and Sediments: The Role of Aromatic π-Systems

    Marco Keiluweit;Markus Kleber

  • Water uptake in biochars: The roles of porosity and hydrophobicity

    Myles Gray;Mark G. Johnson;Maria I. Dragila;Markus Kleber

  • Stabilisation of soil organic matter by interactions with minerals as revealed by mineral dissolution and oxidative degradation

    Karin Eusterhues;Cornelia Rumpel;Markus Kleber;Ingrid Kögel-Knabner

  • Poorly crystalline mineral phases protect organic matter in acid subsoil horizons

    M. Kleber;R. Mikutta;M. S. Torn;R. Jahn

  • Organic C and N stabilization in a forest soil: Evidence from sequential density fractionation

    Phillip Sollins;Christopher Swanston;Markus Kleber;Timothy Filley

  • What is recalcitrant soil organic matter

    Markus Kleber

  • Old and stable soil organic matter is not necessarily chemically recalcitrant: Implications for modeling concepts and temperature sensitivity

    Markus Kleber;Peter S. Nico;Alain Plante;Timothy Filley

  • Anaerobic microsites have an unaccounted role in soil carbon stabilization.

    Marco Keiluweit;Marco Keiluweit;Tom Wanzek;Markus Kleber;Peter Nico

  • Review: organic matter removal from soils using hydrogen peroxide, sodium hypochlorite, and disodium peroxodisulfate

    R. Mikutta;M. Kleber;K. Kaiser;R. Jahn

  • Advances in understanding the molecular structure of soil organic matter: implications for interactions in the environment.

    Markus Kleber;Mark G. Johnson

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter S. Nico
Peter S. Nico Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Reinhold Jahn
Reinhold Jahn Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Margaret S. Torn
Margaret S. Torn Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Jennifer Pett-Ridge
Jennifer Pett-Ridge Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Baoshan Xing
Baoshan Xing University of Massachusetts Amherst
Johannes Lehmann
Johannes Lehmann Cornell University
Robert Mikutta
Robert Mikutta Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Ingrid Kögel-Knabner
Ingrid Kögel-Knabner Technical University of Munich
Asmeret Asefaw Berhe
Asmeret Asefaw Berhe University of California, Merced
Valtcho D. Zheljazkov
Valtcho D. Zheljazkov Oregon State University

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