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Olga Shibistova is affiliated with the University of Hannover in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the dynamics of soil carbon and nitrogen, with extensive work in agricultural and biological sciences, environmental science, and earth and planetary sciences.

Their publications cover a range of topics including soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, climate change and permafrost, peatlands and wetlands ecology, cryospheric studies and observations, microbial community ecology and physiology, clay minerals and soil interactions, and soil and water nutrient dynamics.

Frequent coauthors in their research collaborate in various areas related to soil science and environmental studies. These coauthors include Georg Guggenberger, Tida Ge, Leopold Sauheitl, Jinshui Wu, and Yuhuai Liu.

Their research has been published in various scientific venues, with several publications appearing in:

  • Land Degradation and Development
  • ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • International Letters of Natural Sciences
  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Key research papers by Olga Shibistova include:

  • "Carbon and nitrogen recycling from microbial necromass to cope with C:N stoichiometric imbalance by priming," 2020, Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • "C:N:P stoichiometry regulates soil organic carbon mineralization and concomitant shifts in microbial community composition in paddy soil," 2020, Biology and Fertility of Soils
  • "Meta-analysis on the effects of types and levels of N, P, and K fertilization on organic carbon in cropland soils," 2023, Geoderma
  • "Spring in the boreal environment: observations on pre- and post-melt energy and CO2 fluxes in two central Siberian ecosystems," 2024, ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University)
  • "Root exudates with low C/N ratios accelerate CO2 emissions from paddy soil," 2022, Land Degradation and Development

Their research spans several specialized subfields of study such as soil science, atmospheric science, ecology, plant science, and environmental chemistry. The emphasis on soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics is reflected in the volume of works related to this area, indicating a concentrated expertise in biogeochemical cycles within soil ecosystems.

Best Publications

  • Weak northern and strong tropical land carbon uptake from vertical profiles of atmospheric CO2

    Britton B. Stephens;Kevin R. Gurney;Pieter P. Tans;Colm Sweeney

  • Carbon and nitrogen recycling from microbial necromass to cope with C:N stoichiometric imbalance by priming

    Jun Cui;Zhenke Zhu;Xingliang Xu;Shoulong Liu

  • Air temperature triggers the recovery of evergreen boreal forest photosynthesis in spring

    Suni Tanja;Frank Berninger;Timo Vesala;Tiina Markkanen

  • Intermittent low temperatures constrain spring recovery of photosynthesis in boreal Scots pine forests

    Ingo Ensminger;Dmitry Sveshnikov;Douglas A. Campbell;Christiane Funk

  • Microbial stoichiometric flexibility regulates rice straw mineralization and its priming effect in paddy soil

    Zhenke Zhu;Tida Ge;Yu Luo;Shoulong Liu

  • Input of easily available organic C and N stimulates microbial decomposition of soil organic matter in arctic permafrost soil

    Birgit Wild;Jörg Schnecker;Ricardo J. Eloy Alves;Pavel Barsukov

  • C:N:P stoichiometry regulates soil organic carbon mineralization and concomitant shifts in microbial community composition in paddy soil

    Xiaomeng Wei;Zhenke Zhu;Yi Liu;Yu Luo

  • Comparative ecosystem–atmosphere exchange of energy and mass in a European Russian and a central Siberian bog II. Interseasonal and interannual variability of CO2 fluxes

    Almut Arneth;Juliya Kurbatova;Olaf Kolle;Olga B. Shibistova

  • Storage and mobility of black carbon in permafrost soils of the forest tundra ecotone in Northern Siberia

    Georg Guggenberger;Andrej Rodionov;Olga Shibistova;Matthias Grabe

  • Remote sensing of photosynthetic-light-use efficiency of a Siberian boreal forest

    Caroline J. Nichol;Jon Lloyd;Olga Shibistova;Almut Arneth

  • Seasonal and annual variations in the photosynthetic productivity and carbon balance of a central Siberian pine forest

    Jon Lloyd;Olga Shibistova;Daniil Zolotoukhine;Olaf Kolle

  • Distinct microbial communities associated with buried soils in the Siberian tundra.

    Antje Gittel;Jiří Bárta;Iva Kohoutová;Robert Mikutta

  • A plant-microbe interaction framework explaining nutrient effects on primary production.

    Petr Čapek;Stefano Manzoni;Eva Kaštovská;Birgit Wild

  • Temperature response of permafrost soil carbon is attenuated by mineral protection

    Norman Gentsch;Birgit Wild;Robert Mikutta;Robert Mikutta;Petr Čapek

  • Seasonal and spatial variability in soil CO2 efflux rates for a central Siberian Pinus sylvestris forest

    Olga Shibistova;Jon Lloyd;Svetlana Evgrafova;Nadja Savushkina

  • Plant-derived compounds stimulate the decomposition of organic matter in arctic permafrost soils

    Birgit Wild;Birgit Wild;Norman Gentsch;Petr Čapek;Kateřina Diáková

  • Storage and transformation of organic matter fractions in cryoturbated permafrost soils across the Siberian Arctic

    Norman Gentsch;Robert Mikutta;Robert Mikutta;Ricardo J. Eloy Alves;Jin Barta

  • Pasture degradation modifies the water and carbon cycles of the Tibetan highlands

    Wolfgang Babel;Tobias Biermann;Tobias Biermann;Heinz Coners;Eva Falge

  • Effects of Soil Organic Matter Properties and Microbial Community Composition on Enzyme Activities in Cryoturbated Arctic Soils

    Jörg Schnecker;Birgit Wild;Florian Hofhansl;Ricardo J. Eloy Alves

  • Nitrogen dynamics in Turbic Cryosols from Siberia and Greenland.

    Birgit Wild;Jörg Schnecker;Jiří Bárta;Petr Čapek

Frequent Co-Authors

Georg Guggenberger
Georg Guggenberger University of Hannover
Robert Mikutta
Robert Mikutta Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Birgit Wild
Birgit Wild Stockholm University
Tim Urich
Tim Urich University of Greifswald
Andreas Richter
Andreas Richter University of Bremen
Jon Lloyd
Jon Lloyd Imperial College London
Hana Šantrůčková
Hana Šantrůčková University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
Jinshui Wu
Jinshui Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Almut Arneth
Almut Arneth Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Zhenke Zhu
Zhenke Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences

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