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Peter Fiener is affiliated with the University of Augsburg in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, contributing extensively to soil science and related subfields.

The scientist's work spans several key themes, including:

  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Hydrology and sediment transport processes
  • Soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics
  • Microplastics and plastic pollution
  • Hydrology and watershed management studies
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Recycling and waste management techniques

The recent papers authored or co-authored by Peter Fiener reflect a diverse range of topics within environmental science, particularly related to soil and pollution. Notable publications include:

  • "Soil erosion modelling: A global review and statistical analysis" (2021), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Soil erosion as transport pathway of microplastic from agriculture soils to aquatic ecosystems" (2021), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Soil erosion modelling: A bibliometric analysis" (2021), published in Environmental Research
  • "When Good Intentions Go Bad-False Positive Microplastic Detection Caused by Disposable Gloves" (2020), published in Environmental Science & Technology
  • "The role of geochemistry in organic carbon stabilization against microbial decomposition in tropical rainforest soils" (2021), published in SOIL

Peter Fiener frequently publishes in several scientific venues, including:

  • SOIL
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • CATENA

Throughout their career, Peter Fiener has collaborated with numerous researchers. Some of the most frequent co-authors are:

  • Florian Wilken
  • Sebastian Döetterl
  • Pedro Velloso Gomes Batista
  • John Quinton
  • K. Auerswald

Best Publications

  • Soil erosion modelling: A global review and statistical analysis.

    Pasquale Borrelli;Pasquale Borrelli;Pasquale Borrelli;Christine Alewell;Pablo Alvarez;Jamil Alexandre Ayach Anache

  • Erosion, deposition and soil carbon: A review of process-level controls, experimental tools and models to address C cycling in dynamic landscapes

    Sebastian Doetterl;Sebastian Doetterl;Asmeret Asefaw Berhe;Elisabet Nadeu;Zhengang Wang

  • Comparison and evaluation of spatial interpolation schemes for daily rainfall in data scarce regions

    Paul D. Wagner;Peter Fiener;Peter Fiener;Florian Wilken;Shamita Kumar

  • Effectiveness of grassed waterways in reducing runoff and sediment delivery from agricultural watersheds.

    P. Fiener;K. Auerswald

  • Spatio-temporal soil moisture patterns - A meta-analysis using plot to catchment scale data

    W. Korres;T.G. Reichenau;P. Fiener;C.N. Koyama

  • Links among warming, carbon and microbial dynamics mediated by soil mineral weathering

    Sebastian Doetterl;Sebastian Doetterl;AA Berhe;C Arnold;Samuel Bodé

  • Use and misuse of the K factor equation in soil erosion modeling: An alternative equation for determining USLE nomograph soil erodibility values

    Karl Auerswald;Peter Fiener;Walter Martin;Dirk Elhaus

  • Spatio-temporal patterns in land use and management affecting surface runoff response of agricultural catchments - A review

    P. Fiener;K. Auerswald;K. Van Oost

  • Rates of sheet and rill erosion in Germany — A meta-analysis

    K. Auerswald;P. Fiener;R. Dikau

  • Soil erosion as transport pathway of microplastic from agriculture soils to aquatic ecosystems.

    Raphael Rehm;Tabea Zeyer;Arthur Schmidt;Peter Fiener

  • Soil erosion modelling: A bibliometric analysis.

    Nejc Bezak;Matjaž Mikoš;Pasquale Borrelli;Christine Alewell

  • Dynamic integration of land use changes in a hydrologic assessment of a rapidly developing Indian catchment

    Paul D. Wagner;Paul D. Wagner;S. Murty Bhallamudi;Balaji Narasimhan;Lakshmi N. Kantakumar

  • The effect of soil redistribution on soil organic carbon : an experimental study

    H. Van Hemelryck;P. Fiener;K. Van Oost;G. Govers

  • Long-term trends in rainfall erosivity-analysis of high resolution precipitation time series (1937-2007) from Western Germany

    Peter Fiener;Peter Fiener;Peter Neuhaus;Johannes Botschek

  • Managing erosion and water quality in agricultural watersheds by small detention ponds.

    Peter Fiener;Karl Auerswald;S. Weigand

  • Analysis of surface soil moisture patterns in agricultural landscapes using Empirical Orthogonal Functions

    W. Korres;C. N. Koyama;P. Fiener;K. Schneider

  • Soil erosion potential of organic versus conventional farming evaluated by USLE modelling of cropping statistics for agricultural districts in Bavaria

    Karl Auerswald;Max Kainz;Peter Fiener

  • Model based analysis of lateral and vertical soil carbon fluxes induced by soil redistribution processes in a small agricultural catchment

    Verena Dlugoß;Peter Fiener;Peter Fiener;Kristof Van Oost;Karl Schneider

  • Modelling the impact of agricultural management on soil carbon stocks at the regional scale: The role of lateral fluxes

    Elisabet Nadeu;Anne Gobin;Peter Fiener;Bas van Wesemael

  • Comparing the effects of dynamic versus static representations of land use change in hydrologic impact assessments

    Paul D. Wagner;Paul D. Wagner;S. Murty Bhallamudi;Balaji Narasimhan;Shamita Kumar

Frequent Co-Authors

Karl Auerswald
Karl Auerswald Technical University of Munich
Michael Sommer
Michael Sommer University of Potsdam
Kristof Van Oost
Kristof Van Oost Université Catholique de Louvain
Gerard Govers
Gerard Govers KU Leuven
Johan Six
Johan Six ETH Zurich
João Pedro Nunes
João Pedro Nunes Wageningen University & Research
Pasquale Borrelli
Pasquale Borrelli Roma Tre University
John Wainwright
John Wainwright Durham University
John N. Quinton
John N. Quinton Lancaster University
Charles Bielders
Charles Bielders Université Catholique de Louvain

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