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Søren O. Petersen

Søren O. Petersen

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Plant Science and Agronomy

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62
Citations
11470
World Ranking
1117
National Ranking
13

Ecology and Evolution

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65
Citations
11901
World Ranking
1828
National Ranking
36

Overview

Søren O. Petersen is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark and has an extensive publication record primarily within the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research emphasizes the dynamics of soil carbon and nitrogen, nutrient flows in soil and water, and the environmental impacts of agricultural practices.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
  • Agriculture, Soil, Plant Science
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Odor and Emission Control Technologies
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact

Petersen has published articles in a range of journals, with repeated contributions to the following venues:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • Geoderma Regional
  • Journal of Environmental Quality
  • Sustainability

Notable recent papers include:

  • "A review and meta-analysis of mitigation measures for nitrous oxide emissions from crop residues," 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Mitigation of nitrous oxide emissions in the context of nitrogen loss reduction from agroecosystems: managing hot spots and hot moments," 2020, Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
  • "Global Research Alliance N2O chamber methodology guidelines: Flux calculations," 2020, Journal of Environmental Quality
  • "Agricultural Biogas Production-Climate and Environmental Impacts," 2022, Sustainability
  • "Understanding methane emission from stored animal manure: A review to guide model development," 2021, Journal of Environmental Quality

Their frequent co-authors consist of:

  • Diego Ábalos
  • Jørgen E. Olesen
  • Henrik Bjarne Møller
  • Peter Sørensen
  • Chun Ma

Petersen's subfields of study include Soil Science, Environmental Chemistry, Ecology, Building and Construction, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. The collective focus of their research reflects an integration of soil nutrient processes and environmental impacts associated with agricultural ecosystems.

Best Publications

  • Evaluating effects of sewage sludge and household compost on soil physical, chemical and microbiological properties

    Kasia Debosz;Søren O Petersen;Liv K Kure;Per Ambus

  • Effects of Sieving, Storage, and Incubation Temperature on the Phospholipid Fatty Acid Profile of a Soil Microbial Community

    Søren O. Petersen;Michael J. Klug

  • A comprehensive approach to soil-atmosphere trace-gas flux estimation with static chambers

    A. R. Pedersen;S. O. Petersen;K. Schelde

  • Recycling of livestock manure in a whole-farm perspective

    S. O. Petersen;S. G. Sommer;F. Beline;C. Burton

  • Algorithms for calculating methane and nitrous oxide emissions from manure management

    S.G. Sommer;S.O. Petersen;H.B. Møller

  • Changes in membrane lipid composition following rapid cold hardening in Drosophila melanogaster

    Johannes Overgaard;Jesper G. Sørensen;Søren O. Petersen;Volker Loeschcke

  • Greenhouse Gas Emission from Stored Livestock Slurry

    Sven G. Sommer;Søren O. Petersen;Henning T. Søgaard

  • Recycling of sewage sludge and household compost to arable land: fate and effects of organic contaminants, and impact on soil fertility

    Søren O. Petersen;K. Henriksen;G.K. Mortensen;P.H. Krogh

  • Nitrogen and organic matter losses during storage of cattle and pig manure

    S. O. Petersen;A.-M. Lind;S. G. Sommer

  • Evidence for denitrification as main source of N2O emission from residue-amended soil

    Xiaoxi Li;Peter Sørensen;Jørgen Eivind Olesen;Søren O. Petersen

  • Effects of cattle slurry acidification on ammonia and methane evolution during storage.

    Søren O. Petersen;Astrid J. Andersen;Jørgen Eriksen

  • Nitrous oxide emissions and controls as influenced by tillage and crop residue management strategy

    James K. Mutegi;Lars J. Munkholm;Bjørn M. Petersen;Elly M. Hansen

  • Manure management for greenhouse gas mitigation.

    S O Petersen;Mélanie Blanchard;D Chadwick;A del Prado

  • Methane and carbon dioxide emissions and nitrogen turnover during liquid manure storage

    Sven G. Sommer;Søren O. Petersen;Peter Sørensen;Hanne D. Poulsen

  • Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Manure and Inorganic Fertilizers Applied to Spring Barley

    S. O. Petersen

  • Net ecosystem exchange of CO2 and carbon balance for eight temperate organic soils under agricultural management

    Lars Elsgaard;Carolyn-Monika Görres;Carl Christian Hoffmann;Gitte Blicher-Mathiesen

  • Emissions of nitrous oxide from arable organic and conventional cropping systems on two soil types

    Ngonidzashe Chirinda;Ngonidzashe Chirinda;Mette S. Carter;Kristian R. Albert;Per Ambus

  • Annual emissions of CH 4 and N 2 O, and ecosystem respiration, from eight organic soils in Western Denmark managed by agriculture

    S. O. Petersen;C. C. Hoffmann;C.-M. Schäfer;G. Blicher-Mathiesen

  • Ammonia losses from urine and dung of grazing cattle: effect of N intake

    Søren O. Petersen;Sven G. Sommer;Ole Aaes;Karen Søegaard

  • Nitrous oxide emissions from organic and conventional crop rotations in five European countries.

    Søren O. Petersen;Kristiina Regina;Alfred Pöllinger;Elisabeth Rigler

  • O2 uptake, C metabolism and denitrification associated with manure hot-spots

    Søren O. Petersen;Tommy Harder Nielsen;Åsa Frostegård;Torben Olesen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jørgen E. Olesen
Jørgen E. Olesen Aarhus University
Lars Elsgaard
Lars Elsgaard Aarhus University
Sven G. Sommer
Sven G. Sommer Aarhus University
Jørgen Eriksen
Jørgen Eriksen Aarhus University
Per Ambus
Per Ambus University of Copenhagen
Tim J. Clough
Tim J. Clough Lincoln University
Peter Sørensen
Peter Sørensen Aarhus University
Per Schjønning
Per Schjønning Aarhus University
Roland Bol
Roland Bol Forschungszentrum Jülich
Martin Holmstrup
Martin Holmstrup Aarhus University

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