Publications

Berg N., Steinberger Y..  2010.  Are Biological Effects of Desert Shrubs More Important than Physical Effects on Soil Microorganisms? Microbial Ecology. 59:121-129.

Bougnom B.P, Knapp B.A, Elhottová D., Koubová A., Etoa F.X, Insam H..  2010.  Designer compost with biomass ashes for ameliorating acid tropical soils: Effects on the soil microbiota. Applied Soil Ecology. 45:319-324.

Kohler J, Knapp BA, Waldhuber S, Caravaca F, Roldán A, Insam H.  2010.  Effects of elevated CO2, water stress, and inoculation with Glomus intraradices or Pseudomonas mendocina on lettuce dry matter and rhizosphere microbial and functional diversity under growth chamber conditions. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 10:1585-1597.

Ferrera I., Massana R., Balagué V., Pedrós-Alió C., Sánchez O., Mas J..  2010.  Evaluation of DNA extraction methods from complex phototrophic biofilms. Biofouling. 26:349-357.

Stres B., Philippot L., Faganeli J., Tiedje J.M.  2010.  Frequent freeze-thaw cycles yield diminished yet resistant and responsive microbial communities in two temperate soils: a laboratory experiment. Fems Microbiology Ecology. 74:323-335.

Stres B, Philippot L, Faganeli J, Tiedje JM.  2010.  Frequent freeze–thaw cycles yield diminished yet resistant and responsive microbial communities in two temperate soils: a laboratory experiment. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 74:323-335.

Nielsen UN, Osler GHR, Campbell CD, Burslem DFRP, van der Wal R.  2010.  The influence of vegetation type, soil properties and precipitation on the composition of soil mite and microbial communities at the landscape scale. Journal of Biogeography. 37:1317-1328.

Dalmonech D., Lagomarsino A., Moscatelli M.C, Chiti T., Valentini R..  2010.  Microbial performance under increasing nitrogen availability in a Mediterranean forest soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 42:1596-1606.

Montuelle B., Dorigo U., Bérard A., Volat B., Bouchez A., Tlili A., Gouy V., Pesce S..  2010.  The periphyton as a multimetric bioindicator for assessing the impact of land use on rivers: an overview of the Ardières-Morcille experimental watershed (France). Hydrobiologia. 657:123-141.

Burton J., Chen C.R, Xu Z.H, Ghadiri H..  2010.  Soil microbial biomass, activity and community composition in adjacent native and plantation forests of subtropical Australia. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 10:1267-1277.

Currey P.M, Johnson D., Sheppard L.J, Leith I.D, Toberman H., van der Wal R., Dawson L.A, Artz R.RE.  2010.  Turnover of labile and recalcitrant soil carbon differ in response to nitrate and ammonium deposition in an ombrotrophic peatland. Global Change Biology. 16:2307-2321.

Qu G., de Varennes A..  2010.  Use of hydrophilic polymers from diapers to aid the establishment of Spergularia purpurea in a mine soil. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 178:956-962.

Gonzalez-Quiñones V, Banning NC, Ballesta RJimenez, Murphy DV.  2009.  Influence of cold storage on soil microbial community level physiological profiles and implications for soil quality monitoring. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 41:1574-1576.

Creamer RE, Bellamy P, Black HIJ, Cameron CM, Campbell CD, Chamberlain P, Harris J, Parekh N, Pawlett M, Poskitt J et al..  2009.  An inter-laboratory comparison of multi-enzyme and multiple substrate-induced respiration assays to assess method consistency in soil monitoring. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 45:623-633.

Macdonald CA, Thomas N, Robinson L, Tate KR, Ross DJ, Dando J, Singh BK.  2009.  Physiological, biochemical and molecular responses of the soil microbial community after afforestation of pastures with Pinus radiata. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 41:1642-1651.

Saul-Tcherkas V, Steinberger Y.  2009.  Substrate utilization patterns of desert soil microbial communities in response to xeric and mesic conditions. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 41:1882-1893.

Stutter MI, Langan SJ, Lumsdon DG.  2009.  Vegetated Buffer Strips Can Lead to Increased Release of Phosphorus to Waters: A Biogeochemical Assessment of the Mechanisms. Environmental Science & Technology. 43:1858-1863.

Oren A., Steinberger Y..  2008.  Catabolic profiles of soil fungal communities along a geographic climatic gradient in Israel. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 40:2578-2587.

Oren A., Steinberger Y..  2008.  Coping with artifacts induced by CaCO3–CO2–H2O equilibria in substrate utilization profiling of calcareous soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 40:2569-2577.

Shand CA, Williams BL, Coutts G.  2008.  Determination of N-species in soil extracts using microplate techniques. Talanta. 74:648-654.

Ginzburg O, Whitford W.G, Steinberger Y..  2008.  Effects of harvester ant (Messor spp.) activity on soil properties and microbial communities in a Negev Desert ecosystem. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 45:165-173.

Artz R.RE, Chapman S.J, Siegenthaler A., Mitchell E.AD, Buttler A., Bortoluzzi E., Gilbert D., Yli-Petays M., Vasander H., Francez A.J.  2008.  Functional microbial diversity in regenerating cutover peatlands responds to vegetation succession. Journal of Applied Ecology. 45:1799-1809.

Wakelin S.A, Macdonald L.M, Rogers S.L, Gregg A.L, Bolger T.P, Baldock J.A.  2008.  Habitat selective factors influencing the structural composition and functional capacity of microbial communities in agricultural soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 40:803-813.

Campbell C.D, Cameron C.M, Bastias B.A, Chen C.R, Cairney J.WG.  2008.  Long term repeated burning in a wet sclerophyll forest reduces fungal and bacterial biomass and responses to carbon substrates. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 40:2246-2252.

Berg N., Steinberger Y..  2008.  Role of perennial plants in determining the activity of the microbial community in the Negev Desert ecosystem. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 40:2686-2695.