Prof. Dr. Ute Hamer

Research Articles (Journals)

• 2024
• 2023
• 2022
• 2021
• 2020
• 2019
• 2018
• 2017
• 2016
• 2015
• 2014
• 2013
• 2012
• 2010
• 2009
• 2008
• 2007
• 2005
• 2004
• 2002

2024

• Klein-Raufhake T; Hölzel N; Schaper JJ; Hortmann A; Elmer M; Fornfeist M; Linnemann B; Meyer M; Rentemeister K; Santora L; Wöllecke J; Hamer U. 2024. ‘Severity of topsoil compaction controls the impact of skid trails on soil ecological processes.’ Journal of Applied Ecology 00: 1–12. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.14708.
• Zhang F; Wang Q; Zhang Y; Yao S; Wang Q; Ndzana G; Hamer U; Kuzyakov Y; Zhang B;. 2024. ‘Soil organic carbon increase via microbial assimilation or soil protection against the priming effect is mediated by the availability of soil N relative to input C.’ Geoderma 444: 116861. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2024.116861.

2023

• Middelanis, Thomas; Pohl, Chiara Marie; Looschelders, Dana; Hamer, Ute. 2023. ‘New directions for the Tea Bag Index: Alternative teabags and concepts can advance citizen science.’ Ecological Research 38, № 5. doi: 10.1111/1440-1703.12409.
• Georges Martial N; Yao S; Hamer U; Zhang Y; Zhang B;. 2023. ‘Positive and negative priming effects induced by freshly added mineral-associated oxalic acid in a Mollisol.’ Rhizosphere 26: 100708. doi: 10.1016/j.rhisph.2023.100708.
• Freitag, M; Hölzel, N; Neuenkamp, L; Plas, F; Manning, P; Abrahão, A; Bergmann, J; Boeddinghaus, R; Bolliger, R; Hamer, U; Kandeler, E; Kleinebecker, T; Knorr, K-H; Marhan, S; Neyret, M; Prati, D; Le Provost, G; Saiz, H; Kleunen, M; Schäfer, D; Klaus, VH. 2023. ‘Increasing plant species richness by seeding has marginal effects on ecosystem functioning in agricultural grasslands.’ Journal of Ecology early view, № n/a. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.14154.

2022

• Muskus AM, Miltner A, Hamer U, Nowak KM. 2022. ‘Microbial community composition and glyphosate degraders of two soils under the influence of temperature, total organic carbon and pH.’ Environmental Pollution 297: 118790. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.118790.
• Meyer U.N., Tischer A., Freitag M., Klaus V.H., Kleinebecker T., Oelmann Y., Kandeler E., Hölzel N., Hamer U.,. 2022. ‘Enzyme kinetics inform about mechanistic changes in tea litter decomposition across gradients in land-use intensity in Central German grasslands.’ Science of the Total Environment 836: 155748. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155748.
• Abrahão A.; Marhan S.; Boeddinghaus R.S.; Nawaz A.; Wubet T.; Hölzel N.; Klaus V.H.; Kleinebecker T.; Freitag M.; Hamer U.; Oliveira R.S.;Lambers H.; Kandeler E.;. 2022. ‘Microbial drivers of plant richness and productivity in a grassland restoration experiment along a gradient of land-use intensity.’ New Phytologist 236, № 5: 1936–1950. doi: 10.1111/nph.18503.
• Ndzana G, Zhang Y, Yao S, Hamer U, Zhang B. 2022. ‘The adsorption capacity of root exudate organic carbon onto clay mineral surface changes depending on clay mineral types and organic carbon composition.’ Rhizosphere 23. doi: 10.1016/j.rhisph.2022.100545.

2021

• Hamer U, Meyer MUT, Meyer U, Radermacher A, Götze P, Koch H, Scherber C. 2021. ‘Soil microbial biomass and enzyme kinetics for the assessment of temporal diversification in agroecosystems.’ Basic and Applied Ecology 53: 143–153.
• Kwon T, Shibata H, Kepfer-Rojas S, Schmidt IK, Larsen KS, Beier C, Berg B, Verheyen K, Lamarque J, Hagedorn F, Eisenhauer N, Djukic I, TN, Kwon T, Shibata H, Kepfer-Rojas S, Schmidt IK, Larsen KS, Beier C, Berg B, Verheyen K, Lamarque JF, Hagedorn F, Eisenhauer N, Djukic I, Caliman A, Paquette A, Gutiérrez-Girón A, Petraglia A, Augustaitis A, Saillard A, Ruiz-Fernández AC, Sousa AI, Lillebø AI, Gripp AdR, Lamprecht A, Bohner A, Francez A, Malyshev A, Andrić A, Stanisci A, Zolles A, Avila A, Virkkala A, Probst A, Ouin A, Khuroo AA, Verstraeten A, Stefanski A, Gaxiola A, Muys B, Gozalo B, Ahrends B, Yang B, Erschbamer B, Ortíz CER, Christiansen CT, Meredieu C, Mony C, Nock C, Wang C, Baum C, Rixen C, Delire C, Piscart C, Andrews C, Rebmann C, Branquinho C, Jan D, Wundram D, Vujanović D, Adair EC, Ordóñez-Regil E, Crawford ER, Tropina EF, Hornung E, Groner E, Lucot E, Gacia E, Lévesque E, Benedito E, Davydov EA, Bolzan FP, Maestre FT, Maunoury-Danger F, Kitz F, Hofhansl F, Sutter F, Lobo FdA, Souza FL, Zehetner F, Koffi FK, Wohlfahrt G, Certini G, Pinha GD, González G, Canut G, Pauli H, Bahamonde HA, Feldhaar H, Jäger H, Serrano HC, Verheyden H, Bruelheide H, Meesenburg H, Jungkunst H, Jactel H, Kurokawa H, Yesilonis I, Melece I, Halder Iv, Quirós IG, Fekete I, Ostonen I, Borovská J, Roales J, Shoqeir JH, Lata J, Probst J, Vijayanathan J, Dolezal J, Sanchez-Cabeza J, Merlet J, Loehr J, Oppen Jv, Löffler J, Alonso JLB, Cardoso-Mohedano J, Peñuelas J, Morina JC, Quinde JD, Jiménez JJ, Alatalo JM, Seeber J, Kemppinen J, Stadler J, Kriiska K, Meersche KVd, Fukuzawa K, Szlavecz K, Juhos K, Gerhátová K, Lajtha K, Jennings K, Tielbörger K, Hoshizaki K, Green K, Steinbauer K, Pazianoto L, Dienstbach L, Yahdjian L, Williams LJ, Brigham L, Hanna L, Brink Lvd, Rustad L, Morillas L, Carneiro LS, Martino LD, Villar L, Tavares LAF, Morley M, Winkler M, Lebouvier M, Tomaselli M, Schaub M, Glushkova M, Torres MGA, Graaff Md, Pons M, Bauters M, Mazón M, Frenzel M, Wagner M, Didion M, Hamid M, Lopes M, Apple M, Weih M, Mojses M, Gualmini M, Vadeboncoeur M, Bierbaumer M, Danger M, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Růžek M, Isabellon M, Musciano MD, Carbognani M, Zhiyanski M, Puşcaş M, Barna M, Ataka M, Luoto M, Alsafaran MH, Barsoum N, Tokuchi N, Korboulewsky N, Lecomte N, Filippova N, Hölzel N, Ferlian O, Romero O, Pinto-Jr O, Peri P, Turtureanu PD, Haase P, Macreadie P, Reich PB, Petřík P, Choler P, Marmonier P, Ponette Q, Guariento RD, Canessa R, Kiese R, Hewitt R, Weigel R, Kanka R, Gatti RC, Martins RL, Ogaya R, Georges R, Gavilán RG, Wittlinger S, Puijalon S, Suzuki S, Martin S, Anja S, Gogo S, Schueler S, Drollinger S, Mereu S, Wipf S, Trevathan-Tackett S, Stoll S, Löfgren S, Trogisch S, Seitz S, Glatzel S, Venn S, Dousset S, Mori T, Sato T, Hishi T, Nakaji T, Jean-Paul T, Camboulive T, Spiegelberger T, Scholten T, Mozdzer TJ, Kleinebecker T, Rusňák T, Ramaswiela T, Hiura T, Enoki T, Ursu T, Cella UMd, Hamer U, Klaus V, Cecco VD, Rego V, Fontana V, Piscová V, Bretagnolle V, Maire V, Farjalla V, Pascal V, Zhou W, Luo W, Parker W, Utsumi Y, Kominami Y, Kotroczó Z, Tóth Z. 2021. ‘Effects of Climate and Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition on Early to Mid-Term Stage Litter Decomposition Across Biomes.’ Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 4. doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2021.678480.
• Freitag M, Klaus VH, Bolliger R, Hamer U, Kleinebecker T, Prati D, Schäfer D, Hölzel N. 2021. ‘Restoration of plant diversity in permanent grassland by seeding: Assessing the limiting factors along land-use gradients.’ Journal of Applied Ecology 58, № 8: 1681–1692. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13883.

2020

• Klaus VH, Friedritz L, Hamer U, Kleinebecker T. 2020. ‘Drought boosts risk of nitrate leaching from grassland fertilisation.’ Science of the Total Environment 726: 137877. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137877.
• Muskus AM, Krauss M, Miltner A, Hamer U, Nowak KM. 2020. ‘Degradation of glyphosate in a Colombian soil is influenced by temperature, total organic carbon content and pH.’ Environmental Pollution 259: 113767.
• Knoke T, Paul C, Rammig A, Gosling E, Hildebrandt P, Härtl F, Peters T, Richter M, Diertl K, Castro LM, Calvas B, Ochoa S, Valle-Carrión LA, Hamer U, Tischer A, Potthast K, Windhorst D, Homeier J, Wilcke W, Velescu A, Gerique A, Pohle P, Adams J, Breuer L, Mosandl R, Beck E, Weber M, Stimm B, Silva B, Verburg PH, Bendix J. 2020. ‘Accounting for multiple ecosystem services in a simulation of land-use decisions: Does it reduce tropical deforestation?’ Global Change Biology 26, № 4: 2403–2420. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15003.
• Poniatowski D, Stuhldreher G, Helbing F, Hamer U, Fartmann T. 2020. ‘Restoration of calcareous grasslands: The early successional stage promotes biodiversity.’ Ecological Engineering 151: 105858.

2019

• Tischer A, Sehl L, Meyer UN, Kleinebecker T, Klaus VH, Hamer U. 2019. ‘Land-use intensity shapes kinetics of extracellular enzymes in rhizosphere soil of agricultural grassland plant species.’ SOIL 437: 215–239. doi: 10.1007/s11104-019-03970-w.
• Schäfer D, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Boeddinghaus R, Hinderling J, Kandeler E, Marhan S, Nowak S, Sonnemann I, Wurst S, Fischer M, Hölzel N, Hamer U, Prati D. 2019. ‘Recovery of ecosystem functions after experimental disturbance in 73 grasslands differing in land-use intensity, plant species richness and community composition.’ Journal of Ecology 107, № 6: 2635–2649. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.13211.
• Muskus AM, Krauss M, Miltner A, Hamer U, Nowak KM. 2019. ‘Effect of temperature, pH and total organic carbon variations on microbial turnover of 13C315N-glyphosate in agricultural soil.’ Science of the Total Environment 658: 697–707.
• Quichimbo P, Jiménez L, Veintimilla D, Potthast K, Tischer A, Günter S, Mosandl R, Hamer U. 2019. ‘Nutrient dynamics in an Andean forest region: a case study of exotic and native species plantations in southern Ecuador.’ New Forests 51, № 2: 313–334. doi: 10.1007/s11056-019-09734-9DO-10.1007/s11056-019-09734-9.

2018

• Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Busch V, Fischer M, Hölzel, Nowak S, Prati D, Schäfer D, Schöning I, Schrumpf M, Hamer U. 2018. ‘Land use intensity, rather than plant species richness, affects the leaching risk of multiple nutrients from permanent grasslands.’ Global Change Biology 24, № 7: 2828–2840. doi: 10.1111/gcb.14123.
• Kleinebecker T, Busch V, Hölzel N, Hamer U, Schäfer D, Prati D, Fischer M, Hemp A, Lauterbach R, Klaus VH. 2018. ‘And the winner is … ! A test of simple predictors of plant species richness in agricultural grasslands.’ Ecological Indicators 87: 296–301. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.12.031.
• Klaus VH, Hoever CJ, Fischer M, Hamer U, Kleinebecker T, Mertens D, Schäfer D, Prati D, Hölzel N. 2018. ‘Contribution of the soil seed bank to the restoration of temperate grasslands by mechanical sward disturbance.’ Restoration Ecology 26, № S2: S114–S122. doi: 10.1111/rec.12626.
• Klaus VH, Schäfer D, Prati D, Busch V, Hamer U, Hoever CJ, Kleinebecker T, Mertens D, Fischer M, Hölzel N. 2018. ‘Effects of mowing, grazing and fertilization on soil seed banks in temperate grasslands in Central Europe.’ Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 256: 211–217. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2017.11.008.

2017

• Quichimbo P., Jiménez L., Veintimilla D., Tischer A., Günter S., Mosandl R., Hamer U. 2017. ‘Forest site classification in the Southern Andean region of ecuador: A case study of pine plantations to collect a base of soil attributes.’ Forests 8, № 12. doi: 10.3390/f8120473.

2016

• Graham EB, Knelman JE, Schindlbacher A, Siciliano S, Breulmann M, Yannarell A, Beman JM, Abell G, Philippot L, Prosser J, Foulquier A, Yuste JC, Glanville HC, Jones D, Angel R, Salminen J, Newton RJ, Bürgmann H, Ingram LJ, Hamer U, Siljanen HM, Peltoniemi K, Potthast K, Bañeras L, Hartmann M, Banerjee S, Yu RQ, Nogaro G, Richter A, Koranda M, Castle S, Goberna M, Song B, Chatterjee A, Nunes OC, Lopes AR, Cao Y, Kaisermann A, Hallin S, Strickland MS, Garcia-Pausas J, Barba J, Kang H, Isobe K, Papaspyrou S, Pastorelli R, Lagomarsino A, Lindström E, Basiliko N, Nemergut DR. 2016. ‘Microbes as engines of ecosystem function: when does community structure enhance predictions of ecosystem processes?’ Frontiers in Microbiology 7. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00214.
• Knoke T., Paul C., Hildebrandt P., Calvas B., Castro L., Hartl F., Dollerer M., Hamer U., Windhorst D., Wiersma Y., Curatola Fernández G., Obermeier W., Adams J., Breuer L., Mosandl R., Beck E., Weber M., Stimm B., Haber W., Fürst C., Bendix J. 2016. ‘Compositional diversity of rehabilitated tropical lands supports multiple ecosystem services and buffers uncertainties.’ Nature Communications 7, № null. doi: 10.1038/ncomms11877.

2015

• Tischer A., Blagodatskaya E., Hamer U. 2015. ‘Microbial community structure and resource availability drive the catalytic efficiency of soil enzymes under land-use change conditions.’ Soil Biology and Biochemistry 89, № null: 226–237. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2015.07.011.
• Tischer A., Werisch M., Döbbelin F., Camenzind T., Rillig M., Potthast K., Hamer U. 2015. ‘Above- and belowground linkages of a nitrogen and phosphorus co-limited tropical mountain pasture system – responses to nutrient enrichment.’ Plant and Soil 391, № null: 333–352. doi: 10.1007/s11104-015-2431-7.
• Passauer L., Hallas T., Bäucker E., Ciesielski G., Lebioda S., Hamer U. 2015. ‘Biodegradation of Hydrogels from Oxyethylated Lignins in Model Soils.’ ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 3, № 9: 1955–1964. doi: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.5b00139.

2014

• Tischer A., Blagodatskaya E., Hamer U. 2014. ‘Extracellular enzyme activities in a tropical mountain rainforest region of southern Ecuador affected by low soil P status and land-use change.’ Applied Soil Ecology 74, № null: 1–11. doi: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2013.09.007.
• Tischer A., Potthast K., Hamer U. 2014. ‘Land-use and soil depth affect resource and microbial stoichiometry in a tropical mountain rainforest region of southern Ecuador.’ Oecologia 175, № 1: 375–393. doi: 10.1007/s00442-014-2894-x.
• Knoke T, Bendix J, Pohle P, Hamer U, Hildebrandt P, Roos K, Gerique A, Sandoval ML, Breuer L, Tischer A, Silva B, Calvas B, Aguirre N, Castro LM, Windhorst D, Weber M, Stimm B, Guenter S, Palomeque X, Mora J, Mosandl R, Beck E. 2014. ‘Afforestation or intense pasturing improve the ecological and economic value of abandoned tropical farmlands.’ Nature Communications 5. doi: 10.1038/ncomms6612.

2013

• Hamer U, Potthast K, Burneo JI, Makeschin F. 2013. ‘Nutrient stocks and phosphorus fractions in mountain soils of Southern Ecuador after conversion of forest to pasture.’ Biogeochemistry 112, № 1-3: 495–510. doi: 10.1007/s10533-012-9742-z.

2012

• Pulleman M, Creamer R, Hamer U, Helder J, Pelosi C, Pérès G, Rutgers M. 2012. ‘Soil biodiversity, biological indicators and soil ecosystem services-an overview of European approaches.’ Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 4, № 5: 529–538. doi: 10.1016/j.cosust.2012.10.009.
• Potthast K, Hamer U, Makeschin F. 2012. ‘Land-use change in a tropical mountain rainforest region of southern Ecuador affects soil microorganisms and nutrient cycling.’ Biogeochemistry 111, № 1-3: 151–167. doi: 10.1007/s10533-011-9626-7.
• Potthast K, Hamer U, Makeschin F. 2012. ‘In an Ecuadorian pasture soil the growth of Setaria sphacelata, but not of soil microorganisms, is co-limited by N and P.’ Applied Soil Ecology 62: 103–114. doi: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2012.08.003.
• Hamer U, Rumpel C, Dignac M-F. 2012. ‘Cutin and suberin biomarkers as tracers for the turnover of shoot and root derived organic matter along a chronosequence of Ecuadorian pasture soils.’ European Journal of Soil Science 63, № 6: 808–819. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2012.01476.x.

2010

• Potthast K, Hamer U, Makeschin F. 2010. ‘Impact of litter quality on mineralization processes in managed and abandoned pasture soils in Southern Ecuador.’ Soil Biology and Biochemistry 42, № 1: 56–64. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2009.09.025.

2009

• Hamer U, Potthast K, Makeschin F. 2009. ‘Urea fertilisation affected soil organic matter dynamics and microbial community structure in pasture soils of Southern Ecuador.’ Applied Soil Ecology 43, № 2-3: 226–233. doi: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2009.08.001.
• Hamer U, Makeschin F. 2009. ‘Rhizosphere soil microbial community structure and microbial activity in set-aside and intensively managed arable land.’ Plant and Soil 316, № 1-2: 57–69. doi: 10.1007/s11104-008-9758-2.
• Hamer U, Makeschin F, An S, Zheng F. 2009. ‘Microbial activity and community structure in degraded soils on the Loess Plateau of China.’ Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 172, № 1: 118–126. doi: 10.1002/jpln.200700340.

2008

• An S, Zheng F, Zhang F, Van Pelt S, Hamer U, Makeschin F. 2008. ‘Soil quality degradation processes along a deforestation chronosequence in the Ziwuling area, China.’ CATENA 75, № 3: 248–256. doi: 10.1016/j.catena.2008.07.003.
• Hamer U, Makeschin F, Stadler J, Klotz S. 2008. ‘Soil organic matter and microbial community structure in set-aside and intensively managed arable soils in NE-Saxony, Germany.’ Applied Soil Ecology 40, № 3: 465–475. doi: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2008.07.001.
• Marschner B, Brodowski S, Dreves A, Gleixner G, Gude A, Grootes PM, Hamer U, Heim A, Jandl G, Ji R, Kaiser K, Kalbitz K, Kramer C, Leinweber P, Rethemeyer J, Schäffer A, Schmidt MWI, Schwark L, Wiesenberg GLB. 2008. ‘How relevant is recalcitrance for the stabilization of organic matter in soils?’ Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 171, № 1: 91–110. doi: 10.1002/jpln.200700049.

2007

• Ohm H, Hamer U, Marschner B. 2007. ‘Priming effects in soil size fractions of a podzol Bs horizon after addition of fructose and alanine.’ Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 170, № 4: 551–559. doi: 10.1002/jpln.200625087.
• Hamer U, Unger M, Makeschin F. 2007. ‘Impact of air-drying and rewetting on PLFA profiles of soil microbial communities.’ Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 170, № 2: 259–264. doi: 10.1002/jpln.200625001.

2005

• Hamer U, Marschner B. 2005. ‘Priming effects in soils after combined and repeated substrate additions.’ Geoderma 128, № 1-2: 38–51. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2004.12.014.
• Hamer U, Marschner B. 2005. ‘Priming effects in different soil types induced by fructose, alanine, oxalic acid and catechol additions.’ Soil Biology and Biochemistry 37, № 3: 445–454. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2004.07.037.

2004

• Hamer U, Marschner B, Brodowski S, Amelung W. 2004. ‘Interactive priming of black carbon and glucose mineralisation.’ Organic Geochemistry 35, № 7: 823–830. doi: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2004.03.003.

2002

• Hamer U, Marschner B. 2002. ‘Priming effects of sugars, amino acids, organic acids and catechol on the mineralization of lignin and peat.’ Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 165, № 3: 261–268. doi: 10.1002/1522-2624(200206)165:3<261::AID-JPLN261>3.0.CO;2-I.