Werner Borken: Publications

Peer reviewed

2022

Kwatcho Kengdo, S., Peršoh, D., Schindlbacher, A., Heinzle, J., Tian, Y., Wanek, W., Borken, W.: Long-term soil warming alters fine root dynamics and morphology, and their ectomycorrhizal fungal community in a temperate forest soil. Global Change Biology, 28(10), 3441-3458 (2022).
doi:10.15495/EPub_UBT_00006695

2019

Mathijssen, P., Galka, M., Borken, W., Knorr, K.: Plant communitier control long tern carbon accumulation and biogeochemical gradients in a Patagonian bog. Science of the Total Environment, 684, 670-681 (2019).
doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.310

Schindlbacher, A., Beck, K., Holzheu, S., Borken, W.: Inorganic carbon leaching from a warmed and irrigated carbonate forest soil. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2, 40 (2019).
doi:10.3389/ffgc.2019.00040

Cooper, C., Swindles, G., Watson, E., Savov, I., Galka, M., Gallego-Sala, A., Borken, W.: Evaluating tephrochronology in the permafrost peatlands of nothern Sweden. Quaternary Geochronology, 50, 16-28 (2019).
doi:10.1016/j.quageo.2018.11.001

Parts, K., Tedersoo, L., Schindlbacher, A., Sigurdsson, B., Leblans, N., Oddsdóttir, E., Borken, W., Ostonen, I.: Acclimation of fine roots systems to soil warming : Comparison of an experimental setup and a natural soil temperature gradient. Ecosystems, 22, 457-472 (2019).
doi:10.1007/s10021-018-0280-y

2017

Peršoh, D., Borken, W.: Impact of woody debris of different tree species on the microbial acitivty and community of an underlying organic horizon. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 115, 516-525 (2017).
doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2017.09.017

Kahl, T., Arnstadt, T., Baber, K., Bässler, C., Bauhus, J., Borken, W., Buscot, F., Floren, A., Heibl, C., Hessenmöller, D., Hofrichter, M., Hoppe, B., Kellner, H., Krüger, D., Linsenmair, K., Matzner, E., Otto, P., Purahong, W., Seilwinder, C., Schulze, E., Wende, B., Weisser, W., Gossner, M.: Wood decay rates of 13 temperate tree species in relation to wood properties, enzyme activities and organismic diversities. Forest Ecology and Management, 391, 86-95 (2017).
doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2017.02.012

Krüger, I., Schulz, C., Borken, W.: Stocks and dynamics of soil organic carbon and coarse woody debris in three managed and unmanaged termperate forests. European Journal of Forest Research, 136(1), 123-137 (2017).
doi:10.1007/s10342-016-1013-4

Ostonen, I., Truu, M., Helmisaari, H., Lukac, M., Borken, W., Vanguelova, E., Godbold, D., Lõhmus, K., Zang, U., Tedersoo, L., Preem, J., Rosenvald, K., Aosaar, J., Armolaitis, K., Frey, J., Kabral, N., Kukumägi, M., Leppälammi-Kujansuu, J., Lindroos, A., Merilä, P., Napa, Ü., Nöjd, P., Parts, K., Uri, V., Varik, M., Truu, J.: Adaptive root foraging strategies along a boreal-temperate 1 forest gradient. New Phytologist, 215(3), 977-991 (2017).
doi:10.1111/nph.14643

2016

Guhr, A., Marzini, C., Borken, W., Poll, C., Matzner, E.: Effect of water redistribution by two distinct saprotrophic fungi on carbon mineralization and nitrogen translocation in dry soil. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 103, 380-387 (2016).
doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2016.09.009

Schnecker, J., Schindlbacher, A., Borken, W., Wanek, W.: Little effects on soil organic matter chemistry of density fractions after seven years of forest soil warming. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 103, 300-307 (2016).
doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2016.09.003

Borken, W., Horn, M., Geimer, S., Bahamonde Aguilar, N., Knorr, K.: Associative nitrogen fixation in nodules of the conifer Lepidothamnus fonkii (Podocarpaceae) inhabiting ombrotrophic bogs in southern Patagonia. Scientific Reports, 6, No. 39072 (2016).
doi:10.1038/srep39072

2015

Knorr, K., Horn, M., Borken, W.: Significant non-symbiotic nitrogen fixation in Patagonian ombrotrophic bogs. Global Change Biology, 21(6), 2357-2365 (2015).
doi:10.1111/gcb.12849

Guhr, A., Borken, W., Spohn, M., Matzner, E.: Redistribution of soil water by a saprotrophic fungus enhances carbon mineralization. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 112(47), 14647-14651 (2015).
doi:10.1073/pnas.1514435112

Schindlbacher, A., Schnecker, J., Takriti, M., Borken, W., Wanek, W.: Microbial physiology and soil CO2 efflux after 9 years of soil warming in a temperate forest : no indications for thermal adaptions. Global Change Biology, 21(11), 4265-4277 (2015).
doi:10.1111/gcb.12996

Schindlbacher, A., Borken, W., Djukic, I., Brandstätter, C., Spötl, C., Wanek, W.: Contribution of carbonate weathering to the CO2 efflux from temperate forest soils. Biogeochemistry, 124(1), 273-290 (2015).
doi:10.1007/s10533-015-0097-0

2014

Schütt, M., Borken, W., Spott, O., Stange, C., Matzner, E.: Temperature sensitivity of C and N mineralization in temperate forest soils at low temperatures. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 69, 320-327 (2014).
doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.11.014

Schütt, M., Borken, W., Stange, C., Matzner, E.: Substantial net N mineralization during the dormant season in temperate forest soils. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 177(4), 566-572 (2014).
doi:10.1002/jpln.201300644

Bantle, A., Borken, W., Ellerbrock, R., Schulze, E., Weisser, W., Matzner, E.: Quantity and quality of dissolved organic carbon released from coarse woody debris of different tree species in the early phase of decomposition. Forest Ecology and Management, 329, 287-294 (2014).
doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2014.06.035

Camino-Serrano, M., Gielen, B., Luyssaert, S., Ciais, P., Vicca, S., Guenet, B., de Vos, B., Cools, N., Ahrens, B., Arain, M., Borken, W., Clarke, N., Clarkson, B., Cummins, T., Don, A., Graf Pannatier, E., Laudon, H., Moore, T., Nieminen, T., Nilsson, M., Peichl, M., Schwendenmann, L., Siemens, J., Janssens, I.: Linking variability in soil solution dissolved organic carbon to climate, soil type and vegetation type. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 28(5), 497-509 (2014).
doi:10.1002/2013GB004726

Zang, U., Goisser, M., Grams, T., Häberle, K., Matyssek, R., Matzner, E., Borken, W.: Fate of recently fixed carbon in European beech saplings during drought and subsequent recovery. Tree Physiology, 34(1), 29-38 (2014).
doi:10.1093/treephys/tpt110

Zang, U., Goisser, M., Häberle, K., Matyssek, R., Matzner, E., Borken, W.: Effects of drought stress on photosynthesis, rhizosphere respiration and fine root characteristics of beech sapling: A rhizotron field study. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 177(2), 168-177 (2014).
doi:10.1002/jpln.201300196

Bantle, A., Borken, W., Matzner, E.: Dissolved nitrogen release from coarse woody debris of different tree species in the early phase of decomposition. Forest Ecology and Management, 334, 277-283 (2014).
doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2014.09.015

Schütt, M., Borken, W., Spott, O., Stange, C., Matzner, E.: Corrigendum: Temperature sensivitiy of C and N mineralization in temperate forest soils at low temperatures. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 77, 315 (2014).
doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2014.06.001

Vicca, S., Bahn, M., Estiarte, M., Alberti, G., Ambus, P., Beier, C., Bentley, L., Borken, W., Buchmann, N., Collins, S., de Dato, G., Dukes, J., Escolar, C., Fay, P., Guidolotti, G., Hanson, P., Kahmen, A., Kröel-Dulay, G., Ladreiter-Knauss, T., Larsen, K., Lellei-Kovacs, E., Lebrija-Trejos, E., Maestre, F., Marhan, S., Marshall, M., Meir, P., Miao, Y., Muhr, J., Niklaus, P., Ogaya, R., Peñuelas, J., Poll, C., Rustad, L., Savage, K., Schindlbacher, A., Schmidt, I., Smith, A., Sotta, E., Suseela, V., Tietema, A., van Gestel, N., van Loon, E., van Straaten, O., Vargas, R., Wan, S., Weber, U., Janssens, I.: Corrigendum to: "Can current moisture responses predict soil co2 efflux under altered precipitation regimes? A synthesis of manipulation experiments" published in Biogeosciences 11, 2991-3013, 2014. Biogeosciences, 11, 3307-3308 (2014).
doi:10.5194/bg-11-3307-2014

Weyer, C., Peiffer, S., Schulze, K., Borken, W., Lischeid, G.: Catchments as heterogeneous and multi-species reactors: An integral approach for identifying biogeochemical hot-spots at the catchment scale. Journal of Hydrology, 519, Part B, 1560-1571 (2014).
doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.09.005

Vicca, S., Bahn, M., Estiarte, M., Alberti, G., Ambus, P., Arain, M., Beier, C., Bentley, L., Borken, W., Buchmann, N., Collins, S., de Dato, G., Dukes, J., Escolar, C., Fay, P., Guidolotti, G., Hanson, P., Kahmen, A., Kröel-Dulay, G., Ladreiter-Knauss, T., Larsen, K., Lellei-Kovacs, E., Lebrija-Trejos, E., Maestre, F., Marhan, S., Marshall, M., Meir, P., Miao, Y., Muhr, J., Niklaus, P., Ogaya, R., Peñuelas, J., Poll, C., Rustad, L., Savage, K., Schindlbacher, A., Schmidt, I., Smith, A., Sotta, E., Suseela, V., Tietema, A., van Gestel, N., van Loon, E., van Straaten, O., Vargas, R., Wan, S., Weber, U., Janssens, I.: Can current mosture responses of soil respiration be extrapolated into the future? A synthesis of precipitation manipulation experiments. Biogeosciences, 11, 2991-3013 (2014).
doi:10.5194/bg-11-2991-2014

Ahrens, B., Reichstein, M., Borken, W., Muhr, J., Trumbore, S., Wutzler, T.: Bayesian calibration of a soil organic carbon model using Δ14C measurements of soil organic carbon and heterotrophic respiration as joint constraints. Biogeosciences, 11, 2147-2168 (2014).
doi:10.5194/bg-11-2147-2014

Krüger, I., Muhr, J., Hartl-Meier, C., Schulz, C., Borken, W.: Age determination of coarse woody debris with radiobarbon analysis and dendrochronological cross-dating. European Journal of Forest Research, 133(5), 931-939 (2014).
doi:10.1007/s10342-014-0810-x

2013

Hanke, A., Cerli, C., Muhr, J., Borken, W., Kalbitz, K.: Redox control on carbon mineralization and dissolved organic matter along a chronosequence of paddy soils. European Journal of Soil Science, 64(4), 476-487 (2013).
doi:10.1111/ejss.12042

Goisser, M., Zang, U., Matzner, E., Borken, W., Häberle, K., Matyssek, R.: Growth of juvenile beech (Fagus syvatica L.) upon transplant into a wind-opened spruce stand of heterogenous light and water conditions. Forest Ecology and Management, 310, 110-119 (2013).
doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2013.08.006

2012

Schindlbacher, A., Wunderlich, S., Borken, W., Kitzler, B., Zechmeister-Boltenstern, S., Jandl, R.: Soil respiration under climate change: Compensation of soil warming effects by reduced summer precipitation. Global Change Biology, 18(7), 2270-2279 (2012).
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02696.x

Otieno, D., Lindner, S., Muhr, J., Borken, W.: Sensitivity of peatland herbaceous vegetation to vapor pressure deficit influences net ecosystem CO₂ exchange. Wetlands, 32(5), 895-905 (2012).
doi:10.1007/s13157-012-0322-8

Wunderlich, S., Borken, W.: Partitioning of soil CO₂ efflux in un-manipulated and experimentally flooded plots of a temperate fen. Biogeosciences, 9(8), 3477-3489 (2012).
doi:10.5194/bg-9-3477-2012

Bogner, C., Borken, W., Huwe, B.: Impact of preferential flow on soil chemistry of a podzol. Geoderma, 175-176, 37-46 (2012).
doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2012.01.019

Chen, Y., Borken, W., Stange, C., Matzner, E.: Dynamics of nitrogen and carbon mineralization in a fen soil following water table fluctuations. Wetlands, 32(3), 579-587 (2012).
doi:10.1007/s13157-012-0295-7

Wunderlich, S., Schulz, C., Grimmeisen, W., Borken, W.: Carbon fluxes in coniferous and deciduous forest soils. Plant and Soil, 357(1-2), 355-368 (2012).
doi:10.1007/s11104-012-1158-y

2011

Borken, W., Ahrens, B., Schulz, B., Zimmermann, L.: Site-to-site variability and temporal trends of DOC concentrations and fluxes in temperate forest soils. Global Change Biology, 17(7), 2428-2443 (2011).
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2010.02390.x

Zang, U., Lamersdorf, N., Borken, W.: Response of the fine root system in a Norway spruce stand to 13 years of reduced atmospheric nitrogen and acidity input. Plant and Soil, 339(1), 435-445 (2011).
doi:10.1007/s11104-010-0598-5

Chen, Y., Bogner, C., Borken, W., Stange, C., Matzner, E.: Minor response of gross N turnover and N leaching to drying, rewetting and irrigation in the topsoil of a Norway spruce forest. European Journal of Soil Science, 62(5), 709-717 (2011).
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2389.2011.01388.x

Muhr, J., Höhle, J., Otieno, D., Borken, W.: Manipulative lowering of the water table during summer does not affect CO₂ emissions and uptake in a fen in Germany. Ecological Applications, 21(2), 391-401 (2011).
doi:10.1890/09-1251.1

Ostonen, I., Helmisaari, H., Borken, W., Tedersoo, L., Kukumägi, M., Bahram, M., Lindroos, A., Nöjd, P., Uri, V., Merilä, P., Asi, E., Lõhmus, K.: Fine root foraging strategies in Norway spruce forests across a European climate gradient. Global Change Biology, 17(12), 3620-3632 (2011).
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02501.x

Chen, Y., Borken, W., Stange, C., Matzner, E.: Effects of decreasing water potential on gross ammonification and nitrification in an acid coniferous forest soil. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 43(2), 333-338 (2011).
doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.10.020

Schulze, K., Borken, W., Matzner, E.: Dynamics of dissolved organic 14C in throughfall and soil solution of a Norway spruce forest. Biogeochemistry, 106(3), 461-473 (2011).
doi:10.1007/s10533-010-9526-2

2010

Schmitt, A., Glaser, B., Borken, W., Matzner, E.: Organic matter quality or a forest soil subjected to repeated drying and different rewetting intensities. European Journal of Soil Science, 61(2), 243-254 (2010).
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2389.2010.01230.x

Goldberg, S., Borken, W., Gebauer, G.: N2O emission in a Norway spruce forest due to soil frost : Concentration and isotope profiles shed a new light on an old story. Biogeochemistry, 97(1), 21-30 (2010).
doi:10.1007/s10533-009-9294-z

Muhr, J., Franke, J., Borken, W.: Drying-rewetting events reduce C and N losses from a Norway spruce forest floor. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 42(8), 1303-1312 (2010).
doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.03.024

Degelmann, D., Borken, W., Drake, H., Kolb, S.: Different atmospheric methane-oxidizing communities in European beech and Norway spruce soils. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 76(10), 3228-3235 (2010).
doi:10.1128/AEM.02730-09

2009

Schulze, K., Borken, W., Muhr, J., Matzner, E.: Stock, turnover time and accumulation of organic matter in bulk and density fractions of a Podzol soil. European Journal of Soil Science, 60(4), 567-577 (2009).
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2389.2009.01134.x

Otieno, D., Wartinger, M., Nishiwaki, A., Hussain, M., Muhr, J., Borken, W., Lischeid, G.: Responses of CO2 exchange and primary production of the ecosystem components to environmental changes in a mountain peatland. Ecosystems, 12(4), 590-603 (2009).
doi:10.1007/s10021-009-9245-5

Borken, W., Matzner, E.: Reappraisal of drying and wetting effects on C and N mineralization and fluxes in soils. Global Change Biology, 15(4), 808-824 (2009).
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01681.x

Degelmann, D., Kolb, S., Borken, W.: Methane oxidation kinetics differ in European Beech and Norway Spruce soils. European Journal of Soil Science, 60(4), 499-506 (2009).
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2389.2009.01138.x

Borken, W., Matzner, E.: Introduction: Impact of extreme meteorological events on soils and plants. Global Change Biology, 15(4), 781 (2009).
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.01893.x

Muhr, J., Borken, W., Matzner, E.: Effects of soil frost on soil respiration and its radiocarbon signature in a Norway spruce forest soil. Global Change Biology, 15(4), 782-793 (2009).
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01695.x

Hentschel, K., Borken, W., Zuber, T., Bogner, C., Huwe, B., Matzner, E.: Effects of soil frost on nitrogen net mineralization, soil solution chemistry and seepage losses in a temperate forest soil. Global Change Biology, 15(4), 825-836 (2009).
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01753.x

Muhr, J., Borken, W.: Delayed recovery of soil respiration after wetting of dry soil further reduces C losses from a Norway spruce soil. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 114(G4), G04023 (2009).
doi:10.1029/2009JG000998

2008

Hentschel, K., Borken, W., Matzner, E.: Repeated freeze-thaw events affect leaching losses of nitirogen and dissolved organic matter in a forest soil. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 171(5), 699-706 (2008).
doi:10.1002/jpln.200700154

Schmitt, A., Glaser, B., Borken, W., Matzner, E.: Repeated freeze-thaw cycles changed organic matter quality in a temperate forest soil. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 171(5), 707-718 (2008).
doi:10.1002/jpln.200700334

Muhr, J., Goldberg, S., Borken, W., Gebauer, G.: Repeated drying-rewetting cycles and their effects on the emission of CO2, N2O, NOx and CH4 in a forest soil. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 171(5), 719-728 (2008).
doi:10.1002/jpln.200700302

Maurer, D., Kolb, S., Haumaier, L., Borken, W.: Inhibition of atmospheric methane oxidation by monoterpenes in Norway spruce and European beech soils. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 40(12), 3014-3020 (2008).
doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.08.023

Goldberg, S., Muhr, J., Borken, W., Gebauer, G.: Fluxes of climate-relevant trace gases between a Norway spruce forest soil and atmosphere during repeated freeze-thaw cycles in mesocosms. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 171(5), 729-739 (2008).
doi:10.1002/jpln.200700317

Gaul, D., Hertel, D., Borken, W., Matzner, E., Leuschner, C.: Effects of experimental drought on the fine root system of mature Norway spruce. Forest Ecology and Management, 256(5), 1151-1159 (2008).
doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2008.06.016

Matzner, E., Borken, W.: Do freeze-thaw events enhance C and N losses from soils of different ecosystems? : A review. European Journal of Soil Science, 59(2), 274-284 (2008).
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2389.2007.00992.x

2007

Callesen, I., Borken, W., Kalbitz, K., Matzner, E.: Long-term development of nitrogen fluxes in a coniferous ecosystem : Does soil freezing trigger nitrate leaching?. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 170(2), 189-196 (2007).
doi:10.1002/jpln.200622034

Hentschel, K., Borken, W., Matzner, E.: Leaching losses of inorganic N and DOC following repeated drying and wetting of a spruce forest soil. Plant and Soil, 300(1), 21-34 (2007).
doi:10.1007/s11104-007-9385-3

Schmitt, A., Glaser, B., Borken, W., Matzner, E.: Frost-Auftau-Zyklen verändern die Qualität der organischen Bodensubstanz. Mitteilungen der Deutschen Bodenkundlichen Gesellschaft, 110(1), 249-250 (2007).

Borken, W., Kossmann, G., Matzner, E.: Biomass, morphology and nutrient contents of fine roots in four Norway spruce stands. Plant and Soil, 292(1), 79-93 (2007).
doi:10.1007/s11104-007-9204-x

2006

Davidson, E., Savage, K., Trumbore, S., Borken, W.: Vertical partitioning of CO2 production within a termperate forest soil. Global Change Biology, 12(6), 944-956 (2006).
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2005.01142.x

Borken, W., Beese, F.: Methane and nitrous oxide fluxes of soils in pure and mixed stand of European beech and Norway spruce. European Journal of Soil Science, 57(5), 617-625 (2006).
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2389.2005.00752.x

Borken, W., Savage, K., Davidson, E., Trumbore, S.: Effects of experimental drought on soil respiration and radiocarbon efflux from a temperate forest soil. Global Change Biology, 12(2), 177-193 (2006).
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2005.001058.x

Borken, W., Davidson, E., Savage, K., Sundquist, E., Steudler, P.: Effect of summer throughfall exclusion, summer drought, and winter snow cover on methane fluxes in a temperate forest soil. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 38(6), 1388-1395 (2006).
doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2005.10.011

2005

Zuber, T., Borken, W., Huwe, B.: Wasserhaushalt organischer Auflagehorizonte – Entwicklung eines Lindenholzsensors zur Bestimmung von Matrixpotentialen in organischen Substraten. Mitteilungen der Deutschen Bodenkundlichen Gesellschaft, 107(1), 115-116 (2005).

Borken, W., Beese, F.: Soil respiration in pure and mixed stands of European beech and Norway spruce following removal of organic horizons. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 35(11), 2756-2764 (2005).
doi:10.1139/X05-192

Horváth, B., Lamersdorf, N., Raben, G., Borken, W., Beese, F.: Initiale Effekte nach Kompostausbringung beim Waldumbau. Forstarchiv, 76(1), 3-15 (2005).

Borken, W., Beese, F.: Control of nitrous oxide emissions in European beech, Norway spruce and Scots pine forests. Biogeochemistry, 76(1), 141-159 (2005).
doi:10.1007/s10533-005-2901-8

2004

Borken, W., Matzner, E.: Nitrate leaching in forest soils: an analysis of long-term monitoring sites in Germany. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 167(3), 277-283 (2004).
doi:10.1002/jpln.200421354

Borken, W., Xu, Y., Beese, F.: Leaching of dissolved organic carbon and carbon dioxide emission after compost application to six nutrient-depleted forest soils. Journal of Environmental Quality, 33(1), 89-98 (2004).
doi:10.2134/jeq2004.8900

Lamersdorf, N., Borken, W.: Clean rain promotes fine root growth and soil respiration in a Norway spruce forest. Global Change Biology, 10(8), 1351-1362 (2004).
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2004.00811.x

Borken, W., Xu, Y., Beese, F.: Ammonium, nitrate and dissolved organic nitrogen in seepage water as affected by compost amendment to European beech, Norway spruce, and Scots pine forests. Plant and Soil, 258(1), 121-134 (2004).
doi:10.1023/B:PLSO.0000016543.36970.29

2003

Borken, W., Davidson, E., Savage, K., Gaudinski, J., Trumbore, S.: Drying and wetting effects on carbon dioxide release from organic horizons. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 67(6), 1888-1896 (2003).
doi:10.2136/sssaj2003.1888

Borken, W., Xu, Y., Beese, F.: Conversion of hardwood forests to spruce and pine plantations strongly reduced soil methane sink in Germany. Global Change Biology, 9(6), 956-966 (2003).
doi:10.1046/j.1365-2486.2003.00631.x

Langusch, J., Borken, W., Armbruster, M., Dise, N., Matzner, E.: Canopy leaching of cations in Central European forest ecosystems - a regional assessment. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 166(2), 168-174 (2003).
doi:10.1002/jpln.200390024

Books and Book sections

2009

Brumme, R., Borken, W., Prenzel, J.: Soil respiration. In: Brumme, Rainer ; Khanna, Partap K. (Hrsg.): Functioning and Management of European Beech Ecosystems. - Berlin : Springer, 2009. - 337-352.

Brumme, R., Borken, W.: N₂O emission from temperate beech forests soils. In: Brumme, Rainer ; Khanna, Partap K. (Hrsg.): Functioning and Management of European Beech Ecosystems. - Berlin : Springer, 2009. - 353-367.

Borken, W., Brumme, R.: Methane uptake by temperate forest soils. In: Brumme, Rainer ; Khanna, Partap K. (Hrsg.): Functioning and Management of European Beech Ecosystems. - Berlin : Springer, 2009. - 369-385.

Other publications

2012

Krüger, I., Schulz, C., Borken, W.: Totholz als Kohlenstoffsenke: Ein Vergleich in bewirtschafteten und unbewirtschafteten Wäldern. LWF aktuell, 87, 24-26 (2012).