Dr. rer. nat. Gerrit Angst

Job Position: Head of Laboratory - Soil Biochemistry

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Phone: +420 387 775 782
E-mail: gerrit.angst@bc.cas.cz
Room: NB 319

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Publications:

2022

Angst, G., Frouz, J., van Groenigen, J.W., Scheu, S., Kögel-Knabner, I.., Eisenhauer, N. (2022): Earthworms as catalysts in the formation and stabilization of soil microbial necromass. Global Change Biology 28, 4775-4782. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16208

Angst, G., Lichner, L., Csecserits, A., Emsens, W.-J., van Diggelen, R., Veselá, H., Cajthaml, T., Frouz, J. (2022): Controls on labile and stabilized soil organic matter during long-term ecosystem development. Geoderma 426, 116090. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.116090

Angst, Š., Veselá, H., Bartuška, M., Jílková, V., Frouz, J., Angst, G. (2022): Changes in the quality of marcescent and shed senescent leaves during the dormant season. Plant and Soil 474, 373–382. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-022-05341-4

Li, M., Meador, T., Sauheitl, L., Guggenberger, G., Angst, G. (2022): Substrate quality effects on stabilized soil carbon reverse with depth. Geoderma 406, 115511. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2021.115511

Jílková, V., Angst, G. (2022): Biochar and compost amendments to a coarse-textured temperate agricultural soil lead to nutrient leaching. Applied Soil Ecology 173, 104393. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2022.104393

Sun, D., Lin, Q., Angst, G., Huang, L., Csecserits, A., Emsens, J.-W., van Diggelen, R., Vicena, J., Cajthaml, T., Frouz, J. (2022): Microbial communities in soil macro-aggregates with less connected networks respire less across successional and geographic gradients. European Journal of Soil Biology 108, 103378. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2021.103378

2021
Angst, G., Mueller, K.E., Nierop, K.G.J., Simpson, M.J. (2021): Plant- or microbial-derived? A review on the molecular composition of stabilized soil organic matter. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 156, 108189. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2021.108189

Angst, G., Pokorný, J., Mueller, C.W., Prater, I., Preusser, S., Kandeler, E., Meador, T., Straková, P., Hájek, T., van Buiten, G., Angst, Š. (2021): Soil texture affects the coupling of litter decomposition and soil organic matter formation. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 159, 108302. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2021.108302

Vidal, A., Klöffel, T., Guige, J., Angst, G., Steffens, M., Hoeschen, C., Mueller, C.W. (2021): Visualizing the transfer of organic matter from decaying plant residues to soil mineral surfaces controlled by microorganisms. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 160, 108347. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2021.108347

2020

Angst, G., Angst, Š., Frouz, J., Peterse, F., Nierop, K.G.J. (2020): Preferential degradation of leaf- vs. root-derived organic carbon in earthworm-affected soil. Geoderma 372, 114391. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2020.114391

Prater, I., Zubrzycki, S., Beugger, F., Zoor-Füllgraff, L.C., Angst, G., Dannemann, M., Mueller, C.W. (2020): From fibrous plan residues to mineral-associated organic carbon - the fate of organic matter in Arctic permafrost soils. Biogeosciences 17, 3367 - 3383. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-3367-2020

Ahrens, B., Guggenberger, G., Rethemeyer, J., John, S., Marschner, B., Heinze, S., Angst, G., Mueller, C.W., Kögel-Knabner, I., Leuschner, C., Hertel, D., Bachmann, J., Reichstein, M., Schrumpf, M. (2020): Combination of energy limitation and sorption capacity explains 14C depth gradients. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 107912. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2020.107912

2019

Angst, G., Mueller, C.W., Prater, I., Angst, Š., Frouz, J., Jílková, V., Peterse, F., Nierop, K.G.J. (2019): Earthworms act as biochemical reactors to convert labile plant compounds into stabilized soil microbial necromass. Communications Biology 2, 442. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-019-0684-z

Angst, G., Mueller, K.E., Eissenstat, D.M., Trumbore, S., Freeman, K.H., Hobbie, S.E., Chorover, J., Oleksyn, J., Reich, P.B., Mueller, C.W. (2019): Soil organic carbon stability in forests: distinct effects of tree species identity and traits. Global Change Biology 25 (4), 1529-1546. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14548

Angst, Š., Harantová, L., Baldrian, P., Angst, G., Cajthaml, T., Straková, P., Blahut, J., Veselá, H. (2019): Tree species identity alters decomposition of understory litter and associated microbial communities: a case study. Biology and Fertility of Soils. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-019-01360-z

Preusser, S., Poll, C., Marhan, S., Angst, G., Mueller, C.W., Bachmann, J., Kandeler, E. (2019): Fungi and bacteria respond differently to changing environmental conditions within a soil profile. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 137, 107543. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2019.107543

2018

Angst, G., Nierop, K.G.J., Angst, Š, Frouz, J. (2018): Abundance of lipids in differently sized aggregates depends on their chemical composition. Biogeochemistry 140(1): 111 - 125. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-018-0481-7

Angst, G., Messinger, J., Greiner, M., Häusler, W., Hertel, D., Kirfel, K., Kögel-Knabner, I., Leuschner,  C., Rethemeyer, J., Mueller, C.W. (2018): Soil organic carbon stocks in topsoil and subsoil controlled by parent material, carbon input in the rhizosphere, and microbial-derived compounds. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 122(C):19-30. DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2018.03.026

Angst, G., Mueller, C.W., Angst, Š., Pivokonský, M., Franklin, J., Stahl, P.D., Frouz, J. (2018): Fast accrual of C and N in soil organic matter fractions following post-mining reclamation across the USA. Journal of Environmental Management 209(C):216 - 226. 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.12.050

2017

Angst G., Cajthaml, T., Angst, Š., Mueller, K.E., Kögel-Knabner, I., Beggel, S., Kriegs, S., Mueller, C.W. (2017): Performance of base hydrolysis methods in extracting bound lipids from plant material, soils, and sediments. Organic Geochemistry. DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2017.08.004

Angst, G., Mueller, K.E., Kögel-Knabner, I. Freeman, K.H., Mueller, C.W. (2017): Aggregation controls the stability of lignin and lipids in clay-sized particulate and mineral associated organic matter. Biogeochemistry 132(3):307 - 324. DOI: 10.1007/s10533-017-0304-2

Angst, Š., Cajthaml, T., Angst, G., Šimáčková, H., Brus, J., Frouz, J (2017): Retention of dead standing plant biomass (marcescence) increases subsequent litter decomposition in the soil organic layer. Plant and Soil. DOI: 10.1007/s11104-017-3318-6

Angst, Š., Mueller, C.W., Cajthaml, T., Angst, G., Lhotáková, Z., Bartuška, M., Špaldonová, A., Frouz, J. (2017): Stabilization of soil organic matter by earthworms is connected with physical protection rather than with chemical changes of organic matter. Geoderma 289:29 - 35. DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2016.11.017

Heggemann, T., Welp. G., Amelung, W., Angst, G., Franz, S.O., Koszinski, S., Schmidt, K., Pätzold, S. (2017): Proximal gamma-ray spectrometry for site-independent in situ prediction of soil texture on ten heterogeneous fields in Germany using support vector machines. Soil and Tillage Research 168:99-109. DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2016.10.008

Tückmantel, T., Leuschner, C., Preusser, S., Kandeler, E., Angst, G., Mueller, C.W., Meier, I.C. (2017): Root exudation patterns in a beech forest: Dependence on soil depth, root morphology, and environment. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 107:188-197. DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2017.01.006

2016

Angst, G., John, S., Mueller, C.W., Kögel-Knabner, I., Rethemeyer, J. (2016): Tracing the sources and spatial distribution of organic carbon in subsoils using a multi-biomarker approach. Scientific Reports 6, doi:10.1038/srep29478. https://www.nature.com/articles/srep29478

Angst, G., Heinrich, L., Kögel-Knabner, I., Mueller, C.W. (2016): The fate of cutin and suberin of decaying leaves, needles and roots - Inferences from the initial decomposition of bound fatty acids. Organic Geochemistry 95:81-92. DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2016.02.006

Angst, G., Kögel-Knabner, I., Kirfel, K., Hertel, D., Mueller, C.W. (2016): Spatial distribution and chemical composition of soil organic matter fractions in rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere soil under European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.). Geoderma 264A:179-187. DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2015.10.016

2014

Wiesmeier, M., Barthold, F., Spörlein, P., Geuß, U., Hangen, E., Reischel, A., Schilling, B., Angst, G., von Lützow, M., Kögel-Knabner, I. (2014): Estimation of total organic carbon storage and its driving factors in soils of Bavaria (southeast Germany). Geoderma Regional 1:67-78. DOI: 10.1016/j.geodrs.2014.09.001

 

Publications
Total found: 32 records
Angst G., Angst Š., Frouz J., Jabinski S., Jílková V., Kukla J., Li M., Meador T.B., Angel R. (2024) Stabilized microbial necromass in soil is more strongly coupled with microbial diversity than the bioavailability of plant inputs Soil Biology and Biochemistry 190 : Article number 109323.
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2024.109323
Jílková V., Macek P., Angst G., Bartuška M., Starý J., Šustr V., Devetter M. (2024) Macrofauna amplify plant litter decomposition and stabilization in arctic soils in a warming climate. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 188 : 109245.
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2023.109245
Kaštovská E., Choma M., Angst G., Remus R., Augustin J., Kolb S., Wirth S. (2024) Root but not shoot litter fostered the formation of mineral-associated organic matter in eroded arable soils Soil & Tillage Research 235 : Article number 105871.
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2023.105871
Kellerová A., Angst G., Jílková V. (2024) Earthworms facilitate stabilization of both more-available maize biomass and more-recalcitrant maize biochar on mineral particles in an agricultural soil Soil Biology and Biochemistry 189 : Article number 109278.
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2023.109278
Liu Q., Eisenhauer N., Scheu S., Angst G., Bücker M., Huang Y., Meador T.B., Schädler M. (2024) Climate‑dependent plant responses to earthworms in two land‑use types Oecologia 204 : 133–146.
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-023-05493-9
Angst G., Mueller K.E., Castellano M.J., Vogel C., Wiesmeier M., Mueller C.W. (2023) Unlocking complex soil systems as carbon sinks: multi-pool management as the key Nature Communications 14 : Article number 2967.
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38700-5
Eisenhauer N., Angst G., Asato A.E.B., Beugnon R., Bönisch E., Cesarz S., Dietrich P., Jurburg S.D., Madaj A.-M., Reuben R.C., Ristok Ch., Sünnemann M., Yi H., Guerra C.A., Hines J. (2023) The heterogeneity–diversity–system performance nexus National Science Review 10 : Article number nwad109.
DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwad109
Jílková V., Adámek M., Angst G., Tůmová M., Devetter M. (2023) Post-fire forest floor succession in a Central European temperate forest depends on organic matter input from recovering vegetation rather than on pyrogenic carbon input from fire Science of the Total Environment 861 : Article number 160659.
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160659
Mudrák O., Angst Š., Angst G., Veselá H., Schnablová R., Herben T., Frouz J. (2023) Ecological significance of standing dead phytomass: Marcescence as a puzzle piece to the nutrient cycle in temperate ecosystems Journal of Ecology 111 : 2245–2256.
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.14174
Yang S., Angst G., Jandová K., Kukla J., Meador T.B., Paterson E., Jílková V. (2023) Early- and later-stage priming effects induced by spruce root fractions are regulated by substrate availability, stoichiometry and C input Geoderma 437 : Article number 116610.
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2023.116610
Angst G., Frouz J., van Groenigen J.W., Scheu S., Kögel-Knabner I., Eisenhauer N. (2022) Earthworms as catalysts in the formation and stabilization of soil microbial necromass Global Change Biology 28 : 4775–4782.
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16208
Angst G., Lichner L., Csecserits A., Emsens W.-J. , van Diggelen R. , Veselá H., Cajthaml T., Frouz J. (2022) Controls on labile and stabilized soil organic matter during long-term ecosystem development Geoderma 426 : Article number 116090.
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.116090
Angst Š., Veselá H., Bartuška M., Jílková V., Frouz J., Angst G. (2022) Changes in the quality of marcescent and shed senescent leaves during the dormant season Plant and Soil 474 : 373-382.
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-022-05341-4
Jílková V., Angst G. (2022) Biochar and compost amendments to a coarse-textured temperate agricultural soil lead to nutrient leaching Applied Soil Ecology 173 : Article number 104393.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2022.104393
Li M., Meador T.B., Sauheitl L., Guggenberger G., Angst G. (2022) Substrate quality effects on stabilized soil carbon reverse with depth Geoderma 406 : Article number 115511.
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2021.115511
Sun D., Lin Q., Angst G., Huang L., Anikó C., Emsens W.-J. , van Diggelen R. , Vicena J., Cajthaml T., Frouz J. (2022) Microbial communities in soil macro-aggregates with less connected networks respire less across successional and geographic gradients European Journal of Soil Biology 108 : Article number 103378.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2021.103378
Angst G., Mueller K.E., Nierop K.G.J., Simpson M.J. (2021) Plant- or microbial-derived? A review on the molecular composition of stabilized soil organic matter Soil Biology and Biochemistry 156 : Article number 108189.
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2021.108189

Documents to download:
Angst et al. 2021 (pdf)
Angst G., Pokorný J., Mueller C.W., Prater I., Preusser S., Kandeler E., Meador T.B., Straková P., Hájek T., van Buiten G. , Angst Š. (2021) Soil texture affects the coupling of litter decomposition and soil organic matter formation Soil Biology and Biochemistry 159 : Article number 108302.
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2021.108302
Vidal A., Klöffel T., Guigue J., Angst G., Steffens M., Hoeschen C., Mueller C.W. (2021) Visualizing the transfer of organic matter from decaying plant residues to soil mineral surfaces controlled by microorganisms Soil Biology and Biochemistry 160 : Article number 108347.
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2021.108347
Ahrens B., Guggenberger G., Rethemeyer J., John S., Marschner B., Heinze S., Angst G., Mueller C.W., Kögel-Knabner I., Leuschner Ch., Hertel D., Bachmann J., Reichstein M., Schrumpf M. (2020) Combination of energy limitation and sorption capacity explains 14C depth gradients Soil Biology and Biochemistry 148 : Article number 107912.
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2020.107912

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