Wolfgang Wilcke

Land use intensification results in abrupt transitions between extensively and intensively managed grasslands

Abstract Understanding whether land use intensification causes regime shifts (i.e. persistent, large changes in ecosystem states) is of key importance for management, particularly if these shifts occur abruptly as thresholds in land use intensity are crossed. Further, these thres...

Polyethylene microplastics mineralize slowly in soil but integrate into soil structures and organic matter

Abstract Polyethylene is the most abundant microplastic in agricultural soils and can alter soil properties and plant health. However, microbial mineralization rates and the fate of polymer-derived carbon in soil remain poorly understood. We incubated UV-aged 13 C-labeled polyeth...