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Stefan Scheu

University of Göttingen

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

16

DOWNLOADS

912

TOTAL CITATIONS

4

Scholarly Papers (16)

1.

Optimising High-Throughput Sequencing Data Analysis, from Gene Database Selection to the Analysis of Compositional Data: A Case Study on Tropical Soil Nematodes

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 08 Apr 2022
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Göttingen and University of Göttingen
Downloads 120 (596,393)

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Amplicon sequence variants (ASV), Compositional data analysis, High-throughput sequencing, Nematode, Operational taxonomic units (OTU), Reference database

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Life History Traits in Microarthropods: Evidence for a Soil Animal Economics Spectrum

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 01 Jul 2024
University of Göttingen, University of Graz, University of Marburg, University of Göttingen, University of Göttingen and University of Göttingen
Downloads 103 (674,591)

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species coexistence, soil biodiversity, functional trait, r-K selection, fast-slow continuum, life-history tactics

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Changes in Oribatid Mite Community Structure Along Two Altitudinal Gradients in Asia and Europe as Related to Environmental Factors

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 22 Oct 2022
University of Göttingen, University of Göttingen, Chinese Academy of Sciences, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Göttingen and University of Göttingen
Downloads 94 (725,554)

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mountains, biodiversity, climatic fluctuations, environmental factors, sex and parthenogenesis, soil animal

4.

Location in Soil Pores as Determinant of Resource Accessibility for Microarthropods

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 03 Aug 2024
University of Göttingen, Technische Universität München (TUM), affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Göttingen, University of Göttingen, École Normale Supérieure (ENS) and University of Göttingen
Downloads 91 (759,537)

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soil physical structure, micro-scale feeding, PLFA, springtail, Collembola, 13C label

5.

Litter Decomposition is Interactively Controlled by Land-Use, Soil Fauna and Litter Quality, But Unaffected by the Input of Belowground Carbon Resources

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 21 Oct 2022
Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, University of Göttingen, University of Göttingen, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Göttingen and German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig
Downloads 91 (736,406)

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Leaf stoichiometry, litterbags, forest type, trenching, root exclusion

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Urbanization and Urban Habitat Fragmentation Do Not Compromise Soil Food Web Complexity and Conservation Value

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 05 Feb 2023
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Chinese Academy of Sciences, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Göttingen and Chinese Academy of Sciences
Downloads 61 (951,658)

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urbanization, habitat fragmentation, litter-dwelling arthropods, trophic level, food web

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Amino Acid Isotopes in Functional Assemblages of Collembola Reveal the Influence of Vertical Resource Heterogeneity and Root Energy Supply on Trophic Interactions in Soil Food Webs

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 28 Feb 2022
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), University of Göttingen, University of Göttingen and University of Göttingen
Downloads 53 (1,031,043)
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compound specific isotope analysis of amino acids, collembola, mycorrhizal fungi, root trenching, saprotrophic microorganisms, trophic position

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Temperature, phosphorous and layer affect the community composition of Enchytraeidae (Annelida, Clitellata) in forest floors

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 14 Nov 2025
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Göttingen, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Göttingen and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 48 (1,097,529)

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Pot worms, Soil fauna, Community analysis, Metabarcoding, COI

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Nutrient cycling, Norway spruce, Douglas-fir, European beech, mixed forests, monocultures

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Variations in Trophic Niches of Soil Microarthropods with Elevation in Two Distant Mountain Regions in Eurasia as Indicated by Stable Isotopes (15n, 13c)

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 13 Jul 2023
University of Göttingen, University of Göttingen, University of Göttingen, Chinese Academy of Sciences, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Göttingen and University of Göttingen
Downloads 38 (1,209,354)

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food web, niche differentiation, soil mites, Oribatida, body size, reproductive mode

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Plant Roots are More Strongly Linked to Microorganisms in Leaf Litter Rather than in Soil Across Tropical Land-Use Systems

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 16 Oct 2023
University of Göttingen, University of Göttingen, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB University), University of Göttingen, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig and University of Göttingen
Downloads 37 (1,236,159)

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roots, litter, land use, microbial biomass, basal resources, trenching

12.

Depth-Dependent Dynamics of Microarthropods in Forest Floors Along Temperature and Soil Phosphorus Gradients

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 15 Mar 2025
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Göttingen and University of Göttingen
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Forest floor, Collembola, Oribatida, Temperature gradient, phosphorus gradient

Temperature and phosphorus gradients shape the trophic structure and basal resource use of soil microarthropods as indicated by bulk and amino acid stable isotope analyses

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 17 Mar 2026
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Göttingen, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Göttingen
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Collembola, Oribatida, trophic niches, basal resources, stable isotopes, CSIA-AA

Temperature and phosphorus gradients shape the trophic structure and basal resource use of soil microarthropods as indicated by bulk and amino acid stable isotope analyses

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 17 Mar 2026
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Göttingen, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Göttingen
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Collembola, Oribatida, trophic niches, basal resources, stable isotopes, CSIA-AA

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Cropping Systems and Ecological Groups of Soil Animals Jointly Affect the Transfer of Root-Derived Carbon and Mineral Nitrogen into the Soil Food Web

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 16 Jul 2024
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), University of Tübingen, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Göttingen and University of Göttingen
Downloads 29 (1,332,057)
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Agroecosystem, 13C Pulse labelling, 15N labelling, Compound specific stable isotope analysis of amino acids, trophic interactions

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Complementary Nitrogen Use by Legume and Grass Enhances Plant Productivity Irrespective of Earthworm Species

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 21 Jun 2024
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Göttingen, University of Göttingen and University of Göttingen
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Plant mixture, Nutrient uptake, Niche complementarity, Earthworm species, Stable isotope, PLFA

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Phosphorus and depth reveal differences between bulk and amino acid stable isotope estimates of Collembola trophic position

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 21 Mar 2026
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Göttingen and University of Göttingen
Downloads 18 (1,481,165)

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Soil fauna, soil depth, bulk stable isotope analysis, CSIA-AA