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Maik Lucas

Helmholtz Centre for Environmental ResearchORCID 0000-0002-4287-7666Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:imaging· 2

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Alexandra KravchenkoiD· 1 shared Andrey K. GuberiD· 1 shared Bernd Apelt· 1 shared Claus Florian StangeiD· 1 shared Hans J. VogeliD· 1 shared Lena RoheiD· 1 shared Reinhard WelliD· 1 shared Steffen SchlüteriD· 1 shared

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Root-pore interactions, the underestimated driver for rhizosphere structure and rhizosheath development

Maik Lucas, Andrey K. Guber, Alexandra Kravchenko

The paper investigates how root-induced changes and preferential root growth influence rhizosphere porosity and rhizosheath development, finding that their relative importance depends on soil macropore availability.

Plant Cell & Environment · Sep 29, 2025Peer-reviewedBiophysics

The distribution of particulate organic matter in the heterogeneous soil matrix - balancing between aerobic respiration and denitrification

Maik Lucas, Lena Rohe, Bernd Apelt, Claus Florian Stange, Hans J. Vogel, Reinhard Well, Steffen Schlüter

This study quantifies microscale hotspots of aerobic respiration and denitrification in soil by analyzing POM distribution, revealing distal POM as a key driver of denitrification and highlighting the need for improved predictive models.

The Science of The Total Environment · Aug 13, 2024Peer-reviewedPlant Biology