Dr. habil. Sergey A. Blagodatsky

Profile

Academic positionLecturer, Assistant Professor, Researcher
Research fieldsSoil Sciences,Geomorphology,Microbial Ecology and Applied Microbiology
KeywordsEcological modelling, Elevated CO2, Nutrient cycling, Rhizosphere, Soil microbial ecology

Current contact address

CountryGermany
CityGarmisch-Partenkirchen
InstitutionKarlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
InstituteInstitut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung - Atmosphärische Umweltforschung (IMK-IFU)

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Jörg RichterInstitut für Geoökologie, Technische Universität Carolo-Wilhelmina zu Braunschweig, Braunschweig
Prof. Dr. Otto RichterInstitut für Geoökologie, Technische Universität Carolo-Wilhelmina zu Braunschweig, Braunschweig
Dr. Traute-Heidi AndersonInstitut für Agrarökologie, Bundesforschungsanstalt für Landwirtschaft (FAL), Braunschweig
Prof. Dr. Yakov KuzyakovLehrstuhl Agrarökosystemforschung, Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth
Start of initial sponsorship01/02/1996

Programme(s)

1995Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2025Wirsching, Johannes and Endress, Martin-Georg and Di Lodovico, Eliana and Blagodatsky, Sergey and Fricke, Christian and Lorenz, Marcel and Marhan, Sven and Kandeler, Ellen and Poll, Christian: Coupling energy balance and carbon flux during cellulose degradation in arable soils. In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 202, 2025, 109691
2024Kästner, Matthias and Maskow, Thomas and Miltner, Anja and Lorenz, Marcel and Thiele-Bruhn, Sören and Bölscher, Tobias and Blagodatsky, Sergey and Streck, Thilo and Pagel, Holger and Blagodatskaya, Evgenia: Gibbs energy or enthalpy—{What} is relevant for microbial {C}-turnover in soils?. In: Global Change Biology, 30, 2024, e17183
2024Vogel, H.-J. and Amelung, W. and Baum, C. and Bonkowski, M. and Blagodatsky, S. and Grosch, R. and Herbst, M. and Kiese, R. and Koch, S. and Kuhwald, M. and König, S. and Leinweber, P. and Lennartz, B. and Müller, C. W. and Pagel, H. and Rillig, M. C. and Rüschhoff, J. and Russell, D. and Schnepf, A. and Schulz, S. and Siebers, N. and Vetterlein, D. and Wachendorf, C. and Weller, U. and Wollschläger, U.: How to adequately represent biological processes in modeling multifunctionality of arable soils. In: Biology and Fertility of Soils, 60, 2024, 263--306
2024Zhang, Zhou and Chen, Ruirui and Blagodatskaya, Evgenia and Blagodatsky, Sergey and Liu, Deyan and Yu, Yongjie and Zhu, Xiaolin and Feng, Youzhi: Long-term application of mineral fertilizer weakens the stability of microbial {N}-transforming functions via the decrease of soil microbial diversity. In: Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, 3, 2024,
2024Pingthaisong, Wimonsiri and Blagodatsky, Sergey and Vityakon, Patma and Cadisch, Georg: Mixing plant residues of different quality reduces priming effect and contributes to soil carbon retention. In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 188, 2024, 109242
2024Endress, Martin-Georg and Dehghani, Fatemeh and Blagodatsky, Sergey and Reitz, Thomas and Schlüter, Steffen and Blagodatskaya, Evgenia: Spatial substrate heterogeneity limits microbial growth as revealed by the joint experimental quantification and modeling of carbon and heat fluxes. In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 197, 2024, 109509
2024Schlüter, Steffen and Lucas, Maik and Grosz, Balazs and Ippisch, Olaf and Zawallich, Jan and He, Hongxing and Dechow, Rene and Kraus, David and Blagodatsky, Sergey and Senbayram, Mehmet and Kravchenko, Alexandra and Vogel, Hans-Jörg and Well, Reinhard: The anaerobic soil volume as a controlling factor of denitrification: a review. In: Biology and Fertility of Soils, 2024,
2024Endress, Martin-Georg and Chen, Ruirui and Blagodatskaya, Evgenia and Blagodatsky, Sergey: The coupling of carbon and energy fluxes reveals anaerobiosis in an aerobic soil incubation with a \textit{{B}}\textit{acillota}-dominated community. In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 195, 2024, 109478
2024van Bommel, Miriam and Arndt, Karoline and Endress, Martin-Georg and Dehghani, Fatemeh and Wirsching, Johannes and Blagodatskaya, Evgenia and Blagodatsky, Sergey and Kandeler, Ellen and Marhan, Sven and Poll, Christian and Ruess, Liliane: Under the lens: {Carbon} and energy channels in the soil micro-food web. In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 199, 2024, 109575
2024Laub, Moritz and Blagodatsky, Sergey and Van de Broek, Marijn and Schlichenmaier, Samuel and Kunlanit, Benjapon and Six, Johan and Vityakon, Patma and Cadisch, Georg: {SAMM} version 1.0: a numerical model for microbial- mediated soil aggregate formation. In: Geoscientific Model Development, 17, 2024, 931--956
2023Chen, Hao and Rosinger, Christoph and Blagodatsky, Sergey and Reichel, Rüdiger and Li, Bo and Kumar, Amit and Rothardt, Steffen and Luo, Jie and Brüggemann, Nicolas and Kage, Henning and Bonkowski, Michael: Straw amendment and nitrification inhibitor controlling {N} losses and immobilization in a soil cooling-warming experiment. In: Science of The Total Environment, 870, 2023, 162007
2021Selezneva, Aleksandra E and Ivashchenko, Kristina V and Sushko, Sofia V and Zhuravleva, Anna I and Ananyeva, Nadezhda D and Blagodatsky, Sergey A: Microbial respiration and functional diversity of soil microbial community under treeline shifts in the {Northwestern} {Caucasus}. In: RUDN Journal of Agronomy and Animal Industries, 16, 2021, 226--237
2021Laub, Moritz and Ali, Rana Shahbaz and Demyan, Michael Scott and Nkwain, Yvonne Funkuin and Poll, Christian and Högy, Petra and Poyda, Arne and Ingwersen, Joachim and Blagodatsky, Sergey and Kandeler, Ellen and Cadisch, Georg: Modeling temperature sensitivity of soil organic matter decomposition: {Splitting} the pools. In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 153, 2021, 108108
2021Galitskaya, Polina and Biktasheva, Liliya and Blagodatsky, Sergey and Selivanovskaya, Svetlana: Response of bacterial and fungal communities to high petroleum pollution in different soils. In: Scientific Reports, 11, 2021, 1--18
2021Ivashchenko, Kristina and Sushko, Sofia and Selezneva, Alexandra and Ananyeva, Nadezhda and Zhuravleva, Anna and Kudeyarov, Valery and Makarov, Mikhail and Blagodatsky, Sergey: Soil microbial activity along an altitudinal gradient: {Vegetation} as a main driver beyond topographic and edaphic factors. In: Applied Soil Ecology, 168, 2021, 104197
2020Liu, Hongxi and Yi, Yujun and Blagodatsky, Sergey and Cadisch, Georg: Impact of forest cover and conservation agriculture on sediment export: {A} case study in a montane reserve, south-western {China}. In: Science of The Total Environment, 702, 2020, 134802
2020Lang, Rong and Goldberg, Stefanie D. and Blagodatsky, Sergey and Piepho, Hans-Peter and Hoyt, Alison M. and Harrison, Rhett D. and Xu, Jianchu and Cadisch, Georg: Mechanism of methane uptake in profiles of tropical soils converted from forest to rubber plantations. In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 145, 2020, 107796
2020Agumas, Birhanu and Blagodatsky, Sergey and Balume, Isaac and Musyoki, Mary K. and Marhan, Sven and Rasche, Frank: Microbial carbon use efficiency during plant residue decomposition: {Integrating} multi-enzyme stoichiometry and {C} balance approach. In: Applied Soil Ecology, 2020, 103820
2020Huber, Irene and Potapova, Katerina and Ammosova, Elena and Beyer, Wolfgang and Blagodatskiy, Sergey and Desyatkin, Roman and Hoelzle, Ludwig E and Ignateva, Margarita and Kokolova, Ludmila and Lemke, Stefanie: Symposium report: emerging threats for human health–impact of socioeconomic and climate change on zooanthroponosis in the {Republic} of {Sakha} ({Yakutia}), {Russia}. In: International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 79, 2020, 1715698
2020Laub, Moritz and Demyan, Michael Scott and Nkwain, Yvonne Funkuin and Blagodatsky, Sergey and Kätterer, Thomas and Piepho, Hans-Peter and Cadisch, Georg: {DRIFTS} band areas as measured pool size proxy to reduce parameter uncertainty in soil organic matter models. In: Biogeosciences, 17, 2020, 1393--1413
2019Ledo, Alicia and Hillier, Jonathan and Smith, Pete and Aguilera, Eduardo and Blagodatskiy, Sergey and Brearley, Francis Q and Datta, Ashim and Diaz-Pines, Eugenio and Don, Axel and Dondini, Marta: A global, empirical, harmonised dataset of soil organic carbon changes under perennial crops. In: Scientific data, 6, 2019, 1--7
2019Yang, Xueqing and Blagodatsky, Sergey and Marohn, Carsten and Liu, Hongxi and Golbon, Reza and Xu, Jianchu and Cadisch, Georg: Climbing the mountain fast but smart: {Modelling} rubber tree growth and latex yield under climate change. In: Forest ecology and management, 439, 2019, 55--69
2019Lang, Rong and Goldberg, Stefanie and Blagodatsky, Sergey and Piepho, Hans‐Peter and Harrison, Rhett D and Xu, Jianchu and Cadisch, Georg: Converting forests into rubber plantations weakened the soil {CH4} sink in tropical uplands. In: Land Degradation \& Development, 2019,
2019Borchard, Nils and Bulusu, Medha and Meyer, Nele and Rodionov, Andrei and Herawati, Hety and Blagodatsky, Sergey and Cadisch, Georg and Welp, Gerd and Amelung, Wulf and Martius, Christopher: Deep soil carbon storage in tree-dominated land use systems in tropical lowlands of {Kalimantan}. In: Geoderma, 354, 2019, 113864
2019Liu, Hongxi and Yang, Xueqing and Blagodatsky, Sergey and Marohn, Carsten and Liu, Feng and Xu, Jianchu and Cadisch, Georg: Modelling weed management strategies to control erosion in rubber plantations. In: Catena, 172, 2019, 345--355
2019Laub, Moritz and Blagodatsky, Sergey and Nkwain, Yvonne Funkuin and Cadisch, Georg: Soil sample drying temperature affects specific organic mid-{DRIFTS} peaks and quality indices. In: Geoderma, 355, 2019, 113897
2019Laub, Moritz and Demyan, Michael Scott and Nkwain, Yvonne Funkuin and Blagodatsky, Sergey and Kätterer, Thomas and Piepho, Hans-Peter and Cadisch, Georg: {DRIFTS} peaks as measured pool size proxy to reduce parameter uncertainty of soil organic matter models. In: Biogeosciences Discussions, 2019, 1--29
2018Laub, Moritz and Blagodatsky, Sergey and Lang, Rong and Yang, Xueqing and Cadisch, Georg: A mixed model for landscape soil organic carbon prediction across continuous profile depth in the mountainous subtropics. In: Geoderma, 330, 2018, 177--192
2018Liu, Hongxi and Blagodatsky, Sergey and Liu, Feng and Xu, Jianchu and Cadisch, Georg: Impact of rubber plantation age on erosive potential studied with {USLE} model. In: Journal of Applied Water Engineering and Research, 0, 2018, 1--10
2018Chen, Leiyi and Liu, Li and Mao, Chao and Qin, Shuqi and Wang, Jun and Liu, Futing and Blagodatsky, Sergey and Yang, Guibiao and Zhang, Qiwen and Zhang, Dianye: Nitrogen availability regulates topsoil carbon dynamics after permafrost thaw by altering microbial metabolic efficiency. In: Nature communications, 9, 2018, 1--11
2018Cadisch, Georg and Langenberger, Gerhard and Blagodatskiy, Sergey: Sustainable {Rubber} {Cultivation} in the {Mekong} {Region} ({SURUMER}). 2018,
2017Thellmann, Kevin and Blagodatsky, Sergey and Häuser, Inga and Liu, Hongxi and Wang, Jue and Asch, Folkard and Cadisch, Georg and Cotter, Marc: Assessing {Ecosystem} {Services} in {Rubber} {Dominated} {Landscapes} in {South}-{East} {Asia}—{A} {Challenge} for {Biophysical} {Modeling} and {Transdisciplinary} {Valuation}. In: Forests, 8, 2017, 505
2017Yang, Xueqing and Blagodatsky, Sergey and Liu, Feng and Beckschäfer, Philip and Xu, Jianchu and Cadisch, Georg: Rubber tree allometry, biomass partitioning and carbon stocks in mountainous landscapes of sub-tropical {China}. In: Forest Ecology and Management, 404, 2017, 84--99
2017Lang, Rong and Blagodatsky, Sergey and Xu, Jianchu and Cadisch, Georg: Seasonal differences in soil respiration and methane uptake in rubber plantation and rainforest. In: Agriculture, Ecosystems \& Environment, 240, 2017, 314--328
2016Liu, Hongxi and Blagodatsky, Sergey and Giese, Marcus and Liu, Feng and Xu, Jianchu and Cadisch, Georg: Impact of herbicide application on soil erosion and induced carbon loss in a rubber plantation of {Southwest} {China}. In: Catena, 145, 2016, 180--192
2016Yang, Xueqing and Blagodatsky, Sergey and Lippe, Melvin and Liu, Feng and Hammond, James and Xu, Jianchu and Cadisch, Georg: Land-use change impact on time-averaged carbon balances: {Rubber} expansion and reforestation in a biosphere reserve, {South}-{West} {China}. In: Forest Ecology and Management, 372, 2016, 149--163
2016Blagodatskaya, Еvgenia and Blagodatsky, Sergey and Khomyakov, Nikita and Myachina, Olga and Kuzyakov, Yakov: Temperature sensitivity and enzymatic mechanisms of soil organic matter decomposition along an altitudinal gradient on {Mount} {Kilimanjaro}. In: Scientific Reports, 6, 2016, 22240
2014Blagodatskaya, Evgenia and Khomyakov, Nikita and Myachina, Olga and Bogomolova, Irina and Blagodatsky, Sergey and Kuzyakov, Yakov: Microbial interactions affect sources of priming induced by cellulose. In: Soil Biology \& Biochemistry, 74, 2014, 39--49
2014Blagodatskaya, Evgenia and Blagodatsky, Sergey and Anderson, Traute-Heidi and Kuzyakov, Yakov: Microbial {Growth} and {Carbon} {Use} {Efficiency} in the {Rhizosphere} and {Root}-{Free} {Soil}. In: PLoS One, 9, 2014, e93282--Article No.: e93282
2014Yakushev, A. V. and Kuznetsova, I. N. and Blagodatskaya, E. V. and Blagodatsky, S. A.: Temperature dependence of the activity of polyphenol peroxidases and polyphenol oxidases in modern and buried soils. In: Eurasian Soil Science, 47, 2014, 459--465
2014Якушев, А.В. and Кузнецова, И.Н. and Благодатская, Е В and Благодатский, С А: Зависимость активности полифенолпероксидаз и полифенолоксидаз в современных и погребенных почвах от температуры. In: Почвоведение, 2014, 590--596
2012Blagodatsky, Sergey and Smith, Pete: Soil physics meets soil biology: {Towards} better mechanistic prediction of greenhouse gas emissions from soil. In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 47, 2012, 78--92
2011Evgenia Blagodatskaya, Tatyana Yuyukina, Sergey Blagodatsky, Yakov Kuzyakov: Turnover of soil organic matter and of microbial biomass under C-3-C-4 vegetation change: Consideration of C-13 fractionation and preferential substrate utilization. In: Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 2011, 159-166
2011Blagodatskaya, E. and Yuyukina, T. and Blagodatsky, S. and Kuzyakov, Y.: Turnover of soil organic matter and of microbial biomass under {C3}–{C4} vegetation change: {Consideration} of {13C} fractionation and preferential substrate utilization. In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 43, 2011, 159--166
2010Evgenia Blagodatskaya, Sergey Blagodatsky, Maxim Dorodnikov, Yakov Kuzyakov: Elevated atmospheric CO2 increases microbial growth rates in soil: results of three CO2 enrichment experiments. In: GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY, 2010, 836-848
2010Sergey A. Blagodatsky, Evgenia Blagodatskaya, Tatyana Yuyukina, Yakov Kuzyakov: Model of apparent and real priming effects: Linking microbial activity with soil organic matter decomposition. In: Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 2010, 1275-1283