Publications by Dr. Lutz Merbold

• Schindler F, Merbold L, Karlsson S, Sprocati AR, Kothe E (2016) Seasonal change of microbial activity in microbially aided bioremediation. Journal of Geochemical Exploration external page doi: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2016.04.001
• Kittler F, Burjack I, Corradi CAR, Heimann M, Kolle O, Merbold L, Zimov N, Zimov SA and Göckede M (2016) Impacts of a decadal drainage disturbance on surface–atmosphere fluxes of carbon dioxide in a permafrost ecosystem. Biogeosciences Discussions external page doi: 10.5194/bg-2016-123
• Tramontana G, Jung M, Camps-Valls G, Ichii K, Raduly B, Reichstein M, Schwalm CR. Arain A, Cescatti A, Kiely G, Merbold L, Serrano-Ortiz P, Sickert S, Wolf S and Papale D (2016) Predicting carbon dioxide and energy fluxes across global FLUXNET sites with regression algorithms. Biogeosciences Discussions external page doi:10.5194/bg-2015-661
• van Dijk AIJM, Gash JH, van Gorsel E, Blanken PD, Cescatti A, Emmel C, Gielen B, Harman I, Kiely G, Merbold L, Montagnani L, Moors E, Roland M, Sottocornola M, Varlagin A, Williams CA, Wohlfahrt G (2015) Rainfall interception and the coupled surface water and energy balance. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 214-215: 402-415 doi: external page 10.1016/j.agrformet.2015.09.006
• Papale D, Black TA, Carvalhais N, Cescatti A, Chen J, Jung M, Kiely G, Lasslop G, Mahecha M, Margolis H, Merbold L, Montagnani L, Moors E, Olesen JE, Reichstein M, Tramontana G, van Gorsel E, Wohlfahrt G Raduly B (2015) Effect of spatial sampling from European flux-towers for estimating carbon and water fluxes with artificial neural networks. Journal of Geophysical Research - Biogeosciences external page doi:10.1002/2015JG002997
• Wolf B, Merbold L, Decock C, Tuzson B, Harris E, Six J, Emmenegger L and Mohn J (2015) First on-line isotopic characterization of N₂O emitted from intensively managed grassland. Biogeosciences 12, 2517-2531 doi: external page 10.5194/bg-12-2517-2015
• Petrescu AMR, Lohila A, Tuovinen JP, Baldocchic DD, Desai AR, Roulet NT, Vesala T, Dolman AJ, Oechel WC, Marcolla B, Friborg T, Rinne J, Matthes JH, Merbold L, Meijide A, Kiely G, Sottocornola M, Sachs T, Zona D, Varlagin A, Lai DYF, Veenendaal E, Parmentier FJW, Skiba U, Lund M, Hensen A, van Huissteden J, Flanagan LB, Shurpali NJ, Grünwald T, Humphreys ER, Jackowicz-Korczyński M, Aurela MA, Laurila T, Grüning C, Corradi CAR, Schrier-Uijls AP, Christensen TR, Tamstorf MP, Mastepanov M, Martikainen PJ, Verma SB, Bernhofer C and Cescattia A (2015) The uncertain climate footprint of wetlands under human pressure. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, doi: external page 10.1073/pnas.1416267112
• Xia J, Niu S, Luo Y, Ciais P, Janssens I, Chen J, Ammann C, Arain A, Blanken PD, Cescatti A, Bonal D, Buchmann N, Curtis PS, Chen S, Dong J, Flanagan LB, Frankenberg C, Georgiadis T, Gough CM, Hui D, Kiely G, Li J, Lund M, Magliulo V, Marcolla B, Merbold L, Montagnani L, Moors E, Olesen JE, Piao S, Raschi A, Roupsard O, Suyker AE, Urbaniak M, Vaccari F, Varlagin A, Vesala T, Wilkinson M, Weng E, Wohlfahrt G, Yan L (2015) Joint Control of Terrestrial Gross Primary Productivity by Plant Phenology and Physiology. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, doi: external page 10.1073/pnas.1413090112
• Eugster W and Merbold L (2015) Eddy Covariance For Quantifying Trace Gas Fluxes From Soils. SOIL 1, 187–205 doi: external page 10.5194/soil-1-187-2015
• Merbold L, Wohlfahrt G, Butterbach-Bahl K, Pilegaard K, DelSontro T, Stoy P, and Zona Z (2015) Preface: Towards a full greenhouse gas balance of the biosphere. Biogeosciences 12, 453–456, 2015 doi: external page 10.5194/bg-12-453-2015
• Kayler ZE, De Boeck HJ, Fatichi S, Grünzweig JM, Merbold L, McDowell N, Dukes JS: Experiments to Confront the Environmental Extremes of Climate Change (2015) Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 13(4): 219–225 doi:external page 10.1890/140174
• Yuan W, Cai W, Xia J, Liu S, Dong W, Chen J, Arain A, Blanken PD, Cescatti A, Wohlfahrt G, Georgiadis T, Genesio L, Gianelle D, Grelle A, Kiely G, Knohl A, Liu D, Marek M, Merbold L, Montagnani L, Panferov O, Peltoniemi M, Rambal S, Raschi A, Varlagin A, Xia J: Vegetation-specific model parameters are not required for estimating gross primary production (2014) Ecological Modeling doi: external page 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2014.08.017
• Song B, Niu S, Luo R, Luo Y, Chen J, You G, Olejnik J, Wohlfahrt G, Kiely G, Noormets A, Montagnani L, Cescatti A, Magliulo V, Law BE, Lund M, Varlagin A, Raschi A, Peichl M, Nilsson MA and Merbold L: Divergent apparent temperature sensitivity of terrestrial ecosystem respiration (2014) Journal of Plant Ecology. doi: external page 10.1093/jpe/rtu014
• Yuan W, Cai W, Xia J, Chen J, Liu S, Donga W, Merbold L, Law B, Arain A, Beringer J, Bernhofer C, Black A, Blanken PD, Cescatti A, Chena Y, Francois L, Gianelle D, Janssens IA, Jung M, Kato T, Kiely G, Liu D, Marcolla B, Montagnani L, Raschi A, Roupsard O, Varlagin A, Wohlfahrt G: Global comparison of light use efficiency models for simulating terrestrial vegetation gross primary production based on the LaThuile database (2014) Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 192-193, 108-120 doi: external page 10.1016/j.agrformet.2014.03.007
• Hiller RV, Bretscher D, DelSontro T, Diem T, Eugster W, Henneberger R, Hobi S, Hodson E, Imer D, Kreuzer M, Künzle T, Merbold L, Niklaus PA, Rihm B, Schellenberger A, Schroth MH, Schubert CJ, Siegrist H, Stieger J, Buchmann N, and Brunner D: Anthropogenic and natural methane fluxes in Switzerland synthesized within a spatially-explicit inventory (2014) Biogeosciences 11, 1941-1959 doi: external page 10.5194/bg-11-1941-2014
• Valentini R, Arneth A, Bombelli A, Castaldi S, Cazzolla Gatti R, Chevallier F, Ciais P, Grieco E, Hartmann J, Henry M, Houghton RA, Jung M, Kutsch WL, Malhi Y, Mayorga E, Merbold L, Murray-Tortarolo G, Papale D, Peylin P, Poulter B, Raymond PA, Santini M, Sitch S, Vaglio Laurin G, van der Werf GR, Williams CA, Scholes RJ : The full greenhouse gases budget of Africa: synthesis, uncertainties and vulnerabilities (2014) Biogeosciences 11, 381–407 doi: external page 10.5194/bg-11-381-2014. external page Highlighted in Nature "Biogeoscience: Africa's greenhouse-gas budget is in the red" in April 2014.
• Merbold L, Eugster W, Stieger J, Zahniser M, Nelson D and Buchmann N: Greenhouse gas budget (CO₂, CH₄ and N₂O) of intensively managed grassland following restoration (2014) Global Change Biology doi: external page 10.1111/gcb.12518
• McCallum I, Franklin O, Moltchanova E, Merbold L, Schmullius C, Shvidenko A, Schepaschenko D and Fritz S: Improved light and temperature responses for light use efficiency based GPP models (2013) Biogeosciences 10, 6577-6590 doi: external page 10.5194/bg-10-6577-2013
• Nyckowiak J, Lesny J, Merbold L, Niu S, Haas E, Kiese R, Butterbach-Bahl K and Olejnik J: Direct N₂O emissions from agricultural soils in Poland between 1960 - 2009 (2013) Regional Environmental Change doi: external page 10.1007/s10113-013-0543-2
• Kohler M, Leiber F, Willems H, Merbold L, Liesegang A: Influence of altitude on vitamin D and bone metabolism of lactating sheep and goats (2013) Journal of Animal Science doi: external page 10.2527/jas.2013-6702
• Imer D, Merbold L, Eugster W and Buchmann N: Temporal and spatial variations of CO₂, CH₄ and N₂O fluxes at three differently managed grasslands (2013), Biogeosciences 10, 5931-5945 doi: external page 10.5194/bg-10-5931-2013
• Wolf S, Eugster W, Ammann C, Haeni M, Zielis S, Hiller R, Stieger J, Imer D, Merbold L, Buchmann N: Contrasting response of grassland versus forest carbon and water fluxes to spring drought in Switzerland (2013) Environmental Research Letters, 8 035007 doi: external page 10.1088/1748-9326/8/3/035007
• Mohn J, Steinlin C, Merbold L, Emmenegger L, Hagedorn F: N₂O emissions and source processes in snow-covered soils in the Swiss Alps (2013), Isotopes in Environmental & Health Studies, doi: external page 10.1080/10256016.2013.826212
• Merbold L, Steinlin C, Hagedorn F: Winter greenhouse gas fluxes (CO₂, CH₄ and N₂O) from a sub-alpine grassland (2013), Biogeosciences 10, 3185-3203 doi: external page 10.5194/bg-10-3185-2013
• Jin C, Xiao X, Merbold L, Arneth Arneth, Veenendaal EM, Kutsch WL: Phenology and gross primary production of the two dominant savanna woodland ecosystems in Botswana and Zambia (2013), Remote Sensing of Environment 135, 189-201, doi: external page 10.1016/j.rse.2013.03.033
• Sjoestroem M, Zhao M, Archibald S, Arneth A, Cappelaere B, Falk U, de Grandcourt A, Hanan N, Kergoat L, Kutsch WL, Merbold L, Mougin E, Nickless A, Nouvellon Y, Scholes RJ, Veenendaal E and Jonas A: Evaluation of MODIS gross primary production for Africa using eddy covariance data (2013) Remote Sensing of Environment, 131: 275-286, doi: external page 10.1016/j.rse.2012.12.023
• Wang T, Brender P, Ciais P, Piao S, Mahecha MD, Chevallier F, Reichstein M, Ottlé C, Maignan F, Arain A, Bohrer G, Cescatti A, Kiely G, Law BE, Merbold L, Montagnani L, Moors E, Osborne B, Panferov O, Papale D, Vaccari FP: State-dependent errors in a land surface model across biomes inferred from eddy covariance observations on multiple timescales (2012) Ecological Modelling 246: 11-25, doi: external page 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.07.017
• Stoy P, Mauder M, Foken T, Marcolla B, Boegh E, Ibrom A, Arain MA, Arneth A, Aurela M, Bernhofer C, Cescatti A, Dellwik E, Duce P, Gianelle D, van Gorsel E, Kiely G, Knohl A, Margolis H, McCaughey J, Merbold L, Montagnani L, Papale D, Reichstein M, Serrano-Ortiz P, Sottocornola M, Saunders M, Spano D, Vaccari F, Varlagin A: The energy balance closure of FLUXNET research sites (2013) Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 171: 137-152, doi: external page 10.1016/j.agrformet.2012.11.004
• Sun Z, Gebremichael M, Ardö J, Nickless A, Caquet B, Merbold L, Kutsch WL: Estimation of daily evapotranspiration over Africa using MODIS/Terra and SEVIRI/MSG data (2012) Atmospheric Research 112: 35-44. doi: external page 10.1016/j.atmosres.2012.04.005
• Akkerman T, Lauwaet D, Demuzere M, Vogel G, Nouvellon Y, Ardö J, Caquet B, De Grandcourt A, Merbold L, Kutsch WL, Van Lipzig N: Validation and comparison of two soil-vegetation-atmosphere transfer models for Tropical Africa (2012) Journal of Geophysical Research - Biogeosciences, doi: external page 10.1029/2011JG001802
• Merbold L, Rogiers N, Eugster W: Winter CO₂ fluxes in a sub-alpine grassland in relation to snow cover, radiation and temperature (2012) Biogeochemistry doi: external page 10.1007/s10533-011-9647-2
• Kutsch W.L., Merbold L., Ziegler W., Mukelabai M.M., Muchinda M., Kolle O., Scholes R.J.: The Charcoal Trap: Miombo Forests and the Energy Needs of People (2011) Carbon Balance and Management 6:5 doi: external page 10.1186/1750-0680-6-5
• Jung M., Reichstein M, Margolis H., Cescatti A., Richardson A., Arain A., Arneth A, Bernhofer C., Bonal D., Chen J., Gianelle D., Gobron N., KIely G., Kutsch W.L., Lasslop L, Law B.E., Lindroth A., Merbold L., Montagnani L., Moors E., Papale D., Sottocornola M., Vaccari F.P., Williams C.A.: Global patterns of land-atmosphere fluxes of carbon dioxide, latent heat, and sensible heat derived from eddy covariance, satellite, and meteorological observations (2011) Journal of Geophysical Research - Biogeosciences, doi: external page 10.1029/2010JG001566
• de Villiers MS, Mecenero, S., Sherley, R.B., Heinze, E., Kieser, J, Leshoro, T.M., Merbold, L., Nordt, A., Parsons, N.J. and Peter H.-U.: Introduced European rabbits ( Oryctolagus cuniculus) and domestic cats ( Felis catus) on Robben Island: Population trends and management recommendations (2011) Journal of South African Journal of Wildlife Research 40(2): 139-148, doi: external page 10.3957/056.040.0205
• Sjöström M, Ardö, J., Arneth, A., Boulain, N., Cappelaere, B., Eklundh, L., de Grandcourt, A., Kutsch, W.L., Merbold, L., Nouvellon, Y., Scholes, R.J., Schubert, P., Seaquist, J. and Veenendaal, E.M.: Exploring the potential of MODIS EVI for modeling gross primary production across African ecosystems (2011), Remote Sensing of Environment, in press, doi: external page 10.1016/j.rse.2010.12.013
• Merbold L, Ziegler, W., Mukelabai, M.M. and Kutsch W.L. Spatial and temporal variation of CO₂ efflux along a disturbance gradient in a miombo woodland in Western Zambia (2011), Biogeosciences 8, 147-164, doi: external page 10.5194/bg-8-147-2011
• Chuixiang Yi, Ricciuto D, Runze L, Wolbeck J, Xiyan X, Mats N, ... , Merbold L, ... , et. al.:Climate control of terrestrial carbon exchange across biomes and continents (2010) Environmental Research Letters 5, 034007, doi: external page 10.1088/1748-9326/5/3/034007
• Merbold L, Kutsch W.L., Corradi C., Kolle O., Rebmann C., Stoy P.C., Zimov Z.A. and Schulze E.-D. Artificial drainage and associated carbon fluxes (CO₂/CH₄) in a tundra ecosystem (2009) Global Change Biology 15, 2599-2614, doi: external page 10.1111/j.1365-2426.2009.01962.x
• Merbold L, J. Ardoe, A. Arneth, R.J.Scholes, Y. Nouvellon, A. de Grandcourt, S. Archibald, J.M Bonnefond, N. Boulain, N. Brueggemann, C. Bruemmer, B. Cappelaere, E. Ceschia, H.A.M El-Khidir, B.A. El-Tahir, U.Falk, L. Kergoatz, J. Lloyd, Valerie Le Dantec, E. Mougin, M. Muchinda, M. M. Mukelabai, D. Ramier, O. Roupsard, F. Timouk and W.L. Kutsch: Precipitation as driver of carbon fluxes in 11 African ecosystems (2009) Biogeosciences 6, 1027-1041 doi: external page 10.5194/bg-6-1027-2009

Book chapters

• Loubet B, Ammann C, Castell JF, Emberson L, Ganzeveld L, Kowalski AS, Laville P, Merbold L, Personne E, Stella P, Tuovinen JP and Tuzet A (2015)  O3  and NOx  Exchange.  In: Review and Integration of Biosphere-Atmosphere Modelling of Reactive Trace Gases and Volatile Aerosols Eds: Massad RS and Loubet B, p. 163-167, Springer Netherlands, ISBN: 978-94-017-7284-6

• Massad RS, Sutton MA, Bash JO, Bedos C, Carrara A, Cellier P, Delon C, Famulari D, Genermont S, Horvath L. and Merbold L (2015) Soil and Litter Exchange of Reactive Trace Gases. In: Review and Integration of Biosphere-Atmosphere Modelling of Reactive Trace Gases and Volatile Aerosols Eds: Massad RS and Loubet B, p. 207-213, Springer Netherlands, ISBN: 978-94-017-7284-6