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Faculty of Mathematics and Natural SciencesInstitute of Zoology - AG Bonkowski

2015

  • Geisen S, Koller R, Hünninghaus M, Dumack K, Urich T, Bonkowski M (2016) The soil food web revisited: diverse and widespread mycophagous soil protists. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 94: 10-18.
  • Geisen S, Rosengarten J, Koller R, Mulder C, Urich T, Bonkowski M (2015) Pack hunting by a common soil amoeba on nematodes. Environmental Microbiology 17: 4538–4546.
  • Environ Microbiol. Highlight: Mitchell EA (2015). Pack hunting by minute soil testate amoebae: nematode hell is a naturalist's paradise. doi:10.1111/1462-2920.13025.
  • Milcu A, Bonkowski M, CollinsM, Crawley MJ (2015) Aphid honeydew-induced changes in soil biota can cascade up to tree crown architecture. Pedobiologia 58: 119-127.
  • Geisen S, Tveit AT, Clark IM, Richter A, Svenning MM, Bonkowski M, Urich T (2015) Metatranscriptomic census of active protists in soils. ISME Journal 9: 2178–2190.
  • Mulder, C., Bennett, E.M., Bohan, D.A., Bonkowski, M., Carpenter, S.R., Chalmers, R., Cramer, W., Durance, I., Eisenhauer, N., Fontaine, C., Haughton, A.J., Hettelingh, J.-P., Hines, J., Ibanez, S., Jeppesen, E., Krumins, J.A., Ma, A., Mancinelli, G., Massol, F., McLaughlin, Ó., Naeem, S., Pascual, U., Peñuelas, J., Pettorelli, N., Pocock, M.J.O., Raffaelli, D., Rasmussen, J.J., Rusch, G.M., Scherber, C., Setälä, H., Sutherland, W.J., Vacher, C., Voigt, W., Arie Vonk, J., Wood, S.A., Woodward, G., 2015. 10 Years Later: Revisiting Priorities for Science and Society a Decade After the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. Advances in Ecological Research 53, 1-53.
  • Berney C, Geisen S, Van Wichelen J, Nitsche F, Vanormelingen P, Bonkowski M, D Bass (2015) Expansion of the 'Reticulosphere': diversity of novel branching and network-forming amoebae helps to define Variosea (Amoebozoa). Protist 166: 271-295.
  • Geisen S, Laros I, Vizcaíno A, Bonkowski M, de Groot G A (2015) Not all are free-living: high-throughput DNA metabarcoding reveals a diverse community of protists parasitizing soil metazoa. Molecular Ecology 24: 4556-4569.
  • Geisen S, Bonkowski M, Zhang J, De Jonckheere J F (2015) Heterogeneity in the genus Allovahlkampfia and the description of the new genus Parafumarolamoeba (Vahlkampfiidae; Heterolobosea). European Journal of Protistology 51: 335-349.
  • Weidner, S., Koller, R., Latz, E., Kowalchuk, G., Bonkowski, M., Scheu, S., Jousset, A., Schweitzer, J. (2015) Bacterial diversity amplifies nutrient-based plant-soil feedbacks. Functional Ecology 29: 1341-1349.
  • Jílková V, Frouz J, Cajthaml T, Bonkowski M (2015) The role of bacteria and protists in nitrogen turnover in ant nest and forest floor material: A laboratory experiment. European Journal of Soil Biology 69: 66-73
  • Clissmann F, Fiore-Donno AM, Hoppe B, Krüger D, Kahl T, Unterseher M, Schnittler M (2015) First insight into dead wood protistan diversity: a molecular sampling of bright-spored Myxomycetes (Amoebozoa, slime-moulds) in decaying beech logs. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 91 (6):fiv050
  • Luu QV, Calame T, Nguyen QT, Bonkowski M, Ziegler T (2015) A new species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the limestone forest of Khammouane Province, central Laos. Zootaxa 4058: 388-402
  • Luu VQ, Nguyen TQ, Lehmann T, Bonkowski M, Ziegler T (2015) New records of the Horned Pitviper, Protobothrops cornutus (Smith, 1930) (Serpentes: Viperidae), from Vietnam with comments on morphological variation. Herpetology Notes 8: 149-152.
  • van Schingen M, Pham CT, Thi HA, Nguyen TQ, Bernardes M, Bonkowski M Ziegler T (2015) First ecological assessment of the endangered Crocodile Lizard Shinisaurus crocodilurus, Ahl, 1930 in Vietnam: Microhabitat characterization and habitat selection. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 10: 948-958.
  • Ziegler T, Luu VQ, Soudthichak S, Nguyen TQ (2015) Proof of a So Far Overlooked Population of the Siamese Crocodile in Lao PDR. WAZA News 3/15
  • Álvarez-Ortega S, Nguyen TAD, Abolafia J, Vu TTT, Peña-Santiago R (2015) Three new species of the genus Aporcelaimoides Heyns, 1965 from Vietnam (Nematoda, Dorylaimida, Aporcelaimidae), with an updated taxonomy of the genus. ZooKeys 516: 1.
  • van Schingen M, Ziegler T, Boner M, Streit B, Nguyen TQ, Crook V, Ziegler S (2016) Can isotope markers differentiate between wild and captive reptile populations? A case study based on crocodile lizards (Shinisaurus crocodilurus) from Vietnam. Global Ecology and Conservation 6: 232-241.
  • van Schingen M, Le MD, Ngo HT, Pham CT, Ha QQ, Nguyen TQ, Ziegler T (2016) Is there more than one Crocodile Lizard? An Integrative Taxonomic Approach Reveals Vietnamese and Chinese Shinisaurus crocodilurus Represent Separate Conservation and Taxonomic Units. Der Zoologische Garten 85: 240-260.
  • van Schingen M, Schepp U, Pham C, Nguyen T, Ziegler T (2015) Last chance to see? A review of the threats to and use of the Crocodile Lizard. TRAFFIC Bulletin 27: 19-26.
  • Luu QV, Calame T, Nguyen QT, Le MD, Ziegler T (2015) Morphological and molecular review of the Gekko diversity of Laos with descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa 3986:279-306.

     

2014

  • Geisen S, Bandow C, Römbke J, Bonkowski M (2014) Soil water availability strongly alters the community composition of soil protists. Pedobiologia 57: 205–213.
  • Bradford MA, Wood SA, Bardgett RD, Black HIJ, Bonkowski M, Eggers T, Grayston SJ, Kandeler E, Manning P, Setälä H, Jones TH (2014) Reply to Byrnes et al.: Aggregation can obscure understanding of ecosystem multifunctionality. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111: E5491.
  • Bradford MA, Wood SA, Bardgett RD, Black HIJ, Bonkowski M, Eggers T, Grayston SJ, Kandeler E, Manning P, Setälä H, Jones TH (2014) Discontinuity in the responses of ecosystem processes and multifunctionality to altered soil community composition. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111: 14478–14483.
  • van Schingen M, Pham CT, Thi HA,Bernardes M, Hecht V, Nguyen TQ, Bonkowski M Ziegler T (2014) Current status of the Crocodile Lizard Shinisaurus crocodilurus Ahl, 1930 in Vietnam with implications for conservation measures. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 121: 425-439.
  • van Schingen, M., Ihlow, F., Nguyen, T. Q., Ziegler, T., Bonkowski, M., Zhengjun Wu, Z-J., Rödder, D. (2014) Potential distribution and effectiveness of the protected area network for the Crocodile Lizard Shinisaurus crocodilurus Ahl, 1930 (Reptilia: Squamata: Sauria). Salamandra 50: 71-76.
  • Geisen S, Fiore-Donno A M, Walochnik J, Bonkowski M (2014) Acanthamoeba everywhere: high diversity of Acanthamoeba in soils. Parasitology Research 113: 3151-3158.
    Springer highlight: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Springer-Animal-Sciences/1450678515186976?ref=hl
  • Geisen S, Kudryavtsev A, Bonkowski M, Smirnov A (2014) Discrepancy between species borders at morphological and molecular levels in the genus Cochliopodium (Amoebozoa, Himatismenida), with the description of Cochliopodium plurinucleolum n. sp. Protist165: 364-383.
  • Nguyen TQ, Botov A, Le MD, Nophaseud L,Zug G, Bonkowski M, Ziegler T (2014) A new species of Hemiphyllodactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from northern Laos. Zootaxa 3827 (1): 045–056
  • Schneider N, Nguyen TQ, Le MD, Nophaseud L, Bonkowski M, Ziegler T (2014) A new species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the karst forest of northern Laos. Zootaxa 3835 (1): 080–096
  • Luu VQ, Le CX, Do HQ, Hoang TT, Nguyen TQ, Bonkowski M, Ziegler T. (2014) New records of amphibians from Thuong Tien Nature Reserve, Hoa Binh Province, Vietnam. Herpetology Notes 7: 48-51
  • Luu VQ, Calame T, Nguyen TQ, Ohler A, Bonkowski M, Ziegler T (2014) First records of Gracixalus supercornutus (Orlov, Ho and Nguyen, 2004) and Rhacophorus maximus Günther, 1858 from Laos. Herpetology Notes, 7: 419-423.
  • Geisen S, Weinert J, Kudryavtsev A, Glotova A, Bonkowski M, Smirnov A (2014) Two new species of the genus Stenamoeba (Discosea, Longamoebia): cytoplasmic MTOC is present in one more amoebae lineage.European Journal of Protistology 50: 153-165.
  • Luu VQ, Calame T, Bonkowski M, Nguyen TQ, Ziegler T (2014) A new species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Khammouane Province, Laos. Zootaxa 3760: 54-66
  • van Schingen M, Ziegler, T. (2014). First case of conjoined twins in the Quince Monitor Lizard Varanus melinus Böhme & Ziegler, 1997. Herpetology Notes 7: 723-729
  • Phung, T. M., Van Schingen, M., Ziegler, T., Nguyen, T. Q. (2014) A third new Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Ba Den Mountain, Tay Ninh Province, southern Vietnam. Zootaxa 3764: 347-363.

2013

  • Hecht VL, Pham CT, Nguyen TT, NguyenTQ, Bonkowski M, Ziegler T (2013) First report on the herpetofauna of Tay Yen Tu Nature Reserve, northeastern Vietnam. Biodiversity Journal 4: 507-552. 
  • Luu, V. Q., Nguyen, T. Q., Pham, C. T., Dang, K. N., Vu, T. N., Miskovic, S., Bonkowski, M., Ziegler, T. (2013): No end in sight? Further new records of amphibians and reptiles from Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park, Quang Binh Province, Vietnam. Biodiversity Journal 4: 285-300. 

  • Luu, V. Q.,Nguyen, T. Q., Calame, T., Hoang, T. T., Southichack, S., Bonkowski, M., Ziegler, T. (2013): New country records of reptiles from Laos. Biodiversity Data Journal1: e1015.

  • Mulder C, Ahrestani F S, Bahn M, Bohan D A, Bonkowski M, Griffiths B S, Guicharnaud R A, Kattge J, Krogh P H, Lavorel S, Lewis O T, Mancinelli G, Naeem S, Peñuelas J, Poorter H, Reich P B, Rossi L, Rusch G M, Sardans J, Wright I J (2013) Connecting the green and brown worlds: elemental factors and trait-driven predictability of ecological networks. Advances in Ecological Research 49: 69-175.

  • Nguyen TQ, Lehmann T, Le M D, Duong H T, Bonkowski M, Ziegler T (2013) A new species of Hemiphyllodactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from northern Vietnam. Zootaxa3736: 89-98.

  • Nguyen TQ, Nguyen KV, van Devender RW, Bonkowski M, Ziegler T (2013) A new species of Sphenomorphus Fitzinger, 1843 (Squamata: Sauria: Scincidae) from Vietnam. Zootaxa3734 (1): 056–062 
  • Nguyen TQ, Wang YY,Yang JH, Lehmann T, Le MD, Ziegler T,Bonkowski M (2013) A new species of the Gekko japonicus group (Squamata: Sauria: Gekkonidae) from the border region between China and Vietnam. Zootaxa3652: 501-518. 
  • Koller R, Rodriguez A, Robin Ch, Scheu S, Bonkowski M (2013) Protozoa enhance foraging efficiency of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi for mineral nitrogen from organic matter in soil to the benefit of host plants. New Phytologist 199:203-211. 
  • Koller R, Robin Ch, Bonkowski M, Ruess L, Scheu S (2013) Litter quality as driving factor for plant nutrition via grazing of protozoa on soil microorganisms. FEMS Microbiology Ecology85:241-250. 
  • Koller R, Scheu S, Bonkowski M, Robin C (2013) Protozoa stimulate N uptake and growth of arbuscular mycorrhizal plants. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 65:204-210. 
  • Domonell A, Brabender M, Nitsche F, Bonkowski M, Arndt H (2013) Community structure of cultivable Protists in different grassland and forest soils of Thuringia. Pedobiologia 56:1-7. 
  • Foesel BU, Nägele V, Naether A, Wüst PK, Weinert J, Bonkowski M, Lohaus G, Polle A, Alt F, Oelmann Y,Fischer M, Friedrich MW, Overmann J (2013) Determinants of Acidobacteria activity inferred from the relative abundances of 16D rRNA transcripts in German grassland and forest soils. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 16.3: 658-675. 
  • Nguyen TQ, Le MD, Pham CT, Nguyen TT, Bonkowski M, Ziegler T (2013) A new species of Gracixalus (Amphibia, Anura, Rhacophoridae) from northern Vietnam. Organisms Diversity & Evolution 13(2): 203-214. 
  • Bernardes M, Rödder D, Nguyen TT, Pham CT, Nguyen TQ, Ziegler T (2013) Habitat characterization and potential distribution of Tylototriton vietnamensis in northern Vietnam. Journal of Natural History (http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2012.743611) 
  • Mulder C, Boit A, Mori S, Vonk JA, Dyer SD, Faggiano L, Geisen S, González AL, Kaspari M, Lavorel S, Marquet PA, Rossberg AG, Sterner RW, Voigt W, Wall DH (2012) Distributional (In)congruence of biodiversity–ecosystem functioning. Advances in Ecological Research 46: 1-88 
  • Eisenhauer, N., Cesarz S, Koller R, Worm K, Reich PB (2012) Global change belowground: impacts of elevated CO2, nitrogen, and summer drought on soil food webs and biodiversity. Global Change Biology 18:435-447. 

  • Bernardes, M., Rödder, D., Pham, C. T., Nguyen, T. Q., Ziegler, T. (2012): Integration of species distribution modeling with in situ research for the conservation of the endemic Vietnamese Crocodile Newt (Tylototriton vietnamensis). Froglog, 20(5), 104, 24−25.

2012

  • Griffiths BS, Spilles A, Bonkowski M (2012) C:N:P stoichiometry and nutrient limitation of the soil microbial biomass in a grazed grassland site under experimental P limitation or excess. Ecological Processes1:6 (doi:10.1186/2192-1709-1-6). 
  • Bonkowski M., Clarholm M. (2012) Stimulation of plant growth through interactions of bacteria and protozoa: testing the auxillary microbial loop hypothesis. Acta Protozoologica 51: 237–247(invited review). 
  • Naether A, Foesel BU, Nägele V, Wüst PK, Weinert J, Bonkowski M, Alt F, Oelmann Y, Polle A, Lohaus G, Fischer M, Schöning I, Nieschulze J, Pfeiffer S, Prati D, Renner S, Wells K, Kalko EKV, Linsenmair KE, Schulze ED, Weisser WW, Overmann J, Friedrich MW (2012) Environmental factors affect acidobacterial communities below the subgroup level in grassland and forest soils. Applied and Environmental Microbiology78:7398-7406. 
  • Scharroba A, Dibbern D, Hünninghaus M, Kramer S, Moll J, Butenschoen O, Bonkowski M, Buscot F, Kandeler E, Koller R, Krüger D, Lueders T, Scheu S, Ruess L (2012) Effects of resource availability and quality on the structure of the micro-food web of an arable soil across depth.
    Soil Biology and Biochemistry 50:1-11. 
  • Bonkowski M, Roy J (2012) Decomposer community complexity affects plant competition in a model early successional grassland community. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 46: 41-48 

2011

  • Griffiths B.S., Clarholm M, Bonkowski M. (2011) Protozoa. In subsection: Paul E.A., Nannipieri P. (eds) Soil Biology and Biochemistry: Soil Biology in Its Second Golden Age. In: Huang PM, Li Y., Sumner M.E. (eds) Handbook of Soil Sciences: Properties and Processes.CRC Press – Chapter 25-1. 
  • Henkes G.J., Jousset A., Bonkowski M., Thorpe M.R., Scheu S., Lanoue A., Schurr U., Roese U.S. (2011) Pseudomonas fluorescens CHA0 maintains carbon delivery to Fusarium graminearum-infected roots and prevents reduction in biomass of barley shoots through systemic interactions. Journal of Experimental Botany, 62, 4337-4344. 
  • Mulder Ch, Boit A, Bonkowski M, de Ruiter P C, Mancinelli G, van der Heijden M G A, van Wijnen H, Vonk J A (2011) Belowground snapshot of Dutch agroecosystems: How soil organisms interact to support ecosystem services. In: Advances in Ecological Research, Vol. 44 “Ecosystems within an agricultural landscape: a European perspective”, pp. 277-357. 
  • Jousset A, Rochat L, Lanoue A, Bonkowski M, Keel C, Scheu S (2011) Plants respond to pathogen infection by enhancing the antifungal gene expression of root associated bacteria. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions 24: 352–358 

2010

  • Scherber C, Eisenhauer N, Weisser WW, Schmid B, Voigt W, Schulze ED, Roscher C, Weigelt A, Allan E, Beßler H, Bonkowski M, Buchmann N, Buscot F, Clement LW, Ebeling A, Engel Ch, Fischer MS, Halle S, Kertscher I, Klein AM, Koller R, König S, Kowalski E, Kummers V, Kuu A, Lange M, Lauterbach D, Middelhoff C, Migunova VD, Milcu A, Müller R, Partsch S, Petermann JS, Renker C, Rottstock T, Sabais A, Scheu S, Schumacher J, Temperton VM, Tscharntke T (2010) Bottom-up effects of plant diversity on biotic interactions in a biodiversity experiment. Nature 468: 553-556
  • Neidig N, Jousset A, Nunes F, Bonkowski M, Paul R J, Scheu S (2010) Interference between bacterial feeding nematodes and amoebae relies on innate and inducible mutual toxicity. Functional Ecology 24: 1133-1138
  • Jousset A, Rochat L, Scheu S, Bonkowski M, Keel Ch (2010) Predator-prey chemical warfare determines the expression of biocontrol genes by rhizosphere Pseudomonas fluorescens. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 76: 5263 – 5268§ §Publication selected for Faculty of 1000 Biology, 20 Jul 2010: http://f1000biology.com/article/id/4074956/evaluation
  • Jousset A, Bonkowski M (2010) The model predator Acanthamoeba castellanii induces the production of 2,4, DAPG by the biocontrol strain Pseudomonas fluorescens Q2-87. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 42:1647-1649
  • Krome K, Rosenberg K, Dickler Ch, Kreuzer K, Ludwig-Müller J, Ullrich-Eberius C, Scheu S, Bonkowski M (2010) Soil bacteria and protozoa affect root branching via effects on the hormonal balance in plants. Plant and Soil 328: 191-201.
  • Bonkowski M., Villenave C., Griffiths B.S. (2010) Rhizosphere fauna: the functional and structural diversity of intimate interactions of soil fauna with plant roots. In: Dessaux Y., Hinsinger P., Lemanceau P. (eds.) Rhizosphere: Achievements and Challenges. Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 213-233.

     

2009

  • Bonkowski M., Villenave C., Griffiths B.S (2009) Rhizosphere fauna: the functional and structural diversity of intimate interactions of soil fauna with plant roots. Plant and Soil 321:213-233. 
  • Krome K, Rosenberg K, Bonkowski M, Scheu S (2009) Grazing of protozoa on rhizosphere bacteria alters growth and reproduction of Arabidopsis thaliana. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 41: 1866-1873 
  • Rosenberg K., Krome K., Bertaux J., Scheu S., Bonkowski M. (2009) Soil amoebae rapidly change bacterial community composition in the rhizosphere of Arabidopsis thaliana. ISME Journal 3: 675-684 
  • Jousset A., Péchy-Tarr M., Rochat L., Keel Ch., Scheu S., Bonkowski M (2009) Cheating and predation determine the toxin production by the biocontrol bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens CHA0. ISME Journal 3: 666-674 § § Research Highlight in Nature Reviews Microbiology 7, 326-327 (May 2009) | doi:10.1038/nrmicro2142

2008

  • Birkhofer K., Bezemer T.M., Bloem J., Bonkowski, M., Christensen S., Ekelund F., Fließbach A., Hedlund K., Mikola J., Robin C., Mäder P., Setälä H., Tatin-Froux F., Van der Putten W.H., Scheu S. (2008) Improving internal nutrient cycling and conservation biological control through long-term organic farming. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 40: 2297-2308. 
  • Manning P, Morrison SA, Bonkowski M, Bardgett RD(2008) Nitrogen enrichment modifies plant community structure via changes to plant-soil feedback. Oecologia 157: 661-673. 
  • Manning P., Saunders M., Bardgett R.D., Bonkowski M., Bradford M.A., Ellis R.J., Kandeler E., Marhan S., Tscherko D. (2008) The direct and indirect effects of nitrogen deposition on litter decomposition. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 40: 688-698. 
  • Krashevska V. Bonkowski M., Maraun M., Ruess L., Kandeler E., Scheu S. (2008) Microorganisms as driving factors for the community structure of testate amoebae along an altitudinal transect in tropical mountain rain forests. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 40: 2427-2433. 
  • Jousset A., Scheu S., Bonkowski M. (2008) Secondary metabolite production facilitates establishment of rhizobacteria by reducing both protozoan predation and the competitive effects of indigenous bacteria. Functional Ecology 22: 714-719. 
  • Schütz K., Bonkowski M., Scheu S. (2008) Effects of Collembola and fertilizers on plant performance (Triticum aestivum) and aphid reproduction (Rhopalosiphum padi). Basic and Applied Ecology 9: 182-188. 
  • Somasundaram S., Bonkowski M., Iijima M. (2008) Functional role of mucilage - border cells: a complex facilitating protozoan effects on plant growth. Plant Production Science 11: 341-351. 
  • Herdler S., Kreuzer K., Scheu S., Bonkowski M. (2008) Interactions between an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (Glomus intraradices, Glomeromycota), bacteria and amoebae (Acanthamoeba castellanii, Protozoa) strongly affect growth of rice plants (Oryza sativa). Soil Biology & Biochemistry 40: 660-668. 
  • Krashevska V, Bonkowski M, Maraun M, Scheu S (2008) Testate amoebae - checklist Reserva Biológica San Francisco (Prov. Zamora-Chinchipe, S. Ecuador). in: Liede-Schumann, S.;Breckle, S. W. (eds) Provisional checklists of flora and fauna of the San Francisco Valley and its surroundings (Reserva Biológica San Francisco, Prov. Zamora-Chinchipe, Southern Ecuador), Ecotropical Monographs 4, 231-236. 

2007

  • Krashevska V., Bonkowski M., Maraun M., Scheu S. (2007) Testate amoebae (protista) of an elevational gradient in the tropical mountain rain forest of Ecuador.
    Pedobiologia51: 319-331.  
  • Manning P., NewingtonJ.E., Robson H.R., Saunders M., BradfordM.A., EggersT., BardgettR.D., Bonkowski M., Ellis R.J., GangeA.C., GraystonS.J., KandelerE., MarhanS., ReidE., TscherkoD., GodfrayH.C.J., Rees M. (2007) Decoupling the direct and indirect effects of nitrogen deposition on ecosystem function. Ecology Letters 9: 1015-1024.
  • Griffiths B.S., Christensen S., Bonkowski M. (2007) Microfaunal interactions in the rhizosphere–how nematodes and protozoa link above-and belowground processes. In: Cardon Z.G., Whitbeck J.L. (eds) The Rhizosphere -- an Ecological Perspective. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 57-71.
  • Clarholm M., Bonkowski M., Griffiths B.S (2007) Protozoa and other Protista in Soil. In: van Elsas J.D., Trevors J.T., Wellington E.M.H. (eds) Modern Soil Microbiology. Marcel Dekker, Amsterdam, pp. 147-175. 

2006

  • Omacini M., Eggers T., Bonkowski M, Gange A. Jones T.H. (2006) Leaf endophytes affect mycorrhizal status and growth of co-infected and neighbouring plants. Functional Ecology20: 226-232.

     

  • Kreuzer K., Adamczyk J., Iijima M., Wagner M., Scheu S., Bonkowski M (2006) Grazing of a common species of soil protozoa (Acanthamoeba castellanii) affects rhizospere bacterial community composition and root architecture of rice (Oryza sativa L.). Soil Biology & Biochemistry 38: 1665-1672.

     

2001-2005

  • Scheu S., Ruess L., Bonkowski M. (2005) Interactions between microorganisms and soil micro- and mesofauna. In: Buscot F., Varma A. (eds) Micro-organisms in Soils: Roles in Genesis and Functions. Soil Biology Series Vol. 3, Springer Verlag, Heidelberg, pp. 253-275.

     

  • Bonkowski M, Roy J. (2005) Soil microbial diversity and soil functioning affect competition among grasses in experimental microcosms. Oecologia 143: 232-240.

     

  • Bonkowski M. (2004) Tansley Review Soil protozoa and plant growth - the microbial loop in soil revisited. New Phytologist 162: 617-631.

     

  • Kreuzer K., Bonkowski M, Langel R., Scheu S. (2004) Decomposer animals (Lumbricidae, Collembola) and organic matter distribution affect the performance of Lolium perenne (Poaceae) and Trifolium repens (Fabaceae). Soil Biology & Biochemistry 36: 2005-2011.

     

  • Wurst S, Dugassa-Gobena D, Langel R, Bonkowski M, Scheu S (2004) Combined effects of earthworms and vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizas on plant and aphid performance. New Phytologist 163: 169-176.

     

  • Bonkowski M., Scheu S. (2004) Biotic interactions in the rhizosphere: effects on plant growth and herbivore development. In: Weisser, W., Sieman E. (eds.) Insects and Ecosystem Functioning. Ecological Studies, Springer Verlag, Heidelberg, pp. 71-91.

     

  • Wurst S., Langel R., Reineking A., Bonkowski M, Scheu S. (2003) Effects of earthworms and organic litter distribution on plant performance and aphid reproduction. Oecologia 137: 90-96.

     

  • Bradford M.A., Jones T.H., Bardgett R.D., Black H., Boag B., Bonkowski M, Cook R., Eggers T., Gange A.C., Grayston S.J., Kandeler E., McCaig A.E., Newington J.E., Prosser J., Setälä H., Staddon P.L., Tordoff G.M., Tscherko D., Lawton J.H. (2002) Impacts of soil faunal community composition on model grassland ecosystems. Science 298: 615-618.

     

  • Bonkowski M, Brandt F (2002) Do soil protozoa enhance plant growth by hormonal effects? Soil Biology & Biochemistry 34: 1709-1715.

     

  • Bonkowski M. (2002) Protozoa and plant growth: trophic links and mutualism. European Journal of Protistology 37: 363-365.

     

  • Bonkowski M, Geoghegan I.E., Birch A.N.E., Griffiths B.S. (2001) Effects of soil decomposer invertebrates (protozoa and earthworms) on an above-ground phytophagous insect (cereal aphid), mediated through changes in the host plant. Oikos 95: 441-450.

     

  • Bonkowski M, Jentschke G., Scheu S. (2001) Contrasting effects of microbes in the rhizosphere: interactions of mycorrhiza (Paxillus involutus (Batsch) Fr.), naked amoebae (Protozoa) and Norway Spruce seedlings (Picea abies Karst.). Applied Soil Ecology 18: 193-204.

     

  • Griffiths B.S., Bonkowski M, Roy J., Ritz K. (2001) Functional stability, substrate utilisation and biological indicators of soils following environmental impacts. Applied Soil Ecology 16: 49-61.

     

  • Maraun M., Alphei J., Beste P., Bonkowski M, Buryn R., Migge S., Peter M., Schaefer M., Scheu S. (2001) Indirect effects of carbon and nutrient amendments on the soil meso- and microfauna of a beechwood. Biology and Fertility of Soils 34: 222-229.

     

  • Tiunov A., Bonkowski M, Alphei J., Scheu S. (2001) Microflora, Protozoa and Nematoda in Lumbricus terrestris burrow walls: A laboratory experiment. Pedobiologia 45: 46-60.