The computerized, inexpensive and precise, respirometer for monitoring 1 to 96 samples for long periods of time.

Four vessels can be measured every minute, 96 vessels every 20 minutes and the measurements can continue for months even years.

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References

Scientific articles from research projects involving the RESPICOND respirometer. This list is not complete as a number of articles written could have escaped our notice and small number could be erroneously included. If you know of articles that should be included or excluded, please let us know.

2007

Cederlund, H; Borjesson, E; Onneby, K; Stenstrom, J (2007) Metabolic and cometabolic degradation of herbicides in the fine material of railway ballast SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY 39: 473-484

Teklay, T; Nordgren, A; Nyberg, G; Malmer, A (2007) Carbon mineralization of leaves from four Ethiopian agroforestry species under laboratory and field conditions APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY 35:193-202

2006

Friedel, JK; Ehrmann, O; Pfeffer, M; Stemmer, M; Vollmer, T; Sommer, M (2006) Soil microbial biomass and activity: the effect of site characteristics in humid temperate forest ecosystems
JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION AND SOIL SCIENCE-ZEITSCHRIFT FUR PFLANZENERNAHRUNG UND BODENKUNDE 169:175-184

Hopkins, DW; Sparrow, AD; Elberling, B; Gregorich, EG; Novis, PM; Greenfield, LG; Tilston, EL (2006) Carbon, nitrogen and temperature controls on microbial activity in soils from an Antarctic dry valley
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY 38:3130-3140

Hopkins, DW; Webster, EA; Tilston, EL; Halpin, C (2006) Influence of available substrates on the decomposition in soil of plant materials with genetic modifications to lignin biosynthesis
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE 57:495-503

Huhta, V; Ojala, R (2006) Collembolan communities in deciduous forests of different origin in Finland APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY 31:83-90

Ilstedt, U; Nordgren, A; Malmer, A (2006) Soil chemical and microbial properties after disturbance by crawler tractors in a Malaysian forest plantationFOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT 225:313-319

Rantalainen, ML; Torkkeli, M; Strommer, R; Setala, H (2006) Lead contamination of an old shooting range affecting the local ecosystem - A case study with a holistic approach
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 369(1-3):99-108

Schnurer, Y; Persson, P; Nilsson, M; Nordgren, A; Giesler, R (2006) Effects of surface sorption on microbial degradation of glyphosate ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 40:4145-4150

Teklay, T; Nordgren, A; Malmer, A (2006) Soil respiration characteristics of tropical soils from agricultural and forestry land-uses at Wondo Genet (Ethiopia) in response to C, N and P amendments
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY 38:125-133

2005

Hopkins, DW; Marinari, S; Tilston, EL; Halpin, C (2005) Lumbricus terrestris counteract the effects of modified lignin biosynthesis on the decomposition of tobacco plant residues
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY 37:1141-1144

Huhta, V; Raty, M (2005) Soil animal communities of planted birch stands in central Finland
SILVA FENNICA 39:5-19

Ilstedt, U; Singh, S (2005) Nitrogen and phosphorus limitations of microbial respiration in a tropical phosphorus-fixing acrisol (ultisol) compared with organic compost
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY 37:1407-1410

Johnson, D; Leake, JR; Read, DJ (2005) Liming and nitrogen fertilization affects phosphatase activities, microbial biomass and mycorrhizal colonisation in upland grassland PLANT AND SOIL 271:157-164

Wilke, BM; Mai, M; Gattinger, A; Schloter, M; Gong, P (2005) Effects of fresh and aged copper contaminations on soil microorganisms
JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION AND SOIL SCIENCE-ZEITSCHRIFT FUR PFLANZENERNAHRUNG UND BODENKUNDE 168:668:675

Webster, EA; Halpin, C; Chudek, JA; Tilston, EL; Hopkins, DW (2005) Decomposition in soil of soluble, insoluble and lignin-rich fractions of plant material from tobacco with genetic modifications to lignin biosynthesis SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY 37:751-760

2004

Raty, M; Huhta, V (2004) Communities of Enchytraeidae (Oligochaeta) in planted birch stands as compared with natural forests in central Finland BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS 40:413-420

Tilston, EL; Halpin, C; Hopkins, DW (2004)Genetic modifications to lignin biosynthesis in field-grown poplar trees have inconsistent effects on the rate of woody trunk decomposition SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY 36: 1903-1906

Marinari, S; Messina, A; Caccia, R; Grego, S; Hopkins, DW (2004) Chemical characteristics and effects on soil microbial activity of leaves from tomato plants genetically modified with a transgene for pathogen resistance COMMUNICATIONS IN SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT ANALYSIS 35:1851-1863

Hamer, U; Marschner, B; Brodowski, S; Amelung, W (2004) Interactive priming of black carbon and glucose mineralisation ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY 35:823-830

Giesler, R; Satoh, F; Ilstedt, U; Nordgren, A (2004) Microbially available phosphorus in boreal forests: Effects of aluminum and iron accumulation in the humus layer ECOSYSTEMS 7:208-217

2003

Raty, M; Huhta, V (2003) Nematode communities of anthropogenous birch stands in central Finland NEMATOLOGY 5:629-639

Johnson, D; Booth, RE; Whiteley, AS; Bailey, MJ; Read, DJ; Grime, JP; Leake, JR (2003) Plant community composition affects the biomass, activity and diversity of microorganisms in limestone grassland soil EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE 54:671-677

Stark, S; Hyvarinen, M (2003) Are phenolics leaching from the lichen Cladina stellaris sources of energy rather than allelopathic agents for soil microorganisms?SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY 35:1381-1385

Ilstedt, U; Giesler, R; Nordgren, A; Malmer, (2003) A Changes in soil chemical and microbial properties after a wildfire in a tropical rainforest in Sabah, Malaysia
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY 35:1071-1078

Meli, SM; Badalucco, L; English, LC; Hopkins, DW (2003) Respiratory responses of soil micro-organisms to simple and complex organic substrates BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS 37:96-101

Huhta, V; Niemi, R (2003) Communities of soil mites (Acarina) in planted birch stands compared with natural forests in central Finland CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH-REVUE CANADIENNE DE RECHERCHE FORESTIERE 33:171-180

Sulkava, P; Huhta, V (2003) Effects of hard frost and freeze-thaw cycles on decomposer communities and N mineralisation in boreal forest soil APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY 22:225-239

Ahtiainen, JH; Vanhala, P; Myllymaki, A (2003) Effects of different plant protection programs on soil microbes ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
54:56-64

Stark, S; Tuomi, J; Strommer, R; Helle, T (2003) Non-parallel changes in soil microbial carbon and nitrogen dynamics due to reindeer grazing in northern boreal forests ECOGRAPHY 26: 51-59

2002

Merila, P; Strommer, R; Fritze, H (2002) Soil microbial activity and community structure along a primary succession transect on the land-uplift coast in western Finland SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY 34:1647-1654

Stark, S; Grellmann, D (2002) Soil microbial responses to herbivory in an arctic tundra heath at two levels of nutrient availability ECOLOGY 83(10):2736-2744

Kemp, PC; Neumeister-Kemp, HG; Koch, C; Lysek, G; Murray, F (2002) Determining the growth and vitality of micro-organisms in carpets and mattresses in non-problem dwellings by measuring CO2 released during respiration INDOOR AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT 4:214-220

Marx, M; Marschner, B; Nelson, P (2002) Short-term effects of incubated legume and grass materials on soil acidity and C and N mineralisation in a soil of north-east Australia. AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF SOIL RESEARCH 40(7):1231-1241

Salminen, J; Korkama, T; Strommer, R (2002) Interaction modification among decomposers impairs ecosystem processes in lead-polluted soil
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 21(11):2301-2309

Sonneveld, MPW; Bouma, J; Veldkamp, A (2002) Refining soil survey information for a Dutch soil series using land use history
SOIL USE AND MANAGEMENT 18(3):157-163

Vesterdal, L; Raulund-Rasmussen, K (2002) Availability of nitrogen and phosphorus in Norway spruce forest floors fertilized with nitrogen and other essential nutrients SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY 34(9):1243-1251

Hamer, U; Marschner, B (2002) Priming effects of sugars, amino acids, organic acids and catechol on the mineralization of lignin and peat
JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION AND SOIL SCIENCE 165(3):261-268

Stark, S; Strommer, R; Tuomi, J (2002) Reindeer grazing and soil microbial processes in two suboceanic and two subcontinental tundra heaths
OIKOS 97(1):69-78

2001

Stenstrom, J; Svensson, K; Johansson, M (2001) Reversible transition between active and dormant microbial states in soil
FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY 36(2-3):93-104

Olofsson, J; Kitti, H; Rautiainen, P; Stark, S; Oksanen, L (2001) Effects of summer grazing by reindeer on composition of vegetation, productivity and nitrogen cycling ECOGRAPHY 24(1):13-24

Roitto, M; Strommer, R; Ahonen-Jonnarth, U; Hyvarinen, M; Markkola, AM (2001) Does the lichen mat alleviate the effects of wet deposited nickel on soil microorganisms and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) seedlings?
PLANT AND SOIL 230(2):267-277

Svensson, K; Pell, M (2001) Soil microbial tests for discriminating between different cropping systems and fertiliser regimes
BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS 33(2):91-99

2000

Ilstedt, U; Nordgren, A; Malmer, A (2000) Optimum soil water for soil respiration before and after amendment with glucose in humid tropical acrisols and a boreal mor layer SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY 32(11-12):1591-1599

Stark, S; Wardle, DA; Ohtonen, R; Helle, T; Yeates, GW (2000) The effect of reindeer grazing on decomposition, mineralization and soil biota in a dry oligotrophic Scots pine forest OIKOS 90(2):301-310

Aikio, S; Vare, H; Strommer, R (2000) Soil microbial activity and biomass in the primary succession of a dry heath forest
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY 32(8-9):1091-1100

Witter, E; Gong, P; Baath, E; Marstorp, H (2000) A study of the structure and metal tolerance of the soil microbial community six years after cessation of sewage sludge applications ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 19(8):1983-1991

Gardenas, AI (2000) Soil respiration fluxes measured along a hydrological gradient in a Norway spruce stand in south Sweden (Skogaby)
PLANT AND SOIL 221(2):273-280

Stemmer, M; Roth, K; Kandeler, E (2000) Carbon mineralization and microbial activity in a field site trial used for C-14 turnover experiments over a period of 30 years BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS 31(3-4):294-302

Kumar, K; Goh, KM (2000) Crop residues and management practices: Effects on soil quality, soil nitrogen dynamics, crop yield, and nitrogen recovery
ADVANCES IN AGRONOMY 68:197-319

1999

Dexter, AR; Arvidsson, J; Czyz, EA; Trautner, A; Stenberg, B (1999) Respiration rates of soil aggregates in relation to tillage and straw-management practices in the field ACTA AGRICULTURAE SCANDINAVICA SECTION B-SOIL AND PLANT SCIENCE 49(4):193-200

Johansson, M; Stenberg, B; Torstensson, L (1999) Microbiological and chemical changes in two arable sails after long-term sludge amendments
BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS 30(1-2):160-167

Stenberg, B (1999) Monitoring soil quality of arable land: Microbiological indicators ACTA AGRICULTURAE SCANDINAVICA SECTION B-SOIL AND PLANT SCIENCE 49(1):1-24

Kuzyakov, Y; Yilmaz, G; Stahr, K (1999) Decomposition of plant residues of Lolium perenne in soils and induced priming effects under different land use AGRIBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH-ZEITSCHRIFT FUR AGRARBIOLOGIE AGRIKULTURCHEMIE OKOLOGIE 52(1):25-34

Ohtonen, R; Fritze, H; Pennanen, T; Jumpponen, A; Trappe, J (1999) Ecosystem properties and microbial community changes in primary succession on a glacier forefront OECOLOGIA 119(2):239-246

1998

Ohtonen, R; Vare, H (1998) Vegetation composition determines microbial activities in a boreal forest soil MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 36(3):328-335

Witter, E; Kanal, A (1998) Characteristics of the soil microbial biomass in soils from a long-term field experiment with different levels of C input
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY 10(1-2):37-49

Vesterdal, L (1998) Potential microbial nitrogen and phosphorus availability in forest floors SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY 30(14):2031-2041

Sulkava, P; Huhta, V (1998) Habitat patchiness affects decomposition and faunal diversity: a microcosm experiment on forest floor OECOLOGIA 116(3):390-396

Dahlin, S; Witter, E (1998) Can the low microbial biomass C-to-organic-C ratio in an acid and a metal contaminated soil be explained by differences in the substrate utilization efficiency and maintenance requirements? SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY 30(5):633-641

Stenberg, B (1998) Soil attributes as predictors of crop production under standardized conditions BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS 27(1):104-112

Stenstrom, J; Stenberg, B; Johansson, M (1998) Kinetics of substrate-induced respiration (SIR): Theory AMBIO 27(1):35-39

Johansson, M; Pell, M; Stenstrom, J (1998) Kinetics of substrate-induced respiration (SIR) and denitrification: Applications to a soil amended with silver AMBIO 27(1):40-44

Stenberg, B., Pell, M., & Torstensson, L. 1998. Integrated evaluation of variation in biological, chemical and physical soil properties. Ambio, 27(9-15).

Stenberg, B; Johansson, M; Pell, M; Sjodahl-Svensson, K; Stenstrom, J; Torstensson, L (1998) Microbial biomass and activities in soil as affected by frozen and cold storage SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY 30(3):393-402

1997

Droogers, P; Bouma, J (1997) Soil survey input in exploratory modeling of sustainable soil management practices
SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL 61(6):1704-1710

Vare, H., M. Vestberg, and R. Ohtonen, Shifts in mycorrhiza and microbial activity along an oroarctic altitudinal gradient in Northern Fennoscandia. Arct alp res., 1997. 29(1): p. 93-104.

van Dam, D., E. Veldkamp, and N. van Breemen, Soil organic carbon dynamics: variability with depth in forested and deforested soils under pasture in Costa Rica. Biogeochemistry, 1997. 39: p. 343-375.

Stenberg, B. 1997. Integrated Evaluation of Physical, Chemical and Biological Properties of Agricultural Soils. PhD Thesis. Agraria 69.Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet, Uppsala.

Merilä, P. and R. Ohtonen, Soil microbial activity in the coastal Norway spruce (Picea abies(L.) Karst.) forests of the Gulf of Bothnia in relation to humus-layer quality, moisture and soil types. Biol. Fertil. Soils, 1997. 25: p. 361-365.

Larson, L., B. Stenberg, and L. Torstensson, Effects of mulching and cover cropping on soil microbial parameters in the organic growing of Black currant. Commun. Soil. Sci. Plant anal., 1997. 28(11&12): p. 913-925.

Droogers, P. and J. Bouma, Soil survey input in exploratory modeling of sustainable soil management practices. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J., 1997. 61: p. 1704-1710.

Dahlin, S., The soil microbial biomass and environmental stress. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae Sueciae Agraria, 1997(25).

1996

Vare, H., R. Ohtonen, and K. Mikkola, The effect and extent of heavy grazing by reindeer in oligotrophic pine heaths in northeastern Fennoscandia. Ecography, 1996. 19(3): p. 245-253.

Ruhlmann, J., Y. Kuzyakov, and B. Geyer, Nitrogen uptake and nitrogen losses in field trials with carrots. Acta hortic. Wageningen : International Society for Horticultural Science. Aug, 1996. 428: p. 95-103.

Palmborg, C. and A. Nordgren, Partitioning the variation of microbial measurements of forest soils into one heavy metal and one substrate quality related part by use of near infrared spectroscopy and multvarate statistics. Soil Biol. Biochem. in press, 1996.

Marstorp, H., Influence of soluble carbohydrates, free amino acids, and protein content on the decomposition of Lolium multiflorum shoots Interactions in microbial use of soluble plant components in soil. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 1996. 21(4): p. 257-263.

Markkola, A.M., et al., Scots pine responses to CO2 enrichment - I. Ectomycorrhizal fungi and soil fauna. Environmental Pollution, 1996. 94(3): p. 309-316.

1995

Siewert, C., Ecosystem-oriented base for determination of humus quality. Part 4: Peculiarity of soil respiration dynamics from different soils after air drying. Archives of agronomy and soil science, 1995. 39(2): p. 131-153.

Marstorp, H., Interactions in microbial use of soluble plant components in soil. Biol fertil soils. Berlin, Germany : Springer Verlag, 1996. 22(1/2): p. 45-52.

Marstorp, H., Influence of protein degradation and protein content in cut Lolium multiflorum leaves on the delay in ammonia volatilisation. Swedish Journal of Agricultural Research, 1995. 25(4): p. 179-183.

1994

Pavel, H., M. Forsman, and V. Shingler, An aromatic effector specificity mutant of the transcriptioal regulator DmpR overcomes the growth constraints of Pseudomonas sp. strain CF600 on para-substituted methylphenols. J. Bacteriol., 1994. 176(24): p. 7550-7557.

Ohtonen, R., Accumulation of organic matter along a pollution gradient: Application of Odum's theory of ecosystem energetics. Microbial Ecology, 1994. 27(1): p. 43-55.

1993

Palmborg, C. and A. Nordgren, Soil respiration curves, a method to test the influence of chemicals and heavy metals on the abundance, activity and vitality of the microflora on soils, . 1993, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.

Palmborg, C. and A. Nordgren, Soil respiration curves, a method to test the abundance, activity and vitality of the microflora on soils, . 1993, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.

Palmborg, C. and A. Nordgren, Modelling microbial activity and biomass in forest soil with substrate quality measured using near infrared reflectance spectroscopy. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 1993. 25(12): p. 1713-1718.

Lee, D. and A. Nordgren, Changing phosphorus availability with ammonium sulphate and carbon dioxide enrichments in a calcerous soil. Chorean Journal of Environmental Studies, 1993. 31: p. 204-216.

1992

Palmborg, C. and A. Nordgren, Microbial variables in environmental hazard assessment of soil. Anderson, J. P. E., Et Al. (Ed.). Proceedings Of The International Symposium On Environmental Aspects Of Pesticide Microbiology; Symposium, Sigtuna, Sweden, August, 1992. 0(0).

Nordgren, A., A method for determining microbially available nitrogen and phosphorus in an organic soil. Biology And Fertility Of Soils, 1992. 13(4): p. 195-199.

1988

Nordgren, A., E. Baath, and B. Soderstrom, Evaluation of soil respiration characteristics to assess heavy metal effects on soil microorganisms using glutamic acid as a substrate. Soil Biol Biochem, 1988. 20(6): p. 949-954.

Nordgren, A., Apparatus for the continuous long-term monitoring of soil respiration rate in large numbers of samples. Soil Biol Biochem, 1988. 20(6): p. 955-958.

1986

Nordgren, A., et al., Soil microbial activity mycelial lengths and physiological groups of bacteria in a heavy metal polluted area. Environ Pollut Ser A Ecol Biol, 1986. 41(1): p. 89-100.