Biogeochemistry of Agroecosystems

Sebastian Löppmann


Soil biogeochemistry, Carbon and nutrient cycling, Soil organic matter, Rhizosphere, Rhizodeposition, Plant-soil-microorganism interactions, Rhizosphere priming effect, Soil enzyme kinetics, Soil zymography, Stable and radioactive isotopes, Isotope fractionation

  • 2009: Bachelor degree; Department of Geography, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
  • 2012: Master degree; natural systems and sustainability: monitoring, modeling and management, Department of Geography, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
  • 2016: Doctorate (Dr. rer. nat.), Georg-August University of Göttingen, Department of Soil Science of Temperate Ecosystems


  • Loeppmann, S., Blagodatskaya, E., Pausch, J., Kuzyakov, Y. (2016). Enzyme properties down the soil profile - A matter of substrate quality in rhizosphere and detritusphere. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 103, 274−283.
  • Loeppmann, S., Blagodatskaya, E., Pausch, J., Kuzyakov, Y. (2016). Substrate quality affects kinetics and catalytic efficiency of exo-enzymes in rhizosphere and detritusphere. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 92, 111−118.
  • Loeppmann, S., Semenov, M., Blagodatskaya, E., Kuzyakov, Y. (2015). Substrate quality affects microbial‐and enzyme activities in rooted soil. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 179(1), 39−47 (Special Issue hotspots).
  • Loeppmann, S., Semenov, M., Kuzyakov, Y., Blagodatskaya, E. (2017). Shift from dormancy to microbial growth revealed by RNA:DNA ratio (submitted Ecological Indicators).
  • Mueller, C., Rethemeyer, J., Kao-Kniffin, J., Löppmann, S., Hinkel, K., Bockheim, J. (2015). Large amount of labile organic carbon in permafrost soils of northern Alaska. Global Change Biology 21, 2804−2817.
  • Pausch, J., Loeppmann, S., Kühnel, A., Forbush, K., Kuzyakov, Y., Cheng, W. (2016). Rhizosphere priming of barley with and without root hairs. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 100, 74−82.