Institute of Grassland Science

In Revised Journals (since 2003)

2012

Breitsameter, L., Küchenmeister, K., Küchenmeister, F., Isselstein, J., 2012. Tolerance to mechanical damage in ten herbaceous grassland species. Plant, Soil and Environment 58, 334-339.

Küchenmeister, F., Küchenmeister, K., Wrage, N., Kayser, M., Isselstein, J., 2012. Yield and yield stability in mixtures of productive grassland species: Does species number or functional group composition matter? Grassland Science 58, 94-100.

Küchenmeister, K., Küchenmeister, F., Wrage, N., Kayser, M., Isselstein, J., 2012. Establishment and early yield development of five possible alternatives to Trifolium repens as a grassland legume. Journal of Agricultural Science 4, 86-95.

Petersen, U., Wrage, N., Köhler, L., Leuschner, C., Isselstein, J., 2012. Manipulating the species composition of permanent grasslands – A new approach to biodiversity experiments. Basic and Applied Ecology 13, 1-9.

Seither, N., Wrage, N., Isselstein, J., 2012. Sward composition and grazer species effects on nutritive value and herbage accumulation. Agronomy Journal 104, 497-506.

Tonn, B., Thumm, U., Lewandowski, I., Claupein, W., 2012. Leaching of biomass from semi-natural grasslands – effects on chemical composition and ash high-temperature behavior. Biomass and Bioenergy 36, 390-403.

Wrage, N., Şahin Demirbağ, N., Hofmann, M., Isselstein, J., 2012. Vegetation height of patch more important for phytodiversity than that of paddock. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 155, 111-116.


2011

Breitsameter, L., Küchenmeister, K., Küchenmeister, F., Isselstein, J., 2012. Tolerance to mechanical damage in ten herbaceous grassland species. Plant, Soil and Environment 58, 334-339.

Küchenmeister, F., Küchenmeister, K., Wrage, N., Kayser, M., Isselstein, J., 2012. Yield and yield stability in mixtures of productive grassland species: Does species number or functional group composition matter? Grassland Science 58, 94-100.

Küchenmeister, K., Küchenmeister, F., Wrage, N., Kayser, M., Isselstein, J., 2012. Establishment and early yield development of five possible alternatives to Trifolium repens as a grassland legume. Journal of Agricultural Science 4, 86-95.

Petersen, U., Wrage, N., Köhler, L., Leuschner, C., Isselstein, J., 2012. Manipulating the species composition of permanent grasslands – A new approach to biodiversity experiments. Basic and Applied Ecology 13, 1-9.

Seither, N., Wrage, N., Isselstein, J., 2012. Sward composition and grazer species effects on nutritive value and herbage accumulation. Agronomy Journal 104, 497-506.

Tonn, B., Thumm, U., Lewandowski, I., Claupein, W., 2012. Leaching of biomass from semi-natural grasslands – effects on chemical composition and ash high-temperature behavior. Biomass and Bioenergy 36, 390-403.

Wrage, N., Şahin Demirbağ, N., Hofmann, M., Isselstein, J., 2012. Vegetation height of patch more important for phytodiversity than that of paddock. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 155, 111-116.


2011

Assaf, T.A., Beyschlag., W., Isselstein, J., 2011. The relationship between plant diversity and productivity in natural and in managed grasslands. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research 9, 157-166.

Kayser, M., Benke, M., Isselstein, J., 2011. Little fertilizer response but high N loss risk of maize growing on a highly productive, sandy soil. Agronomy for Sustainable Development 31, 709-718.

Kool, D.M., Dolfing, J., Wrage, N., Van Groenigen, J.W., 2011. Nitrifier denitrification as a distinct and significant source of nitrous oxide from soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 43, 174-178.

Kool, D.M., Van Groenigen, J.W., Wrage, N., 2011. Source determination of nitrous oxide based on nitrogen and oxygen isotopic analyses: dealing with oxygen exchange. Methods in Enzymology 496, 139-160.

Kool, D.M., Wrage, N., Oenema, O., Van Kessel, C., Van Groenigen, J.W., 2011. Oxygen exchange with water alters the oxygen isotopic signature of nitrate in soil ecosystems. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 43, 1180-1185.

Müller, J., Kayser, M., Isselstein, J., 2011. Silage maize (Zea mays L) ripening behavior affects nitrate leaching over following winter. Maydica 56, 389-397.

Puga, D.C., Gonzalez, G., Mireles, E., Tuz, F., López, G., Pérez-Gil, R.F., Tecante, A., Cuchillo, H.M., Ledesma, A., 2011. Chemical, instrumental, sensory and microbiology characteristics of goat meat sausages and ham. Italian Journal of Animal Science 10, 130-130.

Puga, D.C., Mireles, M.E., Cuchillo, H.M., Pérez-Gil, R. F. 2011. Performance and nutritive value of creole goat kid’s meat, reared under low input systems. Italian Journal of Animal Science 10, 31-31.

Seip, K., Breves, G., Isselstein, J., Abel, H., 2011. Nitrogen excretion of adult sheep fed silages made of a mixed sward or of pure unfertilised grass alone and in combination with barley. Archives of Animal Nutrition 65, 278-289

Tonn, B., Dengler, V., Thumm, U., Piepho, H.-P., Claupein, W., 2011. Influence of leaching on the chemical composition of grassland biomass for combustion. Grass and Forage Science 66, 464-473.

Ulber, L., Klimek, S., Steinmann, H.-H., Isselstein, J., Groth, M., 2011. Implementing and evaluating the effectiveness of a payment scheme for environmental services from agricultural land. Environmental Conservation 38, 464-472.

Wrage, N., Küchenmeister, F., Isselstein, J., 2011. Isotopic composition of soil, plant or cattle hair no suitable indicator of nitrogen balances in permanent pasture. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 90, 189-199.

Wrage, N., Strodthoff, J., Cuchillo, H., Isselstein, J., Kayser, M., 2011. Phytodiversity of temperate permanent grasslands: Ecosystem services for agriculture and livestock management for diversity conservation. Biodiversity and Conservation 20, 3317-3339.

2010

Cuchillo, H.M., Isselstein, J., 2010. Grazing behaviour of cattle and sheep grazing alone or together on grass swards differing in plant species diversity. Journal of Animal Science 88, 193 (E-Suppl. 2).

Cuchillo, H.M., Puga, D.C., Wrage, N., Pérez-Gil., R.F., 2010. Feeding goats on scrubby Mexican rangeland and pasteurization: influences on milk and artisan cheese quality. Tropical Animal Health and Production 42, 1127–1134.

Cuchillo, H.M., Puga, D.C., Navarro, O.A., Pérez-Gil, R.F., 2010. Antioxidant activity, bioactive polyphenols in Mexican goats' milk cheeses on summer grazing. Journal of Dairy Research 77, 20-26.

Faramarzi, M., Kesting, S., Isselstein, J., Wrage, N., 2010. Rangeland condition in relation to environmental variables, grazing intensity and livestock owners’ perceptions in semi-arid rangeland in western Iran. The Rangeland Journal 32, 367-377.

Kayser, M., Müller, J., Isselstein, J., 2010. Nitrogen management in organic farming: comparison of crop rotation residual effects on yields, N leaching and soil conditions. Nutr. Cycl. Agroecosyst 87, 21-31.

Kool, D.M., Wrage, N., Zechmeister-Boltenstern, S., Pfeffer, M., Brus, D., Oenema, O., Van Groenigen, J.W., 2010. Nitrifier denitrification can be a source of N2O from soil: a revised approach to the dual-isotope labelling method. European Journal of Soil Science 61, 759-772.

Ulber, L., Klimek, S., Steinmann, H.H., Isselstein, J., 2010. A market-based payment scheme for plant diversity in farming systems. Aspects of Applied Biology 100, 319 - 326.

Ulber, L., Steinmann, H.H., Klimek, S., 2010. Using selective herbicides to manage beneficial and rare weed species in winter wheat. Management von nützlichen und seltenen Unkrautarten durch Einsatz selektiver Herbizide. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection 117, 233 – 239.

Wrage, N., Chapuis-Lardy, L., Isselstein, J., 2010. Phosphorus, plant biodiversity and climate change. Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 3, 147-169.

2009

Assaf, T., Isselstein, J., 2009. Evaluation of dandelion as a potential forage species in mixed-species swards. Crop Science 49, 714-721.

Assaf, T., Turk, M.A., Hameed, H.M., 2009. Impact of olive pomace wastes and fungicide treatment on indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi associated with chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) under field conditions. Australian Journal of Crop Science. Southern Cross Journals 3, 6-12.

Kesting, S., Wrage, N., Isselstein, J., 2009. Herbage mass and nutritive value of herbage of extensively managed temperate grasslands along a gradient of shrub encroachment. Grass and Forage Science 64, 246-254.

Kool, D.M., Müller, C., Wrage, N., Oenema, O., van Groenigen, J.W., 2009. Oxygen exchange between nitrogen oxides and H2O can occur during nitrifier pathways. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 41, 1632-1641.

Kool, D.M., Wrage, N., Oenema, O., Harris, D., van Groenigen, J.W., 2009. The 18O signature of biogenic nitrous oxide is determined by O exchange with water. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 23, 104-108.

Marini, L., Fontana, P., Klimek, S., Battisti, A., Gaston, K.J., 2009. Impact of farm size and topography on plant and insect diversity of managed grasslands in the Alps. Biological Conservation 142, 394-403.

Sahin Demirbag, N., Röver, K.U., Wrage, N., Hofmann, M., Isselstein, J., 2009. Herbage growth rates on heterogeneous swards as influenced by sward-height classes. Grass and Forage Science 64, 12-18.

Seidel, K., Kayser, M., Müller, J. Isselstein, J., 2009. The effect of grassland renovation on soil mineral nitrogen and on nitrateleaching during winter. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 172, 512-519.

Ulber, L., Steinmann, H.-H., Klimek, S., Isselstein, J., 2009. An on-farm approach to investigate the impactof diversified crop rotations on weed species richness and composition in winter wheat. Weed Research 49, 534-543.

2008

Kayser, M., Seidel, K., Müller, J., Isselstein, J., 2008: The effect of succeeding crop and level of N fertilization on N leaching after break-up of grassland. European Journal of Agronomy 29, 200-207.

Klimek, S., Marini, L., Hofmann, M., Isselstein, J., 2008: Additive partitioning of plant diversity with respect to grassland management regime, fertilisation and abiotic factors. Basic and Applied Ecology 9, 626-634.

Klimek, S., Richter gen. Kemmermann, A., Steinmann, H.H., Freese, J.,Isselstein, J.: Rewarding farmers for delivering vascular plant diversity in managed grasslands: a transdiciplinary case-study approach. Biological Conservation 141, 2888-2897.

Marini, L., Fontana, P., Scotton, M., Klimek, S., 2008. Vascular plant and orthoptera diversity in relation to grassland management and landscape composition in the European Alps. Journal of Applied Ecology 45, 361 - 370.

Marini, L., , Nascimbene, J., Scotton, M., Klimek, S., 2008. Hydrochemistry, water table depth and related distribution patterns of vascular plants in a mixed mire. Plant Biosystems 142/1, 79-86.

Marini, L., Scotton, M., Klimek, S., Pecile, A., 2008. Patterns of plant species richness in Alpine hay meadows. Local vs. landscape controls. Basic and Applied Ecology 9, 365 - 372.

Seng, M., Bonorden, S., Nissen, J., Isselstein, J., Abel, H., 2008 Fermentation patterns and nutrient contents of forb containing silages and their effects on microbial fermentation in the artificial rumen system RUSITEC. Journal of Agricultural Science 146, 333-341.

2007

Chapuis-Lardy, L., Wrage, N., Metay, A., Chotte, J.-L., Bernoux, M., 2007. Soils, a sink for N2O? A review. Global Change Biology 13, 1-17.

Dumont, B., Rook, A.J., Coran, Ch., Röver, K.-U., 2007. Effects of livestock breed and grazing intensity on biodiversity and production in sustainable grazing systems. 2. Diet selection. Grass and Forage Science 62, 159 - 171.

Höft, A., Isselstein, J. and Gerowitt, B., 2007. On transferring outcome-oriented agri-environmental reward schemes for grasslands between regions. International Journal of Biodiversity Science and Management 3, 195-208.

Isselstein, J., Griffith, B.A., Pradel, P., Venerus, S., 2007. Effects of livestock breed and grazing intensity on biodiversity and production in grazing systems. 1. Nutritive value of herbage and livestock performance. Grass and Forage Science 62, 145 - 158.

Kayser, M., Müller, J., Isselstein, J., 2007: Potassium leaching from cut grassland and from urine patches. Soil Use and Management 23, 384 - 392.

Klimek, S., Richter gen. Kemmermann, A., Hofmann, M., Isselstein, J., 2007. Plant species richness and composition in managed grasslands: The relative inportance of field management and environmental factors. Biological Conservation 134, 559 – 570.

Kool, D.M., Wrage, N., Oenema, O., Dolfing, J., und Van Groenigen, J.W. 2007. Oxygen exchange between (de)nitrification intermediates and H2O and its implications for source determination of NO3- and N2O: a review. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 21: 3569-3578.

Marini, L., Scotton, M., Klimek, S., Isselstein, J., Pecile, A., 2007, Effects of local factors on plant speceis richness and composition of Alpine meadows. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 119, 281-288.

Mills, J. Rook, A.J., Dumont, D., Isselstein, J., Scimone, M., Wallis De Vries, M.F., 2007. Effect of livestock breed and grazing intensity ongrazing systems: 5. Management and policy implications. Grass and Forage Science 62, 429 - 436.

Scimone, M., Rook, A.J., Garel, J.P., Sahin, N., 2007. Effects of livestock breed and grazing intensity on grazing systems: 3. Effects on diversity of vegetation. Grass and Forage Science 62, 172 – 184.

Seidel, K., Müller, J., Kayser, M., Isselstein, J., 2007. The effect of fertilizer type and level of N fertilization before and after grassland renewal on N leaching losses. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science 193, 30 – 36.

Wallis De Vries M.F., Parkinson A.E., Dulphy J.P., Sayer M., Diana E., 2007: Effects of livestock breed and grazing intensity on biodiversity and production in grazing systems. 4. Effects on animal diversity. Grass and Forage Science 62, 185-197.

Wrage, N., Sahin Demirbag, N., Röver, K.U., Hofmann, M., Isselstein, J., 2007: Forecasting the development of plant diversity in grazed pastures: Possible with nutrient balances? Grassland Science in Europe 12, 303-306.

2006

Dalle Tussie, Gemedo, Maass, B.L., Isselstein, J., 2006. Encroachment of woody plants and its impact on pastural livestock production in the Borana lowlands, southern Oromia, Ethiopia. African Journal of Ecology 44, 237-246.

Dalle, G., Isselstein, J., Maass, B.L., 2006. Indigenous ecological knowledge of Borana pastoralists in southern Ethiopia and current challenges. The International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology 13, 113-130.

Dalle, G., Maass, B.L., Isselstein J., 2006. Plant communities and their species diversity in the semi-arid rangelands of Borana Lowlands, southern Oromia, Ethiopia. Community Ecology 6, 167 – 176.

Wittig, B., Richter gen. Kemmermann, A., Zacharias, D., 2006. An indicator species approach for result-oriented subsidies of ecological services in grasslands – a study in Northwestern Germany. Biological Conservation 133,186-197.

2005

Bertke, E., Gerowitt, B., Hespelt, S., Isselstein, J., Marggraf, R., Tute, C., 2005. An outcome-based payment scheme for the promotion of biodiversity in the cultural landscape. Grassland Science in Europe 10, 36-39.

Dalle, G., Maass, B.L., Isselstein, J., 2005. Plant biodiversity and ethnobotany of Borana pastoralists of southern Oromia, Ethiopia. Economic Botany 59, 43-65.

Hofmann, M., Isselstein, J., 2005. Species enrichment in an agriculturally improved grassland and its effects on botanical composition, yield and forage quality. Grass and Forage Science 60, 136-145.

Isselstein, J., Jeangros, B., Pavlu, V. 2005. Agronomic aspects of biodiversity targeted management of temperate grasslands in Europe – A review. Agronomy Research 3, 139-151.

Isselstein, J., Jeangros, B., Pavlu, V., 2005. Agronomic aspects of extensive grassland farming and biodiversity management. Grassland Science in Europe 10, 211-220.

Kayser, M., Isselstein, J., 2005. Potassium cycling and losses in grassland systems: a review. Grass and Forage Science 60, 213-224.

Oenema, O., Wrage, N., Velthof, G., Groenigen, J.W., Dolfing, J., Kuikman, P., 2005. Trends in global nitrous oxide emissions from animal production systems. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 72, 51-65.

WallisDeVries, M.F., Tallowin, J.R.B., Dulphy, J.P., Sayer, M., Diana, E., 2005. Effects of livestock breed and stocking rate on sustainable grazing systems; butterfly diversity and abundance. Grassland Science in Europe 10, 227 – 230.

Wrage, N., van Groenigen, J.W., Oenema, O., Baggs, E.M., 2005. A novel dual-isotope labelling method for distinguishing between soil sources of N2O. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 19, 3298-3306.

2004

Dumont, B., Rook, A., Coran, C., Röver, K.U., 2004. Effects of livestock breed and stocking rate on sustainable grazing sytsems: 2. grazing behaviour and diet selection. Grassland Science in Europe 9, 617-619.

Hofmann, M., Fricke, C., Isselstein, J., 2004. Establishment of experimentally introduced plant species in a hay meadow. Grassland Science in Europe 9, 343-345.

Hofmann, M., Tallowin, J.R.B., 2004. Sward height and temporal stability on a continuously stocked botanically diverse pasture. Grassland Science in Europe 9, 192-194

Hofmann, M., Isselstein, J., 2004. Effects of drought and competition by a ryegrass sward on the seedling growth of a range of grassland species. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science 190, 277-286.

Hofmann, M., Isselstein, J., 2004. Seedling recruitment on agriculturally improved mesic grassland: the influence of disturbance and management schemes. Applied Vegetation Science 7, 193-200.

Isselstein, J., Griffith, B.A., Pradel, P,. Venerus, S,. 2004. Effects of livestock breed and stocking rate on sustainable grazing sytsems: 3. agronomic potential. In:. Grassland Science in Europe 9, 620-622.
Kayser, M., Isselstein, J., Benke, M., 2004. Potassium leaching from grassland. Grassland Science in Europe 9, 349-351.

Rook, A.J., Petit, M., Isselstein, J., Osoro, K., WallisDeVries, M.F., Parente, G., Mills, J., 2004. Effects of livestock breed and stocking rate on sustainable grazing sytsems. 1. Project description and synthesis of results. Grassland Science in Europe 9, 572-574.

Rook, A.J., Dumont, B., Isselstein, J., Osoro, K., WallisDeVries, M.F., Parente, G., Mills, J., 2004. Matching type of livestock to desired biodiversity outcomes in pastures – a review. Biological Conservation 119, 137-149.

Scheringer, J., Bergmann, H., Gerowitt, B., Isselstein, J., Marggraf, B., 2004. Grassland conservation projects: methodology of assessment, achievements and obstacles. Grassland Science in Europe 9, 61-63.

Scimone, M., Smith, R.E.N., Garel, J.P., Sahin, N., 2004. Effects of livestock breed and stocking rate on sustainable grazing sytsems 4. short term effects on vegetation. Grassland Science in Europe 9, 623-625.

Seidel, K., Kayser, M., Isselstein, J., 2004. Nitrate leaching from reseeded grassland: The effect of season, technique of renewal and former N-fertilisation. Grassland Science in Europe 9, 355-357.

WallisDeVries, M.F., Tallowin, J.R.B., Dulphy, J.P., Sayer, M., Diana, E., 2004. Effect of livestock breed and stocking rate on sustainable grazing systems: 5. short term effect on fauna. Grassland Science in Europe 9, 626-628.

Wrage, N., Lauf, J., del Prado, A., Pinto, M., Pietrzak, S., Yamulki, S., Oenema, O., Gebauer, G., 2004. Distinguishing sources of N2O in European grasslands by stable isotope analysis. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 18, 1-7.

Wrage, N., Velthof, G.L., Laanbroek, H.J., Oenema, O., 2004. Nitrous oxide production in grassland soils: Assessing the contribution of nitrifier denitrification. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 36, 229-236.

Wrage, N., Velthof, G.L., Oenema, O., Laanbroek, H.J., 2004. Acetylene and oxygen as inhibitors of nitrous oxide production in Nitrosomonas europaea and Nitrosospira briensis: a cautionary tale. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 47, 13-18.

2003

Correll, O., Isselstein, J., Pavlu, V. 2003. Studying spatial and temporal dynamics of sward structure at low stocking densities: Te use of an extended rising plate meter method. Grass and Forage Science 58, 450-454.

Gerowitt, B., Isselstein, J., Marggraf, R. 2003. Rewards for ecological goods – requirements and perspectives for agricultural land use. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 98, 541-547.

Isselstein, J., 2003. Erhaltung und Förderung der Pflanzenartenvielfalt auf dem Grünland aus landwirtschaftlicher Sicht. Nova Acta Leopoldina 87 (328), 99-111.

Isselstein, J., Correll, O., Strodthoff, J., Zhao. G., Hofmann, M. 2003. Variability of sward structure and plant species composition of pastures at low stocking rate. Grassland Science in Europe 8, 606-609.

Tilsner, J., Wrage, N., Lauf, J., Gebauer, G., 2003a. Emission of gaseous nitrogen oxides from an extensively managed grassland in NE Bavaria, Germany. I. Annual budgets of N2O and NOx emissions. Biogeochemistry 63, 229-247.

Tilsner, J., Wrage, N., Lauf, J., Gebauer, G., 2003b. Emission of gaseous nitrogen oxides from an extensively managed grassland in NE Bavaria. II. Stable isotope natural abundance of N2O. Biogeochemistry 63, 249-267.