| Trophic niche differentiation in soil microarthropods (Oribatida, Acari): evidence from stable isotope ratios (15N/14N) K Schneider, S Migge, RA Norton, S Scheu, R Langel, A Reineking, ... Soil Biology and Biochemistry 36 (11), 1769-1774, 2004 | 484 | 2004 |
| The underestimated importance of belowground carbon input for forest soil animal food webs MM Pollierer, R Langel, C Körner, M Maraun, S Scheu Ecology Letters 10 (8), 729-736, 2007 | 414 | 2007 |
| The structure of oribatid mite communities (Acari, Oribatida): patterns, mechanisms and implications for future research M Maraun, S Scheu Ecography 23 (3), 374-382, 2000 | 377 | 2000 |
| Adding to ‘the enigma of soil animal diversity’: fungal feeders and saprophagous soil invertebrates prefer similar food substrates M Maraun, H Martens, S Migge, A Theenhaus, S Scheu European Journal of Soil Biology 39 (2), 85-95, 2003 | 314 | 2003 |
| Land-use choices follow profitability at the expense of ecological functions in Indonesian smallholder landscapes Y Clough, VV Krishna, MD Corre, K Darras, LH Denmead, A Meijide, ... Nature communications 7 (1), 13137, 2016 | 305 | 2016 |
| Divergent composition but similar function of soil food webs of individual plants: plant species and community effects TM Bezemer, MT Fountain, JM Barea, S Christensen, SC Dekker, H Duyts, ... Ecology 91 (10), 3027-3036, 2010 | 244 | 2010 |
| Feeding habits and multifunctional classification of soil‐associated consumers from protists to vertebrates AM Potapov, F Beaulieu, K Birkhofer, SL Bluhm, MI Degtyarev, M Devetter, ... Biological Reviews 97 (3), 1057-1117, 2022 | 236 | 2022 |
| Compartmentalization of the soil animal food web as indicated by dual analysis of stable isotope ratios (15N/14N and 13C/12C) MM Pollierer, R Langel, S Scheu, M Maraun Soil Biology and Biochemistry 41 (6), 1221-1226, 2009 | 220 | 2009 |
| Plant diversity surpasses plant functional groups and plant productivity as driver of soil biota in the long term N Eisenhauer, A Milcu, ACW Sabais, H Bessler, J Brenner, C Engels, ... PloS one 6 (1), e16055, 2011 | 219 | 2011 |
| Stable isotopes revisited: their use and limits for oribatid mite trophic ecology M Maraun, G Erdmann, BM Fischer, MM Pollierer, RA Norton, ... Soil Biology and Biochemistry 43 (5), 877-882, 2011 | 201 | 2011 |
| General relationships between abiotic soil properties and soil biota across spatial scales and different land-use types K Birkhofer, I Schöning, F Alt, N Herold, B Klarner, M Maraun, S Marhan, ... Public Library of Science 7 (8), e43292, 2012 | 191 | 2012 |
| Reevolution of sexuality breaks Dollo's law K Domes, RA Norton, M Maraun, S Scheu Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104 (17), 7139-7144, 2007 | 183 | 2007 |
| High genetic divergences indicate ancient separation of parthenogenetic lineages of the oribatid mite Platynothrus peltifer (Acari, Oribatida) M Heethoff, K Domes, M Laumann, M Maraun, RA Norton, S Scheu Journal of evolutionary biology 20 (1), 392-402, 2007 | 173 | 2007 |
| Oribatid mite and collembolan diversity, density and community structure in a moder beech forest (Fagus sylvatica): effects of mechanical perturbations M Maraun, JA Salamon, K Schneider, M Schaefer, S Scheu Soil Biology and Biochemistry 35 (10), 1387-1394, 2003 | 172 | 2003 |
| Oribatid mite (Acari, Oribatida) feeding on ectomycorrhizal fungi K Schneider, C Renker, M Maraun Mycorrhiza 16, 67-72, 2005 | 161 | 2005 |
| Awesome or ordinary? Global diversity patterns of oribatid mites M Maraun, H Schatz, S Scheu Ecography 30 (2), 209-216, 2007 | 157 | 2007 |
| Feeding preferences among dark pigmented fungal taxa (“Dematiacea”) indicate limited trophic niche differentiation of oribatid mites (Oribatida, Acari) K Schneider, M Maraun Pedobiologia 49 (1), 61-67, 2005 | 151 | 2005 |
| Impact of tropical lowland rainforest conversion into rubber and oil palm plantations on soil microbial communities V Krashevska, B Klarner, R Widyastuti, M Maraun, S Scheu Biology and fertility of soils 51, 697-705, 2015 | 146 | 2015 |
| Tropical Andean forests are highly susceptible to nutrient inputs—Rapid effects of experimental N and P addition to an Ecuadorian montane forest J Homeier, D Hertel, T Camenzind, NL Cumbicus, M Maraun, ... Public Library of Science 7 (10), e47128, 2012 | 142 | 2012 |
| Changes in microbial biomass, respiration and nutrient status of beech (Fagus sylvatica) leaf litter processed by millipedes (Glomeris marginata) M Maraun, S Scheu Oecologia 107, 131-140, 1996 | 140 | 1996 |