Søren O. Petersen
Senior scientistDepartment of Agroecology and Environment
Research Centre Foulum
Blichers Allé
Postbox 50
DK-8830 Tjele
Tel: 89991723
Soren.O.Petersen@agrsci.dk
Profile
Research interests [selected publications, see complete list below]:
- C/N turnover, microbial dynamics and emissions of greenhouse gases associated with storage, treatment and field application of livestock manure and organic wastes
- processes in surface crusts of slurry stores [17, 36, 41-43]
- microbial dynamics in urine spots of grazed pastures [32, 34-35]
- quantification and inventories of N2O and CH4 emissions [33, 40, 47]
- recycling of organic wastes [26, 28-29]
- Microbial ecology of arable soil, including effects of soil physical conditions (texture, structure, soil water content) for microbial activities
- effects of reduced tillage [26-27, 49]
- impact of crop rotation on C/N-dynamics and N losses [40]
- Role of membrane lipids in stress regulation
- Drought and cold tolerance among invertebrates [19, 25, 37, 48]
- Ecotoxicological effects [23-24, 38]
Participation in on-going projects:
Effects of cropping systems on productivity and environment (Cropsys) [FØJO3, 2006-2010]
http://www.okoforsk.dk/projekt/foejoIII/cropsys/index.html
Sustainable plant production system to mitigate global warming (Cool Crop) [DFFE, 2007-2010]
http://www.forskningsbase.kvl.dk/research/(5909194)
Bioenergy and manure technology strategies improving agricultural greenhouse gas balance (BIOMAN) [DFFE, 2007-2010]
Strategies for odour reduction from pig production units and slurry application (STOP) [VMP3, 2007-2010]
Nitroeurope (IP) [FP6, 2006- ]
Soil Infrastructure, Interfaces, and Translocation Processes in Inner Space (Soil-it-is) [FTP, 2007-2010]
(Last update: 2 September 2007)
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Petersen, S.O., S.G. Sommer, F. Béline, C. Burton, J. Dach, J.Y. Dourmad, A. Leip, T. Misselbrook, F. Nicholson, H.D. Poulsen, G. Provolo , P. Sørensen, B. Vinnerås, A. Weiske, M.-P. Bernal, R. Böhm, C. Juhász, R. Mihelic. Recycling of livestock manure in a whole-farm perspective. Livestock Science 112: 180-191.
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Petersen, S.O., Schjønning, P., Thomsen, I.K. and Christensen, B.T. Nitrous oxide evolution from structurally intact soil as influenced by tillage and soil water content. Soil Biol. Biochem. (in press)
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Bahrndorff, S., Petersen, S.O., Loeschcke, V., Overgaard, J. and Holmstrup, M. Differences in cold and drought tolerance of high arctic and subarctic populations of Megaphorura arctica (Collembola). Cryobiology 55: 315-323.
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Sommer, S.G., Petersen, S.O., Sørensen, P., Poulsen, H.D. and Møller, H.B. Methane and carbon dioxide emissions and nitrogen turnover during liquid manure storage. Nutr. Cycl. Agroecosys. 78: 27-36.
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Hynt, J., imek, M., Br??ek, P. and Petersen, S.O., 2007. High fluxes but different patterns of nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide emissions from soil in a cattle overwintering area. Agric. Ecosys. Environ. 120: 269-279. |
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Ambus, P., Petersen, S.O. and Soussana, J.-F. Short-term carbon and nitrogen cycling in urine patches assessed by combined carbon-13 and nitrogen-15 labelling. Agric. Ecosys. Environ. (I trykken)
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Overgaard, J., Sørensen, J.G., Petersen, S.O., Loeschcke, V. and Holmstrup, M. 2006. Reorganisation of membrane lipids during fast and slow cold hardening in Drosophila melanogaster. Physiol. Entomol. 31: 328-335.
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Petersen, S.O. and Miller, D.N. 2006. Greenhouse gas mitigation by livestock waste storage and lagoon covers. J. Sci. Food Agric. 86, 1407-1411. |
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Petersen, S.O. and Ambus, P. 2006 Methane oxidation in pig and cattle slurry storages, and effects of surface crust moisture and methane availability. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 74: 1-11.
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Ambus, P. and Petersen, S.O., 2005. Oxidation of 13C-labeled methane in surface crusts of pig- and cattle slurry. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies 41, 125-133.
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Petersen, S.O., Regina, K., Pöllinger, A., Rigler, E., Valli, L., Yamulki, S., Esala, M., Fabbri, C., Syväsalo, E. and Vinther, F.P. 2006. Nitrous oxide emissions from organic and conventional crop rotations in five European countries. Agric. Ecosys. Environ. 112, 200-206.
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Simek, M., Brucek, P., Hynst, J., Uhlirova, E. and Petersen, S.O. 2006. Effects of excretal returns and soil compaction on nitrous oxide emissions from a cattle overwintering area. Agric. Ecosys. Environ. 112, 186-191.
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Schaefer, M., Petersen, S.O. and Filser, J. 2005. Effects of Lumbricus terrestris, Allolobophora chlorotica and Eisenia fetida on microbial community dynamics in oil-contaminated soil. Soil Biol. Biochem. 37: 2065-2076.
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Overgaard, J., Sørensen, J.G., Petersen, S.O., Loeschcke, V. and Holmstrup, M. 2005. Changes in membrane lipid composition following rapid cold hardening and cold resistance in Drosophila melanogaster. J. Insect Physiol. 51: 1173-1182.
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Petersen, S.O., Amon, B. and Gattinger, A. 2005. Methane oxidation in slurry storage surface crusts. J. Environ. Qual. 34, 455-461.
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Bol, R. Petersen, S.O., Christofides, C., Dittert, K. and Hansen, M.N. 2004. Short term N2O, CO2, NH3 fluxes and N/C transfers in a Danish grass-clover pasture after simulated urine deposition in autumn. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 167, 568-576.
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Petersen, S.O., Roslev, P. and Bol, R. 2004. Dynamics of a pasture soil microbial community after deposition of cattle urine amended with [13C]urea. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 70, 6363-6369.
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Sommer, S.G., Petersen, S.O. and Møller, H.B. 2004. Algorithms for calculating methane and nitrous oxide emissions from manure management. Nutr. Cycl. Agroecosys. 69:143-154.
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Petersen, S.O., Stamatiadis, S. and Christofides, C. 2004. Short-term nitrous oxide emissions from pasture soil as influenced by urea level and soil nitrate. Plant Soil 267, 117-127.
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Petersen, S.O., Nissen, H.H., Lund, I. and Ambus, P. 2003. Redistribution of slurry in soil as influenced by organic matter content and injection method. J. Environ. Qual. 32: 2399-2409.
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Eriksen, J., Petersen, S.O. and Sommer, S.G. (2002) The fate of nitrogen in outdoor pig production. Agronomie 22: 863-867.
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Petersen, S.O., Petersen, J. and Rubæk, G.H. (2003) Microbial dynamics and plant uptake of nitrogen and phosphorus in soil amended with sewage sludge or calcium ammonium nitrate. Appl. Soil Ecol. 24: 187-195.
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Petersen, S.O., Henriksen, K., Mortensen, G.K., Krogh, P.H., Brandt, K.K., Sørensen, J., Madsen, T., Petersen, J. and Grøn, C. (2002) Recycling of sewage sludge and household compost to arable land: Fate and effects of organic contaminants, and impact on soil fertility. Soil Till. Res. 72: 139-152.
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Petersen, S.O., Frohne, P.S. and Kennedy, A.C. (2002) Dynamics of a soil microbial community under spring wheat. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 66: 826-833.
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Debosz, K., Petersen, S.O., Kure, L.K. and Ambus, P. (2002) Evaluating effects of sewage sludge and household compost on soil physical, chemical and microbiological properties. Appl. Soil Ecol. 19, 237-248.
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Bayley, M., Petersen, S.O., Knigge, T., Köhler, H.-R. and Holmstrup, M. (2001) Drought acclimation confers cold tolerance in the soil collembolan Folsomia candida. J. Insect Physiol. 47, 1197-1204.
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Elsgaard, L., Petersen, S.O. and Debosz, K. Effect and risk assessment of linear alkylbenzenesulfonate (LAS) in agricultural soil. 1. Short-term effects on soil microbiology. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 20, 1656-1663.
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Elsgaard, L., Petersen, S.O. and Debosz, K. Effect and risk assessment of linear alkylbenzenesulfonate (LAS) in agricultural soil. 2. Effects on soil microbiology as influenced by sewage sludge and incubation time. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 20, 1664-1672.
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Petersen, S.O., Kristensen, K. and Eriksen, J. (2001) Denitrification losses from outdoor piglet production: Spatial and temporal variability. J. Environ. Qual. 30, 1051-1058.
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Pedersen, A.R., Petersen, S.O. and Vinther, F.P. (2001) Stochastic diffusion model for estimating trace gas emissions with static chambers. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 65, 49-58.
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Elsgaard, L., Petersen, S.O., Debosz, K. and Kristiansen, I.B. (2001) Effects of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS) on soil microbiology. Tensides, Surf. Det. 38, 94-97.
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Petersen, S.O. and Holmstrup, M. (2000) Temperature effects on lipid composition of the earthworms Lumbricus rubellus and Eisenia Nordenskioeldi. Soil Biol. Biochem. 32: 1787-1791.
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Nielsen, P. and Petersen, S.O. (2000) Ester-linked polar lipid fatty acid profiles of soil microbial communities: A comparison of extraction methods and evaluation of interference from humic acids. Soil Biol. Biochem. 32: 1241-1249.
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Sommer, S.G., Petersen, S.O. and Søegaard, H.T. (2000) Greenhouse gas emission from stored livestock slurry. J. Environ. Qual. 29: 744-750.
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Elhottová, D., T?íska, J., Petersen, S.O. and antr??ková, H. (2000) Application of GC-MS/MS for analysis of the bacterial storage compound poly-b-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) in environmental samples. Fresenius J. Anal. Chem. 367: 157-164.
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Sinsabaugh, R.L., Klug, M.J., Collins, H.P., Petersen, S.O. and Yeager, P. (1999) Characterizing soil microbial communities. In: Robertson, G.P., C.S. Bledsoe, D.C. Coleman, and P. Sollins, eds. 1999. Standard soil methods for long term ecological research, pp. 318-348. Oxford University Press, NY.
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Petersen, S.O. (1999) Nitrous oxide emissions from manure and inorganic fertilizers applied to spring barley. J. Environ. Qual. 28: 1610-1618.
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Petersen, S.O., Lind, A.M. and Sommer, S.G. (1998) Nitrogen and organic matter losses during storage of cattle and pig manure. J. Agric. Sci. 130: 69-79. |
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Petersen, S.O., Sommer, S.G., Aaes, O. and Søegaard, K. (1998) Ammonia losses from urine and dung of grazing cattle: Effect of N intake. Atmos. Environ. 32: 295-300.
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Frostegård, Å., Petersen, S.O., Bååth, E. and Nielsen, T.H. (1997) Dynamics of a microbial community associated with manure hot-spots as revealed by phospholipid fatty acid analysis. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 63: 2224-2231.
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Petersen, S.O., Debosz, K., Schjønning, P., Christensen, B.T. and Elmholt, S. (1997) Phospholipid fatty acid profiles and C availability in wet-stable macro-aggregates from conventionally and organically farmed soils. Geoderma 78: 181-196.
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Petersen, S.O. and Andersen, M.N. (1996) Influence of soil water potential and slurry type on denitrification activity. Soil Biol. Biochem. 28: 977-980.
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Petersen S.O., Nielsen T.H.. Frostegård Å. and Olesen T. (1996) Oxygen uptake, carbon metabolism, and denitrification associated with manure hot-spots. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 28: 341-349.
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Petersen, S.O. and Klug, M.J. (1994) Effects of sieving, storage, and incubation tempera­ture on the phospholipid fatty acid profile of a soil microbial community. Appl. En­viron. Microbiol. 60: 2421-2430.
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Petersen, S.O., Nielsen, T.H. and Henriksen, K. (1993) Direct measurements of oxygen microprofiles and distribution of phospholipid-P in a two-phase soil-manure system. Geoderma 56: 549-559.
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Petersen, S.O. (1993) Importance of anaerobic processes in soil amended with liquid cattle manure. Biol. Fertil. Soils 15: 137-143.
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Petersen, S.O., Nielsen, A.L., Haarder, K. and Henriksen, K. (1992) Factors controlling nitrification and denitrification: A laboratory study with gel-stabilized liquid cattle manure. Microbial Ecology 23: 239-255.
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Petersen, S.O. (1992) Nitrification and denitrification with direct injection of raw or anaerobically digested liquid cattle manure. Acta Agric. Scand., Sect. B, Soil and Plant Sci. 42: 94-99.
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Petersen, S.O., Henriksen, K. and Blackburn, T.H. (1991) Coupled nitrification­-denitrifi­cation associated with liquid manure in a gel-stabilized model system. Biol. Fertil. Soils 12: 19-27.
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Petersen, S.O., Henriksen, K., Blackburn, T.H. and King, G.M. (1991) A comparison of phospholipid and chloroform fumigation analyses for biomass in soil: Potentials and limitations. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 85: 257-268.
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