Publications in peer-reviewed journals
2026
12. Apostolakis, Daka, Englert, Siebert, Meijide, 2026. Long-term reduced tillage does not enhance crop yield, soil organic carbon stocks or greenhouse gas mitigation under ambient rainfall and rainfall exclusion in a temperate Luvisol. Soil and Tillage Research.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2025.106985
2025
11. He, Wang, Baer, Schaaf, Apostolakis, Meijide, Chen, Hochholdinger, Yu, 2025. Rhizosheath inhabiting Massilia are linked to heterosis in roots of maize. Nature Communication. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-65829-2
10. Feng, Ai, Sánchez-Rodríguez, Li, Zhang, Yang, Apostolakis, Muenter, Li, Dippold, Zhou, Dittert and Wang, 2025. Depth-dependent patterns in soil organic C, enzymatic stochiometric ratio, and soil quality under conventional tillage and reduced tillage after 55-years. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 385, 109584. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2025.109584
2024
9. Neyret, Le Provost, Boesing, Schneider, Baulechner, Bergmann, de Vries, iore-Donno, Geisen, Goldmann, Merges, Saifutdinov, Simons, Tobias, Zaitsev, Gossner, Jung, Kandeler, Krauss, Penone, Schloter, Schulz, Staab, Wolters, Apostolakis, Birkhofer, Boch, Boeddinghaus, Bolliger, Bonkowski, Buscot, Dumack, Fischer, Gan, Heinze, Hölzel, John, Klaus, Kleinebecker, Marhan, Müller, Renner, Rillig, Schenk, Schöning, Schrumpf, Seibold, Socher, Solly, Teuscher, van Kleunen, Wubet and Manning, 2024. A slow-fast trait continuum at the whole community level in relation to land-use intensification. Nature Communications 15, 1251. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45113-5
2023
8. Apostolakis, Schöning, Michalzik, Ammer, Schall, Hänsel, Nauss, Trumbore and Schrumpf, 2023. Forest Structure and Fine Root Biomass Influence Soil CO2 Efflux in Temperate Forests under Drought. Forests 14, 411. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14020411
2022
7. Panagea, Apostolakis, Berti, Čermak, Diels, Else, Kusa, Piccoli, Poesen, Stoate, Tits, Toth, Wyseure, 2022. Impact of agricultural management on soil aggregates and associated organic carbon fractions: Analysis of long-term experiments in Europe. EGU-SOIL.
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-8-621-2022
6. Apostolakis, Schöning, Michalzik, Klaus, Boeddinghaus, Kandeler, Marhan, Bolliger, Fischer, Prati, Haensel, Nauss, Hoelzel, Kleinebecker and Schrumpf, 2022. Drivers of soil respiration across a management intensity gradient in temperate grasslands under drought. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-022-10224-2
5. Apostolakis, Schöning, Klaus, Michalzik, Bischoff, Boeddinghaus, Bolliger,Fischer, Hölzel, Kandeler, Kleinebecker, Manning, Marhan, Neyret, Oelmann,Prati, van Kleunen, Schwarz, Schurig and Schrumpf, 2022. Direct and plant community mediated effects of management intensity on annual nutrient leaching risk in temperate grasslands. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-022-10209-1
2019
4. Daliakopoulos, Apostolakis, Wagner, Deligianni, Koutskoudis, Stamatakis, Tsanis, 2019. Effectiveness of Trichoderma harzianum in soil and yield conservation of tomato crops under saline irrigation. CATENA. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2018.12.009
2018
3. Tzanakakis, Apostolakis, Nikolaidis, Paranychianakis, 2018. Ammonia oxidizing Archaea do not respond to ammonium or urea supply in an alkaline soil. Applied Soil Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2018.08.002
2. Varouchakis, Apostolakis, Siaka, Vasilopoulos, Tasiopoulos, 2018. Alternatives for domestic water tariff policy in the municipality of Chania, Greece towards water saving using game theory. Water Policy. https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2017.182
2017
1. Apostolakis, Panakoulia, Nikolaidis, Paranychianakis, 2017. Shifts in soil structure and soil organic matter in a chronosequence of set-aside fields. Soil and Tillage Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2017.07.004
12. Apostolakis, Daka, Englert, Siebert, Meijide, 2026. Long-term reduced tillage does not enhance crop yield, soil organic carbon stocks or greenhouse gas mitigation under ambient rainfall and rainfall exclusion in a temperate Luvisol. Soil and Tillage Research.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2025.106985
2025
11. He, Wang, Baer, Schaaf, Apostolakis, Meijide, Chen, Hochholdinger, Yu, 2025. Rhizosheath inhabiting Massilia are linked to heterosis in roots of maize. Nature Communication. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-65829-2
10. Feng, Ai, Sánchez-Rodríguez, Li, Zhang, Yang, Apostolakis, Muenter, Li, Dippold, Zhou, Dittert and Wang, 2025. Depth-dependent patterns in soil organic C, enzymatic stochiometric ratio, and soil quality under conventional tillage and reduced tillage after 55-years. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 385, 109584. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2025.109584
2024
9. Neyret, Le Provost, Boesing, Schneider, Baulechner, Bergmann, de Vries, iore-Donno, Geisen, Goldmann, Merges, Saifutdinov, Simons, Tobias, Zaitsev, Gossner, Jung, Kandeler, Krauss, Penone, Schloter, Schulz, Staab, Wolters, Apostolakis, Birkhofer, Boch, Boeddinghaus, Bolliger, Bonkowski, Buscot, Dumack, Fischer, Gan, Heinze, Hölzel, John, Klaus, Kleinebecker, Marhan, Müller, Renner, Rillig, Schenk, Schöning, Schrumpf, Seibold, Socher, Solly, Teuscher, van Kleunen, Wubet and Manning, 2024. A slow-fast trait continuum at the whole community level in relation to land-use intensification. Nature Communications 15, 1251. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45113-5
2023
8. Apostolakis, Schöning, Michalzik, Ammer, Schall, Hänsel, Nauss, Trumbore and Schrumpf, 2023. Forest Structure and Fine Root Biomass Influence Soil CO2 Efflux in Temperate Forests under Drought. Forests 14, 411. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14020411
2022
7. Panagea, Apostolakis, Berti, Čermak, Diels, Else, Kusa, Piccoli, Poesen, Stoate, Tits, Toth, Wyseure, 2022. Impact of agricultural management on soil aggregates and associated organic carbon fractions: Analysis of long-term experiments in Europe. EGU-SOIL.
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-8-621-2022
6. Apostolakis, Schöning, Michalzik, Klaus, Boeddinghaus, Kandeler, Marhan, Bolliger, Fischer, Prati, Haensel, Nauss, Hoelzel, Kleinebecker and Schrumpf, 2022. Drivers of soil respiration across a management intensity gradient in temperate grasslands under drought. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-022-10224-2
5. Apostolakis, Schöning, Klaus, Michalzik, Bischoff, Boeddinghaus, Bolliger,Fischer, Hölzel, Kandeler, Kleinebecker, Manning, Marhan, Neyret, Oelmann,Prati, van Kleunen, Schwarz, Schurig and Schrumpf, 2022. Direct and plant community mediated effects of management intensity on annual nutrient leaching risk in temperate grasslands. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-022-10209-1
2019
4. Daliakopoulos, Apostolakis, Wagner, Deligianni, Koutskoudis, Stamatakis, Tsanis, 2019. Effectiveness of Trichoderma harzianum in soil and yield conservation of tomato crops under saline irrigation. CATENA. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2018.12.009
2018
3. Tzanakakis, Apostolakis, Nikolaidis, Paranychianakis, 2018. Ammonia oxidizing Archaea do not respond to ammonium or urea supply in an alkaline soil. Applied Soil Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2018.08.002
2. Varouchakis, Apostolakis, Siaka, Vasilopoulos, Tasiopoulos, 2018. Alternatives for domestic water tariff policy in the municipality of Chania, Greece towards water saving using game theory. Water Policy. https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2017.182
2017
1. Apostolakis, Panakoulia, Nikolaidis, Paranychianakis, 2017. Shifts in soil structure and soil organic matter in a chronosequence of set-aside fields. Soil and Tillage Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2017.07.004