Professor Feike Dijkstra
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Professor Feike Dijkstra

Professor in Terrestrial Biogeochemistry
School of Life and Environmental Sciences
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Professor Feike Dijkstra

I am a biogeochemist with interest in plant-microbial interactions affecting carbon and nutrient cycling, particularly in relation to global climate change. I started working at the University of Sydney in 2010 and was an ARC Future Fellow from 2011 to 2015. Before my arrival in Australia, I worked as a research scientist at the US Department of Agriculture, Fort Collins, Colorado (2007-2010), a postdoc at the University of California, Santa Cruz (2004-2006), and a postdoc at the University of Minnesota, Saint Paul (2001-2004). I got my education in the Netherlands, with a PhD (2001) and MSc (1996) degree from Wageningen University.

Research in our group is focused on carbon, nutrient (mostly nitrogen and phosphorus) and water dynamics in grasslands, forests and agro-ecosystems. We use field, greenhouse, and laboratory experiments, often in combination with stable isotope techniques and other state-of-the-art methods. We also develop simple dynamic models and use ecosystem simulation models to better understand the importance of plant-microbial interactions for carbon and nutrient cycling in ecosystems affected by global change.

Ecology and Evolution, Microbiology, Environment
Project titleResearch student
Impact of Drought on Root Plasticity, Nitrogen Fixation and Carbon Sequestration in an Intercropping SystemShirin AKTER
The Role of Iron Oxides on Phosphate Sorption and Organic Matter Preservation in Soils of New South Wales.Bright AMENKHIENAN
Plant root effects on soil organic matter dynamics affected by drought and nitrogen availabilityTakuma KOYAMA
How does P availability in the soil influence plant growth, biomass input, biological N fixation, and microbial decomposition in a wheat-chickpea intercropping system?Md Zillur RAHMAN
Potential of Combined Application of Biochar and Compost to Improve Soil Carbon Sequestration and FertilitySiska SYARANAMUAL
Mineral-Organic Interactions In Soil Aggregation And Protection Of Soil Organic CarbonZongtang YANG

Publications

Book Chapters

  • Mia, S., Dijkstra, F., Singh, B. (2017). Long-Term Aging of Biochar: A Molecular Understanding With Agricultural and Environmental Implications. In Not known (Eds.), Advances in Agronomy, (pp. 1-51). Academic Press Inc. [More Information]
  • Dijkstra, F., Morgan, J. (2012). Elevated CO2 and warming effects on soil carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas exchange in agroecosystems. a review. In M Liebig, A Franzluebbers, & R Follett (Eds.), Managing Agricultural Greenhouse Gases, (pp. 467-486). London: Academic Press. [More Information]

Journals

  • Szejgis, J., Nielsen, U., Carrillo, Y., Jeffries, T., Dijkstra, F., Chieppa, J., Horn, S., Bristol, D., Maisnam, P., Eldridge, D. (2024). Altered rainfall greatly affects enzyme activity but has limited effect on microbial biomass in Australian dryland soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 189, 109277. [More Information]
  • Zhang, L., Zhang, C., Liao, L., Dijkstra, F., Wang, X., Delgado-Baquerizo, M., Liu, G., Wang, G., Song, Z., Gu, J. (2024). Aridity thresholds of microbiome-soil function relationship along a climatic aridity gradient in alpine ecosystem. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 192, 109388. [More Information]
  • Husain, H., Keitel, C., Dijkstra, F. (2024). Fungi are more important than bacteria for soil carbon loss through priming effects and carbon protection through aggregation. Applied Soil Ecology, 195, 105245. [More Information]

Conferences

  • Keith, A., Singh, B., Dijkstra, F. (2014). Biochar, Fertiliser & Pasture: A Field Trial. 20th World Congress of Soil Sciences, Jeju, Korea: International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS).
  • Ahmad, W., Dijkstra, F., Dalal, R., Singh, B. (2014). Temperature and Rhizosphere Interaction Regulates the Dynamics of Inorganic and Organic Carbon in a Limed Acidic Soil. 20th World Congress of Soil Sciences, Jeju, Korea: International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS).
  • Ahmad, W., Singh, B., Dijkstra, F., Dalal, R. (2012). Dynamics of inorganic and organic carbon in acidic limed soil. 5th Joint Australian and New Zealand Soil Science Conference, Warragul, Victoria: Australian Society of Soil Science Incorporated.

Magazine / Newspaper Articles

  • Dijkstra, F. (2012). Warmer does not mean drier. Australasian Science.

2024

  • Szejgis, J., Nielsen, U., Carrillo, Y., Jeffries, T., Dijkstra, F., Chieppa, J., Horn, S., Bristol, D., Maisnam, P., Eldridge, D. (2024). Altered rainfall greatly affects enzyme activity but has limited effect on microbial biomass in Australian dryland soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 189, 109277. [More Information]
  • Zhang, L., Zhang, C., Liao, L., Dijkstra, F., Wang, X., Delgado-Baquerizo, M., Liu, G., Wang, G., Song, Z., Gu, J. (2024). Aridity thresholds of microbiome-soil function relationship along a climatic aridity gradient in alpine ecosystem. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 192, 109388. [More Information]
  • Husain, H., Keitel, C., Dijkstra, F. (2024). Fungi are more important than bacteria for soil carbon loss through priming effects and carbon protection through aggregation. Applied Soil Ecology, 195, 105245. [More Information]

2023

  • Bicharanloo, B., Salomon, M., Cavagnaro, T., Keitel, C., Brien, C., Jewell, N., Berger, B., Lines, T., Dijkstra, F. (2023). Arbuscular mycorrhizae are important for phosphorus uptake and root biomass, and exudation for nitrogen uptake in tomato plants grown under variable water conditions. Plant and Soil. [More Information]
  • Ochoa-Hueso, R., Camarero, J., Cornelissen, G., Crawford, J., Dijkstra, F., Diochon, A., Earl, S., Edgerley, J., Epstein, H., Felton, A., et al (2023). Bioavailability of Macro and Micronutrients Across Global Topsoils: Main Drivers and Global Change Impacts. Global Biogeochemical Cycles: an international journal of global change, 37(6), e2022GB007680. [More Information]
  • Yang, J., Lu, J., Liu, M., Dijkstra, F. (2023). Continuous remobilization from below-ground provides more than half of all carbon and nitrogen in regrowing shoots after grassland defoliation. Journal of Ecology, 111(10), 2172-2180. [More Information]

2022

  • Lu, J., Yang, J., Keitel, C., Cheng, W., Dijkstra, F. (2022). Belowground Carbon Efficiency for Nitrogen and Phosphorus Acquisition Varies Between Lolium perenne and Trifolium repens and Depends on Phosphorus Fertilization. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13, 927435-1-927435-9. [More Information]
  • Wang, R., Lu, J., Jiang, Y., Dijkstra, F. (2022). Carbon efficiency for nutrient acquisition (CENA) by plants: role of nutrient availability and microbial symbionts. Plant and Soil, 476(2023-02-01 00:00:00), 289-300. [More Information]
  • Ji, D., Ding, F., Dijkstra, F., Jia, Z., Li, S., Wang, J. (2022). Crop residue decomposition and nutrient release are independently affected by nitrogen fertilization, plastic film mulching, and residue type. European Journal of Agronomy, 138. [More Information]

2021

  • Wang, R., Bicharanloo, B., Bagheri Shirvan, M., Cavagnaro, T., Jiang, Y., Keitel, C., Dijkstra, F. (2021). A novel 13C pulse-labelling method to quantify the contribution of rhizodeposits to soil respiration in a grassland exposed to drought and nitrogen addition. New Phytologist, 230(2), 857-866. [More Information]
  • Yin, L., Dijkstra, F., Phillips, R., Zhu, B., Wang, P., Cheng, W. (2021). Arbuscular mycorrhizal trees cause a higher carbon to nitrogen ratio of soil organic matter decomposition via rhizosphere priming than ectomycorrhizal trees. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 157, 1-8. [More Information]
  • Pei, J., Li, J., Mia, S., Singh, B., Wu, J., Dijkstra, F. (2021). Biochar aging increased microbial carbon use efficiency but decreased biomass turnover time. Geoderma, 382, 114710. [More Information]

2020

  • Pei, J., Dijkstra, F., Li, J., Fang, C., Su, J., Zhao, J., Nie, M., Wu, J. (2020). Biochar-induced reductions in the rhizosphere priming effect are weaker under elevated CO2. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 142, 107700. [More Information]
  • Yu, X., Dijkstra, F. (2020). Carbon and nitrogen dynamics affected by litter and nitrogen addition in a grassland soil: Role of fungi. European Journal of Soil Biology, 100, 103211. [More Information]
  • Wang, R., Wu, H., Sardans, J., Li, T., Liu, H., Peñuelas, J., Dijkstra, F., Jiang, Y. (2020). Carbon storage and plant-soil linkages among soil aggregates as affected by nitrogen enrichment and mowing management in a meadow grassland. Plant and Soil, 457, 407-420. [More Information]

2019

  • Hou, J., Dijkstra, F., Zhang, X., Wang, C., Lu, X., Wang, P., Han, X., Cheng, W. (2019). Aridity thresholds of soil microbial metabolic indices along a 3,200 km transect across arid and semi-arid regions in northern China. PeerJ, 2019 (4), 1-19. [More Information]
  • Mehnaz, K., Corneo, P., Keitel, C., Dijkstra, F. (2019). Carbon and phosphorus addition effects on microbial carbon use efficiency, soil organic matter priming, gross nitrogen mineralization and nitrous oxide emission from soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 134, 175-186. [More Information]
  • Wang, X., Lu, X., Dijkstra, F., Zhang, H., Wang, X., Wuyunna, W., Wang, Z., Feng, J., Han, X. (2019). Changes of plant N:P stoichiometry across a 3000-km aridity transect in grasslands of northern China. Plant and Soil, 443(1-2), 107-119. [More Information]

2018

  • Crowther, T., Machmuller, M., Carey, J., Allison, S., Blair, J., Bridgham, S., Burton, A., Dijkstra, F., Elberling, B., Estiarte, M., et al (2018). Crowther et al. reply. Nature, 554(7693), E7-E8. [More Information]
  • Luo, W., Zuo, X., Ma, W., Xu, C., Li, A., Yu, Q., Knapp, A., Tognetti, R., Dijkstra, F., Li, M., et al (2018). Differential responses of canopy nutrients to experimental drought along a natural aridity gradient. Ecology, 99(10), 2230-2239. [More Information]
  • Mehnaz, K., Keitel, C., Dijkstra, F. (2018). Effects of carbon and phosphorus addition on microbial respiration, N2O emission, and gross nitrogen mineralization in a phosphorus-limited grassland soil. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 54(4), 481-493. [More Information]

2017

  • Mia, S., Singh, B., Dijkstra, F. (2017). Aged biochar affects gross nitrogen mineralization and recovery: a [superscript 15]N study in two contrasting soils. GCB Bioenergy, 9(7), 1196-1206. [More Information]
  • Mia, S., Dijkstra, F., Singh, B. (2017). Aging Induced Changes in Biochar's Functionality and Adsorption Behavior for Phosphate and Ammonium. Environmental Science & Technology, 51(15), 8359-8367. [More Information]
  • Wang, R., Lu, L., Creamer, C., Dijkstra, F., Liu, H., Feng, X., Yu, G., Han, X., Jiang, Y. (2017). Alteration of soil carbon and nitrogen pools and enzyme activities as affected by increased soil coarseness. Biogeosciences, 14(8), 2155-2166. [More Information]

2016

  • Luo, W., Dijkstra, F., Bai, E., Feng, J., Lu, X., Wang, C., Wu, H., Li, M., Han, X., Jiang, Y. (2016). A threshold reveals decoupled relationship of sulfur with carbon and nitrogen in soils across arid and semi-arid grasslands in northern China. Biogeochemistry, 127(1), 141-153. [More Information]
  • Hu, Y., Wang, Q., Wang, S., Zhang, Z., Dijkstra, F., Zhang, Z., Xu, G., Duan, J., Du, M., Niu, H. (2016). Asymmetric responses of methane uptake to climate warming and cooling of a Tibetan alpine meadow assessed through a reciprocal translocation along an elevation gradient. Plant and Soil, 402(1), 263-275. [More Information]
  • Keith, A., Singh, B., Dijkstra, F., Van Ogtrop, F. (2016). Biochar Field Study: Greenhouse gas emissions, productivity, and nutrients in two soils. Agronomy Journal, 108(5), 1805-1815. [More Information]

2015

  • Keith, A., Singh, B., Dijkstra, F. (2015). Biochar reduces the rhizosphere priming effect on soil organic carbon. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 88, 372-379. [More Information]
  • Ahmad, W., Singh, B., Dalal, R., Dijkstra, F. (2015). Carbon dynamics from carbonate dissolution in Australian agricultural soils. Soil Research, 53(2), 144-153. [More Information]
  • Canarini, A., Dijkstra, F. (2015). Dry-rewetting cycles regulate wheat carbon rhizodeposition, stabilization and nitrogen cycling. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 81, 195-203. [More Information]

2014

  • Keith, A., Singh, B., Dijkstra, F. (2014). Biochar, Fertiliser & Pasture: A Field Trial. 20th World Congress of Soil Sciences, Jeju, Korea: International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS).
  • Carrillo, Y., Dijkstra, F., LeCain, D., Morgan, J., Blumenthal, D., Waldron, S., Pendall, E. (2014). Disentangling root responses to climate change in a semiarid grassland. Oecologia, 175(2), 699-711. [More Information]
  • He, M., Dijkstra, F. (2014). Drought effect on plant nitrogen and phosphorus: A meta-analysis. New Phytologist, 204(4), 924-931. [More Information]

2013

  • Dijkstra, F., Morgan, J., Follett, R., LeCain, D. (2013). Climate change reduces the net sink of CH4 and N2O in a semiarid grassland. Global Change Biology, 19(6), 1816-1826. [More Information]
  • Ahmad, W., Singh, B., Dijkstra, F., Dalal, R. (2013). Inorganic and organic carbon dynamics in a limed acid soil are mediated by plants. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 57, 549-555. [More Information]
  • Dijkstra, F., Carrillo, Y., Pendall, E., Morgan, J. (2013). Rhizosphere priming: A nutrient perspective. Frontiers in Microbiology, 4, 1-8. [More Information]

2012

  • Dijkstra, F., Pendall, E., Morgan, J., Blumenthal, D., Carrillo, Y., LeCain, D., Follett, R., Williams, D. (2012). Climate change alters stoichiometry of phosphorus and nitrogen in a semiarid grassland. New Phytologist, 196(3), 807-815. [More Information]
  • Carrillo, Y., Dijkstra, F., Pendall, E., Morgan, J., Blumenthal, D. (2012). Controls over Soil Nitrogen Pools in a Semiarid Grassland Under Elevated CO2 and Warming. Ecosystems, 15(5), 761-774. [More Information]
  • Ahmad, W., Singh, B., Dijkstra, F., Dalal, R. (2012). Dynamics of inorganic and organic carbon in acidic limed soil. 5th Joint Australian and New Zealand Soil Science Conference, Warragul, Victoria: Australian Society of Soil Science Incorporated.

2011

  • Morgan, J., LeCain, D., Pendall, E., Blumenthal, D., Kimball, B., Carrillo, Y., Williams, D., Heisler-White, J., Dijkstra, F., West, M. (2011). C4 grasses prosper as carbon dioxide eliminates desiccation in warmed semi-arid grassland. Nature, 476, 202-205. [More Information]
  • Dijkstra, F., Morgan, J., von Fischer, J., Follett, R. (2011). Elevated CO2 and warming effects on CH4 uptake in a semiarid grassland below optimum soil moisture. Journal of Geophysical Research, 116(1), G01007-1-G01007-9. [More Information]
  • Dijkstra, F., Hutchinson, G., Reeder, J., LeCain, D., Morgan, J. (2011). Elevated CO2, but not defoliation, enhances N cycling and increases short-term soil N immobilization regardless of N addition in a semiarid grassland. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 43, 2247-2256. [More Information]

2010

  • Carrillo, Y., Pendall, E., Dijkstra, F., Morgan, J., Newcomb, J. (2010). Carbon input control over soil organic matter dynamics in a temperate grassland exposed to elevated CO2 and warming. Biogeosciences, 7(2), 1575-1602.
  • Morgan, J., Follett, R., Hartwell Allen, Jr, L., Del Grosso, S., Derner, J., Dijkstra, F., Franzluebbers, A., Fry, R., Paustian, K., Schoeneberger, M. (2010). Carbon sequestration in agricultural lands of the United States. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 65(1), 6A-13A. [More Information]
  • Dijkstra, F., Blumenthal, D., Morgan, J., Pendall, E., Carrillo, Y., Follett, R. (2010). Contrasting effects of elevated CO2 and warming on nitrogen cycling in a semiarid grassland. New Phytologist, 187(2), 426-437. [More Information]

2009

  • Dijkstra, F., West, J., Hobbie, S., Reich, P. (2009). Antagonistic effects of species on C respiration and net N mineralization in soils from mixed coniferous plantations. Forest Ecology and Management, 257(3), 1112-1118. [More Information]
  • Dijkstra, F., Bader, N., Johnson, D., Cheng, W. (2009). Does accelerated soil organic matter decomposition in the presence of plants increase plant N availability? Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 41(6), 1080-1087. [More Information]
  • Dijkstra, F. (2009). Modeling the flow of 15N after a 15N pulse to study long-term N dynamics in a semiarid grassland. Ecology, 90(8), 2171-2182. [More Information]

2008

  • Dijkstra, F., Cheng, W. (2008). Increased soil moisture content increases plant N uptake and the abundance of 15N in plant biomass. Plant and Soil, 302(1-2), 263-271. [More Information]
  • Dijkstra, F., Pendall, E., Mosier, A., King, J., Milchunas, D., Morgan, J. (2008). Long-term enhancement of N availability and plant growth under elevated CO2 in a semi-arid grassland. Functional Ecology, 22(6), 975-982. [More Information]

2007

  • Dijkstra, F., Cheng, W. (2007). Interactions between soil and tree roots accelerate long-term soil carbon decomposition. Ecology Letters, 10(11), 1046-1053. [More Information]
  • Dijkstra, F., Cheng, W. (2007). Moisture modulates rhizosphere effects on C decomposition in two different soil types. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 39(9), 2264-2274. [More Information]
  • Dijkstra, F., West, J., Hobbie, S., Reich, P., Trost, J. (2007). Plant diversity, CO2, and N influence inorganic and organic N leaching in grasslands. Ecology, 88(2), 490-500. [More Information]

2006

  • Dijkstra, F., Cheng, W., Johnson, D. (2006). Plant biomass influences rhizosphere priming effects on soil organic matter decomposition in two differently managed soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 38(9), 2519-2526. [More Information]
  • Dijkstra, F., Hobbie, S., Reich, P. (2006). Soil processes affected by sixteen grassland species grown under different environmental conditions. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 70(3), 770-777. [More Information]
  • Dijkstra, F., Wrage, K., Hobbie, S., Reich, P. (2006). Tree patches show greater N losses but maintain higher soil N availability than grassland patches in a frequently burned oak savanna. Ecosystems, 9(3), 441-452. [More Information]

2005

  • Dijkstra, F., Hobbie, S., Reich, P., Knops, J. (2005). Divergent effects of elevated CO2, N fertilization, and plant diversity on soil C and N dynamics in a grassland field experiment. Plant and Soil, 272(1-2), 41-52. [More Information]

2004

  • Dijkstra, F., Hobbie, S., Knops, J., Reich, P. (2004). Nitrogen deposition and plant species interact to influence soil carbon stabilization. Ecology Letters, 7(12), 1192-1198. [More Information]

2003

  • Dijkstra, F., Fitzhugh, R. (2003). Aluminum solubility and mobility in relation to organic carbon in surface soils affected by six tree species of the northeastern United States. Geoderma, 114(1-2), 33-47. [More Information]
  • Dijkstra, F. (2003). Calcium mineralization in the forest floor and surface soil beneath different tree species in the northeastern US. Forest Ecology and Management, 175(1-3), 185-194. [More Information]
  • Dijkstra, F., van Breemen, N., Jongmans, A., Davies, G., Likens, G. (2003). Calcium weathering in forested soils and the effect of different tree species. Biogeochemistry, 62(3), 253-275. [More Information]

2002

  • Dijkstra, F., Smits, M. (2002). Tree species effects on calcium cycling: The role of calcium uptake in deep soils. Ecosystems, 5(4), 385-398. [More Information]

2001

  • Dijkstra, F., Geibe, C., Holmstrom, S., Lundstrom, U., van Breemen, N. (2001). The effect of organic acids on base cation leaching from the forest floor under six North American tree species. European Journal of Soil Science, 52(2), 205-214. [More Information]

Selected Grants

2023

  • Root effects on soil organic matter: a double-edged sword, Dijkstra F, Maggi F, Keitel C, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP)
  • Soil carbon decomposition and stabilisation in grassland soil mediated by exotic earthworms, Dijkstra F, Warren C, Holmes A, School of Life and Environmental Sciences (SOLES)/Strategic Partnership Seeding Grant

2022

  • A soil-plant nexus to maximise organic carbon sequestration in the soil, Singh B, Dijkstra F, Warren C, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Federal)/Soil Science Challenge
  • Unlocking the anchors of soil organic carbon to manage climate change, Singh B, Dijkstra F, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP)