This page provides a list of selected publications that refer to or use the methods and technology described on this website. Some early works are listed for reference as well.

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1. Kohls, K., R. M. M. Abed, L. Polerecky, M. Weber, D. de Beer. (2010) Halotaxis of cyanobacteria in an intertidal hypersaline microbial mat. Environmental Microbiology 12(3):567-575 download
2. Polerecky, L., J.M. Klatt, M. Al-Najjar, and D. de Beer (2009). Hyper-spectral imaging of biofilm growth dynamics. First Workshop on Hyperspectral Image and Signal Processing: Evolution in Remote Sensing, WHISPERS 2009, DOI: 10.1109/WHISPERS.2009.5288974 Download
3. Polerecky, L., A. Bissett, M. Al Najjar, P. Faerber, H. Osmers, P. Suci, P. Stoodley, and D. de Beer (2009). Modular spectral imaging (MOSI) system for discrimination of pigments in cells and microbial communities. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 75(3):758–771. (download).
4. Kühl, M., and L. Polerecky (2008) Functional and structural imaging of phototrophic microbial communities and symbioses. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 53:99-118. Free access
5. Bachar, A., L. Polerecky, J. Fischer, K. Vamvakopoulos, D. de Beer, and H. Jonkers (2008) Two-dimensional mapping of photopigment distribution and activity of Chloroflexus-like bacteria in a hypersaline microbial mat. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 65:434-448. download

1. G.Y. Matsui, N. Volkenborn, L. Polerecky, U. Henne, D.S. Wethey, C.R. Lovell, S.A. Woodin. (2011) Mechanical imitation of bidirectional bioadvection in aquatic sediments. Limnology & Oceanography-Methods 9:84-96. (download)
2. N. Volkenborn, L. Polerecky, D. S. Wethey, S. A. Woodin. (2010) Oscillatory porewater bioadvection in marine sediments induced by hydraulic activities of Arenicola marina. Limnology & Oceanography 55(3):1231–1247 (download text, download videos)
3. P. Stief, L. Polerecky, M. Poulsen, A. Schramm. (2010) Control of nitrous oxide emission from Chironomus plumosus larvae by nitrate and temperature. Limnology & Oceanography 55(2):872–884 (download)
4. Kühl, M., and L. Polerecky (2008) Functional and structural imaging of phototrophic microbial communities and symbioses. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 53:99-118. Free access
5. Bachar, A., L. Polerecky, J. Fischer, K. Vamvakopoulos, D. de Beer, and H. Jonkers (2008) Two-dimensional mapping of photopigment distribution and activity of Chloroflexus-like bacteria in a hypersaline microbial mat. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 65:434-448. download
6. Volkenborn, N., Polerecky, L., Hedtkamp, S.I.C., van Beusekom, J.E.E., and de Beer, D. (2007) Bioturbation and bioirrigation extend the open exchange regions in permeable sediments. Limnology and Oceanography 52: 1898–1909. download
7. Schroeder, C.R., Polerecky, L., and Klimant, I. (2007) Time-resolved pH/pO2 Mapping with Luminescent Hybrid Sensors. Analytical Chemistry 79: 60-70. download
8. Polerecky, L., N. Volkenborn, and P. Stief (2006). High temporal resolution oxygen imaging in bioirrigated sediments. Environmental Science & Technology 40:5763-5769. download
9. Franke, U., L. Polerecky, E. Precht, and M. Huettel (2006). Wave tank study of particulate organic matter degradation in permeable sediments. Limnology and Oceanography 51:1084-1096. download
10. Billerbeck, M., Werner, U., Polerecky, L., Walpersdorf, E., de Beer, D., and Huettel, M. (2006) Surficial and deep pore water circulation governs spatial and temporal scales of nutrient recycling in intertidal sand flat sediment. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 326: 61-76. download
11. Werner, U., Billerbeck, M., Polerecky, L., Franke, U., Huettel, M., van Beusekom, J.E.E., and de Beer, D. (2006) Spatial and temporal patterns of mineralization rates and oxygen distribution in a permeable intertidal sand flat (Sylt, Germany). Limnology and Oceanography 51: 2549-2563. download
12. Werner, U., Bird, P., Wild, C., Ferdelman, T., Polerecky, L., Eickert, G. et al. (2006) Spatial patterns of aerobic and anaerobic mineralization rates and oxygen penetration dynamics in coral reef sediments. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 309: 93-105. download
13. Polerecky, L. (2005). Imaging of oxygen and pH in 2D and 3D using the MOLLI system. Report on a joint project between Max-Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology and European Aeronautics Defense and Space Company (EADS).download
14. Polerecky, L., U. Franke, U. Werner, B. Grunwald, and D. de Beer (2005). High spatial resolution measurement of oxygen consumption rates in permeable sediments. Limnology and Oceanography-Methods 3:75-85. download
15. Precht, E., U. Franke, L. Polerecky, and M. Huettel (2004). Oxygen dynamics in permeable sediments with wave-driven pore water exchange. Limnology and Oceanography 49:693-705. download
16. Glud RN, Tengberg A, Kuhl M, Hall POJ, Klimant I, Holst G (2001). An in situ instrument for planar O-2 optode measurements at benthic interfaces Limnology and Oceanography 46(8): 2073-2080. download
17. Holst, G., and B. Grunwald (2001). Luminescence lifetime imaging with transparent oxygen optodes. Sensors and Actuators B-Chemical 74:78-90. download
18. Glud RN, Ramsing NB, Gundersen JK, Klimant I (1996). Planar optrodes: A new tool for fine scale measurements of two-dimensional O2 distribution in benthic communities MARINE ECOLOGY-PROGRESS SERIES 140(1-3): 217-226. download
19. Holst G, Kohls O, Klimant I, Konig B, Kuhl M, Richter T (1998). A modular luminescence lifetime imaging system for mapping oxygen distribution in biological samples, Sensors and Actuators B-Chemical 51(1-3): 163-170. download

1. Kohls, K., R. M. M. Abed, L. Polerecky, M. Weber, D. de Beer. (2010) Halotaxis of cyanobacteria in an intertidal hypersaline microbial mat. Environmental Microbiology 12(3):567-575 download
2. M. A. A. Al-Najjar, D. de Beer, B. B. Jørgensen, M. Kühl and L. Polerecky. (2010) Conversion and conservation of light energy in a photosynthetic microbial mat ecosystem. The ISME Journal 4(3):440-449 download
3. F. Schreiber, B. Loeffler, L. Polerecky, M.M.M. Kuypers and D. de Beer. (2009) Mechanisms of transient nitric oxide and nitrous oxide production in a complex biofilm. The ISME Journal 3: 1301–1313; advance online publication 11 June 2009; doi: 10.1038/ismej.2009.55 download
4. A. J. Beck, F. Janssen, L. Polerecky, O. Herlory and D. de Beer. (2009) Phototrophic Biofilm Activity and Dynamics of Diurnal Cd Cycling in a Freshwater Stream. Environmental Science and Technology 43: 7245-7251. download
5. D. de Beer, A. Bissett, R. de Wit, H. Jonkers, S. Koehler-Rink, H. Nam, B. H. Kim, G. Eickert, M. Grinstain. (2008) A microsensor for carbonate ions suitable for microprofiling in freshwater and saline environments. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods 6: 532-541. download
6. Schreiber, F., Polerecky, L., and de Beer, D. (2008) Nitric oxide microsensor for high spatial resolution measurements in biofilms and sediments. Analytical Chemistry 80: 1152-1158. download
7. Bissett, A., de Beer, D., Schoon, R., Shaaishi, F., Reimer, A., and Arp, G. (2008) Microbial mediation of stromatolite formation in karst-water creeks. Limnology and Oceanography 53: 1159-1168. download
8. Polerecky, L., C. Lott, and M. Weber (2008) In situ measurement of gross photosynthesis using a microsensor-based light-shade shift method. Limnology and Oceanography-Methods 6:373-383. download
9. Schwermer, C. U., G. Lavik, R. M. M. Abed, B. Dunsmore, T. G. Ferdelman, P. Stoodley, A. Gieseke, and D. de Beer (2008). Impact of nitrate on the structure and function of bacterial biofilm communities in pipelines used for injection of seawater into oil fields. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 74:2841-2851. free download
10. Weber, M., P. Faerber, V. Meyer, C. Lott, G. Eickert, K. Fabricius, and D. de Beer (2007) In Situ Applications of a New Diver-Operated Motorized Microsensor Profiler. Environmental Science and Technology 41:6210-6215. download
11. Polerecky, L., A. Bachar, R. Schoon, M. Grinstein, B. B. Jørgensen, D. de Beer, and H. Jonkers (2007) Contribution of Chloroflexus respiration to oxygen cycling in a hypersaline microbial mat from Lake Chiprana, Spain. Environmental Microbiology 9:2007–2024. download
12. Filthuth, H., G. Eickert, P. Faerber, H. Jonkers, L. Polerecky, and D. de Beer (2007) A novel radioactivity microsensor for high spatial resolution measurements of beta radiation. Limnology and Oceanography-Methods 5:309–316. download
13. Werner, U., Blazejak, A., Bird, P., Eickert, G., Schoon, R., Abed, R.M.M. et al. (2007) Microbial photosynthesis in coral reef sediments (Heron Reef, Australia). Estuarine, coastal and shelf science 76: 876-888. download
14. Billerbeck, M., Werner, U., Polerecky, L., Walpersdorf, E., de Beer, D., and Huettel, M. (2006) Surficial and deep pore water circulation governs spatial and temporal scales of nutrient recycling in intertidal sand flat sediment. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 326: 61-76.
15. Werner, U., Billerbeck, M., Polerecky, L., Franke, U., Huettel, M., van Beusekom, J.E.E., and de Beer, D. (2006) Spatial and temporal patterns of mineralization rates and oxygen distribution in a permeable intertidal sand flat (Sylt, Germany). Limnology and Oceanography 51: 2549-2563. download
16. Werner, U., Bird, P., Wild, C., Ferdelman, T., Polerecky, L., Eickert, G. et al. (2006) Spatial patterns of aerobic and anaerobic mineralization rates and oxygen penetration dynamics in coral reef sediments. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 309: 93-105. download
17. Ludwig, R., Pringault, O., de Wit, R., de Beer, D., and Jonkers, H.M. (2006) Limitation of oxygenic photosynthesis and oxygen consumption by phosphate and organic nitrogen in a hypersaline microbial mat: a microsensor study. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 57: 9-17. download
18. Abed, R.M.M., Polerecky, L., Al Najjar, M., and de Beer, D. (2006) Effect of temperature on photosynthesis, oxygen consumption and sulfide production in an extremely hypersaline cyanobacterial mat. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 44: 21-30. download
19. de Beer, D., Wenzhoefer, F., Ferdelman, T., Boehme, S.E., Huettel, M., van Beusekom, J.E.E. et al. (2005) Transport and mineralization rates in North Sea sandy intertidal sediments, Sylt-Romo Basin, Wadden Sea. Limnology and Oceanography 50: 113-127. download
20. Ludwig, R., Al-Horani, F.A., de Beer, D., and Jonkers, H.M. (2005) Photosynthesis-controlled calcification in a hypersaline microbial mat. Limnology and Oceanography 50: 1836-1843. download
21. Lassen, C., H. Ploug, and B. B. Jørgensen (1992) A Fiberoptic Scalar Irradiance Microsensor - Application for Spectral Light Measurements in Sediments. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 86:247-254.
22. Revsbech, N. P., and B. B. Jørgensen (1986) Microelectrodes - Their Use in Microbial Ecology. Advances in Microbial Ecology 9:293-352.
23. Revsbech, N. P., and B. B. Jørgensen (1983) Photosynthesis of benthic microflora measured with high spatial-resolution by the oxygen microprofile method - capabilities and limitations of the method. Limnology and Oceanography 28:749-756. download

1. Martin Beutler, Konstantina Makrogianneli, Rudolf J. Vermeij, Melanie Keppler, Tony Ng, Thomas M. Jovin and Rainer Heintzmann (2008). satFRET: estimation of Forster resonance energy transfer by acceptor saturation. Eur Biophys J 38:69–82. download
2. Martin Beutler, Susanne Hinck and Dirk de Beer (2009). A method for imaging of low pH in live cells based on excited state saturation. Journal of Microbiological Methods 77(1):98-101. download

Last update: 15-Jan-2011