Faculté des Sciences et Techniques (FST), Institut des Sciences de l'Environnement (ISE), Université Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD) de Dakar, 5005, Dakar-Fann, Sénégal
LMI IESOL, Centre IRD-ISRA de Bel Air, Route des hydrocarbures, 18524, Dakar, Sénégal
Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University, Sölvegatan 12, 223 62 Lund, Sweden
Torbern Tagesson
Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University, Sölvegatan 12, 223 62 Lund, Sweden
Mohamed H. Assouma
UMR SELMET, CIRAD, INRAE, Univ Montpellier, Institut SupAgro, Montpellier, France
Espoir K. Gaglo
Faculté des Sciences et Techniques (FST), Institut des Sciences de l'Environnement (ISE), Université Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD) de Dakar, 5005, Dakar-Fann, Sénégal
LMI IESOL, Centre IRD-ISRA de Bel Air, Route des hydrocarbures, 18524, Dakar, Sénégal
Laboratoire d'Aérologie, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, IRD, 14 Avenue Edouard Belin, 31400 Toulouse, France
Bienvenu Sambou
Faculté des Sciences et Techniques (FST), Institut des Sciences de l'Environnement (ISE), Université Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD) de Dakar, 5005, Dakar-Fann, Sénégal
This study offers a major advancement in understanding CO2 fluxes in Sahelian agro-silvo-pastoral systems by combining continuous high-frequency automated soil chambers and Eddy Covariance methods over one year. It reveals the critical role of Faidherbia albida trees in carbon cycling and ecosystem productivity, providing rare, high-resolution data to inform climate mitigation strategies and ecosystem models in semi-arid African landscapes.
This study offers a major advancement in understanding CO2 fluxes in Sahelian...