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https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-5-239-2019
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https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-5-239-2019
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Original research article
| 
02 Sep 2019
Original research article |
| 02 Sep 2019
| 02 Sep 2019
Impacts of land use and topography on soil organic carbon in a Mediterranean landscape (north-western Tunisia)
Donia Jendoubi
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern,
Bern, 3012, Switzerland
Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Bern, 3012, Switzerland
Hanspeter Liniger
Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern,
Bern, 3012, Switzerland
Chinwe Ifejika Speranza
Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Bern, 3012, Switzerland
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Short summary
This paper is original research done in north-western Tunisia; it presents the impacts of the topography (slope and aspect) and the land use systems in the SOC storage in a Mediterranean area. It provides a soil spectral library, describes the variation of SOC under different conditions, and highlights the positive impact of agroforestry as good management in improving the SOC. Therefore this finding is very important to support decision making and inform sustainable land management in Tunisia.
This paper is original research done in north-western Tunisia; it presents the impacts of the...
