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Continental-scale controls on soil organic carbon across sub-Saharan Africa
Sophie F. von Fromm
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Biogeochemical Processes, Max Planck Institute for
Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany
Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich,
Switzerland
Alison M. Hoyt
Department of Biogeochemical Processes, Max Planck Institute for
Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany
Climate and Ecosystem Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
Markus Lange
Department of Biogeochemical Processes, Max Planck Institute for
Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany
Gifty E. Acquah
Department of Sustainable Agriculture Sciences, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK
Ermias Aynekulu
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya
Asmeret Asefaw Berhe
Department of Live and Environmental Sciences, University of
California Merced, Merced, CA, USA
Stephan M. Haefele
Department of Sustainable Agriculture Sciences, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK
Steve P. McGrath
Department of Sustainable Agriculture Sciences, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK
Keith D. Shepherd
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya
Andrew M. Sila
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya
Johan Six
Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich,
Switzerland
Erick K. Towett
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya
Susan E. Trumbore
Department of Biogeochemical Processes, Max Planck Institute for
Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany
Tor-G. Vågen
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya
Elvis Weullow
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya
Leigh A. Winowiecki
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya
Sebastian Doetterl
Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich,
Switzerland
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We investigated various soil and climate properties that influence soil organic carbon (SOC) concentrations in sub-Saharan Africa. Our findings indicate that climate and geochemistry are equally important for explaining SOC variations. The key SOC-controlling factors are broadly similar to those for temperate regions, despite differences in soil development history between the two regions.
We investigated various soil and climate properties that influence soil organic carbon (SOC)...