Articles | Volume 7, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-7-677-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-7-677-2021
Original research article
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11 Oct 2021
Original research article |  | 11 Oct 2021

Effects of environmental factors and soil properties on soil organic carbon stock in a natural dry tropical area of Cameroon

Désiré Tsozué, Nérine Mabelle Moudjie Noubissie, Estelle Lionelle Tamto Mamdem, Simon Djakba Basga, and Dieudonne Lucien Bitom Oyono

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on soil-2021-12', Jennifer Wardle, 07 Jun 2021
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Désiré Tsozué, 20 Jun 2021
      • EC1: 'Reply on AC1', Paul Hallett, 21 Jun 2021
        • AC2: 'Reply on EC1', Désiré Tsozué, 30 Jun 2021
          • RC2: 'Reply on AC2', Jennifer Wardle, 30 Jun 2021
  • EC2: 'Comment on soil-2021-12', Paul Hallett, 02 Jul 2021
  • RC3: 'Comment on soil-2021-12', Anonymous Referee #2, 28 Jul 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Revision (05 Aug 2021) by Paul Hallett
AR by Désiré Tsozué on behalf of the Authors (06 Aug 2021)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (16 Aug 2021) by Paul Hallett
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (23 Aug 2021)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (31 Aug 2021) by Paul Hallett
AR by Désiré Tsozué on behalf of the Authors (04 Sep 2021)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (19 Sep 2021) by Paul Hallett
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (20 Sep 2021) by John Quinton (Executive editor)
AR by Désiré Tsozué on behalf of the Authors (21 Sep 2021)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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Short summary
Studies on soil organic carbon stock (SOCS) in the Sudano-Sahelian part of Cameroon are very rare. Organic C storage decreases with increasing latitude and more than 60 % of the SOCS is stored below the first 25 cm depth. In addition, a good correlation is noted between precipitation which decreases with increasing latitude and the total SOCS, indicating the importance of climate in the distribution of the total SOCS in the study area, which directly influence the productivity of the vegetation.