Controls on timescales of soil organic carbon persistence across sub‐Saharan Africa

• Published in: Global change biology Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. e17089 - n/a
• Main Authors: Fromm, Sophie F., Doetterl, Sebastian, Butler, Benjamin M., Aynekulu, Ermias, Berhe, Asmeret Asefaw, Haefele, Stephan M., McGrath, Steve P., Shepherd, Keith D., Six, Johan, Tamene, Lulseged, Tondoh, Ebagnerin J., Vågen, Tor‐Gunnar, Winowiecki, Leigh A., Trumbore, Susan E., Hoyt, Alison M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.2024; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Africa South of the Sahara; African Soil Information Service; Afrotropics; age of soil; Arid climates; arid zones; biodegradation; Biological Sciences; Carbon; Carbon cycle; carbon radioisotopes; Carbon Sequestration; clay; clay mineralogy; Clay minerals; Climate change; Climatic conditions; data collection; global carbon budget; mean C age; Microorganisms; Mineralogy; Minerals; Organic carbon; radiocarbon; Radiocarbon dating; Soil; Soil - chemistry; soil organic carbon; Soils; Sub-Saharan Africa; subsoil; Subsoils; subtropical; Topsoil; vegetation; Weathering; Africa South of the Sahara; Sub-Saharan Africa; Africa; Afrotropics; African Soil Information Service; subtropical; mean C age; radiocarbon; clay mineralogy; climate change

Given the importance of soil for the global carbon cycle, it is essential to understand not only how much carbon soil stores but also how long this carbon persists. Previous studies have shown that the amount and age of soil carbon are strongly affected by the interaction of climate, vegetation, and...