Claim · model-written summary
Greater vegetation cover in the Sahel was associated with more soil total carbon, particularly on sandy soils.
- Taxon
- treest0
- Outcome
- soil total carbone0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Qualifier
- more pronounced on sandy soilse0
- Setting
- Sahele0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorValue
Verbatim
e0“increase vegetation cover in the Sahel is associated with an increase in soil total carbon and this trend is more pronounced on sandy soils”
t0“trees”
Title
Regenerated trees in farmers’ fields increase soil carbon across the Sahel
J. Bayala; J. Sanou; H. R. Bazié; et al. Agroforestry Systems 2019. doi:10.1007/s10457-019-00403-6
Other claims from this paper (5)
- Observation Topsoil total carbon ranged from 0.16 to 0.44%, averaging 0.23%.
- Association Topsoil carbon under trees was 1.04–1.47 times higher than away from trees.
- Observation Tree species occupied different ecological niches.
- Observation Tree species differed in their effects on soil properties.
- Recommendation The authors recommended matching sites and species in restoration.