Soil Organic Carbon Distribution in a Humid Tropical Plain of Cameroon: Interrelationships with Soil Properties

Table 1

Major biophysical factors influencing SOC storage and distribution patterns.

Biophysical factors	References
Vegetation type	[12]; [13]; [14]
Soil biodiversity	[15]
Soil texture	[13]; [16]; [17]; [18]
Soil pH	[19]; [20]; [21]
Soil microaggregates	[22]; [23]; [24]
Temperature (sensitivity of SOC decomposition)	[25]
Climate	[12]; [17]; [26]; [27]; [28]
Precipitation	[29]
Leaching of carbonates	[30]; [31]
Mineralogy	[21]; [32]; [33]; [34]
Soil erosion	[1]; [38]; [39]; [40]
Topography	[12]; [40]; [41]; [42]
Soil depth	[3]; [26]; [43]; [44]
Soil type (reference group)	[12]; [27]
Vegetation fires	[45]; [46]; [47]
Accelerated SOM decomposition caused by global warming	[31]; [48]; [49]