Mahecor DIOUF

Designing a Multi-scale, Process-oriented and Covariate-Guided Sampling Strategy for Capturing Spatial Heterogeneity of Soil Organic Carbon in Sahelian Semi-arid Agroecosystems

LY Atoumane, Ibrahima Diédhiou, Mahecor DIOUF, Mamadou Talla DIAGNE & Stephane FOLLAIN · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2026

Soil organic carbon (SOC) plays a central role in soil fertility, ecosystem resilience, and climate regulation, particularly in semi-arid drylands where degradation pressures are increasing. In Sahelian sandy agroecosystems, SOC distribution is highly heterogeneous due to interac...