Factors Affecting the Distribution of Soil Organic Carbon

Factors Affecting the Distribution of Soil Organic Carbon 

Jenny (1941) first elucidated the factors likely to affeet the SOC content of soil, although the broad relationships between soil, vegetation, and climate had been identified previously. Also utilizing data from later. studies. Table 2 lists the major factors controlling SOC inventories. 

Climate (temperature and precipitation) exerts a major influence on SOC at the global scale by controlling the levels of input from live biomass into the soil. Climate also influences the rate at which 

Precipitation/evaporation Soil texture (parent material/time) Geomorphology Drainage/elevation 

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