Publications in peer-reviewed journals
[42] Nyawasha RW, Wadoux AMJ-C, Todoroff P, Chikowo R, Falconnier G, Lagorsse M, Corbeels M, Cardinael R, 2024. Multivariate regional deep learning prediction of soil properties from near-infrared, mid-infrared and their combined spectra. Geoderma Regional 37, e00805
[41] Shumba A, Chikowo R, Thierfelder C, Corbeels M, Six J, Cardinael R, 2024. Mulch application as the overarching factor explaining increase in soil organic carbon stocks under conservation agriculture in two 8-year-old experiments in Zimbabwe. SOIL 10, 151-165
[40] Couëdel A, Falconnier GN, Adam M, Cardinael R, Boote K, Justes E, Smith WN, Whitbread AM, Affholder F, Balkovic J, Basso B, Bhatia A, Chakrabarti B, Chikowo R, Christina M, Faye B, Ferchaud F, Folberth C, Akinseye FM, Gaiser T, Galdos MV, Gayler S, Gorooei A, Grant B, Guibert H, Hoogenboom G, Kamali B, Laub M, Maureira F, Mequanint F, Nendel C, Porter CH, Ripoche D, Ruane AC, Rusinamhodzi L, Sharma S, Singh U, Six J, Srivastava A, Vanlauwe B, Versini A, Vianna M, Webber H, Weber TKD, Zhang C, Corbeels M, 2024. Long-term soil organic carbon and crop yield feedbacks differ between 16 soil-crop models in sub-Saharan Africa. European Journal of Agronomy 155, 127109
[39] Renna V, Martin-Gallego P, Julian F, Six J, Cardinael R, Laub M, 2024. Initial soil carbon losses may offset decades of biomass carbon accumulation in Mediterranean afforestation. Geoderma Regional 36, e00768
[38] Poeplau C, Liang Z, Don A, Seitz D, De Notaris C, Angers D, Barré P, Beillouin D, Cardinael R, Ceschia E, Chenu C, Constantin J, Demenois J, Mary B, Pellerin S, Plaza-Bonilla D, Quemada M, Justes E, 2024. Cover crops do increase soil organic carbon stocks – a critical comment on Chaplot & Smith (2023). Global Change Biology 30, 17128
[37] Namatsheve T, Cardinael R, Chikowo R, Corbeels M, Rugare J, Mabasa S, Ripoche A, 2024. Do intercropping and mineral nitrogen fertilizer affect weed community structures in low-input maize-based cropping systems? Crop Protection 176, 106486
[36] Terasaki Hart D, Yeo S, Almaraz M, Beillouin D, Cardinael R, Garcia E, Kay S, Lovell S, Rosenstock T, Sprenkle-Hyppolite S, Stolle F, Suber M, Thapa B, Wood S, Cook-Patton S, 2023. Priority Science Can Accelerate Agroforestry as a Natural Climate Solution. Nature Climate Change 13, 1179-1190
[35] Falconnier GN, Cardinael R, Corbeels M, Baudron F, Chivenge P, Couëdel A, Ripoche A, Affholder F, Naudin K, Benaillon E, Rusinamhodzi L, Leroux L, Vanlauwe B, Giller K, 2023. The input reduction principle of agroecology is wrong when it comes to mineral fertilizers use in sub-Saharan Africa. Outlook on Agriculture 52 (3) 311-326
[34] Beillouin D, Corbeels M, Demenois J, Berre J, Boyer A, Fallot A, Feder F, Cardinael R, 2023. A Global Meta-analysis of Soil Organic Carbon in the Anthropocene. Nature Communications 14: 3700
[33] Le Noë J, Manzoni S, Abramoff RZ, Bruni E, Cardinael R, Ciais P, Chenu C, Clivot H, Derrien D, Ferchaud F, Garnier P, Goll D, Lashermes G, Martin M, Rasse DP, Rees F, Sainte-Marie J, Salmon E, Schiedung M, Schimel J, Wieder WR, Abiven S, Barré P, Cécillon L, Guenet B, 2023. Soil organic carbon models need more independent time-series validation for reliable predictions. Communications Earth & Environment 4: 158
[32] Fujisaki K, Chevallier T, Bispo A, Laurent J-B, Thévenin F, Chapuis-Lardy L, Cardinael R, Le Bas C, Freycon V, Benedet F, Blanfort V, Brossard M, Tella M, Demenois J, 2023. Semantics about soil organic carbon storage: DATA4C+, a comprehensive thesaurus and classification of management practices in agriculture and forestry. SOIL 9: 89-100
[31] Bamière L, Bellassen V, Angers D, Cardinael R, Ceschia E, Chenu C, Constantin J, Delame N, Diallo A, Graux A-I, Houot S, Klumpp, K, Launay C, Letort E, Martin R, Mézières D, Mosnier C, Réchauchère O, Schiavo M, Thérond O, Pellerin S, 2023. A Marginal Abatement Cost Curve for Greenhouse gases attenuation by additional carbon storage in French agricultural land. Journal of Cleaner Production 383: 135423
[30] Shumba A, Chikowo R, Corbeels M, Six J, Thierfelder C, Cardinael R, 2023. Long-term tillage, residue management and crop rotation impacts on N2O and CH4 emissions from two contrasting soils in sub-humid Zimbabwe. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 341: 108207
[29] Minasny B, Arrouays D, Cardinael R, Chabbi A, Henry B, Koutika LS, Ladha JK, McBratney AB, Padarian J, Roman-Dobarco M, Rumpel C, Smith P, Soussana JF, 2022. Current NPP cannot predict future soil organic carbon sequestration potential. Comment on “Photosynthetic limits on carbon sequestration in croplands” Geoderma 424: 115975
[28] Beillouin D, Demenois J, Cardinael R, Berre D, Corbeels M, Fallot A, Boyer A, Feder F, 2022. A global database of land management, land use change and climate change effects on soil organic carbon. Scientific Data 9 (228) 1-10
[27] Angers DA, Arrouays D, Cardinael R, Chenu C, Corbeels M, Demenois J, Farrell M, Martin M, Minasny B, Recous S, Six J, 2022. A well-established fact: rapid mineralization of organic inputs is an important factor for soil carbon sequestration. Comment on “Soil carbon sequestration for climate change mitigation: Mineralization kinetics of organic inputs as an overlooked limitation”. European Jounal of Soil Science 73 (3) e13242
[26] Beillouin D, Cardinael R, Berre D, Boyer A, Corbeels M, Fallot A, Feder F, Demenois J, 2022. A global overview of studies about management, land-use change and climate change effects on soil organic carbon. Global Change Biology 28 (4): 1690-1702
[25] Cardinael R, Guibert H, Brédoumy STK, Gigou J, N’Goran KE, Corbeels M, 2022. Sustaining maize yields and soil carbon following land clearing in the forest–savannah transition zone of West Africa: Results from a 20-year experiment. Field Crops Research 275: 108335
[24] Mayer S, Wiesmeier M, Sakamoto E, Hübner R, Cardinael R, Kühnel A, Kögel-Knabner I, 2022. Soil organic carbon sequestration in temperate agroforestry systems – A meta-analysis. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 323: 107689
[23] Cambou A, Allory V, Cardinael R, Carvalho Vieira L, Barthès BG, 2021. Comparison of soil organic carbon stocks predicted using visible and near infrared reflectance (VNIR) spectra acquired in situ vs. on sieved dried samples: synthesis of different studies. Soil Security 5: 100024
[22] Cardinael R, Cadish G, Gosme M, Oelbermann M, van Noordwijk M, 2021. Climate change mitigation and adaptation in agriculture: Why agroforestry should be part of the solution. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 319: 107555
[21] Namatsheve T, Chikowo R, Corbeels M, Mouquet-Rivier C, Icard-Vernière C, Cardinael R, 2021. Maize-cowpea intercropping as an ecological intensification option for low input systems in sub-humid Zimbabwe: productivity, biological N2-fixation and grain mineral content. Field Crops Research 263(1): 108052
[20] Portell X, Sauzet O, Balseiro-Romero M, Benard P, Cardinael R, Couradeau R, Danra DD, Evans DL, Fry EL, Hammer EC, Mamba D, Merino-Martin L, Mueller CW, Paradelo M, Rees F, Rossi LMW, Schmidt H, Schnee LS, Védère C, Vidal A, 2021. Bypass and hyperbole in soil science: A perspective from the next generation of soil scientists. European Jounal of Soil Science 72(1): 31-34
[19] Guenet B, Gabrielle B, Chenu C, Arrouays D, Balesdent J, Bernoux M, Bruni E, Caliman J-P, Cardinael R, Chen S, Ciais P, Desbois D, Fouché J, Frank S, Hénault C, Lugato E, Naipal V, Nesme T, Obersteiner M, Pellerin S, Powlson DS, Rasse D, Rees F, Soussana J-F, Su Y, Tian H, Valin H, Feng Z, 2021. Can N2O emissions offset the benefits from soil organic carbon storage? Global Change Biology 27(2): 237-256
[18] Cardinael R, Mao Z, Chenu, C, Hinsinger P, 2020. Belowground functioning of agroforestry systems: recent advances and perspectives. Plant and Soil 453 (1):1-13
[17] Namatsheve T, Cardinael R, Corbeels M, Chikowo R, 2020. Productivity and biological N2-fixation in cereal-cowpea intercropping systems in sub- Saharan Africa. A review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development 40 (30):1-12
[16] Rossi LM, Mao Z, Merino-Martin L, Roumet C, Fort F, Taugourdeau O, Boukcim H, Fourtier S, Del Rey-Granado M, Chevallier T, Cardinael R, Fromin N, Stokes A, 2020. Pathways to persistence: plant root traits alter carbon accumulation in different soil carbon pools. Plant and Soil 452:457-478
[15] Zhu X, Liu W, Chen J, Bruijnzeel LA, Mao Z, Yang X, Cardinael R, Meng F-R, Sidle RC, Seitz S, Nair VD, Nanko K, Zou X., Chen C, Jiang XJ, 2020. Reductions in water, soil and nutrient losses and pesticide pollution in agroforestry practices: a review of evidence and processes. Plant and Soil 453 (1):45-86
[14] Cardinael R, Chevallier T, Guenet B, Girardin C, Cozzi T, Pouteau V, Chenu C, 2020. Organic carbon decomposition rates with depth and contribution of inorganic carbon to CO2 emissions under a Mediterranean agroforestry system. European Journal of Soil Science 71:909-923
[13] Corbeels M, Cardinael R, Powlson DS, Chikowo R, Gerard B, 2020. Carbon sequestration potential through conservation agriculture in Africa has been largely overestimated: Comment on: “Meta-analysis on carbon sequestration through conservation agriculture in Africa”. Soil and Tillage Research 196 (104300):1-3
[12] Cardinael R, Hoeffner K, Chenu C, Chevallier T, Béral C, Dewisme A, Cluzeau D, 2019. Spatial variation of earthworm communities and soil organic carbon in temperate agroforestry. Biology and Fertility of Soils 55 (2):171-183
[11] Corbeels M, Cardinael R, Naudin K, Guibert H, Torquebiau E, 2019. The 4 per 1000 goal and soil carbon storage under agroforestry and conservation agriculture systems in sub-Saharan Africa. Soil and Tillage Research 188:16-26
[10] Cardinael R, Umulisa V, T Anass, Olivier A, Bockel L, Bernoux M, 2018. Revisiting IPCC Tier 1 coefficients for soil organic and biomass carbon storage in agroforestry systems. Environmental Research Letters 13 (124020):1-20
[09] Cardinael R, Guenet B, Chevallier T, Dupraz C, Cozzi T, Chenu C, 2018. High organic inputs explain shallow and deep SOC storage in a long-term agroforestry system – Combining experimental and modeling approaches. Biogeosciences 15:297-317
[08] Cardinael R, Chevallier T, Cambou A, Béral C, Barthès BG, Dupraz C, Durand C, Kouakoua E, Chenu C, 2017. Increased soil organic carbon stocks under agroforestry: a survey of six different sites in France. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 236:243-255
[07] Germon A*, Cardinael R*, Dupraz C, Prieto I, Mao Z, Kim JH, Stokes A, Laclau J-P, Jourdan C, 2016. Unexpected phenology and lifespan of shallow and deep fine roots of walnut trees grown in a Mediterranean agroforestry system. Plant and Soil 401:409-426
* Equal contribution
[06] Cambou A, Cardinael R, Kouakoua E, Villeneuve M, Durand C, Barthès BG, 2016. Prediction of soil organic carbon stock using visible and near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (VNIRS) in the field. Geoderma 261:151-159
[05] Cardinael R, Chevallier T, Barthès BG, Saby NPA, Parent T, Dupraz C, Bernoux M, Chenu C, 2015. Impact of alley cropping agroforestry on stocks, forms and spatial distribution of soil organic carbon – A case study in a Mediterranean context. Geoderma 259-260:288-299
[04] Cardinael R, Mao Z, Prieto I, Stokes A, Dupraz C, Kim JH, Jourdan C, 2015. Competition with winter crops induces deeper rooting of walnut trees in a Mediterranean alley cropping agroforestry system. Plant and Soil 391:219-235
[03] Cardinael R, Eglin T, Guenet B, Neill C, Houot S, Chenu C, 2015. Is priming effect a significant process for long-term SOC dynamics? Analysis of a 52-years old experiment. Biogeochemistry 123:203-219
[02] Prieto I, Roumet C, Cardinael R, Kim JH, Maeght, J-L, Mao Z, Portillo N, Thammahacksa C, Dupraz C, Jourdan C, Pierret A, Roupsard O, Stokes A, 2015. Root functional parameters along a land-use gradient: evidence of a community-level economics spectrum. Journal of Ecology 103:361-373
[01] Cardinael R, Thevathasan N, Gordon A, Clinch R, Mohammed I, Sidders D, 2012. Growing woody biomass for bioenergy in a tree-based intercropping system in southern Ontario, Canada. Agroforestry Systems 86:279–286