Abstract:Abstracts:Based on inventory data of Abies fargesii forest in Shennongjia,the soil carbon density was estimated by establishing model between soil carbon density and forest average DBH,and then the spatial distribution of soil carbon density was discussed.The results showed that soil carbon density was 75.25t·hm-2 in 0~20 cm layer,while that was 130.89t·hm-2 in 20~40 cm layer.The minimum soil carbon density occurred in the altitude of 2 200 m,and maximum appeared in the altitude between 2800~3000m.The soil carbon density on the north slope was the maximum,while soil carbon density on the southeast slope was the least.With the increasing of tree age,the soil carbon density also increased gradually.Compared with the young forest,soil carbon density of over mature forest in 0~20cm and 0~40cm increased by 15.66% and 16.47% respectively.