水分状况对红壤水稻土中有机物料碳分解和分布的影响

以室内模拟的方法研究了好气、淹水和干湿交替3种水分条件下有机物料碳在红壤水稻土中分解和分布的差异。试验结果表明,干湿交替条件下有机物料的分解速率最高,好气条件下次之,淹水条件下较低。好气和淹水条件下添加物料促进土壤原有有机碳的矿化,产生正激发效应,而干湿交替条件显著抑制了土壤原有有机碳的矿化,呈负激发效应,随着培养时间的延长激发效应减弱。干湿交替条件下添加有机物料处理的土壤胡敏酸(Humic acid,HA)色调系数和E4/E6比值显著低于淹水和好气条件,淹水培养使土壤胡敏酸的结构简单化,干湿交替使胡敏酸芳构化和腐殖化程度增加,结构复杂化。有机物料碳在土壤腐殖质组分中的分配比例显示,干湿交替和好气条件促进了胡敏酸的形成,提高了土壤原有富里酸(Fulvic acid,FA)组分的转化和胡敏酸组分的分解;淹水条件下物料碳在富里酸组分中分布比例较高,且抑制了土壤原有胡敏酸组分的分解。有机物料碳在0.053 mm粒级团聚体中分布比例较大,干湿交替和淹水条件下更为明显。     

添加生物质炭对红壤水稻土有机碳矿化和微生物生物量的影响

通过室内培育试验,研究了添加生物质炭对江西红壤水稻土有机碳矿化和微生物生物量碳、氮含量的影响。结果表明:红壤有机碳矿化速率在培育第2天达最大值后迅速降低,培养7天后下降缓慢并趋于平稳;添加生物质炭降低了土壤有机碳的矿化速率和累积矿化量,培养结束时,不加生物质炭的对照处理中有机碳的累积矿化量分别比添加0.5%和1.0%生物质炭的处理高10.0%和10.8%。此外,生物质炭的加入显著提高了土壤微生物生物量,添加0.5%生物质炭处理的土壤微生物生物量碳、氮含量分别比对照高111.5%～250.6%和11.6%～97.6%,添加1.0%生物质炭处理的土壤微生物生物量碳、氮含量分别比对照高58.9%～243.6%和55.9%～110.4%。相同处理中,干旱的水分条件下(40%田间持水量)微生物生物量要高于湿润的水分条件(70%田间持水量)。同时,添加0.5%和1.0%的生物质炭使土壤代谢熵分别降低2.4%和26.8%,微生物商减少了43.7%和31.7%。     

耕作方式对华北农田土壤固碳效应的影响

研究不同耕作方式对华北农田土壤固碳及碳库管理指数的影响,可为探寻有利于农田固碳的耕作方式提供科学依据。该研究在中国农业大学吴桥实验站进行,试验于2008年设置了免耕秸秆不还田(NT0)、翻耕秸秆不还田(CT0)、免耕秸秆还田(NT)、翻耕秸秆还田(CT)和旋耕秸秆还田(RT)5个处理。研究测定分析了土壤容重、有机碳、易氧化有机碳含量及不同耕作方式下的碳库管理指数。通过对不同耕作方式下0～110cm土壤的分析,结果表明,随着土层的加深,土壤有机碳含量不断下降,NT显著增加了表层(0～10cm)土壤有机碳含量,而>10～50cm有机碳含量较其他处理(NT0除外)有所下降,深层(>50～110cm)处理间差异不明显;土壤容重与有机碳含量呈显著的负相关关系(P<0.01);0～30cm土层有机碳储量以NT最高,CT与其无明显差异,二者较CT0分别高出13.1%和11.0%,而至0～50cm土层,CT的碳储量最高,但与NT无显著差异(P<0.05);与CT0相比,NT0降低了各层土壤易氧化有机碳含量,而NT则在0～10cm土层表现为增加;RT、CT分别显著增加了0～10、>10～30cm土层的碳库管理指数。结果表明,秸秆还田可改善土壤质量,提高农田碳库管理指数,同时碳库管理指数受耕作方式的影响也较大,尤其是CT和RT;NT通过减少土壤扰动、增加有机质的输入,可提高上层土壤有机碳的储量。     

长期化肥施用对双季稻田土壤有机碳的影响

施用化肥是提高水稻产量的重要措施,但长期施用化肥对稻田土壤有机碳(SOC)含量影响的认识不清晰。依托中国科学院桃源农业生态试验站稻田长期施肥定位试验,系统研究了不施肥、仅施N肥、施NP肥和施NPK肥处理的水稻产量和SOC含量的变化规律。结果表明,长期施用化肥可以提高水稻土SOC含量,而且平衡施肥处理(施NPK肥)的SOC含量处于相对最高水平;SOC含量的变化与每年水稻根茬残留量显著相关。因此,长期施用化肥对SOC含量的影响主要取决于产量效益,合理施肥获得高产的同时也会增加SOC含量。     

Effects of water erosion on soil organic carbon stability in the subtropical China

Journal of Soils and Sediments - How the stability of soil organic carbon (SOC) is affected by soil erosion is still not clear. The main purpose of this study was to characterize how SOC stability...     

Potential for soil carbon sequestration of eroded areas in subtropical China

Soil plays an important role in the global carbon cycle, and carbon sequestration in soil is important for mitigating global climate change. Historically, soil erosion led to great reductions of soil organic carbon (SOC) storage in China. Fortunately, with the economic development and remarkably effective soil erosion control measures in subtropical China over the past 20 years, soil erosion has been greatly decreased. As a result, soil organic carbon sequestration has gradually increased due to the rapid recovery of vegetation in the area. However, little information exists concerning the potential of soil carbon sequestration in the area. This paper introduces a case study in Xingguo County, Jiangxi Province, China, which used to be a typical area with significant soil loss in subtropical China. This work represents a systematic investigation of the interrelations of carbon sequestration potential with soil erosion types, altitudes, soil types and soil parent materials. In this study, 284 soil samples were collected from 151 sampling sites (51 are soil profile sites) to determine soil physicochemical properties including organic carbon content. Soil organic carbon distribution maps of the surface layer (0–20 cm) and whole profile (0–100 cm) were compiled by linking soil types to the polygons of digital soil maps using GIS. Assuming that SOC was lost following the destruction of native vegetation, these lands hold great promise for potentially sequestering carbon again. The potential of soil carbon sequestration in the study area was estimated by subtracting the organic carbon status in eroded soils from that in non-eroded soils under undisturbed forest. Results show that the potential of SOC in the surface layer is 4.47 Tg C while that in the whole profile is 12.3 Tg C for the entire county. The greatest potential for carbon sequestration (3.72 Tg C) is found in severely eroded soil, while non-eroded soil has the smallest potential. Also, soil carbon sequestration potential decreases with increasing altitude. Soils at altitudes of <300 m show the greatest potential (5.01 Tg C), while those of >800 m have the smallest potential (0.25 Tg C). Among various soil types, red earths (Humic Acrisols) have the greatest potential of carbon sequestration (5.32 Tg C), and yellow earths (Ferralic Cambisols) have the smallest (0.15 Tg C). As for soils derived from various parent materials, soils derived from phyllite possess the greatest carbon sequestration potential, and soils from Quaternary red clays have the smallest.     

冬季覆盖作物残茬还田对双季稻田土壤有机碳和碳库管理指数的影响

研究冬季不同覆盖作物残茬还田后稻田土壤总有机碳、活性有机碳含量和碳库管理指数的变化, 对合理利用冬闲稻田, 发展冬季覆盖作物, 以及科学评价不同种植模式具有重要意义。本研究以不同冬季覆盖作物-双季稻定位试验为研究对象, 采用田间小区试验方法, 分析了黑麦草-双季稻(T1)、紫云英-双季稻(T2)和油菜-双季稻(T3) 3种种植模式不同冬季覆盖作物残茬还田后对土壤耕层(0~20 cm)总有机碳、活性有机碳含量的影响, 并计算了各处理的碳库活度、碳库活度指数、碳库指数和碳库管理指数。结果表明, 与冬闲-双季稻(对照)相比, T1、T2和T3处理的冬季覆盖作物残茬还田均提高了稻田土壤总有机碳和活性有机碳含量, 其大小顺序均表现为T2>T1>T3>CK。其中, 各处理稻田土壤总有机碳含量均显著高于对照, 早稻收获时T1、T2和T3处理土壤总有机碳含量两年平均分别比对照增加6.73%、10.53%和4.79%, 晚稻收获时两年平均分别增加4.16%、6.20%和2.37%; T1和T2 处理土壤活性有机碳含量均显著高于对照, 早稻收获时两年平均分别比对照增加10.52%和21.52%, 晚稻收获时两年平均分别增加11.99%和15.59%。冬季覆盖作物残茬还田提高了土壤碳库活度、碳库活度指数、碳库指数和土壤碳库管理指数, 其大小顺序均表现为T2>T1>T3。总的来说, 各处理中以紫云英残茬还田的效果为最好, 黑麦草和油菜残茬还田的效果次之。     

长期施用化肥和有机肥对太湖地区水稻土有机碳特征的影响

A long-term experiment set up in 1980 compared the effects of applying manures and chemical fertilizers on a paddy soil in the Taihu Lake region,China.Of the fourteen randomly distributed treatments consisting of different combinations of organic manure,inorganic nitrogen (N),phosphorus (P),and potassium (K),and rice straw,eight were selected for the present study in 2007.Application of organic manure plus straw significantly increased soil organic carbon (SOC) content of the topsoil (0-10 cm) compared to that of chemical fertilizers alone.The content of SOC was relatively stable in the 10-30 cm layer in the chemical fertilizer treatments and in the 20-40 cm layer in the manure treatments.The stable carbon isotope ratio (δ 13 C) ranged from 24‰ to 28‰ and increased gradually with depth.The content of SOC was significantly (P < 0.05) negatively correlated with δ 13 C.In the 0-20 cm layer,the δ 13 C value significantly decreased in the treatments of manure alone (M),manure and chemical N and P fertilizers (MNP),manure and chemical N,P,and K fertilizers (MNPK),manure,rice straw,and chemical N fertilizer (MRN),and chemical N fertilizer and rice straw (CNR),as compared with the no-fertilizer control.In the 30-50 cm layer,however,the ratio significantly increased in all the treatments except Treatment CNR.Mineralization of organic C peaked in the first 2-4 d of incubation and gradually leveled off thereafter over the first 3 weeks,being faster in the manure treatments than the chemical fertilizer treatments.The average rate of mineralization varied from 55.36 to 75.46 mL CO 2 kg-1 d-1 and that of stable mineralization from 10 to 20 mL CO 2 kg-1 d-1.In eight weeks of incubation,cumulative mineralization was always higher in the manure treatments than the chemical fertilizer treatments,being the highest in Treatment MRN.Combined humus in the soil was mainly (over 50%) composed of tightly combined fraction.The loosely combined humus and its ratio of humic acid (HA) to fulvic acid (FA) significantly increased with long-term application of organic manure and chemical fertilizers.It could be concluded that the cycle of organic C in the paddy soil ecosystem studied was stable over the long-term application of fertilizers and continued cultivation.     

不同施肥管理对红壤性水稻土有机碳、氮形态的影响

A long-term experiment beginning in 1981 in Jinxian County of Jiangxi Province, subtropical China, was conducted in a paddy field under a double rice cropping system with four different fertilization regimes, including 1) no fertilizer as control (CK), 2) balanced chemical N, P, and K fertilizers (NPK), 3) organic manure using milk vetch and pig manure in the early and late rice growing season, respectively (OM), and 4) balanced chemical fertilizers combined with organic manure (NPKM). Samples (0-17 cm) of the paddy field soil, which was derived from Quaternary red clay, were collected after the late rice harvest in November 2003 for determination of total organic carbon (TOC) and total nitrogen (TN) and fractions of organic C and N. Results showed that TOC and TN in the NPKM and OM treatments were significantly higher than those in other two treatments (CK and NPK). Application of organic manure with or without chemical fertilizers significantly increased the contents of all fractions of organic C and N, whereas chemical fertilizer application only increased the contents of occluded particulate organic C (oPOC) and amino acid N. In addition, application of organic manure significantly enhanced the proportions of free particulate organic carbon (fPOC) and oPOC in total C, and those of amino sugar N and amino acid N (P < 0.01) in total N. In contrast, chemical fertilizer application only increased the proportions of oPOC and amino acid N (P < 0.05). There were no significant differences in either contents or proportions of soil organic C and organic N fractions between the NPKM and OM treatments. These indicated that organic manure application with or without chemical fertilizers played the most significant role in enhancing soil organic C and N quantity and quality in the paddy field studied.     

抛荒对冷浸稻田土壤团聚体及有机碳稳定性的影响

冷浸稻田是长江流域重要的低产稻田类型之一,近年来抛荒严重,而抛荒对冷浸稻田土壤团聚体的影响并不清楚。本研究以连年种植的冷浸稻田(CWC)、抛荒3年的冷浸稻田(CWA3)和抛荒6年的冷浸稻田(CWA6)为对象,分析抛荒后冷浸稻田土壤团聚体特征以及有机碳稳定性,以期为准确评估抛荒对长期淹水土壤的结构和有机碳的影响提供数据支持。结果表明,不论是0~25 cm土层还是25~50 cm土层,冷浸稻田土壤53μm粒级团聚体占总团聚体比例均超过40%;0~25 cm土层土壤250μm团聚体比例超过35%;53~250μm粒级团聚体比例低于20%。抛荒使0~25 cm土层53μm粒级团聚体占总团聚体比例显著增加,53~250μm粒级比例显著降低。在0~25 cm土层,抛荒使有机碳活性指数Ⅰ(LIc-Ⅰ)在53μm粒级和250μm粒级上升高,有机碳活性指数Ⅱ(LIc-Ⅱ)在53~250μm和250μm粒级上降低;而有机碳难降解指数(RIc)在53μm和53~250μm粒级上降低。土壤总有机碳随抛荒时间延长而增加。     

垄作免耕对稻田垄埂土壤有机碳累积和作物产量的影响

依托稻田免耕长期定位试验,研究了垄作免耕对稻田垄埂土壤有机碳累积和作物产量的影响。研究主要涉及常规平作(中稻-冬水田,简称中稻)、常规平作(中稻-油菜,简称稻油)、垄作免耕(中稻)和垄作免耕(稻油)等4个耕作处理。针对垄作对田面微地形的影响,将垄作小区中所有垄埂当成一个整体,统计其土壤有机碳的累积指标,再与平作处理中同体积或同质量的表土层(对比土层)作比较。结果表明,在对比土层和小区垄埂体积相同时,垄作免耕(稻油)的垄埂土壤有机碳密度要显著高于2个常规平作处理中对比土层和垄作免耕(中稻)的垄埂(p0.05);在对比土层与小区垄埂质量相同时,各耕作处理的垄埂或对比土层中单位质量土壤的固碳量依次为:垄作免耕(稻油)常规平作(中稻)垄作免耕(中稻)常规平作(稻油),且处理间差异显著(p0.05)。这表明,针对垄埂和对比土层而言,垄作免耕(稻油)的土壤有机碳累积效应要优于垄作免耕(中稻)和常规平作处理。与传统的常规平作相比,垄作免耕的水稻增产效应明显,虽然其会导致油菜减产,但不影响水旱两季作物的经济总产出。总体而言,垄作免耕(稻油)是一种能兼顾环境和经济效益的稻田保护性耕作措施。     

红壤稻田土壤理化及生物学性状的动态变化特征

Rice production plays a crucial role in the food supply of China and a better understanding of the changes in paddy soil fertility and the management effects is of practical importance for increasing rice productivity. In this study, field sampling in a typical red soil region of subtropical China, Jiangxi Province, was used to observe changes in the soil physical, chemical, and biological properties in a cultivation chronosequence of paddy fields. After cultivation, clay (< 0.002 mm) content in the soil, which was 39% in the original uncultivated wasteland, decreased, to 17% in the 80-year paddy field, while silt (0.02--0.002 mm) content increased. Additionally, macroporosity increased and pore shapes became more homogeneous. Soil Ph generally increased. Soil organic C and total N content of the 0-10 cm layer increased from 4.58 and 0.39 g kg-1 to 19.6 and 1.62 g kg-1, respectively in the paddy fields after 30-year cultivation and then remained stable. Soil total P content increased from 0.5 to 1.3 g kg-1 after 3 years of rice cultivation, indicating that application of phosphate fertilizer could accelerate phosphorous accumulation in the soil. Total K content in the 0--10 cm soil layer for the 80-year paddy fields decreased by 28% compared to that of the uncultivated wasteland land. Total Fe and free Fe contents declined with years of cultivation. The bacterial population increased and urease activity noticeably intensified after years of cultivation. In this chronosequence it appeared that it took 30 years to increase soil fertility to a relatively constant value that was seen after 80 years of cultivation.     

施肥和秸秆还田对红壤水稻土有机碳分布变异及其矿化特性的影响

利用始于1990年的湖南桃园红壤水稻土长期定位试验,研究了长期施肥和秸秆还田对红壤水稻土剖面有机碳含量和δ13C值分布,有机碳密度和变异幅度,以及有机碳矿化特性的影响.结果表明,长期施肥和秸秆还田使红壤稻田土壤表层有机碳含量显著升高,秸秆还田对有机质的累积作用明显优于仅施化肥处理.施肥或秸秆还田使0～25 cm和0～ 50 cm土层的有机碳密度均明显提高,且有机碳变异幅度也明显增大.0～10cm表层土壤δ13C值与对照的差异最大,而施化肥或秸秆还田处理之间的差异不大.各施肥处理土壤有机碳在培养初期的矿化速率较大,并在1～3周内迅速降低且逐渐达到稳定状态.秸秆还田使各处理有机碳矿化速率的提高较明显,各处理的平均矿化速率为CO247.75～31.16 ml/(kg.d),稳定矿化速率为CO240～60ml/(kg·d),12周培养期内累积矿化量大小为CK+C＞NP+C＞N+C＞NPK+C＞NP＞NPK＞N＞NK＞CK.长期施化肥和秸秆还田,均使土壤有机碳的累积矿化量提高,而秸秆还田作用更明显.因此,长期施肥和秸秆还田作为土壤有机碳累积的途径,有利于提高红壤水稻土的养分供应能力,并且能够维持稻田生态系统有机碳库的缓冲性和长期稳定性.     

Effects of nitrogen deposition on soil organic carbon fractions in the subtropical forest ecosystems of S China

Experiments were conducted between 2003 and 2008 to examine how N additions influence soil organic C (SOC) and its fractions in forests at different succession stages in the subtropical China. The succession stages included pine forest, pine and broadleaf mixed forest, and old‐growth monsoon evergreen broadleaf forest. Three levels of N (NH₄NO₃)‐addition treatments comprising control, low‐N (50 kg N ha^–1 y^–1), and medium‐N (100 kg N ha^–1 y^–1) were established. An additional treatment of high‐N (150 kg N ha^–1 y^–1) was established in the broadleaf mixed forest. Soil samples were obtained in July 2008 for analysis. Total organic C (TOC), particulate organic C (POC, > 53 μm), readily oxidizable organic C (ROC), nonreadily oxidizable organic C (NROC), microbial biomass C (MBC), and soil properties were analyzed. Nitrogen addition affected the TOC and its fractions significantly. Labile organic‐C fractions (POC and ROC) in the topsoil (0–10 cm) increased in all the three forests in response to the N‐addition treatments. NROC within the topsoil was higher in the medium‐N and high‐N treatments than in the controls. In the topsoil profiles of the broadleaf forest, N addition decreased MBC and increased TOC, while no significant effect on MBC and TOC occurred in the pine and mixed forests. Overall, elevated N deposition increased the availability of labile organic C (POC and ROC) and the accumulation of NROC within the topsoil irrespective of the forest succession stage, and might enhance the C‐storage capacity of the forest soils.     

长期有机无机肥配施下红壤性稻田水稻产量及土壤有机碳变化特征

利用中国农业科学院红壤实验站红壤稻田长期定位试验,研究了长期有机无机肥配施下双季稻增产潜力和土壤有机碳变化特征。31年的试验结果表明,1）施肥能促进水稻早晚稻稻谷和地上部产量增加,其中,有机肥配施均衡的NPK处理促进作用最大,NPKM处理下稻谷年均产量比NPM、 NKM、 PKM、 M和NPK分别高 5.8%、 10.9%、 16.2%、 15.9%和20.4%。2）施肥能促进水稻土有机碳含量增加,其中,有机肥配施均衡的NPK处理提升效果最为明显, NPKM处理下所测年度土壤有机碳平均含量比NPM、 NKM、 PKM、 M和NPK分别高出2.5%、 3.5%、 2.0%、 0.6%和 32.8%。3）随着试验的进行,单施有机肥对早、 晚稻稻谷和地上部产量的促进效果逐步优于单施化肥氮、 磷、 钾处理（NPK）,对土壤有机碳的提升效果也明显优于单施化肥氮、 磷、 钾。红壤性稻田双季稻生产实践中,有机无机肥配施模式值得推荐,但需均衡配施化肥氮、 磷、 钾。     

Impact of cultivation on soil organic carbon and carbon sequestration potential in semiarid regions of China

Dynamic changes in soil organic carbon (SOC) have become a popular topic in global research on organic carbon as part of the increasing attention being paid to food security and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In this paper, the semiarid regions of China were selected as a research focus, and SOC data from 1980 to 2015 were analysed using IBM SPSS Statistics 20.0 software. SOC in farmland varied according to cultivated land type, mulching material type and planting method in the studied regions. The SOC content is 10.3–10.8 g kg⁻¹ in supplementally irrigated land and flat dry land, 7.1–8.7 g kg⁻¹ in terraced dry land and river beach land, and 6.2–6.4 g kg⁻¹ in sloping dry land. The SOC content increased to 16.1–17.4 g kg⁻¹ when crop stalks were used as mulch. The increase was only 11.5–13.5 g kg⁻¹ in soils mulched with film or sandstone. The SOC value in wheat, maize and potatoes sown on single or double ridges was 2.4%–3.2%, 35.7%–36.4% and 4.4%–4.8%, respectively, which are higher than the values for wheat, maize and potatoes sown using the flat planting method. The SOC sequestering potential also varied according to the previously noted factors and was improved from 224.1% to 383.8% depending on cultivated land type, from 96.5% to 182.3% depending on mulching material type and from 96.1% to 191.3% depending on planting method. The SOC sequestering potential can be improved by 453.2%–757.4% with the integration of the optimal cultivated land type, mulching material type and planting method. Thus, there is substantial soil carbon sequestration potential in China's semiarid regions.     

施肥对喀斯特地区植草土壤活性有机碳组分和牧草固碳的影响

通过盆栽试验,研究施肥对喀斯特地区植草土壤不同活性有机碳组分和牧草固碳的影响。试验处理包括CK（不施肥）、 N1 （N 150 mg/kg）、 N2 （N 250 mg/kg）、 N1P1 （P2O5100 mg/kg）、 N2P2 （P2O5150 mg/kg）、 N1P1K1 （K2O 70 mg/kg）、 N1P1K2 （K2O 105 mg/kg）和N2P2K1和N2P2K2。结果表明,与对照（不施肥）相比,施肥处理增加植草土壤有机碳、 微生物量碳和易氧化碳,有机碳日矿化量和累积矿化量以及牧草固碳量。其中N1P1K1处理土壤有机碳和易氧化碳最高,N1P1处理土壤微生物量碳最高,N2P2K1处理土壤可溶性碳最高,N2P2K2处理牧草地上部及根系固碳量、 有机碳日矿化量和累积矿化量均最高。综上,低量氮磷钾肥配施有利于土壤活性有机碳的积累,高量氮磷钾平衡配施牧草固碳效果最佳。     

长期施用化肥对我国南方水田表土有机碳含量的影响

利用meta分析研究水田土地利用方式下化肥对土壤有机碳含量的影响。结果显示:长期施用化肥处理的表层水稻土土壤有机碳含量较不施肥处理显著提高1.00±0.23 g kg-1,是不施肥处理的1.06倍±1.01倍。分析认为施肥处理下,较高的根系生物量导致较高的碳输入水平,另外相对充足的养分供应提高土壤固碳效率,这是施肥处理下土壤具有较高有机碳含量的两个原因。但不同轮作制度下,化肥对有机碳含量提升作用有差异:稻-稻-旱轮作制下化肥的作用不显著,而稻-旱轮作与稻-稻轮作制度下化肥对有机碳含量的提升作用显著。方差分析发现相同施肥措施下,稻-稻-旱轮作体系下土壤有机碳含量在三种轮作制度中最高,而稻-旱轮作与稻-稻轮作没有显著差异。尽管施用化肥能增加土壤有机碳含量,但评价施用化肥对温室效应的影响还需要综合考虑化肥生产、运输与施用过程中的温室气体排放三要素。     

基于GIS的亚热带典型地区土壤有机碳空间分布预测

Spatial distribution of organic carbon in soils is difficult to estimate because of inherent spatial variability and insufficient data. A soil-landscape model for a region, based on 151 samples for parent material and topographic factors, was established using a GIS spatial analysis technique and a digital elevation model (DEM) to reveal spatial distribution characteristics of soil organic carbon (SOC). Correlations between organic carbon and topographic factors were analyzed and a regression model was established to predict SOC content. Results for surface soils (0-20 cm) showed that the average SOC content was 12.8 g kg^-1, with the SOC content between 6 and 12 g kg^-1 occupying the largest area and SOC over 24 g kg^-1 the smallest. Also, soils derived from phyllite were the highest in the SOC content and area, while soils developed on purple shale the lowest. Although parent material, elevation, and slope exposure were all significant topographic variables (P < 0.01), slope exposure had the highest correlation to SOC content (r = 0.66). Using a multiple regression model (R² = 0.611) and DEM (with a 30 m × 30 m grid), spatial distribution of SOC could be forecasted.