The study site,located in the Town Lijiaping of Shaoyang county,Hunan province,was investigated. Soil samples were collected at different depths including 0—15cm,15—30cm,and 30—45cm from the light rocky desertification(LRD)area,moderate rocky desertification(MRD)area and intense rocky desertification (IRD)area.Soil physiochemical properties,nutrient content characteristics and their correlations were analyzed.The results showed that with the deterioration of rocky desertification,soil sand content and soil bulk density increased significantl...