Four different forest lands were chosen in the hill region of central Hunan,China.They were: Loropetalum chinense -Vaccinium bracteatum.-Rhododendron mariesii scrub-grass-land (LVR),L. chinense-Cunninghamia lanceolata-Quercus fabri shrubbery (LCQ),Pinus massoniana-Lithocarpus glaber-L.chinense coniferous-broad leaved mixed forest(PLL)and L.glaber-Cleyera japonica - Cyclobalanopsis glauca evergreen broad-leaved forest(LAG).In order to elucidate the effects of forest degradation on soil organic carbon,the soil partical-size fractionation method w...