A study was conducted to investigate the variation characteristics of contents of soil organic carbon, total nitrogen(N), total phosphorous(P) and total potassium(K), as well as their coupling relationships between three age groups of Chinese fir plantations in Fushou Forest Farm of Hunan Province. Results showed that the contents of soil organic carbon(SOC), N, P, K, C:N and C:P varied in the order of mature > juvenile > medium, but an increasing trend on C:K varied in the order of medium > mature > juvenile in 0 ~ 60 cm profiles with the age increasing of Chinese fir plantations. Nevertheles...