In order to improve the understanding of how natural secondary forests conservation affects soil carbon pool,a study was conducted to examine the seasonal variation of soil dissolved organic carbon(DOC) and its correlations with soil moisture content, p H, nutrient contents in four subtropical forests(i.e. Cunninghamia lanceolata plantation forest, Pinus massoniana+ Lithocarpus glaber mixed forest, Choerospondias axillaries deciduous broad leaved forest,and L. glaber + Cyclobalanopsis glauca evergreen broad-leaved forest) in hilly areas of central Hunan, China. The results showed that DOC cont...