The plant biomass,soil CO2 and ell4 emission rates of wetland were determined and used to analyze the carbon cycling between the atmosphere, plants and soil of three wetland plants ecosystems in Dongting Lake.The results showed that the air traffic flow vegetation carbon of herbs, trees and aquat- ic plant systems was 6.02,6.00 and 2.01 t/(hm2 · a).The plant layer carbon flux to the soil was 2.21, 1.04 and 0.73 t/(hm2 · a).The soil carbon flux to the atmosphere was 2.36,2.14 and 1.29 t/(hm2 · a). There was carbon sink function in the c...