对西双版纳望天树(Shorea chinensis)林地0～10 cm和10～25㎝土层的有机质，全氮、磷、钾，速效氮、磷、钾等几种营养元素的含量状态及雨季前后的变化进行了研究。结果表明：土壤的养分含量变化为旱季结束＞雨季结束，沟谷地带雨林＞低山地带雨林，并且差异显著；表土0～10 cm是养分富集区，10 cm以下土层的养分含量锐减，两层养分含量对比，除钾元素以外均差异显著，表明望天树热带雨林生存的环境与植被的生活习性，对土壤养分的含量都有一定的影响。雨季对林地土壤的全钾和速效磷含量影响很大，对有机质、全磷和速效钾的含量影响较小，对氮素的影响是低山雨林＞沟谷雨林。雨季期间土壤中的磷素消耗到严重缺乏的水平。
Shorea chinensis forest of Xishuangbanna (21°29′ N, 101°34′ E) is a rainforest type of tropical rainforest in South-east Asia entering into Xishuangbanna, which is significant in connecting with the flora of tropical rainforests in South_east Asia and elucidating characteristics of tropical rainforest in Xishuangbanna. In southern Mengla county, Xishuangbanna, Shorea chinensis forest grows on the mountain in altitude 700-900 m, the soil is latosol, annual mean temperature is 21.1 ℃, and annual mean precipitation is 1 500-1 600 mm. In order to know the soil nutrient content, organic matter, total N, P, K, available N, P, K and their seasonal changes under Shorea chinensis forest in Xishuangbanna, we took soil samples in the top soil (0-10 cm) and under the top soil (10-25 cm) from 47 plots among 10 different patches of Shorea chinensis forest in May and November, 1999. 23 plots were located in valleys and 24 plots in lower mountainous areas. The results showed there are obvious difference in the soil nutrient content in different soil layers, in different seasons and in different areas: 1) in different soil layers, nutrients were rich in the top soil (0-10 cm) and poor under 10 cm depth. The content of nutrients under 10cm depth was about 56%-75% of the nutrients in top soil; available P content was only 0.039% of the nutrients in top soil. 2) Soil nutrient content changes with seasons; nutrients were higher before the rainy season than after the rainy season. The content of organic matter, total N, total P and total K in top soil after rainy season was 94%, 90%, 94% and 82% of the content before rainy season respectively, and the content of available N and available K in top soil after rainy season was 89%, 92% of the content before rainy season. Available P decreased sharply in top soil after rainy season; the content of available P in top soil after the rainy season was only 0.078% of the content before the rainy season. The change in nutrient content under top soil after rainy season was the same as the change in nutrient content in top soil. 3) Concerning soil nutrient content in different area, nutrients were also higher in valleys than in lower mountainous areas. The content of organic matter, total N, total P and total K in top soil in lower mountainous area were 79%, 80%, 84% and 83% of the content in valley respectively, while the content of available N, available P and available K were also lower in top soil in lower mountainous area than in valleys. From the above results, we can conclude that seasonal changes significantly affected total K and available P, but only slightly affected total P, available K and organic matter, and affected N content more in lower mountainous areas than in valleys. In the rainy season P content in soil is very poor. The environment and plant growth rhythm of Shorea chinensis forest have some effects on the soil nutrient content.