Abstract:Understanding the spatial variability of soil nutrients and its relationship with ecosystem biogeochemical cycles is important for managing and utilizing land resources. The objective of this study was to characterize the spatial variation of soil nutrients in a hill-pond landscape. This landscape is composed of four patch types: forest in the upper slope, a fish pond at the bottom of the watershed, a fruit garden and grassland in between the forest and fish pond. Soil samples at 0~10 cm and 10~20 cm depths...