Abstract:Based on a field study and pot trial, the effects of species diversity of litter on the ecological functions of Cunninghamia lanceolata plantation forest soil were examined. In the field study, four plantation forest stands with similar site quality, one C. lanceolata pure stand and three of its mixed stands with Alnus cremastogyne, Kalopanax septemlobus, and Michelia macclurei, respectively, were investigated. Soil samples taken from each stand were analyzed for enzyme activity, total N, SOM, and total ph...