In five types forest, Quercus mongolicaand–Populus davidiana, Acer ukurunduense–Quercus mongolicaand, Larix kaempferi, Populus davidiana and Betula platyphylla–Populus davidiana forests, in headwater catchment of eastern mountainous of Liaoning province, we studied the effects of species composition, diversity and richness factors on the contents of soil organic carbon, microbial biomass carbon and soil soluble organic carbon. Our results showed that, the contents of soil organic carbon, dissolved organic carbon were the highest in Larix kae...