The spatial distribution characteristics of soil organic matter and nitrogen in 3 types wetlands of South Dongting Lake Floodplain were studied in this paper. The results showed that there were both significant differences, of soil organic matter and nitrogen in 3 type wetlands, the horizontal distribution of soil organic matter and nitrogen was Carexspp-dominated floodplain Phragmites-dominated floodplain mud and sand-dominated floodplain. There were significant positive relationship(P 0.01)between soil organic matter and nitrogen, the regre...