Abstract:In order to understand the changes in soil respiration of sloping-land with purple soils in Hengyang, the soil basal respiration (SBR), metabolic quotient (qCO2) were studied by using the space series to replace time series, and the relationships between SBR, qCO2 and soil properties were analyzed. The results showed that SBR and qCO2 had significant difference at different re-vegetation stages. From bare land stage (Ⅰ), herb community stage (Ⅱ), shrub community stage (Ⅲ) to tree community stage (Ⅳ), SBR significantly increased (P<0.05), while qCO2 significantly decreased (P<0.05). At every re-vegetation stage, SBR significantly decreased (P<0.05) along 0-20 cm, 20-40 cm, and 40-60 cm soil layers, while qCO2 significantly increased (P<0.05). From Ⅱ, Ⅲ to Ⅳ stages, SBR of rhizosphere (R) and non-rhizosphere (S) significantly increased (P<0.05), and R/S of SBR significantly decreased (P<0.05), while qCO2 of R and S gradually decreased (P>0.05), and R/S of qCO2 gradually increased (P>0.05). SBR and qCO2 in rhizosphere were bigger than those in non-rhizosphere. Correlation analysis showed that SBR had significantly positive correlation with soil microbial biomass carbon (SMBC) and soil temperature (ST) (P<0.01), and significantly negative with soil bulk density (SBD) (P<0.05). qCO2 had significantly negative correlation with SMBC (P<0.01) and ST (P<0.05), but significantly positive with SBD and pH value (P<0.05). These would have a theoretical and practical significance for building vegetation restoration technique system.