Abstract:To explore the effects of changes in dominant species on soil enzymes and soil microbial characteristics during the degradation of alpine meadows.In this study,we used four different degrees of degradation (Non-degraded,Light-degraded,Moderate-degraded and severely-degraded grasslands) alpine meadows in the Qilian Mountains of the northeastern were chosen as the research area.Characteristic changes of the physicochemical properties of dominant species and soils,the number of three major types of microorganisms in rhizosphere soil and non-rhizosphere soils of dominant species with different degrees of degradation,microbial organisms the amount of carbon (nitrogen,phosphorus) and the effect of enzyme activity were determined and analyzed in alpine meadows under different degrees of degradation.The results showed that: (1) With the increase of the degradation degree of alpine meadow,the diversity of plant community showed a downward trend accompanied by the change of dominant species,while the content of organic carbon,total nitrogen,total phosphorus and available phosphorus in soil gradually decreased.(2) With the increase of degradation degree,the number of three types of microorganisms in rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere soils gradually decreased,and the number of microorganisms in rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere soils under different degrees of degradation showed that bacteria>actinomycetes> fungi.(3) With the increase of degradation degree,the contents of microbial biomass (MBC,MBN,MNP) and the activities of soil enzymes (sucrose,protease,urease,catalase) in rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere soil gradually decreased,and the content of microbial biomass and soil enzyme activity in the soil were recognized as rhizosphere soil was higher than non-rhizosphere soil.The results of this study provide new ideas for the interaction between plants and soil microbes,and provide a scientific basis for vegetation restoration in ecologically fragile areas.