Abstract:In order to explore the effects of utilization patterns on the soil physiochemical properties of alpine meadow in Qinghai province,the soil partical composition,pH value,organic carbon,total nitrogen,total phosphorus and total potassium in 0~10 cm and 10~20 cm layers were studied under 4 utilization patterns,including grazing land,returning farmland to forest,secondary seabuckthorn forest land and farming land,were measured.The results showed that the grazing land soil contained more silt and clay,less coarse sand,and farming land soil contained more coarse sand and less silt and clay.The order of soil pH value from high to low was farming land > secondary seabuckthorn forest land > returning farmland to forest land > grazing land.Soil organic carbon and total nitrogen contents basically follow the trend of grazing land > returning farmland to forest land > secondary seabuckthorn forest land >farming land.There was a significant positive correlation (P<0.05 or P<0.01) between organic carbon,total nitrogen and the amounts of clay,and they were also negatively correlated with pH values (P<0.05 or P<0.01).The effects of different utilization patterns on the contents of organic carbon,total nitrogen,coarse sand and total potassium were remarkable.