Abstract:Reliable C counting is necessary for the sequestration of soil organic carbon(SOC), however there is always some discrepancy between the measured results obtained with the wet digestion method and with the CNS elemental analyzer. While comparable results with the two methods were reported for dry croplands, it is unknown whether comparable results for wetland soils can be got with these two methods. Thus, a comparative determination of SOC with the two methods was conducted on 20 samples of paddy soils, 26 of fresh marsh soils and 20 of coastal tidal soils. It showed that SOC contents of both the topsoil and profile samples measured with the CNS analyzer were 10% lower than those of the wet digestion method. Comparable results for paddy soils and fresh marsh soils can be got with the two methods, but unreliable results may be got for coastal tidal soils with the wet digestion one. The CNS Analyzer could measure all kinds of wetland soils’ C due to the high accuracy and precision.