Duetothegrowingconcernabouttheagriculturalphosphorus(P)lossespollution,anin-depthunderstandingofPinpaddysoilsofChinawouldbehelpfulinprovidinganationalperspectiveoftheenvironmentalimpactofPcyclingandfertilityonChina'sfarms.Inthisstudy,weevaluatedthePstorageandthePdensityofpaddysoilsinChina,characterizedthespatialvariationsofPamongthesubgroupsofpaddysoilsandsoilregionsinChina,andevaluatedthePdatausingGIS-basedanalysis,whichincludedanewlycompiled1:1000000digitalsoilmapofChina,andusing1490soilprofiles.TheavailableandtotalPdensitiesofpaddysoilswere6.7and698.5gm-3,respectively.OverallinChina,thetotalPstoragewithin1mofpaddysoilswasestimatedtobe330.2Tg.ThePdensityofpaddysoilsvariedsubstantiallywithsubgroupsduetothedifferentsoilwaterregimessuchasgroundwatertableandsoildrainage.ThePavailabilityinpaddysoils,especiallyinsurfacelayer,washigherinhightemperatureandprecipitationareas.Furtherresearchisneededtoexaminemoreanthropogenicimpactfactors,suchasincreasinguseofchemicalfertilizer.
