Soil animal community diversity in Dinghushan Nature Reserve,as an example of the southern subtropical region of China were studied.the diversity measuring methods Gower coefficient, H' index and DG index(which was suggested by LIAO in1990)etc.were compared.The Gower coefficient and DG index were proposed on base of the hypothesis that every species has equal independence and importance in the community,and can be compared intercommunitily.So measurement of the complicated soil animal community di...