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It is well known that increased extreme climate events in many regions and the diversification requirements of forestry practices had promoted the canopy gap to be a hot research topic to explore the response of forest ecosystems to small disturbances. Meanwhile, numerous studies have explored the effects of canopy gap disturbance on soil carbon content and nutrient availability. Here, we conducted a meta-analysis with data extraction from 52 published articles. Our analysis showed that the canopy gap reduced soil carbon content and enhanced soil nutrient availability across different forest types. We also explored the change trends of the canopy gap effect along with climate changes, including temperature, precipitation, and UV radiation, which may be served as the future guideline for the forest carbon sink accounting.