Just to explain more. I have three factors: first factor = two types of land-use, second factor = four soil depths, and third factor = four time periods. and I would like to compare the effect of these factors on the means of soil variables.
No, you cannot use a three-way ANOVA factorial analysis instead of a three-way ANOVA repeated measures if your data involves repeated measurements on the same subjects. Three-way ANOVA factorial analysis is for independent groups, while repeated measures ANOVA accounts for correlations within subjects across different conditions or time points.