Abstract:The temperate semiarid climate occurs in the Hunshandak Sandland, Inner Mongolia, northern China. On the sandy soil, a kind of grassland with patches of elm (Ulmus pumila) trees and some shrubs becomes the sub-climax vegetation. Therefore the landscape looks like somewhat savanna. The elm trees in the grassland play very important roles in reducing the wind velocity and in moderating the harsh habitats. However, more and more of the elm trees died due to over grazing or exposition of roots resulted from soi...