Abstract:Clonal plants can exploit resources with heterogeneous patterns by ramets anchoring in different patches. They can be very successful and can dominate many ecosystems. The Otindag Sandland is a semi-arid area in China and Leymus secalinus is a dominant clonal grass in the Otindag Sandland. The objectives of this study were to investigate the spatial pattern in Leymus secalinus and of resource heterogeneity in the Otindag Sandland. Field investigation was conducted in the center of the Otindag Sandland, Zhe...