Abstract:Nitraria sphaerocarpa Maxim. is one of the major sand binding species in the sand lands, which mainly distributes in the arid and semi-arid area of China. The study was conducted to evaluate how the Nitraria sphaerocarpa Maxim. population responds to the disturbance of blown wind, and to establish the relationships between the depth of sand burial and the population height, coverage, density, size, and biomass, respectively. The results show as follows: Nitraria sphaerocarpa Maxim. population shows patch...