Abstract:Sophora moorcroftiana, an endemic shrub in Tibet, colonizes the terraces, lower slopes and sand dunes in the middle reach of the Yarlung Zangbo River. The soil seed bank characteristics of Sophora moorcroftiana in the middle reach of the Yarlung Zangbo River were discussed in this paper. The objectives are (1) to reveal the variations of soil seed banks among different regions, different plots and different sub-plots; (2) to determine the influences of wind force,floodwater, gravity and cutting on seed...