Abstract:Decomposition rate and lost rate reflected the dynamics of litter decomposition from different aspects. The seasonal change in the decomposition rates of Leymus chinensis, Calamagrostis epigejos, Suaeda glauca, Puccine-llia tenuiflora, Lathyrus guinguenervius and Artemisia anethifolia in Leymus chinensis grassland assumed similar inverse "V" type. The seasonal change in their lost rates assumed "S" type which reflected the dynamics of litter loss. The chemical composition of litter was the main reason which...