Abstract:In order to explore the dynamics of insect communities in the two successional series of steppe desertification and artificial sand fixed vegetation recovery,the composition,trophic structure,diversity and stability of insect communities were studied in four respective regions with different stages of desertification and artificial sand fixed vegetation in the Shapotou Natural Reserve,Ningxia,China.It was indicated that the complexity and diversity of insect community compostition and the percentage of en...