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Sciences in Cold and Arid Regions Volume 6, Issue 3, June, 2014 Citation: Qu H, Zhao HL, Zhou RL, et al., 2014. Effects of sand burial on dune plants: a review. Sciences in Cold and Arid Regions, 6(3):  0201–0208. DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1226.2014.00201.  Effects of sand burial on dune plants: a review Hao Qu 1*, HaLin Zhao 1, RuiLian Zhou 2 1. Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China 2. School of Life Science, Ludong University, Yantai, Shandong 264025, China *Correspondence to: Dr. Hao Qu, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences. No. 320, West Donggang Road, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China. E-mail: quhao@ Received: July 10, 2013 Accepted: April 12, 2014 ABSTRACT Burial of different growth stages of plants (e.g., adult plants, seedlings and seeds) is frequent in dune ecosystems. The soil micro-environment, which differs from surface conditions, influences the survival and growth of dune plants. To sum up knowledge about the survival mechanisms of plants under sand burial and to promote practical rehabilitation of dune vegetation, we reviewed relevant published literature and concluded that: (1) Focus in recent years has been on impacts of sand burial on seed germination and seedling emergence. Generally, shallow burial increased seed germination and seed- ling emergence, but deeper burial was negative. Buried at the same depth, large seeds showed higher germination and seedling emergence rates, attributed to larger energy rese