The present paper deals with the bioniass of Artemisia gmelinii which is widely spread and lakes a significant position in the process of community succession in the woodlands and forest steppe on the loess plateau at north Shanxi province. The seasonal, spatial and zonal variations in both the aboveground and underground biomasscs of the above community were examined. The results show that the binmass of Artemisia gmelinii community has obviously seasonal dynamics with the peak biomasses of both the aboveg...