Abstract: Inter-dune lowland is characterized by its small size, obvious spatiotemporal variation and complex ecological process, and the relationships between vegetation and environmental factors attract the attention of ecologists all over the world all along. We searched the papers about vegetation process over inter-dune lowland from CNKI and Web of Science, and the information of vegetation and soil seed bank survey methods were summarized. It is considered that following aspects need to be further studied: (1) Study on vegetation process over inter-dune lowland in semiarid region; (2) The consistent vegetation survey methods; (3) More detailed knowledge about the dispersal and growing conditions of rare and dominant plants; (4) The effect of grazing on vegetation process over inter-dune lowland.

Key words: vegetation succession, soil seed bank, inter-dune lowland, environmental factor, progress of the study