“…After long-term natural selection, they have shown strong adaptability to habitats, so they are important for wind control and sand control in the Gurbantunggut Desert ( Yue et al., 2020 ). Extensive research has been conducted on H. ammodendron and H. persicum , mainly focusing on the effects of environmental change (such as topographic change, precipitation change, and nitrogen addition) on their community structure, growth, development, physiological performance, and water use pattern ( Xu and Li, 2006 ; Hao and Li, 2022 ; Song et al., 2010 ; Wu et al., 2019b ; He et al., 2022 ; Qiang et al., 2022 ). However, little research has been conducted on the links between hydrological conditions and their ecological stoichiometry.…”