Abstract: Biogeochemical cycle of nutrient elements is one of the most important ecosystem functions.Understanding the accumulation and distribution of nutrient elements in different restoration models plays an important role in ecological restoration,project implementation and assessment.The accumulation and distributions of nutrient elements under different grassland restoration approaches in Horqin Sandy Land was studied.The results showed:N,P and K concentration of various organs in three tree species ranked as follow:leaf>branch>root>trunk,as a whole,N and K accumulation of the three species ranked as follow:Peking Aspen>Pinus sylvestris var.mongolica>Ulmus pumila,P accumulation of three species tree ranked as follow:Pinus sylvestris var.mongolica>Peking Aspen>Ulmus pumila.Accumulation of N,P and K of aboveground parts of herb layer was higher than that of the underground parts despite the different restoration approaches.The accumulation of N,P and K in soil layer was the highest,followed by tree layer,herb layer and litter layer.N,P,K accumulation under four different grassland restoration approaches was elm scattered grassland>Mongolian Pine scattered grassland>grassland fenced by shelter forest>abandoned grassland,which showed that the recovery mode had a significant impact on the accumulation and distribution of N,P and K.The results also showed that shelterbelt and sparse planting in sand land in the southeast Horqin Sandy Land restored vegetation significantly and had a significant influence on the accumulation and distribution of N,P,and K,which was suggested to be more suitable for the vegetation restoration under insufficient precipitation and lack of available nutrient elements in the Southeast Horqin.