【Objective】 To explore the changing characteristics of species diversity among communities of differ- ent grassland types and the relationship between their biomass and various indices of species diversity,so as to pro- vide basic data for the healthy development of animal husbandry in the Habahe region,and to provide a reference for the sustainable use of grassland resources and the development of animal husbandry in the region.【Method】 Using four grassland types in the Habahe forest area of Altai Mountains as objects,we calculated the species diversity of plant communities through field sampling and experimental treatment of samples,analysed the species composition and the characteristics of changes in species diversity of each grassland type,and explored the relationship between biomass and species diversity.【Result】(1)A total of 39 species from 18 families and33 genera were identified. The familycomposition exhibited dispersion,leading to a relatively simple plant community structure.(2)Significant differ- ences in biomass and diversity indices were observed among the various grassland types. Mountaingrassland exhib- ited higher species richness compared to the other grassland types,while mountain meadow grasslanddemonstrated the best species advantage and diversity,along with higher uniformity.(3) Nonlinear correlations werefound between grassland biomass and diversity indices. The community biomass of mountain grasslands and mountain meadows ex- hibited significant correlations with the Simpson index and shannon - Wiener index(P<0. 01),whilethe mountain meadow grassland showed significant correlations with these indexes(P<0. 05).(4) The study alsoidentified certain regularity in the vertical variation of species diversity within the community.【Conclusion】 The biomass and diversity indices of different grassland communities differed significantly,and there was a non-linear relationship between the biomass and diversity indices of grasslands,and the vertical change of species diversity of the communities showed a certain regularity,among which the trends of Simpson index and Shannon - Wiener index were basically the same among the grassland communities,which showed that they increased firstly and then declined,with a large amplitude of the change,whereas the trends of the vertical change of Margalef index and Alatalo index along with the elevation were inconsistent and the amplitude of the change was not obvious.