Based on our own research and analysis of the data published by other researchers, a classification of habitats of Burkuty Reserve Area of Oleshkivski Pisky National Nature Park is given. This area is situated within Chalbaska arena of the Lower Dnieper sands and occupies 1240.2 ha (15.5% of the Park territory). Natural and semi-natural vegetation of Burkuty Reserve Area is represented by aquatic, coastal aquatic, meadow, steppe, shrub and forest communities. The article presents the classification of habitats on the investigated territory in accordance with the EUNIS classification scheme. Names of the habitats were adapted to the Ukrainian language. For each biotope vegetation characteristics are provided. Since EUNIS database does not contain a code and name of psammophyte habitat, where Salix rosmarinifolia is a dominant of vegetation cover, we propose to indicate those as follows: ‘F9.24a Psammophyte woodlands with stunted willow (Salix rosmarinifolia)’. According to the Bern Convention, the following types of habitats of the Burkuty Reserve Area are under protection and are listed in the Resolution No. 4: E1.2; E1.9; G1.7.

Keywords: Burkuty Reserve Area, habitats, classification, vegetation

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