We propose to solve the problem of expanding the nature reserve areas in the Right-Bank Steppe Dnipro area by including abandoned lands as recovery elements of the ecological network. Within this region, the sites of recovering abandoned lands are characterized by significant cenotic diversity and presence of sozologically valuable species. The recovery of plant cover of abandoned lands occurs rapidly as a result of dispersal of seeds of steppe species from the adjacent protected areas or preserved steppe plots. In some cases, demutation processes can be accelerated by using the method of sowing rare species, melliferous and medicinal plants, as well as the establishment of insemination plots on abandoned lands for better distribution of seeds. The negative factors that affect the development of plant communities of abandoned lands are irregular grazing and burning, resulting in the formation of microcenosis with dominated Cirsium setosum, Onopordum acanthium, Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Iva xanthiifolia and Artemisia vulgaris. On the abandoned lands that approach complete process of re-establishment, the following communities of associations are formed: Stipetum (capillatae) festucosum (valesiacae), Koelerieta (cristatae) poosum (angustifoliae), and Festucetum (valesiacae) koeleriosum (cristatae).

Keywords: abandoned lands, ecological network, monitoring, Right-Bank Steppe Dnipro area

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