
The area of Devetaki Plateau: a true nature reserve, for many animal species Resources and attractions The area of Devetaki Plateau falls in the floristic region at the foot of the Balkan Mountain. The main territory of the plateau is a vast field with numerous karst caves and whirlpools. Plant communities are presented by semi dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (important orchid sites) as well as open calcareous or basophilic grasslands. Forest communities are dominated by Pannonian woods with Quercus petraea and Carpinus betulus, and well as Euro-Siberian steppe woods with Quercus spp. – of priority for conservation. Riparian habitats are of the types of Riparian galleries of Salix alba and Populus alba and Riparian mixed forests of Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis and Fraxinus excelsior. Many animal species Of the country's total of 55 species of amphibians, and reptiles in the region of Devetaki plateau are found 21 species, 9 amphibians and 12 reptiles. ...