Description

The site is located in north-eastern Bulgaria, on the Black Sea coast between Balchik and Kavarna. It covers a south-eastern part of the Dobrudzha plateau, the coastal cliff and the adjacent shallow littoral area. To the north it borders on the Balchik - Kavarna road. The southernmost part of the Dobrudzha Plateau south of the road to Kavarna is covered by dry steppe grass vegetation. The substratum is sedimental - marl and Sarmatian limestones.
The coast is vertical, with several terraces. It is cut by deep gorges and valleys covered by shrubs and broadleaved forests. The lower terraces are covered by xerophyle and steppic communities of Artemisia lerchiana, Agropyron pectiniforme and Bromus ziparii. The upper terraces are covered by mesoxerothermal communities of Poa bulbosa, Lolium perenne and Cynodon dactylon. The seashore is narrow. There are many screes and landslides, caused by the erosive action of the sea. Close to Balchik there is a firth lake - Balchishka Tuzla. The wetland is partly overgrown with water fringe vegetation, dominated by reeds Phragmites australis. There are a lot of rare plant species recorded in the area of Belite skali.
The coast is vertical, with several terraces. It is cut by deep gorges and valleys covered by shrubs and broadleaved forests. The lower terraces are covered by xerophyle and steppic communities of Artemisia lerchiana, Agropyron pectiniforme and Bromus ziparii. The upper terraces are covered by mesoxerothermal communities of Poa bulbosa, Lolium perenne and Cynodon dactylon. The seashore is narrow. There are many screes and landslides, caused by the erosive action of the sea. Close to Balchik there is a firth lake - Balchishka Tuzla. The wetland is partly overgrown with water fringe vegetation, dominated by reeds Phragmites australis. There are a lot of rare plant species recorded in the area of Belite skali.