Description
The site is covered in most of the territory by areas of high and weakly undulating plains. The central part of the plateau has heights between 100 and 300 m. Towards the Danube side there are deep and narrow valleys, with steep banks, heavily eroded, fragmenting strongly the plateau (Casimcea Valley, Corugea Valley and Haidarulei Valley). In the south-east part of the Casimcea Plateau, limestone rocks allowed the development of the karst landform represented through small sinkholes and caves. The area is also covered by several rivers, the most important being the Casimcea River, which flows into Lake Tașaul. Within the site there are deciduous forests, steppe meadows and agricultural crops, the last ones occupying almost 50% of the site. The land is mostly used for agriculture, forestry and grazing.
The area is home for several species of mammals, the most representative are European ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus), Romanian hamster (Mesocricetus newtoni), Steppe polecat (Mustela eversmannii), Southern birch mouse (Sicista subtilis), Marbled polecat (Vormela peregusna). Other important vertebrates are Fourlined snake (Elaphe quatuorlineata), Greek tortoise (Testudo graeca), European fire-bellied toad (Bombina bombina) and Greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum).
The area is home for several species of mammals, the most representative are European ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus), Romanian hamster (Mesocricetus newtoni), Steppe polecat (Mustela eversmannii), Southern birch mouse (Sicista subtilis), Marbled polecat (Vormela peregusna). Other important vertebrates are Fourlined snake (Elaphe quatuorlineata), Greek tortoise (Testudo graeca), European fire-bellied toad (Bombina bombina) and Greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum).