Coastal sand dune habitats are becoming increasingly rare. New Zealand has lost over 70 percent of its coastal sand dunes in the last 80 years. Few of the remaining areas are in anything resembling a natural state. Remaining sand dune areas are often still under threat from development, weeds and human disturbance.
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Forest and Bird, Issue 306, 1 November 2002, Page 18
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52Coastal sand dune habitats are becoming increasingly rare. New Zealand has lost over 70 percent of its coastal sand dunes in the last 80 years. Few of the remaining areas are in anything resembling a natural state. Remaining sand dune areas are often still under threat from development, weeds and human disturbance. Forest and Bird, Issue 306, 1 November 2002, Page 18
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