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With coastal populations steadily increasing in Victoria, pressures on coastal landscapes and ecosystems continue to mount. Increased human and vehicular traffic threaten biodiversity values, while human settlements introduce pollutants to terrestrial, intertidal, and marine ecosystems. Meanwhile, coastal habitat is cleared and fragmented by residential and commercial development. There is some irony in the fact that these mounting human pressures threaten to undermine the very attributes people seek in their coastal lifestyle.
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Fox, M. (2011). Restoring Coasts and Connections on a Southern Australian Coastline. In: Egan, D., Hjerpe, E.E., Abrams, J. (eds) Human Dimensions of Ecological Restoration. Society for Ecological Restoration. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-039-2_4
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