California Beaches are Losing Their Biodiversity

Many of the beaches in California, almost one third of the coastline, are being destroyed by humans.  The need to keep these beaches "pretty" has caused a lack in the amount of sea animals found in this ecosystem.  Their homes on the natural dunes and plant food have been completely destroyed by the "need" for beaches to be flat and more attractive for tourists.  These changes cause serious issues in the balance of the ecosystem, and could lead to extinction of these animals and plants in California.  The ever-changing ecosystem should not be controlled by man, but should be able to live peacefully without interruption from humans.  If this issue keeps occurring, these animals might not be able to live in their natural state anymore.  Ways to counteract this issue is to make only one section of the beach open to people, so the animals can continue to live a normal life.

https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=298963&org=NSF&from=news

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  1. AnonymousAugust 28, 2019 at 12:50 PM

    As part of the preservation of the beaches, should the seagulls considered a threat to the wildlife? Their population has grown due to people, but the beach is their habitat too. Should they be eliminated or the population controlled?

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    1. chrheaSeptember 8, 2019 at 8:00 AM

      Interesting! Overpopulation of a particular species in an ecosystem can cause a huge imbalance--I am not sure if their overpopulation is having negative consequences to other species.

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  2. AnonymousAugust 29, 2019 at 7:12 AM

    More beaches need to be dedicated to wild life preservation then tourism and beaches should be monitored for how they are treated.

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  3. AnonymousAugust 29, 2019 at 5:29 PM

    How would they keep tourists out of the closed off beaches? For many people seeing a sign saying they can go no further might entice them to continue to see what is behind that sign. Should there be a restriction as to how much man kind can control in an ecosystem?

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  4. chrheaSeptember 8, 2019 at 8:04 AM

    This is a constant battle in wildlife conservation--humans often need to see value for themselves to invest in an issue. So we often change landscapes to accommodate for human desires in the hope of drawing enough attention to the landscape that humans care to fix it. Ugh. Paradox.

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