beach ecology

2007-04-2910:05:52immigration & increasing populations increase beach use & pressurize the intertidal zone contents.              developement on the coast stresses the rock pools & habitat.            the tasmanian coast has been likened to the south of france-for images on CD of tasmania's north east coast email this site.                    incredible things such as red sea urchins-lifespan up to 200 yrs old-dwell in the rock pools. unfortunately there has been some devastation by beach users. dogs among them. is a dog worse than a human? probably not but dogs are creating bad smells at places of natural beauty worldwide. although they could be detering humans from visiting & keep numbers down thereby helping nature.             campers empty waste into the sea & people bath in the rock pools using products that linger & kill life.         on the north coast strata title developements increase. the forecast rise in sea levels doesnt impact developement policy.