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Coastal biodiversity

West Coast, New Zealand.

An example of the biodiversity on the West Coast. New Zealand’s native biodiversity is unique, born of long isolation as small islands in a vast ocean.

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Rights: Lara Bieleski
Published: 9 September 2008Size: 732.01 KB
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