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Article Open Access June 23, 2022

Priority tree and shrubs for use in Landscape Architecture based on the dynamic states of native vegetation with the highest ecological value in mainland Portugal

Mauro Raposo 1, 2,*, Carlos Pinto-Gomes 1, 2 and Ricardo Quinto-Canas 3
1
Departamento de Paisagem, Ambiente e Ordenamento; Escola de Ciência e Tecnologia; Universidade de Évora. Rua Romão Ramalho, Nº 59. 7000-671 Évora, Portugal
2
MED - Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development, Pólo da Mitra, Universidade de Évora, 7006‐554 Évora, Portugal
3
CCMAR - Centro de Ciências do Mar, University of Algarve, 8005-410 Faro, Portugal
Publihed in: Current Research in Public Health (Volume 2, Issue 1, 2022)
Page(s): 46-57
DOI: 10.31586/rjees.2022.234
Received
January 11, 2022
Revised
June 03, 2022
Accepted
June 21, 2022
Published
June 23, 2022
Keywords
European Forests; Urban Gardens; International Reserves; Ornamental Plants; IUCN Red List
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Raposo, M. , Pinto-Gomes, C. , & Quinto-Canas, R. (2022). Priority tree and shrubs for use in Landscape Architecture based on the dynamic states of native vegetation with the highest ecological value in mainland Portugal. Current Research in Public Health, 2(1), 46-57. https://doi.org/10.31586/rjees.2022.234
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Raposo, M. ; Pinto-Gomes, C. ; Quinto-Canas, R. Priority tree and shrubs for use in Landscape Architecture based on the dynamic states of native vegetation with the highest ecological value in mainland Portugal. Current Research in Public Health 2022 2(1), 46-57. https://doi.org/10.31586/rjees.2022.234
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Raposo, Mauro, Carlos Pinto-Gomes, and Ricardo Quinto-Canas. 2022. "Priority tree and shrubs for use in Landscape Architecture based on the dynamic states of native vegetation with the highest ecological value in mainland Portugal". Current Research in Public Health 2, no. 1: 46-57. https://doi.org/10.31586/rjees.2022.234
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Raposo M, Pinto-Gomes C, Quinto-Canas R. Priority tree and shrubs for use in Landscape Architecture based on the dynamic states of native vegetation with the highest ecological value in mainland Portugal. Current Research in Public Health. 2022; 2(1):46-57. https://doi.org/10.31586/rjees.2022.234 
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