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Article Open Access April 25, 2024

Green spaces more adapted and resilient to the current and future climatic conditions in the south of Portugal (Algarve): Xerophytic gardens using xeromorphic succulents

Delisa Xarepe 1,*, Ricardo Quinto Canas 1 and Carmelo Maria Musarella 2
1
Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
2
Department of agriculture, Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Italy
Publihed in: Current Research in Public Health (Volume 4, Issue 1, 2024)
Page(s): 16-28
DOI: 10.31586/rjees.2024.884
Received
May 19, 2023
Revised
April 13, 2024
Accepted
April 22, 2024
Published
April 25, 2024
Keywords
Xerophytic Gardens; Xeromorphic Succulents; Drought; Adaptation; Resilience; Algarve
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Xarepe, D. , Canas, R. Q. , & Musarella, C. M. (2024). Green spaces more adapted and resilient to the current and future climatic conditions in the south of Portugal (Algarve): Xerophytic gardens using xeromorphic succulents. Current Research in Public Health, 4(1), 16-28. https://doi.org/10.31586/rjees.2024.884
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Xarepe, D. ; Canas, R. Q. ; Musarella, C. M. Green spaces more adapted and resilient to the current and future climatic conditions in the south of Portugal (Algarve): Xerophytic gardens using xeromorphic succulents. Current Research in Public Health 2024 4(1), 16-28. https://doi.org/10.31586/rjees.2024.884
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Xarepe, Delisa, Ricardo Quinto Canas, and Carmelo Maria Musarella. 2024. "Green spaces more adapted and resilient to the current and future climatic conditions in the south of Portugal (Algarve): Xerophytic gardens using xeromorphic succulents". Current Research in Public Health 4, no. 1: 16-28. https://doi.org/10.31586/rjees.2024.884
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Xarepe D, Canas RQ, Musarella CM. Green spaces more adapted and resilient to the current and future climatic conditions in the south of Portugal (Algarve): Xerophytic gardens using xeromorphic succulents. Current Research in Public Health. 2024; 4(1):16-28. https://doi.org/10.31586/rjees.2024.884 
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