Backyards Are a Way to Promote Environmental Justice and Biodiversity Conservation in Brazilian Cities
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Lima, G.F.; Correa Santos, J.W.M.; Albertin, R.M.; Martínez-Miranzo, B.; Souza, F.L.; Angeoletto, F. Backyards Are a Way to Promote Environmental Justice and Biodiversity Conservation in Brazilian Cities. Diversity 2023, 15, 815. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15070815
Lima GF, Correa Santos JWM, Albertin RM, Martínez-Miranzo B, Souza FL, Angeoletto F. Backyards Are a Way to Promote Environmental Justice and Biodiversity Conservation in Brazilian Cities. Diversity. 2023; 15(7):815. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15070815
Chicago/Turabian StyleLima, Gedeone Ferreira, Jeater Waldemar Maciel Correa Santos, Ricardo Massulo Albertin, Beatriz Martínez-Miranzo, Franco L. Souza, and Fabio Angeoletto. 2023. "Backyards Are a Way to Promote Environmental Justice and Biodiversity Conservation in Brazilian Cities" Diversity 15, no. 7: 815. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15070815