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Natural heritage – Landscape units “Pinhal do Marquês” :: approximately 15 ha. of area with pine trees (Pinus pinaster) :: Area with proliferaGon of Invasive Alien Species aRer the cutdown of pines (before the project)
Natural heritage â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Landscape units Reliquial forest :: Located on the SW area of the MNB. :: Mature forests of aderno (Phyllirea la/folia) :: Preserves the typical features of the primeval forest that exist in this region and goes back to a Gme before human occupaGon, several thousand years ago.
Natural heritage â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Landscape units Reliquial forest - habitats
:: Arborescent matorral with Laurus nobilis (5230) :: Oak woods with Quercus robur and Quercus pyrenaica (9230) :: Thermo-Mediterranean and pre-desert scrub with Arbutus unedo (5330) :: VariaGon of the Habitat 5330 ADERNAL â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Dominated by Phyllirea la*folia
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Project ac>ons Conserva>on ac>ons
• Control of invasive alien species • ReacGvaGon of abandoned plant nursery • PlantaGon of autochthonous species
Public awareness and dissemina>on of results • Re-integraGon of prisioners • Volunteering and acGviGes with • Schools • Enterprises and insGtuGons • Other publics
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Project Planta>on of autochthonous species
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Project Dissemina>on and networking - Seminars
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Monitoring ac>ons by Universidade de Aveiro
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