Rita Sousa-Silva

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Leiden University

Netherlands

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Rita Sousa-Silva is an Assistant Professor at Leiden University in the Netherlands. Her research primarily focuses on urban vegetation, tree performance, and the social and environmental impacts of green spaces. Recent publications include studies on the effects of functional traits on tree growth rates, public attitudes towards urban green spaces, and nature-based social prescribing programmes. She is dedicated to exploring the intersection of urban forestry and agroforestry, aiming to enhance community well-being through innovative green strategies.

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Open Date: 2014-05-01

Close Date: 2018-08-01

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University of Freiburg

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Resolving the effects of functional traits on tree growth rates: The influence of temporal dynamics and divergent strategies by leaf habit

Urban vegetation and well‐being: A cross‐sectional study in Montreal, Canada

Enhancing Tree Performance Through Species Mixing: Review of a Quarter-Century of TreeDivNet Experiments Reveals Research Gaps and Practical Insights

Seeing the Trees Without the Forest: What and How can Agroforestry and Urban Forestry Learn from Each Other?

Nature-based social prescribing programmes: opportunities, challenges, and facilitators for implementation

Social and environmental outcomes of urban street tree bed stewardship

Assessing public attitudes towards urban green spaces as a heat adaptation strategy: Insights from Germany

Keys to better planning and integrating urban tree planting initiatives

Which Tree Species Best Withstand Urban Stressors? Ask the Experts

Extreme heat experience influences public support for local climate adaptation policies in Germany

For the sake of resilience and multifunctionality, let's diversify planted forests!

Simulating the Effects of Intensifying Silviculture on Desired Species Yields across a Broad Environmental Gradient

Exactly what do we know about tree pollen allergenicity?

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Florian Schnabel

Julia Koricheva

Daniel Fuller

Michael Perring

Meike Wollni

Christian Messier

Harald Auge

Christopher Morhart

Boris Rewald

Hartmut Fünfgeld

Lander Baeten

Jonathan Sheppard

Catherine Potvin

Chris Dayson

Michael Scherer-Lorenzen

Kathrin Blumenstein

Jeannine Cavender-Bares

Claudia Menzel

Delphine Clara Zemp

Yan Kestens

Charles A. Nock

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