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Preferred term

layer

Definition

[Henderson's] n. horizontal stratum in a plant community. The following are usually distinguished: the tree layer or canopy, the shrub layer, comprising the shrubby understorey, the herb layer of grass and herbaceous plants, and the ground (moss) layer, comprising the ground surface and lichens and mosses.

Broader concept

matrix

Narrower concepts

aquatic layer
atmospheric boundary layer
benthic boundary layer
benthic zone
forest canopy
forest floor
forest layer
herb layer
hyporheic
hyporheic zone
moss layer
organic layer
planetary boundary layer
shrub layer
soil horizon
surface layer
tree layer

Scope note

LTER EU controlled vocabulary

Contributor

0000-0003-0631-8231

Creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21900

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Created 3/31/16, last modified 1/13/23

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