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Preferred term

layer

Is replaced by

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

deprecated concept

Entry terms

layers

Scope note

LTER EU controlled vocabulary

Contributor

0000-0003-0631-8231

Creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/EnvEu_89

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Created 3/31/16, last modified 3/21/22

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