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Preferred term

forest canopy

Is replaced by

forest canopy

Definition

the canopy is the aboveground portion of a plant community or crop, formed by plant crowns. For forests, canopy also refers to the upper layer or habitat zone, formed by mature tree crowns and including other biological organisms (epiphytes, lianas, arboreal animals, etc.).

Broader concept

deprecated concept

Entry terms

canopy

Scope note

US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/USLterCV_82

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

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