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Preferred term

layer  

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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

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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