EnvThes
type: ConceptScheme

deprecated concept
type: Concept

vegetation layer structure
type: Concept

vegetation layer structure
type: Concept
is replaced by: vegetation layer structure
deprecated: true
broader: deprecated concept
definition: Structure of the vegetation layer in an area. The vegetation layers is the plant cover of an area. There could be different vegetation layers in an ecosystem (e.g. moss-, herb-, understory-, tree-layer). The structure of a vegetation layer may include the number and type of layers (e.g. herb-, understory-, tree-layer), their features such as height, coverage, percent over the whole layer.
in scheme: EnvThes
note: [controlled by ] Giorgio Matteucci , 23/05/2013" , "[source of definition ] Hend + Expert