EnvThes
type: ConceptScheme

canopy cover rate
type: Concept

deprecated concept
type: Concept

canopy cover rate
in scheme: EnvThes
type: Concept
is replaced by: canopy cover rate
alternative label: canopy cover
scope note: US LTER controlled vocabulary
definition: The percentage of the ground covered by a vertical projection of the outermost perimeter of the natural spread of the foliage of plants. Cannot exceed 100 percent. (Also called crown closure)
broader: deprecated concept
deprecated: true