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canopy: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

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canopy1 CONSTRUCTForest canopyCANOPY · CROWN LAYER

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Forest ecology

The upper layer of tree crowns

In forest ecology, the canopy is the layer formed by the crowns of the tallest trees, the interface where the stand intercepts light and exchanges gas and water with the atmosphere, often summarised by canopy cover and leaf area index. Beadle, Talbot, and Jarvis's 1982 Canopy structure and leaf area index in a mature Scots pine forest measured this structure in a pine stand. The referent is a biological layer of foliage characterised by its light interception and leaf area, a different construct from the fabric dome of a parachute, sharing only the word.[1]

Unit
The foliage layer's cover and leaf area per unit ground
Recovery means
After disturbance the canopy recloses as crowns expand and regeneration grows into the gap
Measured by
Quantified by canopy cover, leaf area index, and light interception

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References

  1. Beadle, C. L., Talbot, H., & Jarvis, P. G. (1982). Canopy structure and leaf area index in a mature Scots pine forest. Forestry, 55(2), 105–123. https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/55.2.105

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