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In biology, the canopy is the aboveground portion of a plant cropping or crop, formed by the collection of individual plant crowns. In forest ecology, canopy refers to the upper layer or habitat zone, formed by mature tree crowns and including other biological organisms (epiphytes, lianas, arboreal animals, etc.).
Dec 29, 2018 · Sometimes the term canopy is used to refer to the extent of the outer layer of leaves of an individual tree or group of trees. Shade trees normally have a dense canopy that blocks light from...
Aug 5, 2020 · Mark Moffett, National History Museum, SmithsonianI shall address the prospects for a general comparative science of biological canopies. After describing th...
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Have you ever wondered what animals live at the top of the rainforest canopy? National Geographic Explorer and ecologist Kevin McLean is looking to find out....
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A canopy or forest canopy is part of a tree, forest, group of trees, or group of other tall plants. It is where the leaves spread out like a roof or umbrella. [1] The canopy is where the most sunlight touches the plants, so it is where the most energy enters living things. [2]
Canopy Biology. Monkeys swing through for a bite to eat, ants cross from tree to tree on liana highways, and climate variables shape cycles of flowering, fruiting and photosynthesis: there is a lot going on in the forest canopy.
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