understorey
noun[CorU]
biology,environmentUKspecialized(USunderstory)uk/ˈʌn.dəˌstɔː.ri/us/ˈʌn.dɚˌstɔːr.i/alayerofplantsandbushesthatgrowsunder thecanopy(= thethick, highroofformedbybranchesandleaves)of aforest:
下层林木There are manyoldplants, as well as athrivingunderstorey ofseedlings.这里有许多古老的植物,也有茁壮生长的下层林木。
Thearticleexaminestheeffectsofsurfacefires on understorey incentralBrazilian Amazonia.本文探讨的是巴西中部亚马逊地区地表火灾对下层林木的影响。
Forestry
- afforestation
- agroforestry
- arborist
- brush
- cut down
- deforest
- deforestation
- disafforest
- logging
- lumberman
- old growth
- ranger
- reafforest
- reafforestation
- slash-and-burn
- the treeline
- tree-lined
- undercut
- woodcutter
- woody