canopy layer

collocation in English

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canopy
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkæn.ə.pi/us
/ˈkæn.ə.pi/
a cover fixed over a seat or bed, etc. for shelter ...
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layer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈleɪ.ər/us
/ˈleɪ.ɚ/
a level of material, such as a type of rock or gas, that is different from the material above or below it, or a thin sheet of ...
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(Definition ofcanopyandlayerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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On the other hand, high allocation in crown expansion in larger trees may allow them to exploit efficiently thecanopylayer.
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Both stands are characterized by a closedcanopylayerand a continuous transition towards the adjacent paramo vegetation at their upper boundary.
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Below a closedcanopylayer, mean temperatures are lower, but extreme temperature minima are less frequent than outside forests.
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Thus, larger trees may not be able to maintain compatible increases in crown area and width owing to intense competition to attain thecanopylayer.
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The treecrown sites were situated within the uppercanopylayerimmediately above, or very close to, the corresponding ground-stratum sample sites.
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We assumed t he probability o f light capture for eachcanopylayerwas the same for upwelling and downwelling streams.
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Pannes are open and without acanopylayer.
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Usually, secondary forests have only onecanopylayer, whereas primary forests have several.
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It usually inhabits tropical lowland rainforests in the upper (emergent)canopylayer.
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The adults dwell in the forestcanopylayerand rarely come near the understorey and forest floor layers.
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The newly bare trees open up thecanopylayer, enabling sunlight to reach ground level and facilitate the growth of thick underbrush.
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The top layer of the understory is the sub-canopy which is composed of smaller mature trees, saplings, and suppressed juvenilecanopylayertrees awaiting an opening in the canopy.
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Emergents and canopy layers were lumped together as they could not be reliably d istinguished from each other from the g round.
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Vochysia can be a successful competitor in understorey conditions of young second-growth forests once one or more canopy layers have developed.
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We did not find a correlation between tree diameter and stemflow volume in the trees of the different canopy layers and therefore did not take it into account.
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A high forest can have one or more canopy layers.
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