forest understorey
collocation in Englishmeaningsofforestandunderstorey
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forest
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈfɒr.ɪst/us/ˈfɔːr.ɪst/
a large area of land covered with trees and plants, usually larger than a wood, or the trees and ...
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understorey
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈʌn.dəˌstɔː.ri/us/ˈʌn.dɚˌstɔːr.i/
a layer of plants and bushes that grows under the canopy (= the thick, high roof formed by branches and leaves) of ...
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(Definition offorestandunderstoreyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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We documented the level of ant herbivory in treefall gaps and the surroundingforestunderstoreyin old-growth and secondary forests.
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Evaluation of several methods of canopy openness as predictors of photosynthetic photon flux density in deeply shaded conifer-dominatedforestunderstorey.
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The latter studies were biased to theforestunderstorey, however.
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We recreated the natural inoculum conditions to which seedlings in theforestunderstoreyare exposed by collecting spore-laden throughfall during and immediately following rainfall events.
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We monitored 101 species with different leaf traits and defensive levels in theforestunderstorey.
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Our findings show that litter cover variability in theforestunderstoreyaffects the performance of tropical seedlings and their complex interactions with herbivores and pathogens.
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Almost half of the species observed were shared between the successional sites and theforestunderstorey.
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However, the difference in moth diversity between the later succession stages and the matureforestunderstoreywas not significant.
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Sunflecks and their importance toforestunderstoreyplants.
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Early reduction of stomatal conductance, leading to extremely low transpiration rates underforestunderstorey conditions, may allow these seedlings to minimize direct drought damage.
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The highest values were found in the early stages, followed by the matureforestunderstoreyand the later successional stages.
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Light levels in theforestunderstoreyare typically around 1-3% of full sun, and are conditions in which pioneers rarely persist.
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Thus, information about the size at which liana species find support in theforestunderstoreywill be useful in understanding future growth of liana individuals.
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Treefall gaps versusforestunderstoreyas environments for a defoliating moth on a tropical forest shrub.
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Mean numbers of observed species per night were only different between the early and later succession stages, but not in comparison with theforestunderstorey.
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Spatial and temporal variations in theforestunderstoreylight conditions can be an important niche gradient.
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However, the study highlights the need for extremely low-light shadehouses in order to achieve accurate simulations of seedling growth in theforestunderstorey.
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