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subcanopy

subcanopy noun: the section of a forest immediately beneath the canopy.

Noun

subcanopy (plural subcanopies)

  1. The section of a forest immediately beneath the canopy
    • Arrows indicate separated values for the Fitzroya stand only and the Nothofagus dominated subcanopy forests in AA. FC: Fitzroya cupressoides, NN: Nothofagus nitida, DW: Drimys winteri, LP: Laureliopsis philippiana, MC: Myrceugenia chrysocarpa, SC: Saxegothaea conspicua.2015 September 10, “The Oldest, Slowest Rainforests in the World? Massive Biomass and Slow Carbon Dynamics of Fitzroya cupressoides Temperate Forests in Southern Chile”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of subcanopy

pluralsubcanopies

Origin of subcanopy

From sub- + canopy.

Questions about subcanopy

What does subcanopy mean?
Subcanopy means the section of a forest immediately beneath the canopy.
What part of speech is subcanopy?
Subcanopy is a noun.
What is the plural of subcanopy?
The plural of subcanopy is subcanopies.

Words near subcanopy in the dictionary

  1. subcanaliculate
  2. subcancellate
  3. subcancellated
  4. subcanonical
  5. subcanopies
  6. subcanopy
  7. subcanthal
  8. subcantor
  9. subcantors
  10. subcapacities
  11. subcapacity

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