Canopy (biology)
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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] It is also where the most gas exchange happens, where oxygen and carbon dioxide and water vapor go in and out of the leaves.[3] Many animals live in the canopy.
Canopy (biology) Media
The canopy of a forest in Sabah, Malaysia
Canopy layers of primary tropical forest, Thailand
Macrocystis pyrifera – giant kelp – forming the canopy of a kelp forest
Bamboo canopy in the Western Ghats of India
A monkey-ladder vine canopy over a road
References
- ↑ "Forest Canopy". Science Direct. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
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