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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Fields of Study
  2. ecology
  3. plant ecology
  4. vegetation structure
  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. ecology
  3. plant ecology
  4. vegetation structure

Preferred term

vegetation structure

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The overall morphology and architecture of a plant community, such as the vertical layers of plants of different heights in a agroforestry system, the presence/absence of gaps in the forest canopy, or the horizontal spacing of individual plants.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • physiognomy (vegetation)

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/68258

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