Glossary

The rapidly maturing field of canopy research demands the need for definitions of commonly used terms. This database contains a glossary of technical terms used by canopy researchers with references to the published sources.

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A Terms

• aboveground adventitious roots

  • adventitious roots in the canopy that are often directly associated with and/or penetrate accumulations of epiphytes and accompanying humus suspended in host tree crowns. Allow host trees to exploit nutrients in organic matter within their crowns.
    As cited in...

• accidental epiphyte

  • a plant that normally grows terrestrially, but which occasionally grows to maturity in a tree crown, usually in terrestrial-like microsites such as crotches of branches.
    As cited in...

• aerial

  • canopy-dwelling as opposed to terrestrial (e.g. arboreal or epiphytic).
    As cited in...

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