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CROWN DENSITY [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forestry Operations
DEF

The thickness, both partially (i.e. depth) and in closeness of growth (i.e. compactness) of an individual crown i.e. its opacity, as measured e.g. by its shade density.

OBS

Collectively, crown density should properly be termed "canopy density", as distinct from "canopy cover."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation forestière
DEF

Consistance d'une cime, sur le plan de la quantité de feuillage et de la compacité des éléments qui affectent l'interception de la lumière.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Explotación forestal
DEF

Compacidad del follaje en la copa de un árbol.

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