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Meaning of "understory"
understory (noun): The layer of vegetation beneath the main canopy of a forest, consisting of smaller trees, shrubs, and plants. It plays a vital role in the ecosystem by providing habitat and food sources for various animals
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- The layer of plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest.
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Its members grow in the understory of rainforests.
As an understory planting among tree or palm trunks.
It is also taller than the understory layer.
The understory of the tropical hardwood hammock.
I would like to make this with understory.
Understory vegetation growth was constrained by overstory shading.
The habitat consists of understory vegetation in secondary forests.
All three occur in tropical closed forest understory.
This refers to the understory habitat of these plants.
It prefers sites with an open understory.
They frequent the understory of wet tropical forests.
It is most often confined to the understory.
Understory in the boggy lowlands feature rhododendrum and blueberries.
Pacific yew is a frequent understory tree.
Malacodendron is an understory woodland species with rich brown bark.
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We term these dense strata recalcitrant understory layers.
Common herbs in the understory include major grasses or sedges.
Forest fires are sometimes beneficial to the understory of a forest.
The understory is relatively sparse.
Its favorite habitat is in the understory in conifer forests.
It is an understory tree in tropical rainforests.
They can however also be found in the understory of forests.
The understory is chiefly of shrubs.
It needs forest with a good understory of shrubs and vines.
Even understory trees are affected.
It is a dominant shrub in the mountain understory chaparral in many areas.
Understory and coarse woody debris inputs were not determined.
It is a rare plant of the understory of wet evergreen forest habitat.
The understory consists of a variety of native and exotic species.
The species forages in the understory and is generally inconspicuous.
In drier woodlands or forest they are an important component of the understory.
It grows in the understory of rainforests.
Aphyllophoraceous canopy fungi are a subset of species found in the understory.
Survival of other understory species was also favoured in protection strips.
Females stay in the understory.
The understory was uneven in both age and size in all stands.
Trailplant can be found in the understory of woods and forests.
Biomass of understory species during both years was lower in deeper water.
Hares frequently utilized dense understory during both periods.
Five spring understory herbs and five ruderal species were used.
These forests have a very dense canopy and a moist understory.
They can also be found in the understory of forests in larger islands.
It generally prefers areas with more clearings and less understory.
Roots of competing understory species were notably absent in decayed soil wood.
There is a dense understory.
The understory also contains a wide variety of herbaceous and shrub species.
Within the rainforest it is found in pairs in the understory or on the ground.
They are understory plants.
Hence the fire remains confined to the ground and understory.
It invades forests and grows in the understory in spots with a lot of light.
