Canopy Meaning Forest. Crown cover is the proportion of a stand covered by the crowns of live trees. The cover formed by the leafy upper branches of the trees in a forest.
Crown cover is the proportion of a stand covered by the crowns of live trees. Dictionary of the English Language Fifth Edition. The crosssectional area of the trunk 4 12 feet above the ground.
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Most commonly used as an indicator of stand density and expressed as square feet per acre. Collins Thesaurus of the English Language Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. A tree with a 14 diameter has a basal area of just over one square foot. The canopy is the layer where the crowns of most of the forests trees meet and form a thick layer.
