- The aboveground component of a plant cropping or crop that is formed by a group of separate plant crowns.
2. Sub-canopy
- Located beneath the main canopy. It contains smaller trees and climbers on their way up into the main canopy.
3. Understory
- This is the underlying layer of vegetation in a forest or wooded area, especially the trees and shrubs growing between the forest canopy and the forest floor.
4. Floor of the Forest
- The darkest of all the rainforest layers, making plant growth extremely challenging. Fallen leaves decompose swiftly on the forest floor. Termites, slugs, scorpions, worms, and fungi live on the forest floor as decomposers.
TYPES OF CORAL REEFS
1. Fringingreefs
- These are reefs that grow very close to the shore on mainland or high island coasts.
2. BarrierReefs
- These are similar to fringing reefs in that they also border a shorelines but instead of growing directly out from the shore, they are separated from land by an expanse of water.
3. Atolls
- A ring-shaped coral reef, island, or group of islets. This surrounds a body of water called a lagoon.
4. MangroveSwamps
- Offers a unique ecological setting that sets them apart from other ecosystems. This is characterized by tidal changes, with the mudflat being submerged in tidal water at high tide and the water receding at low tide, leaving the mudflat dry and visible.
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RAINFOREST LAYER
1. canopy
- The aboveground component of a plant cropping or crop that is formed by a group of separate plant crowns.
2. Sub-canopy
- Located beneath the main canopy. It contains smaller trees and climbers on their way up into the main canopy.
3. Understory
- This is the underlying layer of vegetation in a forest or wooded area, especially the trees and shrubs growing between the forest canopy and the forest floor.
4. Floor of the Forest
- The darkest of all the rainforest layers, making plant growth extremely challenging. Fallen leaves decompose swiftly on the forest floor. Termites, slugs, scorpions, worms, and fungi live on the forest floor as decomposers.
TYPES OF CORAL REEFS
1. Fringing reefs
- These are reefs that grow very close to the shore on mainland or high island coasts.
2. Barrier Reefs
- These are similar to fringing reefs in that they also border a shorelines but instead of growing directly out from the shore, they are separated from land by an expanse of water.
3. Atolls
- A ring-shaped coral reef, island, or group of islets. This surrounds a body of water called a lagoon.
4. Mangrove Swamps
- Offers a unique ecological setting that sets them apart from other ecosystems. This is characterized by tidal changes, with the mudflat being submerged in tidal water at high tide and the water receding at low tide, leaving the mudflat dry and visible.