RAINFOREST LAYER BRIEF DESCRIPTION
1. Canopy is used to refer to the extent of the outer layer of leaves of an individual tree or group of trees.
2. Subcanopy (plural subcanopies) The section of a forest immediately beneath the canopy quotations.
3. Understory is the shrubs and plants growing beneath the main canopy of a forest.
4. Floor of the forest is one of the most distinctive features of a forest ecosystem.
TYPES OF CORAL REEFS BRIEF DESCRIPTION
1. Fringing reef is one of the three main types of coral reef.
2. Barrier reef a coral reef running parallel to the shore but separated from it by a channel of deep water.
3. Attol is a ring-shaped coral reef, island, or series of islets.
4. Mangrove swamp is a distinct saline woodland or shrubland habitat formed by mangrove trees in brackish tidal water.
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