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2. Groundcover - Wikipedia

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   Groundcover of Vinca major. Groundcover or ground cover is any plant that grows low over an area of ground, which protects the topsoil from erosion and drought.In an terrestrial ecosystem, the ground cover forms the layer of vegetation below the shrub layer known as the herbaceous layer, and provides habitats and concealments for (especially fossorial) terrestrial fauna.

3. Vegetation - Wikipedia

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   Vegetation is an assemblage of plant species and the ground cover they provide. [ 2] It is a general term, without specific reference to particular taxa, life forms, structure, spatial extent, or any other specific botanical or geographic characteristics. It is broader than the term flora which refers to species composition.

4. Stratification (vegetation) - Wikipedia

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   This layer contains mostly non-woody vegetation, or ground cover, growing in the forest with heights of up to about one and a half metres. The herb layer consists of various herbaceous plants (therophytes, geophytes, cryptophytes, hemicryptophytes), dwarf shrubs (chamaephytes) as well as young shrubs or tree seedlings.

5. These Low-Maintenance Ground Cover Plants Will Protect ... - AOL

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   Ground cover plants offer solutions for various landscaping challenges, whether it's shaded spots where grass struggles or slopes requiring erosion control. These resilient plants thrive in poor ...

6. Riparian zone - Wikipedia

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   Riparian zone. A riparian area is the transition from the aquatic area to the upland area. Vegetation is expected to change from species adapted to wetter sites near the channel to species adapted to drier sites in the upland, with a mixture of species occurring in between. In this example, an assessment of riparian function would consider the ...

7. Canopy (biology) - Wikipedia

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   Canopy structure is the organization or spatial arrangement (three-dimensional geometry) of a plant canopy. Leaf area index, leaf area per unit ground area, is a key measure used to understand and compare plant canopies. The canopy is taller than the understory layer. The canopy holds 90% of the animals in the rainforest.