Crown shyness
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crown-shyness-169-14870044
title:
Crown shyness
text:
Crown shyness is a phenomenon observed in some tree species, in which the crowns of fully stocked trees do not touch each other, forming a canopy with channel-like gaps.
The phenomenon is most prevalent among trees of the same species, but also occurs between trees of different species. There exist many hypotheses as to why crown shyness is an adaptive behavior, and research suggests that it might inhibit spread of leaf-eating insect larvae.
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description:
Phenomenon in which the crowns of fully stocked trees do not touch each other
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_shyness
date created:
2015-08-23T01:03:12Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T17:35:37Z
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