undercanopy

undercanopy

English

Etymology

under- +‎ canopy

Adjective

undercanopy (not comparable)

1. That live under a canopy
   • 2015 November 19, “Nature and Age of Neighbours Matter: Interspecific Associations among Tree Species Exist and Vary across Life Stages in Tropical Forests”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0141387:

     Hence, the observed patterns suggest that some undercanopy species appear mainly close to a specific canopy species, and vice versa.

Noun

undercanopy (plural undercanopies)

1. The region beneath a canopy