Translations for understory in the English»Spanish Dictionary

understory [Am ˈəndərˌstɔri, Brit ˈʌndəstɔːri], understorey Brit N <pl understories understoreys>

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understory

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The understory of a high forest can be open (i.e. park-like, easy to see and walk through), or it can be dense. en.wikipedia.org

Prefers a dense canopy and more open understory. en.wikipedia.org

The underground segment opens up to a room representing the rainforest understory, which leads to a second room representing the canopy. en.wikipedia.org

Without fire, deciduous forest trees invade, and their shade eliminates both the pines and the understory. en.wikipedia.org

This is a plant of the wet forest understory and meadows above 1000 meters in elevation. en.wikipedia.org

As they keep mainly to the upper levels of trees, they find little profit in following mixed-species feeding flocks in the understory. en.wikipedia.org

These forests have a very dense canopy and a moist understory. en.wikipedia.org

This species can dominate the forest understory where it is common. en.wikipedia.org

It is mainly found in the understory of lowland primary and secondary forests, however populations are likely to be declining owing to habitat loss. en.wikipedia.org

It is a deciduous understory tree growing to 18 m tall and 0.20.5 m trunk diameter. en.wikipedia.org

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