canopy

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001028",
  "term": "canopy",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The more or less continuous layer of vegetation formed by the foliage and branches of plants.",
  "synonyms": [
    "canopy cover",
    "canopy structure (crops)",
    "crop canopy",
    "crown cover",
    "plant canopy",
    "vegetation canopy"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "plant strata",
    "overstory",
    "throughfall",
    "vegetation index",
    "normalized difference vegetation index",
    "fractional vegetation cover",
    "water interception",
    "leaf area",
    "canopy height",
    "remote sensing",
    "leaf area index",
    "forest canopy",
    "canopy gaps"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "cubierta (plantas)"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/canopy/"
}