jungle canopy
Rainforest's upper layer
The jungle canopy is the upper layer of a rainforest, formed by the crowns of the tallest trees.
This dense ceiling of interlocking branches and leaves, typically 60 to 150 feet above the forest floor, intercepts most sunlight and rainfall before they reach lower levels.
The canopy hosts extraordinary biodiversity—many species live their entire lives without descending to the ground.
Researchers used rope bridges to study life in the jungle canopy.
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
- treetopsUppermost forest branches
- tree lineForest's upper limit
- vinesClimbing, trailing plants
- hanging vinesSuspended climbing vegetation
monkeys · birds · leaves · shade · humidity · emergent · branches · tropical · parrots · orchids · ferns · howler · tropical birds · toucans · dense · green · lush greenery · dappled
- Tikalpyramids, stelae, palaces, plazas, royal tombs
- natural wondersnorthern lights, aurora borealis, auroras, rainbows, Great Barrier Reef
- shade structuresumbrella, umbrellas, awning, awnings, parasol
jungle canopyforest floor
Ground beneath trees
understory · leaf litter · root zone · emergent layer · ground level
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