Geography GCSE
Vegetation structure
What Vegetation structure means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Vegetation structure
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Reference: AQA
The vegetation is highly stratified into distinct layers: the emergent layer, canopy, under canopy, and shrub layer.
Topics that use Vegetation structure
- Tropical rainforests (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Adaptation
- Biodiversity
- Carbon Sink
- Climate and weather
- Climate change
- Climate regulation
- Commercial farming
- Data interpretation
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