nounplural noun overstoreys
EcologyThe uppermost canopy level of a forest, formed by the tallest trees.
‘It was comparable to the other two sites in the composition and structure of both the overstorey vegetation and small mammal communities.’- ‘They morphotyped fine root tips and demonstrated that around 38% of the variation in EcM diversity was attributable to overstorey plant diversity.’
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