forest physiognomy

Japanese: forest physiognomy(英語表記)forestphysiognomy
forest physiognomy

…The shape of the crown also varies depending on what species it grows with in the forest and whether it is an independent tree, but under the same conditions, the shape of the crown is almost the same for different species. The crowns of the trees come together to give the forest its various characteristics, which is called forest physiognomy. In deciduous trees, the density of leaves in the crown is often not very high, and leaves are usually uniform throughout the crown, but in evergreen trees, the leaves grow densely on the outside of the crown, so light is scarce inside, and there are few leaves inside. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "forest physiognomy" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…また,森林中でどのような種と混生しているか,独立樹となるかによっても形が異なっているが,同じ条件下では種によって樹冠の形はほぼ一定している。樹冠がより集まって森林の外観にさまざまな特徴を描き出すが,それを林相forest physiognomyという。落葉樹では樹冠の中の葉の密度がそれほど高くない場合が多く,内部まで一様に葉がつくのがふつうであるが,常緑樹では葉が樹冠の外側に密につくので光が内部では乏しくなり,内部には葉は少ない。…

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