林冠
在生物學中，林冠是指植物羣落或農作物裏的離地部分，特別是樹林中各棵林木樹冠（單一樹木主幹以上的部分）組成的連續狀態集合體[1][2][3]。林冠包括了樹冠所有的葉片、枝條、小枝及附生植物[4]。林冠通過捕獲太陽能並驅動水分在土壤和大氣之間的交換，成為陸地生命形式的中心和食物鏈的基礎[5]。全球90%以上的生物量都是通過林冠與大氣層發生作用形成的[6]。林冠被稱為「最後的生物前沿」、「地球的第八大洲」[5][7]。
有時該術語林冠，是用來指個別樹或一組的樹木的葉子的外層的範圍。通常一棵樹有茂密的樹冠，會阻止陽光照到在低處生長的植物。
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