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A forest has a distinct vertical structure. Within a healthy forest, there are recognizable layers of plants, from the soil to the treetops. Each of these layers is composed of one or more dominant types of plants. The interactive image below illulstrates the five layers that appear in most forests: the canopy, shrub, herbaceous, litter, and soil layers.
Move
your mouse across picture and click on the different parts of the image
as they are highlighted. A description of the layer will appear to give
you more information about forest structure.
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