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| net loss of trees in a forested area |
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| forest found at high latitudes and altitudes characterized by low tempatures |
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| upper layer of a fores formed where the crowns of the majority of the tallest trees meet |
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| the region where a tree is taller than the canopy trees rises above the canopy layer |
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| the smaller trees, shurbs, and saplings that live in the shade of the forest canopy |
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| the lowest lever of the forest, containing herbaceous plants |
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| water that flows downhill across the land surface |
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| where accumlated carbon does not really reenter the carbon cycle |
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| metric unit of measure for area |
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| warm tempatures yearround and high rainfull |
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