Shy crown: photographers captured beautiful natural phenomenon
Researchers still have not come to common opinion what caused this phenomenon.
Intricate patterns, like lace, to create its canopy of some tree species.
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The phenomenon known to scientists as “crown shyness”. It is also called “canopy shyness,” or “razorcoast canopy”.
The essence of natural phenomena that fully developed trees tend not to touch the canopy with the neighbors. So are channels with spaces, amazing beauty and singularity of the picture.
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For the first time in the scientific literature on this phenomenon drew attention in the 1920-ies. But researchers still have not come to common opinion what had caused it.
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The most common version, high thin trees thereby “protect” yourself from clashes during strong winds. Experiments have shown that if the trees artificially to protect from collisions, they start filling in the gaps between the tops and the pattern disappears.
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In 1977, the Malaysian scientist Francis Eun made the assumption that in fact the crown shyness is associated with sensitivity to light levels. Creating “channels” that the trees provide enough light needed for photosynthesis. Conversely, if convergence and excessive shade, they stop growing.
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According to another version, so the trees protect yourself from harmful insect species. Those plants are doing inside tunnels, or mines (i.e. saps). On affected trees destroyed up to 90% of the leaf surface, which leads to exhaustion and death of the plants.
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Crown shyness is usually seen in trees of the same species, but sometimes “lace” create entirely different from between the trees.
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To the “shrinking” trees belong to the pine twisted avicennia brilliant, some species of eucalyptus, dryobalanops and others.
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