Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
understory
Finnish translation:
alikasvos
Jun 14, 2009 09:54
14 yrs ago
English term
understory
GBK
English to Finnish
Science
Forestry / Wood / Timber
Definition from
NC glossary of forestry terms:
The area below the forest canopy that comprises shrubs, snags and small tree. Because the understory receives little light, many of the plants at this level tolerate shade and will remain part of the understory. Others will grow and replace older trees that fall.
Example sentences:
The understory is a unique environment, involving more than just shade. Shade influences air temperature, humidity, soil temperature, soil moisture content, wind movement, and more. These factors impact plants. (Agroforestry ejournal)
Savanna trees influence water, light, and nutrient availability under their canopies, but the relative importance of these resources to understory plants is not well understood. (CAT.INIST)
Understory vegetation responded to thinning with increased percentage of cover and number of herbaceous species in thinned areas and in created gaps. (US Forest Service)
Proposed translations
(Finnish)
| 5 +2 | alikasvos |
Erkki Pekkinen
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| 4 | aluskasvillisuus |
Jussi Rosti
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| 4 -1 | alimetsä |
Desmond O'Rourke
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Proposed translations
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Erkki Pekkinen
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alikasvos
The forestry dictionary referred to has not yet been published
Definition from
Metsälehti Kustannus:
metsikössä oleva vallitsevan puuston lisäksi tätä lyhyempi ja yleensä nuorempi puujakso
Example sentences:
metsikössä oleva vallitsevan puuston lisäksi tätä lyhyempi ja yleensä nuorempi puujakso (Metsäsanakirja - Diction. of Forestry)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
-1
3 days 11 hrs
Desmond O'Rourke
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alimetsä
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Note added at 30 days (2009-07-14 13:03:56 GMT)
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My answer was based on entries in Lexicon forestale (WSOY, 1979) where 'understory' is translated as 'alimetsä', whereas 'undergrowth' is translated as 'alikasvos'. It may be too fine a point to argue about.
Definition from
http://runeberg.org/pieni/:
Juurimetsä, alimetsä, vanhemman metsikön juurella itsestään, kylvettynä tai istutettuna, noussut nuorimetsä vrt. alikasvos
Example sentences:
Päämetsän varjossa kasvava, mutta toista puulajia oleva matalampi metsä (http://runeberg.org/pieni)
Peer comment(s):
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Erkki Pekkinen
: Absolutely not ... because ***alikasvos*** is the recognised term in Finnish forestry and also recognised in reputable dictionarised
26 days
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Thank you, I stand corrected!
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52 days
Jussi Rosti
Finland
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aluskasvillisuus
Definition from
own experience or research:
Aluskasvillisuus on metsän matalaa pintakasvillisuutta, ja koostuu esim. varvuista, jäkälistä, sammalista ja taimikoista.
Example sentences:
Aluskasvillisuudessa valtalajina ovat mesiangervo, vadelma, vuohenputki, käenkaali, hiirenporras, rönsyleinikki, huopaohdake, luhtalemmikki, ojakellukka, nokkonen ja rohtovirmajuuri. (Akaan kaupungin luontoselvitys)
Aluskasvillisuus koostuu poronjäkäliköstä, rupijäkälä- ja karvekasvustoista sekä varvikosta. (Padasjoen tietopankki)
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