ocr: Learning Extra 1 Layers of Life The Layers of the Tropics (page 2 of3) Distinguishing the differences between the vegetative layers of the tropics. Canopy Layer Located just beneath the emergent layer, tree trunks (75-90 feet above the forest floor) branch into umbrellas of trees that "rub shoulders" with each other. The canopy layer is found in most mature forests. The closely spaced trees with flat spreading crowns form a dense layer of vegetation 100 feet deep. The heavy layer of plant life blocks the rainfall. Water reaches the forest floor by rolling down branches, leaves and trunks or as ...
