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2 dominant - trees with crowns forming the general level of the canopy
2 siġar dominanti b’ qurriegħat li jiffurmaw livell ġenerali tat-tużell

mature black pine forests develop a closed canopy with trees reaching over 30 metres in height.
foresti tal-arżnu iswed matur jiżviluppaw bħal tinda magħluqa b’siġar li jilħqu għoli ta’ aktar minn 30 metru.

naori stopped at the foot of a tall tree and pointed upwards at the canopy of green leaves high overhead.
naori waqaf ħdejn siġra enormi.

a payment for costs invasive species that lead to a closed canopy and ecosystem changes.incurred and income foregone.
pagament għallispejjeż li saru u għad-dħul predeterminat.

4 suppressed - trees with crowns below the general level of the canopy, receiving no direct light from above
4 siġar miżmuma b’qurriegħat taħt il-livell ġenerali tat-tużell, li ma jirċevux dawl dirett minn fuq

3 co-dominant - trees extending into the canopy and receiving some light from above but shorter than 1 or 2
3 siġar ko-dominanti li jestendu fit-tużell u li jirċievu ftit dawl minn fuq imma iqsar minn 1 jew 2

1 pre-dominant (including free standing trees) trees with upper crown standing above the general level of the canopy
1 siġar predominanti (inkluż siġar li joqogħdu weqfin weħedhom) bil-qurriegħa ta’ fuq li toqgħod wieqfa fuq il-livell ġenerali tat-tużell

continuously forested areas, that is to say land spanning more than 1 hectare with trees higher than 5 metres and a canopy cover of more than 30%, or trees able to reach these thresholds in situ;
żoni kontinwament afforestati, jiġifieri art fuq firxa ikbar minn ettaru b’siġar ogħla minn 5 metri u b’kopertura ta’ aktar minn 30%, jew siġar li jistgħu jilħqu dawn il-limiti in situ;

"(r) "forest" means an area of land spanning more than 0,5 hectares with trees higher than 5 meters and a canopy cover of more than 10 percent, or trees able to reach these thresholds in situ; and does not include land that is predominantly under agricultural or urban land use, subject to paragraph 2;
(r) “foresta” tfisser medda ta’ art ta’ aktar minn 0,5 ettaru b’siġar għoljin aktar minn 5 metri u kopertura li tkopri aktar minn 10 fil-mija, jew siġar li kapaċi jilħqu dawn il-limiti in situ; u ma tinkludix art li fuqha primarjament isir użu agrikolu jew urban tal-art, soġġetta għall-paragrafu 2;