In some ways, crown shyness is the arboreal version of social distancing, says Meg Lowman, a forest canopy biologist and director of the TREE Foundation.“The minute you start keeping plants from ...

We know that shyness affects both humans and animals, but what about plants? It turns out that yes, certain species of trees develop what is botanically referred to as shyness, which consists of an ...

Crown shyness is a fascinating natural phenomenon where the canopies of certain trees avoid touching each other, creating a striking pattern of gaps in the forest canopy. While scientists are ...

Amazon canopy trees employ complex energy management strategies to cope with intense sunlight and heat, balancing photosynthesis with energy dissipation as heat or chlorophyll fluorescence.

An intriguing phenomenon called ‘crown shyness’ is observed in forests, where individual crown branches of canopies create spectacularly intricate patterns with precise gaps between them ...