Isithombe: Isihlahla se-American Beech

Kulesi silungiselelo sehlathi elizolile, i-American Beech (i-Fagus grandifolia) ebabazekayo ithatha indawo yayo njengomqaphi kanye nendawo ephakathi nendawo, ehlanganisa ubuhle obunokuthula lelo hlobo lwaziwa kakhulu ngalo. Isiqu sawo eside, esiqondile siphakama ngokushelela okuphawulekayo, simbozwe amagxolo esiliva-grey abonakala ecishe epholishiwe, engenazo imifantu kanye nezakhiwo ezimahhadlahhadla. Leligxolo, elivame ukuchazwa njengesinye sezici ezichazayo ze-American Beech, libamba ukukhanya kwehlathi elithambile ngama-gradients acashile, okwenza ikholomu ephilayo yobuhle obungaphansi. Phansi, izimpande ezibanzi, ezivuthayo zinwebeka ngaphandle ngomusa oqoshiwe, zigxilise isihlahla ngokuqinile emhlabeni kuyilapho zinikeza umbono wokuguga, unomphela, nokuqina.

Ngenhla, umbhede obanzi wesihlahla usakazeka endaweni evulekile enamaqabunga aluhlaza. Iqabunga ngalinye, elibanzi futhi elintekenteke, linesandla ekumbozekeni okuminyene kwamaqabunga aguqula ukukhanya okungena kube ukukhanya okuthambile, okudabulile. Ukuma ngaphansi kwalo mbhede kungafana nokungena ehholo lemvelo, amahlamvu akhe uphahla oluvundlile oluphilayo oluluhlaza. Umoya ngaphansi uzizwa upholile, ukukhanya kwehlile, njengokungathi isihlahla ngokwaso sidala isimo sezulu esinokuthula nesiphephelo. Ehlobo, le canopy igcwele kakhulu, iluhlaza okotshani obukhazimulayo obukhipha amandla futhi ibambe isigqi sezinkathi zonyaka.

Isimo sithuthukisa ukuba khona kwalesi sihlahla, sisimise onqenqemeni lwendle emazombezombe yasehlathini enyamalala kancane iye kude. Indlela, ewumngcingo futhi egugile kancane, iphakamisa ukuhamba okuthulile nezikhathi zokuzindla, imema umbukeli ukuba angene esigcawini alandele inkambo yawo yokuzulazula ajule ehlathini. Emaceleni ayo, ama-fern kanye nezitshalo zomdabu zase-understory zikhula kahle ekukhanyeni okufiphele, amahlamvu azo anezimpaphe nokwakheka okuhlukahlukene anezela ukunotha ongqimbeni olungaphansi lwento ehlanganisiwe. Ndawonye, isihlahla, indlela, kanye ne-understory kwakha ithebula elinezingqimba elizwakala lisendle futhi lihlelekile, ukuvumelana kwemvelo okulinganisa isakhiwo nokuthambile.

Ingemuva linweba umuzwa wokuqhubeka, nge-beech eyengeziwe kanye nezinkuni eziqinile eziwumngane ezikhuphuka ngamafomu amade, azacile kulo lonke elasehlathini. Ama-canopies azo ahlangana phezulu phezulu, enze umkhathi onganqamuki wohlaza olunabela emkhathizwe. Ukuphindwaphindwa kweziqu ezime mpo kunikeza isigqi, kuyilapho amahlamvu aminyene anikeza ukujula nemfihlakalo. Lesi sangemuva sifaka i-beech yangaphambili, siyivumela ukuthi igqame ngaphandle kokuhlukaniswa, umholi phakathi kontanga yayo nokho ingxenye yomphakathi omkhulu wezihlahla.

Isikhalazo se-American Beech sidlulela ngale kwesizini yasehlobo evezwe lapha. Ekwindla, amahlamvu awo ashintsha abe umboniso wethusi osagolide, enze ihlathi libe nokukhanya okufudumele, okukhazimulayo. Ngisho nangemva kokuba amaqabunga esebunile, amaningi aphikelela emagatsheni ebusika, amafomu awo ephepha anyakaza kancane emoyeni, enikeza kokubili umsindo nokuthungwa endaweni engenalutho. Entwasahlobo, amaqabunga amasha athambile avela eluhlaza okotshani, anezela ubusha ekuvukeni kwehlathi. Unyaka wonke, amagxolo abushelelezi anikeza isithakazelo esibonakalayo, ikakhulukazi ebusika lapho iqhwa nesithwathwa kugcizelela ubuhle besiqu namagatsha.

Lesi sihlahla asisona nje isibonelo sokuhlobisa—siyisisekelo semvelo yasehlathini laseNyakatho Melika. Amantongomane awo, aziwa ngokuthi ama-beechnut, ahlinzeka ngokudla kwezinhlobo eziningi zezinyoni nezilwane ezincelisayo, kuyilapho umthunzi wawo udala izindawo ezipholile zezitshalo zangaphansi nezilwane zasendle ngokufanayo. Ukuphila kwayo isikhathi eside kuqinisekisa ukuthi ayibi nje indawo engadini noma ehlathini kodwa ibe yingxenye yomlando wendawo yokuphila, ubufakazi ezizukulwaneni ezidlula ngaphansi kwamagatsha awo.

Ekugcineni, lesi sithombe sithwebula i-American Beech hhayi nje njengesihlahla, kodwa njengophawu lwaphakade, ubuhle, nendawo engcwele phakathi kwehlathi. Isiqu sawo esimpunga esibushelelezi, i-canopy enwetshiwe, kanye nokuba khona okuphansi kuhlanganisa izimfanelo eziyenza ibe ngesinye sezihlahla zomdabu ezibaluleke kakhulu eNyakatho Melika. Emklamweni wengadi yemvelo noma ngaphakathi kwekhaya layo lehlathi lendabuko, linikeza umthunzi, isakhiwo, nobuhle obungapheli obuhlanganisa abantu nendawo ngokusebenzisa amandla athule efomu lokuphila.

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