Forest Edge: The Liveliest Strip

A transition zone between a forest and a grassland. Its width is five to ten meters, not a straight line but an undulating, interweaving one: tall trees gradually transition outwards into smaller trees, then into dense shrubbery, then into tall grasses, and finally into short grassland. This zone has the highest density, the most flowering and fruiting plants, and the most concentrated bird and insect activity. Its boundary is winding, forming many small coves. Avoid: having a straight, clear boundary between the forest and grassland, separating the two with paths or paving, making the transition zone too narrow, or planting neatly trimmed shrubs at the forest edge.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一段林子與草地之間的過渡帶。它的寬度有五到十米,不是一條直線而是凹凸交錯的:高大的喬木往外變成小喬木、再變成密集的灌木叢、再變成高草、最後才是短草地。這一帶的密度最高、開花與結果的植物最多、鳥與昆蟲的活動最集中。它的邊界是曲折的,形成許多小凹角。避免:讓林子與草地之間是一條筆直清楚的界線、用步道或鋪面切開兩者、把過渡帶做得太窄、在林緣種植修剪過的整齊灌木。