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Just about all of it.

Only the sunlight not captured at the canopy penetrates into lower stories.

http://wiki.answers.com/How_much_sunlight_gets_to_the_canopy_layer_of_the_rain_forest#ixzz19KjIibdm

a2. You can easily do an experiment. Go into a single story forest, and at some suitable place, take a shot with your camera pointing straight up.

From this you should be able to estimate the proportion of clear sky visible from below the canopy. The covered space is that captured by the canopy.

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