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Gora EM, Bitzer PM, Burchfield JC, et al. Effects of lightning on trees: A predictive model based on in situ electrical resistivity. Ecol Evol. 2017;7(20):8523-8534doi: 10.1002/ece3.3347.
Gora, E. M., Bitzer, P. M., Burchfield, J. C., Schnitzer, S. A., & Yanoviak, S. P. (2017). Effects of lightning on trees: A predictive model based on in situ electrical resistivity. Ecology and evolution, 7(20), 8523-8534. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3347
Gora, Evan M, et al. "Effects of lightning on trees: A predictive model based on in situ electrical resistivity." Ecology and evolution vol. 7,20 (2017): 8523-8534. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3347
Gora EM, Bitzer PM, Burchfield JC, Schnitzer SA, Yanoviak SP. Effects of lightning on trees: A predictive model based on in situ electrical resistivity. Ecol Evol. 2017 Sep 12;7(20):8523-8534. doi: 10.1002/ece3.3347. eCollection 2017 Oct. PMID: 29075468; PMCID: PMC5648650.
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Ecol Evol. 2017 Sep 12;7(20):8523-8534. doi: 10.1002/ece3.3347. eCollection 2017 Oct.

Effects of lightning on trees: A predictive model based on in situ electrical resistivity.

Ecology and evolution

Evan M Gora, Phillip M Bitzer, Jeffrey C Burchfield, Stefan A Schnitzer, Stephen P Yanoviak

Affiliations

  1. Department of Biology University of Louisville Louisville KY USA.
  2. Department of Atmospheric Science University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville AL USA.
  3. Department of Biological Sciences Marquette University Milwaukee WI USA.
  4. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Balboa Republic of Panama.

PMID: 29075468 PMCID: PMC5648650 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3347

Abstract

The effects of lightning on trees range from catastrophic death to the absence of observable damage. Such differences may be predictable among tree species, and more generally among plant life history strategies and growth forms. We used field-collected electrical resistivity data in temperate and tropical forests to model how the distribution of power from a lightning discharge varies with tree size and identity, and with the presence of lianas. Estimated heating density (heat generated per volume of tree tissue) and maximum power (maximum rate of heating) from a standardized lightning discharge differed 300% among tree species. Tree size and morphology also were important; the heating density of a hypothetical 10 m tall

Keywords: Panama; abiotic factors; disturbance; lianas; mortality

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