Lightning‐caused disturbance in the Peruvian Amazon
Evan M. Gora, Stephen P. Yanoviak
Abstract
Abstract We surveyed seven lightning strike sites in the northern Peruvian Amazon. An average of 17.3 trees were damaged per strike; large trees (> 60 cm diameter) were disproportionately affected. The results contribute to a growing body of evidence that lightning is an important agent of disturbance pantropically. Abstract in Spanish is available with online material.
Topics & Concepts
Amazon rainforestDisturbance (geology)Lightning (connector)GeographyLightning strikeForestryEcologyMeteorologyBiologyThunderstormPaleontologyPhysicsPower (physics)Quantum mechanicsFire effects on ecosystemsPlant Parasitism and ResistancePlant and animal studies