Lightning‐caused disturbance in the Peruvian Amazon. (23rd July 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gora, Evan M.; Yanoviak, Stephen P.
• Is Part Of: Biotropica. Volume 52:Number 5(2020)
• Page Start: 813
• Page End: 817
• Publication Date: 2020-07-23
• Subjects: forest dynamics -- large trees -- tree death -- tree mortality -- tropical forest; Biotic communities -- Tropics -- Periodicals; Applied ecology -- Tropics -- Periodicals; Biology -- Tropics -- Periodicals; 577.80913
• DOI: 10.1111/btp.12826
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0006-3606

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. Resumen: Se revisaron siete sitios golpeados por rayos en la Amazonia peruana. En promedio 17.3 árboles fueron afectados por rayo; de estos, los arboles grandes (>60 cm de diámetro) fueron desproporcionadamente afectados. Estos resultados contribuyen a una creciente evidencia de que los rayos son agente importante de perturbación en bosques tropicales.