Lightning scars on tropical trees—Evidence and opportunities

Lightning strikes are a significant cause of tree mortality and damage in some regions of the tropics. Formation of lightning scars on tropical trees, however, is considered rare and therefore of little relevance in identifying trees struck by lightning. Here, we suggest, based on observations made...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Zoletto, Bianca, van der Sande, Masha T., van der Sleen, Peter, Sheil, Douglas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023
Materias:
Nature Notes
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10271212/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37332514
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10210
_version_ 1785059390516101120
author Zoletto, Bianca
van der Sande, Masha T.
van der Sleen, Peter
Sheil, Douglas
author_facet Zoletto, Bianca
van der Sande, Masha T.
van der Sleen, Peter
Sheil, Douglas
author_sort Zoletto, Bianca
collection PubMed
description Lightning strikes are a significant cause of tree mortality and damage in some regions of the tropics. Formation of lightning scars on tropical trees, however, is considered rare and therefore of little relevance in identifying trees struck by lightning. Here, we suggest, based on observations made in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda), that lightning scars can be frequent and may be a useful diagnostic feature to aid in identifying trees struck by lightning.
format Online
Article
Text
id pubmed-10271212
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2023
publisher John Wiley and Sons Inc.
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-102712122023-06-17 Lightning scars on tropical trees—Evidence and opportunities Zoletto, Bianca van der Sande, Masha T. van der Sleen, Peter Sheil, Douglas Ecol Evol Nature Notes Lightning strikes are a significant cause of tree mortality and damage in some regions of the tropics. Formation of lightning scars on tropical trees, however, is considered rare and therefore of little relevance in identifying trees struck by lightning. Here, we suggest, based on observations made in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda), that lightning scars can be frequent and may be a useful diagnostic feature to aid in identifying trees struck by lightning. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023-06-15 /pmc/articles/PMC10271212/ /pubmed/37332514 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10210 Text en © 2023 The Authors. Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
spellingShingle Nature Notes
Zoletto, Bianca
van der Sande, Masha T.
van der Sleen, Peter
Sheil, Douglas
Lightning scars on tropical trees—Evidence and opportunities
title Lightning scars on tropical trees—Evidence and opportunities
title_full Lightning scars on tropical trees—Evidence and opportunities
title_fullStr Lightning scars on tropical trees—Evidence and opportunities
title_full_unstemmed Lightning scars on tropical trees—Evidence and opportunities
title_short Lightning scars on tropical trees—Evidence and opportunities
title_sort lightning scars on tropical trees—evidence and opportunities
topic Nature Notes
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10271212/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37332514
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10210
work_keys_str_mv AT zolettobianca lightningscarsontropicaltreesevidenceandopportunities
AT vandersandemashat lightningscarsontropicaltreesevidenceandopportunities
AT vandersleenpeter lightningscarsontropicaltreesevidenceandopportunities
AT sheildouglas lightningscarsontropicaltreesevidenceandopportunities

Ejemplares similares