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2024

Mutualisms weaken the latitudinal diversity gradient among oceanic islands
Mutualisms weaken the latitudinal diversity gradient among oceanic islands
Camille S. Delavaux, Thomas W. Crowther, James D. Bever, Patrick Weigelt, Evan M. Gora
Nature  ·  28 Feb 2024  ·  doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07110-y
biodiversity

2023

Competition and habitat availability interact to structure arboreal ant communities across scales of ecological organization
Competition and habitat availability interact to structure arboreal ant communities across scales of ecological organization
Benjamin J. Adams, Evan M. Gora, Matina C. Donaldson-Matasci, Elva J. H. Robinson, Scott Powell
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences  ·  27 Sep 2023  ·  doi:10.1098/rspb.2023.1290
biodiversity
Suspended Sections Within Downed Deadwood Are Drier, Have Altered Decomposer Communities, and Slower Decomposition
Suspended Sections Within Downed Deadwood Are Drier, Have Altered Decomposer Communities, and Slower Decomposition
Ángela M. Barrera-Bello, Jane M. Lucas, Evan M. Gora
Ecosystems  ·  15 Sep 2023  ·  doi:10.1007/s10021-023-00874-w
biodiversity
Lianas increase lightning‐caused disturbance severity in a tropical forest
Lianas increase lightning‐caused disturbance severity in a tropical forest
Evan M. Gora, Stefan A. Schnitzer, Phillip M. Bitzer, Jeffrey C. Burchfield, Cesar Gutierrez, Stephen P. Yanoviak
New Phytologist  ·  23 Mar 2023  ·  doi:10.1111/nph.18856
lightning mortality

2022

Tropical tree species differ in damage and mortality from lightning
Tropical tree species differ in damage and mortality from lightning
Jeannine H. Richards, Evan M. Gora, Cesar Gutierrez, Jeffrey C. Burchfield, Philip M. Bitzer, Stephen P. Yanoviak
Nature Plants  ·  22 Aug 2022  ·  doi:10.1038/s41477-022-01230-x
mortality lightning

2021

The contributions of lightning to biomass turnover, gap formation and plant mortality in a tropical forest
The contributions of lightning to biomass turnover, gap formation and plant mortality in a tropical forest
Evan M. Gora, Phillip M. Bitzer, Jeffrey C. Burchfield, Cesar Gutierrez, Stephen P. Yanoviak
Ecology  ·  20 Oct 2021  ·  doi:10.1002/ecy.3541
mortality lightning biodiversity
Implications of size-dependent tree mortality for tropical forest carbon dynamics
Implications of size-dependent tree mortality for tropical forest carbon dynamics
Evan M. Gora, Adriane Esquivel-Muelbert
Nature Plants  ·  29 Mar 2021  ·  doi:10.1038/s41477-021-00879-0
mortality lightning

2020

Lightning‐caused disturbance in the Peruvian Amazon
Lightning‐caused disturbance in the Peruvian Amazon
Evan M. Gora, Stephen P. Yanoviak
Biotropica  ·  23 Jul 2020  ·  doi:10.1111/btp.12826
lightning mortality
Pantropical geography of lightning‐caused disturbance and its implications for tropical forests
Pantropical geography of lightning‐caused disturbance and its implications for tropical forests
Evan M. Gora, Jeffrey C. Burchfield, Helene C. Muller‐Landau, Phillip M. Bitzer, Stephen P. Yanoviak
Global Change Biology  ·  08 Jul 2020  ·  doi:10.1111/gcb.15227
mortality lightning biodiversity conservation
Lightning Damage Facilitates Beetle Colonization of Tropical Trees
Lightning Damage Facilitates Beetle Colonization of Tropical Trees
Brady P Parlato, Evan M Gora, Stephen P Yanoviak
Annals of the Entomological Society of America  ·  05 Jul 2020  ·  doi:10.1093/aesa/saaa015
lightning deadwood biodiversity
A mechanistic and empirically supported lightning risk model for forest trees
A mechanistic and empirically supported lightning risk model for forest trees
Evan M. Gora, Helene C. Muller‐Landau, Jeffrey C. Burchfield, Phillip M. Bitzer, Stephen P. Hubbell, Stephen P. Yanoviak
Journal of Ecology  ·  20 May 2020  ·  doi:10.1111/1365-2745.13404
Harper Prize finalist for best paper by an early career scientist
lightning

2019

Lightning is a major cause of large tree mortality in a lowland neotropical forest
Lightning is a major cause of large tree mortality in a lowland neotropical forest
Stephen P. Yanoviak, Evan M. Gora, Phillip M. Bitzer, Jeffrey C. Burchfield, Helene C. Muller‐Landau, Matteo Detto, Steven Paton, Stephen P. Hubbell
New Phytologist  ·  18 Nov 2019  ·  doi:10.1111/nph.16260
lightning mortality biodiversity
Do lianas shape ant communities in an early successional tropical forest?
Do lianas shape ant communities in an early successional tropical forest?
Benjamin J. Adams, Evan M. Gora, Michiel van Breugel, Sergio Estrada‐Villegas, Stefan A. Schnitzer, Jefferson S. Hall, Stephen P. Yanoviak
Biotropica  ·  11 Oct 2019  ·  doi:10.1111/btp.12709
biodiversity
Antibiotics as chemical warfare across multiple taxonomic domains and trophic levels in brown food webs
Antibiotics as chemical warfare across multiple taxonomic domains and trophic levels in brown food webs
Jane M. Lucas, Evan Gora, Annika Salzberg, Michael Kaspari
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences  ·  25 Sep 2019  ·  doi:10.1098/rspb.2019.1536
deadwood
Dispersal and nutrient limitations of decomposition above the forest floor: Evidence from experimental manipulations of epiphytes and macronutrients
Dispersal and nutrient limitations of decomposition above the forest floor: Evidence from experimental manipulations of epiphytes and macronutrients
Evan M. Gora, Jane M. Lucas
Functional Ecology  ·  10 Sep 2019  ·  doi:10.1111/1365-2435.13440
deadwood
Microbial Composition and Wood Decomposition Rates Vary with Microclimate From the Ground to the Canopy in a Tropical Forest
Microbial Composition and Wood Decomposition Rates Vary with Microclimate From the Ground to the Canopy in a Tropical Forest
Evan M. Gora, Jane M. Lucas, Stephen P. Yanoviak
Ecosystems  ·  19 Mar 2019  ·  doi:10.1007/s10021-019-00359-9
biodiversity deadwood
Dead Wood Necromass in a Moist Tropical Forest: Stocks, Fluxes, and Spatiotemporal Variability
Dead Wood Necromass in a Moist Tropical Forest: Stocks, Fluxes, and Spatiotemporal Variability
Evan M. Gora, Riley C. Kneale, Markku Larjavaara, Helene C. Muller-Landau
Ecosystems  ·  04 Feb 2019  ·  doi:10.1007/s10021-019-00341-5
deadwood

2018

A Functional Comparison of Swimming Behavior in Two Temperate Forest Ants (Camponotus pennsylvanicus and Formica subsericea) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
A Functional Comparison of Swimming Behavior in Two Temperate Forest Ants (Camponotus pennsylvanicus and Formica subsericea) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Noah D Gripshover, Stephen P Yanoviak, Evan M Gora
Annals of the Entomological Society of America  ·  30 Jul 2018  ·  doi:10.1093/aesa/say026
biodiversity
Decomposition of coarse woody debris in a long‐term litter manipulation experiment: A focus on nutrient availability
Decomposition of coarse woody debris in a long‐term litter manipulation experiment: A focus on nutrient availability
Evan M. Gora, Emma J. Sayer, Benjamin L. Turner, Edmund V. J. Tanner
Functional Ecology  ·  05 Feb 2018  ·  doi:10.1111/1365-2435.13047
decomposition

2017

Effects of lightning on trees: A predictive model based on in situ electrical resistivity
Effects of lightning on trees: A predictive model based on in situ electrical resistivity
Evan M. Gora, Phillip M. Bitzer, Jeffrey C. Burchfield, Stefan A. Schnitzer, Stephen P. Yanoviak
Ecology and Evolution  ·  12 Sep 2017  ·  doi:10.1002/ece3.3347
lightning
A view of the global conservation job market and how to succeed in it
A view of the global conservation job market and how to succeed in it
Jane Lucas, Evan Gora, Alfonso Alonso
Conservation Biology  ·  05 Sep 2017  ·  doi:10.1111/cobi.12949
conservation
Quantification and identification of lightning damage in tropical forests
Quantification and identification of lightning damage in tropical forests
Stephen P. Yanoviak, Evan M. Gora, Jeffrey M. Burchfield, Phillip M. Bitzer, Matteo Detto
Ecology and Evolution  ·  02 Jun 2017  ·  doi:10.1002/ece3.3095
lightning mortality

2016

Orientation at the water surface by the carpenter ant Camponotus pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Orientation at the water surface by the carpenter ant Camponotus pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
E.M. Gora, N. Gripshover, S.P. Yanoviak
The Austrian Society of Entomofaunistics  ·  01 Jan 2016  ·  doi:10.25849/myrmecol.news_023:033
biodiversity
Orientation at the water surface by the carpenter ant Camponotus pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Orientation at the water surface by the carpenter ant Camponotus pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
E.M. Gora, N. Gripshover, S.P. Yanoviak
The Austrian Society of Entomofaunistics  ·  01 Jan 2016  ·  doi:10.25849/MYRMECOL.NEWS_023:033

2015

Direct effects of lightning in temperate forests: a review and preliminary survey in a hemlock–hardwood forest of the northern United States
Direct effects of lightning in temperate forests: a review and preliminary survey in a hemlock–hardwood forest of the northern United States
Stephen P. Yanoviak, Evan M. Gora, Jennifer Fredley, Phillip M. Bitzer, Rose-Marie Muzika, Walter P. Carson
Canadian Journal of Forest Research  ·  01 Oct 2015  ·  doi:10.1139/cjfr-2015-0081
lightning
Electrical properties of temperate forest trees: a review and quantitative comparison with vines
Electrical properties of temperate forest trees: a review and quantitative comparison with vines
Evan M. Gora, Stephen P. Yanoviak
Canadian Journal of Forest Research  ·  01 Mar 2015  ·  doi:10.1139/cjfr-2014-0380
biodiversity lightning

2014

Patterns of coarse woody debris volume among 18 late-successional and mature forest stands in Pennsylvania<sup>1</sup>
Patterns of coarse woody debris volume among 18 late-successional and mature forest stands in Pennsylvania1
Evan M. Gora, Loretta L. Battaglia, Henry B. Schumacher, Walter P. Carson
The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society  ·  01 Apr 2014  ·  doi:10.3159/TORREY-D-13-00066.1
deadwood
Patterns of coarse woody debris volume among 18 late-successional and mature forest stands in Pennsylvania<sup>1</sup>
Patterns of coarse woody debris volume among 18 late-successional and mature forest stands in Pennsylvania1
Evan M. Gora, Loretta L. Battaglia, Henry B. Schumacher, Walter P. Carson
The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society  ·  01 Apr 2014  ·  doi:10.3159/torrey-d-13-00066.1