Evan Gora

Tropical tree species differ in damage and mortality from lightning
Richards, Jeannine H., Evan M. Gora, Cesar Gutierrez, Jeffrey C. Burchfield, Philip M. Bitzer, and Stephen P. Yanoviak. 2022. “Tropical Tree Species Differ In Damage And Mortality From Lightning”. Nature Plants 8 (9). Springer Science and Business Media LLC: 1007-1013. doi:10.1038/s41477-022-01230-x.
Implications of size-dependent tree mortality for tropical forest carbon dynamics
Gora, Evan M., and Adriane Esquivel-Muelbert. 2021. “Implications Of Size-Dependent Tree Mortality For Tropical Forest Carbon Dynamics”. Nature Plants 7: 384–391. doi:10.1038/s41477-021-00879-0.
Lightning is a major cause of large tropical tree mortality in a lowland neotropical forest
Yanoviak, Stephen P., Evan M. Gora, Phillip M. Bitzer, Jeffrey C. Burchfield, H C Muller-Landau, M. Detto, S Paton, and S P Hubbell. 2020. “Lightning Is A Major Cause Of Large Tropical Tree Mortality In A Lowland Neotropical Forest”. New Phytologist 225: 1936-1944. doi:10.1111/nph.16260.
Pantropical geography of lightning-caused disturbance and its implications for tropical forests
Gora, Evan M., Jeffrey C. Burchfield, Helene C. Muller-Landau, Phillip M. Bitzer, and Stephen P. Yanoviak. 2020. “Pantropical Geography Of Lightning-Caused Disturbance And Its Implications For Tropical Forests”. Global Change Biology 26: 5017– 5026. doi:10.1111/gcb.15227.
A mechanistic and empirically-supported lightning risk model for forest trees
Gora, Evan M., Helene Muller-Landau, Jeffrey C. Burchfield, Phillip M. Bitzer, S P Hubbell, and Stephen P. Yanoviak. 2020. “A Mechanistic And Empirically-Supported Lightning Risk Model For Forest Trees”. Journal Of Ecology 108: 1956– 1966.
Lightning-caused disturbance in the Peruvian Amazon
Gora, Evan M., and Stephen P. Yanoviak. 2020. “Lightning-Caused Disturbance In The Peruvian Amazon”. Biotropica 52: 813-817. doi:10.1111/btp.12826.
Lightning damage facilitates beetle colonization of tropical trees
Parlato, BP, Evan M. Gora, and Stephen P. Yanoviak. 2020. “Lightning Damage Facilitates Beetle Colonization Of Tropical Trees”. Annals Of The Entomological Society Of America 113: 447–451. doi:10.1093/aesa/saaa015.
Do lianas shape ant communities in an early successional tropical forest?
Adams, Benjamin J., Evan M. Gora, Michiel van Breugel, Sergio Estrada-Villegas, Stefan A. Schnitzer, Jefferson S. Hall, and Stephen P. Yanoviak. 2019. “Do Lianas Shape Ant Communities In An Early Successional Tropical Forest?”. Biotropica 51: 885-893. doi:10.1111/btp.12709.
Dead wood necromass in a moist tropical forest: Stocks, fluxes, and spatiotemporal variability
Gora, Evan M., Riley C Kneale, Markku Larjavaara, and H C Muller-Landau. 2019. “Dead Wood Necromass In A Moist Tropical Forest: Stocks, Fluxes, And Spatiotemporal Variability”. Ecosystems 22: 1189-1205.
Dispersal and nutrient limitations of decomposition above the forest floor: Evidence from experimental manipulations of epiphytes and macronutrients
Gora, Evan M., and Jane M. Lucas. 2019. “Dispersal And Nutrient Limitations Of Decomposition Above The Forest Floor: Evidence From Experimental Manipulations Of Epiphytes And Macronutrients”. Functional Ecology 33. Wiley Online Library: 2417-2429. doi:10.1111/1365-2435.13440.