Evan Gora

Landscape, stand and tree characteristics influence the distribution of lightning damage in Central African forests
Zoletto, B, MT van der Sande, P van der Sleen, Evan M. Gora, D Mitchard, A Nkwasibwe, M Bauters, et al. (2026) 2026. “Landscape, Stand and Tree Characteristics Influence the Distribution of Lightning Damage in Central African Forests”. FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY. doi:10.1111/1365-2435.70301.
Compositional Acclimation Can Lessen Tropical Forest Change in Response to Increasing Lightning Frequency: Insights From Simulation Modeling
Medvigy, D, Evan M. Gora, and SP Yanoviak. (2026) 2025. “Compositional Acclimation Can Lessen Tropical Forest Change in Response to Increasing Lightning Frequency: Insights From Simulation Modeling”. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY 31 (12). doi:10.1111/gcb.70635.
Quantifying Patterns of Lightning-Caused Canopy Disturbances via Integration of Drone Imagery and Field Surveys
Araujo, Raquel Fernandes, Evan M. Gora, Carlos H. S. Celes, Stephen P. Yanoviak, and Helene C. Muller-Landau. (2025) 2025. “Quantifying Patterns of Lightning-Caused Canopy Disturbances via Integration of Drone Imagery and Field Surveys”. Biotropica 57 (5). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd: e70083+. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.70083.
Storms Are an Important Driver of Change in Tropical Forests
Gora, Evan M., IR McGregor, HC Muller-Landau, JC Burchfield, KC Cushman, Vanessa Rubio, GB Mori, MJP Sullivan, MW Chmielewski, and A Esquivel-Muelbert. (2026) 2025. “Storms Are an Important Driver of Change in Tropical Forests”. ECOLOGY LETTERS 28 (7). doi:10.1111/ele.70157.
How some tropical trees benefit from being struck by lightning: evidence for Dipteryx oleifera and other large-statured trees
Gora, Evan M., HC Muller-Landau, KC Cushman, JH Richards, PM Bitzer, JC Burchfield, P Narváez, and SP Yanoviak. (2025) 2025. “How Some Tropical Trees Benefit from Being Struck by Lightning: Evidence for Dipteryx Oleifera and Other Large-Statured Trees”. NEW PHYTOLOGIST. doi:10.1111/nph.70062.
The influence of lightning on insect and fungal dynamics in a lowland tropical forest
Lawhorn, KA, JH Richards, Evan M. Gora, JC Burchfield, PM Bitzer, C Gutierrez, and SP Yanoviak. (2026) 2025. “The Influence of Lightning on Insect and Fungal Dynamics in a Lowland Tropical Forest”. ECOLOGY 106 (1). doi:10.1002/ecy.4521.
Effects of urbanization on cloud-to-ground lightning strike frequency: a global perspective
Narvaez, JP, SP Yanoviak, PM Bitzer, JC Burchfield, and Evan M. Gora. (2024) 2024. “Effects of Urbanization on Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Strike Frequency: A Global Perspective”. JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE 21. doi:10.1098/rsif.2024.0257.
Patterns and inferred causes of liana mortality in a tropical forest
Gora, Evan M., David M. DeFillipis, and Stefan A. Schnitzer. 2024. “Patterns and Inferred Causes of Liana Mortality in a Tropical Forest”. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 291 (2025). The Royal Society. doi:10.1098/rspb.2024.0808.
Mutualisms weaken the latitudinal diversity gradient among oceanic islands
Delavaux, CS, TW Crowther, JD Bever, P Weigelt, and Evan M. Gora. (2024) 2024. “Mutualisms Weaken the Latitudinal Diversity Gradient Among Oceanic Islands”. NATURE. doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07110-y.
Competition and habitat availability interact to structure arboreal ant communities across scales of ecological organization
Adams, Benjamin J., Evan M. Gora, Matina C. Donaldson-Matasci, Elva J. H. Robinson, and Scott Powell. 2023. “Competition and Habitat Availability Interact to Structure Arboreal Ant Communities across Scales of Ecological Organization”. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 290 (2007). The Royal Society. doi:10.1098/rspb.2023.1290.