Evan Gora

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. “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. (2025) 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. “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. “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.
Suspended Sections Within Downed Deadwood Are Drier, Have Altered Decomposer Communities, and Slower Decomposition
Barrera-Bello, Ángela M., Jane M. Lucas, and Evan M. Gora. 2023. “Suspended Sections Within Downed Deadwood Are Drier, Have Altered Decomposer Communities, and Slower Decomposition”. Ecosystems 27 (1). Springer Science and Business Media LLC: 77-89. doi:10.1007/s10021-023-00874-w.
Lianas increase lightning-caused disturbance severity in a tropical forest
Gora, Evan M., SA Schnitzer, PM Bitzer, JC Burchfield, C Gutierrez, and SP Yanoviak. (2025) 2023. “Lianas Increase Lightning-Caused Disturbance Severity in a Tropical Forest”. NEW PHYTOLOGIST 238 (5): 1865-75. doi:10.1111/nph.18856.
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: 1007-13. doi:10.1038/s41477-022-01230-x.
The contributions of lightning to biomass turnover, gap formation and plant mortality in a tropical forest
Gora, Evan M., Phillip M. Bitzer, Jeffrey C. Burchfield, Cesar Gutierrez, and Stephen P. Yanoviak. 2021. “The Contributions of Lightning to Biomass Turnover, Gap Formation and Plant Mortality in a Tropical Forest”. Ecology 102 (12). Wiley. doi:10.1002/ecy.3541.