Stephen Yanoviak

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: 1936-44. 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: 813-17. 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: 885-93. doi:10.1111/btp.12709.
Microbial composition and wood decomposition rates vary with microclimate from the ground to the canopy in a tropical forest
Gora, Evan M., Jane M. Lucas, and Stephen P. Yanoviak. 2019. “Microbial Composition and Wood Decomposition Rates Vary With Microclimate from the Ground to the Canopy in a Tropical Forest”. Ecosystems 22: 1206-19.
A Functional Comparison of Swimming Behavior in Two Temperate Forest Ants (Camponotus pennsylvanicus and Formica subsericea) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Gripshover, Noah D., Stephen P. Yanoviak, and Evan M. Gora. 2018. “A Functional Comparison of Swimming Behavior in Two Temperate Forest Ants (Camponotus Pennsylvanicus and Formica Subsericea) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)”. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 111: 319-25. doi:10.1093/aesa/say026.
Effects of lightning on trees: A predictive model based on in situ electrical resistivity
Gora, Evan M., Phillip M. Bitzer, Jeffrey C. Burchfield, Stefan A. Schnitzer, and Stephen P. Yanoviak. 2017. “Effects of Lightning on Trees: A Predictive Model Based on in Situ Electrical Resistivity”. Ecology and Evolution 7. Wiley-Blackwell: 8523-34. doi:10.1002/ece3.3347.
Quantification and identification of lightning damage in tropical forests
Yanoviak, Stephen P., Evan M. Gora, Jeffrey M. Burchfield, Phillip M. Bitzer, and Matteo Detto. 2017. “Quantification and Identification of Lightning Damage in Tropical Forests”. Ecology and Evolution 7. Wiley-Blackwell: 5111-22. doi:10.1002/ece3.3095.