US EditionDipteryx Trees Thrive by Surviving and Benefiting from Lightning Strikes
- Some species of trees, like Dipteryx Oleifera, can survive lightning strikes that often kill other trees, according to research by Dr. Evan Gora and colleagues.
- Dr. Gora's study found that Dipteryx Oleifera not only survives lightning but also has improved health afterwards.
- In their research, the team found that 56% of trees died from lightning strikes, but all nine sampled Dipteryx Oleifera survived.
- The study published in New Phytologist confirms that lightning-tolerant trees produce more offspring, as they calculated that a big Dipteryx Oleifera is 14 times more likely to reproduce.
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Getting hit by lightning is good for some tropical trees
Getting zapped with millions of volts of electricity may not sound like a healthy activity, but for some trees, it is. A new study, published in New Phytologist, reports that some tropical tree species are not only able to tolerate lightning strikes, but benefit from them. The trees may have even evolved to act as lightning rods. The research was led by Evan Gora, a forest ecologist at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies. Gora studies how l…
Some trees thrive after lightning strikes: How electric jolts can boost survival and growth
Getting zapped with millions of volts of electricity may not sound like a healthy activity, but for some trees, it is. A new study, published in New Phytologist, reports that some tropical tree species are not only able to tolerate lightning strikes, but benefit from them. The trees may have even evolved to act as lightning rods.
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