Harnessing the wisdom of indigenous communities for marine conservation
Steve
Yanoviak
The ecological effects of
lightning in a tropical forest
March 2, 2021
Lightning is common in the tropics, but its ecological effects in tropical forests are poorly understood. Steve Yanoviak, STRI research associate and professor at the University of Louisville, will summarize the basic physics of lightning, how we study lightning in Panama and the importance of lightning as an agent of tropical tree mortality.
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