Evan Gora

Disturbance Ecology (often lightning) and Decomposition | Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
he/him

[Journal of Ecology @JEcology]

🌩️Lightning is an important but understudied killer of trees in tropical forests. @GoraEvan et al provide the first systematic assessment of its impacts in African forests, finding strikes are six-times more frequent on ridges than valleys 👉️ https://t.co/8BEfszGq4Q

[Global Change Biology @GlobalChangeBio]

Compositional Acclimation Can Lessen Tropical Forest Change in Response to Increasing Lightning Frequency: Insights From Simulation Modeling

🔗 https://t.co/Y192FYxe9r

[Cary Institute @caryinstitute]

On Thu, Sep 25 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with @caryinstitute's Dr. Vanessa Rubio: The Role of Stochastic and Deterministic Processes in Forest Dynamics. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: https://t.co/PLyxdgi0VF

[AGU's Eos @AGU_Eos]

Every now and then, some trees apparently just need a jolt. https://t.co/MKJJp1hvXL

[AGU's Eos @AGU_Eos]

New research from @GoraEvan @caryinstitute, comments from Gabriel Arellano @UMich, story by @KatherineKornei.

[Cary Institute @caryinstitute]

Getting hit by lightning is usually bad news, but a new study led by Cary's @GoraEvan reveals a tree species that actually benefits from ⚡️ strikes, and may have evolved to act as a natural lightning rod. @NewPhyt @smithsonian https://t.co/wqJGc0vjYF

[Ricardo Dalagnol @RicardoDalagnol]

📢🌳🛰️Sharing new paper "Towards a global understanding of tree mortality" from @Tree_Mortality network. Shout out Cornelius/Adriane/Tom for leading.
(From having fun with trees in the field to psychodelic-black-mirror-digital trees by the end 😅)

Link : https://t.co/U3eCHCKl7w

[Cary Institute @caryinstitute]

On Fri, Feb 21 @ 7pm ET, join us for an in-person + live stream event. @caryinstitute's @GoraEvan will discuss the Gigante project - Tracking the Fate of the World’s Big Trees. Free + open to all. For more info + to register: https://t.co/2qHTWSFwh8

[Gisele Biem Mori @giselebiem]

Temos uma vaga no Gigante! 🌳
@VannRub @GoraEvan

[Benton Taylor @bntecology]

Our lab has an opening for a Research Assistant to help conduct an NSF-Funded global change experiment at the Harvard Forest investigating plant responses to warming, eCO2, and drought. Please spread the word and apply if interested! https://t.co/jLD49bMurc

[Dr. Luiza Aparecido @AparecidoLuiza]

Still accepting applications!
Send this to your undergrad that loves plants and science, and is looking for a summer internship in 2025! 🍃👩🏻‍💻👨🏽‍🔬☀️

[Evan Gora @GoraEvan]

@askngute @DrodSouza @UWCIMSS Very cool!

[Martijn Slot @martijn_slot]

The BCI book is out! Almost 100 chapters of science about Barro Colorado Island plant and ecosystem science. https://t.co/V0CxUPqUNr
Edited by @stri_panama colleagues @HMullerLandau and Joe Wright.
When I get my hardcopy, I'll want to read this cover to cover (1/2)

[Tom Pugh @TomPughLab]

#Postdoc position @lunduniversity Interested in how forests across the world are changing? Join us working with scientists from tropics to boreal to tie together obs of tree growth and mortality from field plots using forest modelling @ForestPlots @ERC_Research Deadline 5th Nov

[Daniel Zuleta @DanielFZuleta]

Please RT! Two weeks left to apply - PhD Position in Tropical Forest Ecology @goteborgsuni

[Evan Gora @GoraEvan]

New Phytologist highlighted @VannRub with a very cool profile about her path into plant ecology. This follows Vanessa's win of a poster presentation award at the NewPhyt Next Generations Scientists meeting earlier this year. Congrats Vanessa!

https://t.co/E3deUWj3IO

[Elsa Ordway @ElsaOrdway]

The #PANGEA draft white paper is out! Provide input by Nov 5 via @NASA TE: https://t.co/vdyrBRgjpl

Translated versions (French, Spanish, Portuguese, Indonesian) here: https://t.co/xcUQEUlYlZ

If selected, this campaign will be for the research community. Please share input!

[Daniel Zuleta @DanielFZuleta]

#AmacayacuFDP featured @nytimes ! Learn more about the site (pubs, etc) here:
https://t.co/npd6zKmv6P

[Evan Gora @GoraEvan]

One last note. If you are interested in this course and based internationally, then visa issues may be a challenge for the 2025 course. However, please feel encouraged to apply and we can consider advance acceptance for 2026 if the additional time is needed to get a visa

[Evan Gora @GoraEvan]

Applications are open for the 2025 Fundamentals of Ecosystem Ecology (FEE) course at the Cary Institute. This crash course in ecosystem ecology runs from Jan. 6-17th. We begin reviewing applications on Oct. 15th. Apply here: https://t.co/gUE0IqJrDj

[Evan Gora @GoraEvan]

This is an opportunity to learn from leaders in the field, including scientists who literally *wrote the book* on Ecosystem Ecology. We encourage graduate students who lack equivalent access to education in ecosystem science. Please contact myself or @Jane_M_Lucas with questions.