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ArticleGlobal change biology2025

Lightning Impacts on Global Forest and Carbon Dynamics: Current Understanding and Knowledge Gaps.

Sander Veraverbeke, Thomas A J Janssen, Esther Brambleby, Matt Jones, Bianca Zoletto, Masha T van der Sande

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Article in Global change biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Sander VeraverbekeFaculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-1362-5125
Thomas A J JanssenFaculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-6325-8039
Esther BramblebySchool of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
Matt JonesSchool of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3480-7980
Bianca ZolettoForest Ecology and Forest Management Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, the Netherlands.
Masha T van der SandeForest Ecology and Forest Management Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-6845-2308

Funding

HORIZON EUROPE European Research Council 101000987Netherlands Foundation for Scientific research NWO-Veni.192.027UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) NE/V01417X/1UKRI NERC ARIES Doctoral Training Partnership NE/S007334/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lightning is a fundamental Earth system process that influences the world's major forest biomes and their carbon storage through two primary pathways. Lightning is the major cause of boreal forest fires, while lightning strikes kill patches of trees in tropical forests. We summarized the current understanding of these processes and identified knowledge gaps.

Indexed as

CarbonCarbon CycleForestsLightningTreesCarbonborealcarbonfireforestlightningtree mortalitytropical

Identifiers

PMID40193140
PMCPMC11975185

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