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Struck by Lightning? This Tree Kinda Likes it

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Dipteryx oleifera tree, native to Colombia , Costa Rica , Nicaragua , and Panama , tolerates lightning strikes but actually benefits from them.

The study was led by Evan Gora , a forest ecologist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies .

He and his colleagues observed the wellbeing of 93 trees in central Panama ’s Barro Colorado Nature Monument for two to six years after each was struck by lightning, tracking mortality rates, the condition of their trunks and crowns, the presence of vines or lianas , and the survival rate of neighboring trees.

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