Changes in climate, including increases in the frequency of lightning, will differentially affect the fitness and mortality of tropical tree species. Variation in the sensitivity of species to climate change will in turn lead to shifts in the composition of tropical forests and the services that they provide.
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Feeley, K.J., Zuleta, D. Changing forests under climate change. Nat. Plants 8, 984–985 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-022-01228-5
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