Panorama: lightning damage in forest
| Title | Info |
|---|---|
| Common name | Pine, white |
| Scientific name | Pinus strobus |
| Source | Dan L. Perlman |
| Ecosystems | Forests |
| Forests | Temperate mixed forest |
| Change over time | Disturbance |
| Disturbance | Storms |
| Lessons | Panoramas |
| Date | September 09, 2007 |
| Location | William Cullen Bryant Estate,Cummington,Massachusetts,USA,North America |
Related materials: Panoramas
You may want to discuss with your students how different types of disturbance affect ecosystem structure and how they alter ecosystem functioning.
Panorama Viewing: Click the "View Panorama" button to see an interactive panorama. Click and drag your mouse in any direction to view other parts of the scene; press the Shift key to zoom in to see details and press Ctrl to zoom out.
We recommend using the Deval VR viewer for seeing panoramas that do NOT have sound and the QuickTime viewer for panoramas WITH sound.
Panorama Viewing: Click the "View Panorama" button to see an interactive panorama. Click and drag your mouse in any direction to view other parts of the scene; press the Shift key to zoom in to see details and press Ctrl to zoom out.
We recommend using the Deval VR viewer for seeing panoramas that do NOT have sound and the QuickTime viewer for panoramas WITH sound.
This grove of white pines was struck by lightning just a few days before this panorama was taken. Large pieces of wood were strewn around the area, with some nearly 100 yards (100 m) away.
