@article{4fb3383810664979a685547595b4678f,
title = "Challenges in coupling atmospheric electricity with biological systems",
abstract = "The atmosphere is host to a complex electric environment, ranging from a global electric circuit generating fluctuating atmospheric electric fields to local lightning strikes and ions. While research on interactions of organisms with their electrical environment is deeply rooted in the aquatic environment, it has hitherto been confined to interactions with local electrical phenomena and organismal perception of electric fields. However, there is emerging evidence of coupling between large- and small-scale atmospheric electrical phenomena and various biological processes in terrestrial environments that even appear to be tied to continental waters. Here, we synthesize our current understanding of this connectivity, discussing how atmospheric electricity can affect various levels of biological organization across multiple ecosystems. We identify opportunities for research, highlighting its complexity and interdisciplinary nature and draw attention to both conceptual and technical challenges lying ahead of our future understanding of the relationship between atmospheric electricity and the organization and functioning of biological systems.",
keywords = "Aerosols, Biometeorology, Ecosystem connectivity, Electromagnetics, Electroreception, Electrostatics, Ions, Lightning, Potential gradient, Radionuclides, Thunderstorm",
author = "Hunting, {Ellard R.} and James Matthews and {de Arr{\'o}yabe Hern{\'a}ez}, {Pablo Fern{\'a}ndez} and England, {Sam J.} and Konstantinos Kourtidis and Kuang Koh and Keri Nicoll and Harrison, {R. Giles} and Konstantine Manser and Colin Price and Snezana Dragovic and Michal Cifra and Anna Odzimek and Daniel Robert",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020, The Author(s).",
year = "2021",
month = jan,
doi = "10.1007/s00484-020-01960-7",
language = "אנגלית",
volume = "65",
pages = "45--58",
journal = "International Journal of Biometeorology",
issn = "0020-7128",
publisher = "Springer New York",
number = "1",
}