About the Authors

Rosemary L. Sherriff

sherriff@humboldt.edu

Affiliation Department of Geography, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California, United States of America

Rutherford V. Platt

Affiliation Department of Environmental Studies, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Thomas T. Veblen

Affiliation Department of Geography, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America

Tania L. Schoennagel

Affiliation Department of Geography, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America

Meredith H. Gartner

Affiliation Department of Geography, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RLS RVP TTV TLS. Performed the experiments: RLS RVP TTV TLS MHG. Analyzed the data: RLS RVP. Wrote the paper: RLS RVP TTV TLS MHG.