About the Authors

Fiona Burns

fiona.burns@rspb.org.uk (FB); mark.eaton@rspb.org.uk (MAE)

Affiliation The RSPB Centre for Conservation Science, Sandy, United Kingdom

Mark A. Eaton

fiona.burns@rspb.org.uk (FB); mark.eaton@rspb.org.uk (MAE)

Affiliation The RSPB Centre for Conservation Science, Sandy, United Kingdom

Kate E. Barlow

† Deceased.

Affiliation Bat Conservation Trust, London, United Kingdom

Björn C. Beckmann

Affiliation Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, United Kingdom

Tom Brereton

Affiliation Butterfly Conservation, Wareham, United Kingdom

David R. Brooks

Affiliation Department of AgroEcology, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, United Kingdom

Peter M. J. Brown

Affiliation Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Nida Al Fulaij

Affiliation People’s Trust for Endangered Species, London, United Kingdom

Tony Gent

Affiliation Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Ian Henderson

Affiliation British Trust for Ornithology, Thetford, United Kingdom

David G. Noble

Affiliation British Trust for Ornithology, Thetford, United Kingdom

Mark Parsons

Affiliation Butterfly Conservation, Wareham, United Kingdom

Gary D. Powney

Affiliation Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, United Kingdom

Helen E. Roy

Affiliation Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, United Kingdom

Peter Stroh

Affiliation Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, Bristol, United Kingdom

Kevin Walker

Affiliation Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, Bristol, United Kingdom

John W. Wilkinson

Affiliation Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Simon R. Wotton

Affiliation The RSPB Centre for Conservation Science, Sandy, United Kingdom

Richard D. Gregory

Affiliation The RSPB Centre for Conservation Science, Sandy, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: FB MAE KEB TB DRB NAF TG RDG GDP DGN KW. Performed the experiments: KEB BCB TB DRB PMJB FB MAE NAF TG IH MP HER PS JWW SRW. Analyzed the data: FB. Wrote the paper: FB MAE KEB TB DRB NAF TG RDG GDP DGN KW BCB PMJB IH MP HER PS JWW SRW.