About the Authors

Kevin A. Wood

kevinwoodecology@hotmail.co.uk

Affiliations Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Bush Estate, Penicuik, Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom, School of Applied Sciences, Bournemouth University, Talbot Campus, Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom

Richard A. Stillman

Affiliation School of Applied Sciences, Bournemouth University, Talbot Campus, Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom

Ralph T. Clarke

Affiliation School of Applied Sciences, Bournemouth University, Talbot Campus, Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom

Francis Daunt

Affiliation Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Bush Estate, Penicuik, Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom

Matthew T. O’Hare

Affiliation Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Bush Estate, Penicuik, Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KW RC RS FD MO. Performed the experiments: KW. Analyzed the data: KW RS RC FD MO. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KW MO. Wrote the paper: KW RS RC FD MO.