About the Authors

Phil O’B. Lyver

lyverp@landcareresearch.co.nz

Affiliation Landcare Research, Lincoln, New Zealand

Mandy Barron

Affiliation Landcare Research, Lincoln, New Zealand

Kerry J. Barton

Affiliation Bartonk Solutions, Nelson, New Zealand

David G. Ainley

Affiliation H. T. Harvey & Associates Ecological Consultants, Los Gatos, California, United States of America

Annie Pollard

Affiliation H. T. Harvey & Associates Ecological Consultants, Los Gatos, California, United States of America

Shulamit Gordon

Affiliation Antarctica New Zealand, Christchurch, New Zealand

Stephen McNeill

Affiliation Landcare Research, Lincoln, New Zealand

Grant Ballard

Affiliation Point Blue Conservation Science, Petaluma, California, United States of America

Peter R. Wilson

Affiliation Auckland, New Zealand

Competing Interests

Two co-authors work for commercial companies, H. T. Harvey & Associates Ecological Consultants and Bartonk Solutions. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PO'BL KJB PRW. Performed the experiments: PO'BL KJB DA AP SG GB PRW. Analyzed the data: PO'BL MB DA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SM. Wrote the paper: PO'BL MB DA GB.