About the Authors

Fiona J. Thomson

ThomsonF@landcareresearch.co.nz

Affiliations Landcare Research Manaaki Whenua, Lincoln, New Zealand, Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Evolution and Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Tony D. Auld

Affiliation Office of Environment and Heritage, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Daniel Ramp

Affiliations Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Centre for Compassionate Conservation, School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Richard T. Kingsford

Affiliation Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: FJT DR TDA RTK. Performed the experiments: FJT. Analyzed the data: FJT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DR TDA RTK. Wrote the paper: FJT DR TDA RTK.