About the Authors

Yayoi Takeuchi

takeuchi_yayoi@soken.ac.jp

Affiliations Institute of Plant Biology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Graduate University for Advanced Studies, School of Advanced Sciences, Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan

Michaela M. Salcher

Affiliation Department of Limnology, Institute of Plant Biology, University of Zurich, Kilchberg, Switzerland

Masayuki Ushio

Affiliation Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University, Otsu, Shiga, Japan

Rie Shimizu-Inatsugi

Affiliation Institute of Plant Biology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Masaki J. Kobayashi

Affiliation Institute of Plant Biology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Bibian Diway

Affiliation Botanical Research Centre, Sarawak Forestry Corporation, Kuching, Malaysia

Christian von Mering

Affiliation Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Jakob Pernthaler

Affiliation Department of Limnology, Institute of Plant Biology, University of Zurich, Kilchberg, Switzerland

Kentaro K. Shimizu

Affiliation Institute of Plant Biology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Competing Interests

BD is an employee of Sarawak Forestry Corporation, which permitted and supported the authors' field research in Lambir Hills National Park in Sarawak, Malaysia. 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: YT MJK KKS. Performed the experiments: YT MMS MU RSI MJK BD. Analyzed the data: YT MMS CvM JP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: YT MU BD CvM JP KKS. Wrote the paper: YT MMS MU JP KKS.