About the Authors

Philip S. Barton

philip.barton@anu.edu.au

Affiliations Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, National Environmental Research Program, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Saul A. Cunningham

Affiliation Ecosystem Sciences, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Ben C. T. Macdonald

Affiliation Land and Water, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Sue McIntyre

Affiliation Ecosystem Sciences, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

David B. Lindenmayer

Affiliations Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, National Environmental Research Program, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Adrian D. Manning

Affiliation Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PSB SAC ADM. Performed the experiments: PSB. Analyzed the data: PSB BCTM SM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PSB SAC BCTM. Wrote the paper: PSB SAC DBL ADM.