About the Authors

Matthias H. Hoffmann

matthias.hoffmann@botanik.uni-halle.de

Affiliation Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Biology, Geobotany and Botanical Garden, Halle, Germany

Julia Schneider

Affiliation Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Biology, Geobotany and Botanical Garden, Halle, Germany

Philipp Hase

Affiliation Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Biology, Geobotany and Botanical Garden, Halle, Germany

Martin Röser

Affiliation Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Biology, Geobotany and Botanical Garden, Halle, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MHH MR. Performed the experiments: MHH JS PH. Analyzed the data: MHH PH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JS. Wrote the paper: MHH MR.