About the Authors

Edwin T. Chester

Affiliation Environmental and Conservation Sciences, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Ty G. Matthews

Affiliation School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia

Travis J. Howson

Affiliation School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia

Kerrylyn Johnston

Affiliation Marine and Freshwater Research Laboratory, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Jonathon K. Mackie

Affiliation School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia

Scott R. Strachan

Affiliation Environmental and Conservation Sciences, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Belinda J. Robson

b.robson@murdoch.edu.au

Affiliation Environmental and Conservation Sciences, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have the following interests: This study was funded in part by Wannon Water (www.wannonwater.com.au) which is a publicly owned statutory corporation. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. Receipt of this funding does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ETC TGM TJH KJ JKM SRS BJR. Performed the experiments: ETC TGM TJH KJ JKM SRS BJR. Analyzed the data: ETC TGM BJR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ETC TGM TJH KJ JKM SRS BJR. Wrote the paper: ETC TGM TJH KJ JKM SRS BJR.