About the Authors

Paula Meli

paula@naturamexicana.org.mx

Affiliations Natura y Ecosistemas Mexicanos A.C., México DF, México, Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain

José María Rey Benayas

Affiliation Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain

Patricia Balvanera

Affiliation Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Morelia, Michoacán, México

Miguel Martínez Ramos

Affiliation Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Morelia, Michoacán, México

Competing Interests

PEMEX is a commercial institution, it is a public-private partnership involving the Mexican government, who provided funding towards this study. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. 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: JMRB PM. Performed the experiments: PM. Analyzed the data: PM JMRB PB MMR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PM JMRB PB MMR. Wrote the paper: PM JMRB PB MMR.