About the Authors

Johannes Kirchberger

Affiliation Terrestrial Ecology Research Group, Department of Ecology and Ecosystem Management, Technische Universität München, Hans-Carl-von-Carlowitz-Platz 2, D-85354 Freising, Germany

Nico Eisenhauer

Affiliations German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany, Institute for Biology, University of Leipzig, Johannisallee 21, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany

Wolfgang W. Weisser

Affiliation Terrestrial Ecology Research Group, Department of Ecology and Ecosystem Management, Technische Universität München, Hans-Carl-von-Carlowitz-Platz 2, D-85354 Freising, Germany

Manfred Türke

manfred.tuerke@gmx.net

Affiliations Terrestrial Ecology Research Group, Department of Ecology and Ecosystem Management, Technische Universität München, Hans-Carl-von-Carlowitz-Platz 2, D-85354 Freising, Germany, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany, Institute for Biology, University of Leipzig, Johannisallee 21, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MT NE WW. Performed the experiments: JK. Analyzed the data: JK MT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MT WW. Wrote the paper: JK MT NE WW.