About the Authors

Fernando Norambuena

f.norambuena@deakin.edu.au

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

Karen Hermon

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

Vanessa Skrzypczyk

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

James A. Emery

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

Yoni Sharon

Affiliation MBD Energy ltd. Melbroune, Victoria, Australia

Alastair Beard

Affiliation MBD Energy ltd. Melbroune, Victoria, Australia

Giovanni M. Turchini

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

Competing Interests

Two of the co-authors of this study (Yoni Sharon and Alastair Beard) are employed by the funder (MBD Energy) and this does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: FN GMT YS AB. Performed the experiments: FN JAE. Analyzed the data: KH VS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KH VS. Wrote the paper: FN GMT. Provided input in the final revision of the manuscript: YS AB.