About the Authors

Jennifer K. Fortin

jennifer.fortin-noreus@umontana.edu

Affiliations US Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center Anchorage, Alaska, United States of America, College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, United States of America

Karyn D. Rode

Affiliation US Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center Anchorage, Alaska, United States of America

Grant V. Hilderbrand

Affiliation National Park Service – Alaska Region, Anchorage, Alaska, United States of America

James Wilder

Affiliation US Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska, United States of America

Sean Farley

Affiliation Alaska Department of Fish & Game, Anchorage, Alaska, United States of America

Carole Jorgensen

Affiliation Chugach National Forest, USDA Forest Service, Anchorage, Alaska, United States of America

Bruce G. Marcot

Affiliation Pacific Northwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Portland, Oregon, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JF KR GH. Performed the experiments: JF KR GH JW SF CJ BM. Analyzed the data: JF KR. Wrote the paper: JF KR GH JW SF CJ BM. Developed the Bayesian model in this study: JF KR GH JW SF CJ BM.