About the Authors

Marianne Iversen

† Deceased.

Affiliation Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway

Per Fauchald

Affiliation Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), Department of Arctic Ecology, Fram Centre, Tromsø, Norway

Knut Langeland

Affiliation Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), Department of Arctic Ecology, Fram Centre, Tromsø, Norway

Rolf A. Ims

Affiliation Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway

Nigel G. Yoccoz

Affiliation Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway

Kari Anne Bråthen

kari.brathen@uit.no

Affiliation Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MI KAB PF KL RAI NGY. Performed the experiments: MI KL. Analyzed the data: MI KAB PF. Wrote the paper: MI KAB PF KL RAI NGY.