About the Authors

Derek E. Smith

dsmith@neoninc.org

Affiliation National Ecological Observatory Network, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America

Stefan Metzger

Affiliations National Ecological Observatory Network, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America

Jeffrey R. Taylor

Affiliations National Ecological Observatory Network, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DES SM JRT. Performed the experiments: DES SM. Analyzed the data: DES. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DES SM. Wrote the paper: DES SM JRT.