About the Authors

Alan H. Welsh

Alan.Welsh@anu.edu.au

Affiliation Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

David B. Lindenmayer

Affiliation Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

Christine F. Donnelly

Affiliation Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

Competing Interests

These are the authors of the work that Guillera-Arroita et al (2014) are disputing. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Wrote the paper: AHW DBL CFD.