About the Authors

Martin M. Gossner

martin.gossner@tum.de; martin.gossner@loricula.de

Affiliation Technische Universität München, Terrestrial Ecology Research Group, Department of Ecology and Ecosystem Management, School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Hans-Carl-von-Carlowitz-Platz 2, 85354, Freising, Germany

Jan-Frederic Struwe

Affiliation Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig, Adenauerallee 160–162, 53113, Bonn, Germany

Sarah Sturm

Affiliation Technische Universität München, Terrestrial Ecology Research Group, Department of Ecology and Ecosystem Management, School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Hans-Carl-von-Carlowitz-Platz 2, 85354, Freising, Germany

Simeon Max

Affiliation Technische Universität München, Terrestrial Ecology Research Group, Department of Ecology and Ecosystem Management, School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Hans-Carl-von-Carlowitz-Platz 2, 85354, Freising, Germany

Michelle McCutcheon

Affiliation Technische Universität München, Terrestrial Ecology Research Group, Department of Ecology and Ecosystem Management, School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Hans-Carl-von-Carlowitz-Platz 2, 85354, Freising, Germany

Wolfgang W. Weisser

Affiliation Technische Universität München, Terrestrial Ecology Research Group, Department of Ecology and Ecosystem Management, School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Hans-Carl-von-Carlowitz-Platz 2, 85354, Freising, Germany

Sharon E. Zytynska

Affiliation Technische Universität München, Terrestrial Ecology Research Group, Department of Ecology and Ecosystem Management, School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Hans-Carl-von-Carlowitz-Platz 2, 85354, Freising, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MMG SEZ WWW. Performed the experiments: MMG SEZ SM MM SS. Analyzed the data: MMG SEZ JS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MMG SEZ JS. Wrote the paper: MMG SEZ. Thoroughly revised the manuscript: JS SM WWW.