About the Authors

Werner Ulrich

ulrichw@umk.pl

Affiliation Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Chair of Ecology and Biogeography, Pl-87-100 Toruń, Poland

Luc Lens

Affiliation Ghent University, Department of Biology, Terrestrial Ecology Unit, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium

Joseph A. Tobias

Affiliation Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, Silwood Park, Buckhurst Road, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 7PY, United Kingdom

Jan C. Habel

Affiliation Technische Universität München, Department of Ecology and Ecosystem Management, Terrestrial Ecology Research Group, D-85354 Freising, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: WU LL JAT JCH. Performed the experiments: LL. Analyzed the data: WU. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LL. Wrote the paper: WU LL JAT JCH.