About the Authors

William J. Sutherland

w.sutherland@zoo.cam.ac.uk

Affiliation Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Laura Bellingan

Affiliation Society of Biology, Charles Darwin House, London, United Kingdom

Jim R. Bellingham

Affiliation School of the Physical Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Jason J. Blackstock

Affiliations Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, Austria

Robert M. Bloomfield

Affiliation Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom

Michael Bravo

Affiliation Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Victoria M. Cadman

Affiliation Ecological Continuity Trust, Charles Darwin House, London, United Kingdom

David D. Cleevely

Affiliation Centre for Science and Policy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Andy Clements

Affiliation British Trust for Ornithology, The Nunnery, Thetford, United Kingdom

Anthony S. Cohen

Affiliation Department of Environment, Earth and Ecosystems, The Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

David R. Cope

Affiliation Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, Houses of Parliament, London, United Kingdom

Arthur A. Daemmrich

Affiliation Harvard Business School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Cristina Devecchi

Affiliation School of Education, University of Northampton, Park Campus, Northampton, United Kingdom

Laura Diaz Anadon

Affiliation Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America

Simon Denegri

Affiliation Ovarian Cancer Action, London, United Kingdom

Robert Doubleday

Affiliation Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Nicholas R. Dusic

Affiliation Pfizer Ltd, Kent, United Kingdom

Robert J. Evans

Affiliation Centre for the Study of Knowledge, Expertise and Science, Cardiff University, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff, United Kingdom

Wai Y. Feng

Affiliation Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

H. Charles J. Godfray

Affiliation Department of Zoology & Oxford Martin School Institute of Biodiversity, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Paul Harris

Affiliation Australian National Institute for Public Policy, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Sue E. Hartley

Affiliation York Environmental Sustainability Institute, University of York, York, United Kingdom

Alison J. Hester

Affiliation The James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, United Kingdom

John Holmes

Affiliation Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Alan Hughes

Affiliation Centre for Business Research, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Mike Hulme

Affiliation Science, Society and Sustainability (3S) Group, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom

Colin Irwin

Affiliation Defence Science & Technology Laboratory, Fareham, United Kingdom

Richard C. Jennings

Affiliation Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Gary S. Kass

Affiliation Evidence and Analysis Team, Natural England, London, United Kingdom

Peter Littlejohns

Affiliation The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, MidCity Place, London, United Kingdom

Theresa M. Marteau

Affiliation Behaviour and Health Research Unit, University of Cambridge, Institute of Public Health, Forvie Site, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Glenn McKee

Affiliation Department of Chamber and Committee Services, House of Commons, London, United Kingdom

Erik P. Millstone

Affiliation SPRU - Science and Technology Policy Research, Freeman Centre, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom

William J. Nuttall

Affiliation Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Susan Owens

Affiliation Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Miles M. Parker

Affiliation Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Strategic Evidence, London, United Kingdom

Sarah Pearson

Affiliation College of Business and Economics, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Judith Petts

Affiliation Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

Richard Ploszek

Affiliation Royal Academy of Engineering, London, United Kingdom

Andrew S. Pullin

Affiliation Centre for Evidence-Based Conservation, School of Environment, Natural Resources and Geography, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd, United Kingdom

Graeme Reid

Affiliation Department for Business Innovation and Skills, London, United Kingdom

Keith S. Richards

Affiliation Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

John G. Robinson

Affiliation Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, New York, United States of America

Louise Shaxson

Affiliation Delta Partnership, Central Hall Westminster, London, United Kingdom

Leonor Sierra

Affiliation Sense About Science, London, United Kingdom

Beck G. Smith

Affiliation Biochemical Society, Charles Darwin House, London, United Kingdom

David J. Spiegelhalter

Affiliation Statistical Laboratory, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Jack Stilgoe

Affiliation Science Policy Centre, The Royal Society, London, United Kingdom

Andy Stirling

Affiliation Department of Chamber and Committee Services, House of Commons, London, United Kingdom

Christopher P. Tyler

Affiliation Centre for Science and Policy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

David E. Winickoff

Affiliation Department of Environmental Science, Policy & Management, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America

Ron L. Zimmern

Affiliation PHG Foundation, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have the following competing interest: Nicholas R. Dusic is employed by Pfizer Ltd. and Louise Shaxson by the Delta Partnership. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: WJS MB RD KSR SO CPT. Performed the experiments: WJS LB JRB JJB RMB MB VMC DDC AC ASC DRC AAD CD LDA SD RD NRD RJE WYF HCJG PH SEH AJH JH AH MH CI RCJ GSK PL TMM GM EPM WJN SO MMP SP JP RP ASP BP GR KSR JGR LS LS BGS DJS JS ACS CPT DEW RLZ. Wrote the paper: WJS LB JRB JJB RMB MB VMC DDC AC ASC DRC AAD CD LDA SD RD NRD RJE WYF HCJG PH SEH AJH JH AH MH CI RCJ GSK PL TMM GM EPM WJN SO MMP SP JP RP ASP BP GR KSR JGR LS LS BGS DJS JS ACS CPT DEW RLZ.