About the Authors

Jane E. Bryan

jane.bryan@utas.edu.au

Affiliations School of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, UPNG Remote Sensing Centre, University of Papua New Guinea, Waigani, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea

Philip L. Shearman

Affiliations UPNG Remote Sensing Centre, University of Papua New Guinea, Waigani, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea, Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Gregory P. Asner

Affiliation Department of Global Ecology, Carnegie Institution for Science, 260 Panama Street, Stanford, California, United States of America

David E. Knapp

Affiliation Department of Global Ecology, Carnegie Institution for Science, 260 Panama Street, Stanford, California, United States of America

Geraldine Aoro

Affiliation UPNG Remote Sensing Centre, University of Papua New Guinea, Waigani, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea

Barbara Lokes

Affiliation UPNG Remote Sensing Centre, University of Papua New Guinea, Waigani, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JB PS. Performed the experiments: JB PS GA DK BL GA. Analyzed the data: JB PS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PS GA DK. Wrote the paper: JB PS GA.