Stephen Caron, New York University, New York, NY, United States, Charles T Driscoll, Syracuse University, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Syracuse, NY, United States, John Campbell, USDA Forest Service, Durham, NH, United States, Peter M Groffman, CUNY Advanced Science Research Center; Brooklyn College, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, New York, United States, Brendan Leonardi, Hubbard Brook Research Foundation, Woodstock, VT, United States, Andrew Reinmann, City University New York, Advanced Science Research Center, New York, United States, Lindsey Rustad, USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Durham, NH, United States, Geoff Wilson, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Milbrook, United States and Pamela H Templer, Boston University, Department of Biology, Boston, MA, United States