About the Authors

Nathan L. Kirk

kirknat@gmail.com

Affiliation Auburn University, Department of Biological Sciences and Molette Biology Laboratory for Environmental and Climate Change Studies, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America

Raphael Ritson-Williams

Affiliation Smithsonian Marine Station, Fort Pierce, Florida, United States of America

Mary Alice Coffroth

Affiliation State University of New York at Buffalo, Department of Geology, Buffalo, New York, United States of America

Margaret W. Miller

Affiliation National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Miami, Florida, United States of America

Nicole D. Fogarty

Affiliation Oceanographic Center, Nova Southeastern University, Dania Beach, Florida, United States of America

Scott R. Santos

Affiliations Auburn University, Department of Biological Sciences and Molette Biology Laboratory for Environmental and Climate Change Studies, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America, Cellular & Molecular Biosciences Peak Program, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: NLK RRW MAC MWM NDF SRS. Performed the experiments: NLK RRW MAC MWM NDF. Analyzed the data: NLK RRW NDF SRS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NLK RRW MAC MWM NDF SRS. Wrote the manuscript: NLK RRW MAC MWM NDF SRS. Obtained permits: RRW MAC MWM NDF.