About the Authors

Deana L. Erdner

derdner@mail.utexas.edu

Affiliation University of Texas Marine Science Institute, Port Aransas, Texas, United States of America

Mindy Richlen

Affiliation Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America

Linda A. R. McCauley

Affiliation Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America

Donald M. Anderson

Affiliation Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DLE DMA. Performed the experiments: LARM DLE. Analyzed the data: DLE MR LARM. Wrote the paper: DLE MR DMA.