About the Authors

S. Kersey Sturdivant

kersey.sturdivant@noaa.gov

Affiliations Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William & Mary, Gloucester Pt., Virginia, United States of America, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Program, Point Reyes Station, California, United States of America

Robert J. Díaz

Affiliation Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William & Mary, Gloucester Pt., Virginia, United States of America

George R. Cutter

Affiliation National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SKS RJD. Performed the experiments: SKS. Analyzed the data: SKS GRC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SKS RJD GRC. Wrote the paper: SKS RJD GRC.