About the Authors

Samuel Kersey Sturdivant

kersey.sturdivant@duke.edu

Affiliation Division of Marine Science and Conservation, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Beaufort, North Carolina, United States of America

Mark J. Brush

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

Robert J. Diaz

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

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

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