About the Authors

Mei Lin Neo

Affiliations Experimental Marine Ecology Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, Tropical Marine Science Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

Paul L. A. Erftemeijer

Affiliations Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM), Perth, Australia, The UWA Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia

Jan K. L. van Beek

Affiliation Deltares, (formerly Delft Hydraulics), Delft, The Netherlands

Dirk S. van Maren

Affiliation Deltares, (formerly Delft Hydraulics), Delft, The Netherlands

Serena L-M. Teo

Affiliation Tropical Marine Science Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

Peter A. Todd

dbspat@nus.edu.sg (Peter A. Todd)

Affiliation Experimental Marine Ecology Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

Competing Interests

The authors confirm that they have the following interests: co-author Paul Erftemeijer is employed by Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM). There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MLN PE JvB DvM PT. Performed the experiments: MLN PE JvB DvM. Analyzed the data: MLN PE JvB DvM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PE JvB DvM. Wrote the paper: MLN PE JvB DvM PT ST.