About the Authors

Diego Lirman

dlirman@rsmas.miami.edu

Affiliation Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States of America

Stephanie Schopmeyer

Affiliation Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States of America

Derek Manzello

Affiliation Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Miami, Florida, United States of America

Lewis J. Gramer

Affiliation Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Miami, Florida, United States of America

William F. Precht

Affiliation National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Key Largo, Florida, United States of America

Frank Muller-Karger

Affiliation Institute for Marine Remote Sensing/IMaRS, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States of America

Kenneth Banks

Affiliation Broward County Natural Resources Planning and Management Division, Plantation, Florida, United States of America

Brian Barnes

Affiliation Institute for Marine Remote Sensing/IMaRS, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States of America

Erich Bartels

Affiliation Center for Coral Reef Research, Mote Marine Laboratory, Summerland Key, Florida, United States of America

Amanda Bourque

Affiliation Biscayne National Park, Homestead, Florida, United States of America

James Byrne

Affiliation The Nature Conservancy, Summerland Key, Florida, United States of America

Scott Donahue

Affiliation National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Key West, Florida, United States of America

Janice Duquesnel

Affiliation Florida Park Service, Islamorada, Florida, United States of America

Louis Fisher

Affiliation Broward County Environmental Protection and Growth Management Department, Plantation, Florida, United States of America

David Gilliam

Affiliation National Coral Reef Institute, Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center, Dania Beach, Florida, United States of America

James Hendee

Affiliation Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Miami, Florida, United States of America

Meaghan Johnson

Affiliation The Nature Conservancy, Summerland Key, Florida, United States of America

Kerry Maxwell

Affiliation Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, Marathon, Florida, United States of America

Erin McDevitt

Affiliation Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, West Palm Beach, Florida, United States of America

Jamie Monty

Affiliation Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Florida Gulf Coast University, Miami, Florida, United States of America

Digna Rueda

Affiliation Institute for Marine Remote Sensing/IMaRS, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States of America

Rob Ruzicka

Affiliation Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States of America

Sara Thanner

Affiliation Department of Environmental Resources Management, Miami, Florida, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Performed the experiments: DL SS WFP KB EB AB JB SD JD LF DG MJ KM EM JM RR ST. Analyzed the data: DL DM LJG FMK BB JH DR. Wrote the paper: DL SS DM LJG WFP.