About the Authors

Jeffrey W. Hollister

hollister.jeff@epa.gov

Affiliation Office of Research and Development, Atlantic Ecology Division, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States of America

W. Bryan Milstead

Affiliation Office of Research and Development, Atlantic Ecology Division, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States of America

M. Andrea Urrutia

Affiliation Department of Natural Resources Science, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JWH WBM. Performed the experiments: JWH. Analyzed the data: JWH WBM MAU. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JWH. Wrote the paper: JWH WBM MAU.