About the Authors

Bernhard M. Riegl

rieglb@nova.edu

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

Charles R. C. Sheppard

Affiliation Biology Department, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom

Sam J. Purkis

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

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BR CS SP. Performed the experiments: BR CS SP. Analyzed the data: BR CS SP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BR CS SP. Wrote the paper: BR CS SP.