About the Authors

Allison M. Benscoter

ambenscoter@gmail.com

Affiliation University of Florida, Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, Davie, Florida, United States of America

Joshua S. Reece

Affiliation Valdosta State University, Department of Biology, Valdosta, Georgia, United States of America

Reed F. Noss

Affiliation University of Central Florida, Department of Biology, Orlando, Florida, United States of America

Laura A. Brandt

Affiliation United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Davie, Florida, United States of America

Frank J. Mazzotti

Affiliation University of Florida, Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, Davie, Florida, United States of America

Stephanie S. Romañach

Affiliation United States Geological Survey, Southeast Ecological Science Center, Davie, Florida, United States of America

James I. Watling

Affiliation University of Florida, Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, Davie, Florida, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AMB JSR RFN LAB FJM SRM JIW. Performed the experiments: AMB JSR RFN JIW. Analyzed the data: AMB JSR JIW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LAB FJM SSR JIW. Wrote the paper: AMB JSR JIW.