About the Authors
- Paul G. Matson
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* E-mail: pmatson@gmail.com
Affiliation Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States of America
- Libe Washburn
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Affiliation Department of Geography, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States of America
- Todd R. Martz
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Affiliation Geosciences Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
- Gretchen E. Hofmann
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Affiliation Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States of America
Competing Interests
Dr. Gretchen Hofmann is an editorial board member at PLOS ONE but that does not alter the authors’ adherence to PLOS ONE editorial policies and criteria.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: PGM GEH. Performed the experiments: PGM GEH. Analyzed the data: PGM GEH LW TRM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GEH LW. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: PGM GEH LW TRM.