About the Authors

Janet J. Reimer

Current address: School of Marine Science and Policy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716, United States of America

Affiliations Department of Plant and Soil Science, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716, United States of America, Departamento de Oceanografía Biológica, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Ensenada, Baja California, México, Programa Mexicano del Carbono, Texcoco, Estado de México, México

Rodrigo Vargas

rvargas@udel.edu

Affiliation Department of Plant and Soil Science, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716, United States of America

David Rivas

Affiliation Departamento de Oceanografía Biológica, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Ensenada, Baja California, México

Gilberto Gaxiola-Castro

Affiliation Departamento de Oceanografía Biológica, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Ensenada, Baja California, México

J. Martin Hernandez-Ayon

Affiliation Instituto de Investigaciones Oceanológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Ensenada, Baja California, México

Ruben Lara-Lara

Affiliation Departamento de Oceanografía Biológica, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Ensenada, Baja California, México

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JJR RV RLL GGC JMHA. Performed the experiments: JJR RV DR. Analyzed the data: JJR RV DR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JJR RV DR. Wrote the paper: JJR RV DR GGC JMHA. Commented on the manuscript: RLL GGC JMHA.