About the Authors

Charles P. Madenjian

cmadenjian@usgs.gov

Affiliation U. S. Geological Survey, Great Lakes Science Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Olaf P. Jensen

Affiliation Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America

Richard R. Rediske

Affiliation Annis Water Resources Institute, Grand Valley State University, Muskegon, Michigan, United States of America

James P. O’Keefe

Affiliation Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Laboratories, Lansing, Michigan, United States of America

Anthony R. Vastano

Affiliation Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America

Steven A. Pothoven

Affiliation National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Lake Michigan Field Station, Muskegon, Michigan, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CPM OPJ. Performed the experiments: CPM OPJ RRR JPO ARV SAP. Analyzed the data: CPM OPJ RRR JPO ARV SAP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CPM OPJ RRR JPO ARV SAP. Wrote the paper: CPM OPJ RRR JPO ARV SAP.