About the Authors

Margaret W. Miller

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Project administration, Writing – original draft

m.miller@secore.org

Affiliation SECORE International, Miami, FL, United States of America

Sandra Mendoza Quiroz

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations SECORE International, Miami, FL, United States of America, Unidad Académica de Sistemas Arrecifales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo, México

Liam Lachs

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Anastazia T. Banaszak

Roles Conceptualization, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Unidad Académica de Sistemas Arrecifales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo, México

Valérie F. Chamberland

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations SECORE International, Miami, FL, United States of America, CARMABI Foundation, Willemstad, Curaçao, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

James R. Guest

Roles Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Alexandra N. Gutting

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation The Nature Conservancy, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands

Kelly R. W. Latijnhouwers

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations SECORE International, Miami, FL, United States of America, CARMABI Foundation, Willemstad, Curaçao, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Rita I. Sellares-Blasco

Roles Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Fundación Dominicana de Estudios Marinos (FUNDEMAR), Bayahíbe, Dominican Republic

Francesca Virdis

Roles Investigation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Reef Renewal Foundation Bonaire (RRFB), Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands

Maria F. Villalpando

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Fundación Dominicana de Estudios Marinos (FUNDEMAR), Bayahíbe, Dominican Republic

Dirk Petersen

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation SECORE International, Miami, FL, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.