About the Authors

Luigi Vezzulli

luigi.vezzulli@unige.it

Affiliation Department of Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences (DISTAV), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy

Monica Stauder

Affiliation Department of Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences (DISTAV), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy

Chiara Grande

Affiliation Department of Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences (DISTAV), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy

Elisabetta Pezzati

Affiliation Department of Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences (DISTAV), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy

Hans M. Verheye

Affiliation Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) and Marine Research Institute, University of Cape Town (UCT), Cape Town, South Africa

Nicholas J. P. Owens

Affiliation Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science (SAHFOS), Plymouth, United Kingdom

Carla Pruzzo

Affiliation Department of Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences (DISTAV), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LV MS CP. Performed the experiments: LV MS CG EP. Analyzed the data: LV MS CG EP CP HMV NJPO. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LV CP HMV NJPO. Wrote the paper: LV MS.