About the Authors
- Gregg R. Brooks
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* E-mail: brooksgr@eckerd.edu (GB)
Affiliation Department of Marine Science, Eckerd College, Saint Petersburg, FL, United States of America
- Rebekka A. Larson
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Affiliations Department of Marine Science, Eckerd College, Saint Petersburg, FL, United States of America, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, Saint Petersburg, FL, United States of America
- Patrick T. Schwing
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Affiliation College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, Saint Petersburg, FL, United States of America
- Isabel Romero
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Affiliation College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, Saint Petersburg, FL, United States of America
- Christopher Moore
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Affiliation Department of Marine Science, Eckerd College, Saint Petersburg, FL, United States of America
- Gert-Jan Reichart
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Affiliations Department of Earth Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands, Marine Geology Department, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Texel, The Netherlands
- Tom Jilbert
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Affiliation Department of Earth Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Jeff P. Chanton
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Affiliation Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States of America
- David W. Hastings
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Affiliation Department of Marine Science, Eckerd College, Saint Petersburg, FL, United States of America
- Will A. Overholt
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Affiliation Schools of Biology, Georgia Institute of Technology, 310 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332–0230, United States of America
- Kala P. Marks
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Affiliation Schools of Biology, Georgia Institute of Technology, 310 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332–0230, United States of America
- Joel E. Kostka
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Affiliations Schools of Biology, Georgia Institute of Technology, 310 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332–0230, United States of America, Schools of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, 310 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, Georgia, 30332–0230, United States of America
- Charles W. Holmes
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Affiliation Environchron, 9103 64th Ave. E., Bradenton, FL, United States of America
- David Hollander
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Affiliation College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, Saint Petersburg, FL, United States of America
Competing Interests
Environchron provided support in the form of salaries for authors C.W.H., but did not have any additional role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. The specific roles of these authors are articulated in the ‘author contributions’ section. Regarding the adherence to all PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials the authors would like to confirm that Environchron does not alter their adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: GB RL PS IR GR TJ JC D. Hastings WO JK D. Hollander. Performed the experiments: RL PS IR CM JC D. Hastings WO KM. Analyzed the data: GB RL PS IR CM GR TJ JC WO JK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GB RL PS IR GR TJ JC WO JK D. Hastings. Wrote the paper: GB RL PS IR GR TJ JC D. Hastings WO JK D. Hollander. Contributed to project design and integration of data: GB RL PS IR CM GR TJ JC D. Hastings WO KM JK D. Hollander. Contributed salaries: CWH. Contributed to field collection: GB RL PS IR D. Hastings WO KM D. Hollander.