About the Authors
- Andrew David Thaler
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* E-mail: andrew.david.thaler@gmail.com
Affiliation Marine Laboratory, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Beaufort, North Carolina, United States of America
- Sophie Plouviez
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Affiliation Marine Laboratory, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Beaufort, North Carolina, United States of America
- William Saleu
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Affiliation Nautilus Minerals, Port Moresby, NCD, Papua New Guinea
- Freddie Alei
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Affiliation Environmental Science and Geography Division, School of Natural and Physical Sciences, University of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
- Alixandra Jacobson
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Affiliation Marine Laboratory, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Beaufort, North Carolina, United States of America
- Emily A. Boyle
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Affiliation Marine Laboratory, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Beaufort, North Carolina, United States of America
- Thomas F. Schultz
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Affiliation Marine Laboratory, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Beaufort, North Carolina, United States of America
- Jens Carlsson
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Affiliation School of Biology & Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Cindy Lee Van Dover
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Affiliation Marine Laboratory, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Beaufort, North Carolina, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors recognize funding from Nautilus Minerals Ltd., a deep-sea mining company operating in Papua New Guinea, as a potential competing interest. While WS is currently in the employ of Nautilus Minerals, his contribution to the project was completed prior to that employment. This manuscript represents the original work of the authors and the funder had no role in study design, analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: ADT SP TFS JC CLVD. Performed the experiments: ADT SP WS FA AJ EAB TFS. Analyzed the data: ADT SP WS FA AJ EAB TFS JC CLVD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TFS JC. Wrote the paper: ADT SP CLVD.