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Mark Hixon, Daniel Pauly, Joseph E. Powers, Will- 
iam J. Richards, Joe Serafy, and Steven G. Smith for 
their critical review of the manuscript. Logistical 
support for field sampling was provided by the 
FKNMS, the National Undersea Research Center 
(NURC), and the National Park Service. This re- 
search was sponsored by the United States Man and 
the Biosphere Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Direc- 
torate Grant 4710-142-L3-B, and the NOAA Coastal 
Ocean Program Grant NA37RJ0200. 
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