THE HARD AND SOFT OF IT: THE ROLE OF SUBSTRATE IN PATTERNS OF PHASE DOMINANCE AND PHENOLOGY IN GRACILARIA VERMICULOPHYLLA

Raw data and associated supplemental tables with a phenology study of Gracilaria vermiuclophylla. 10.1111/jpy70139 We thank S. Fate, P.G. Ross, R. Snyder, E. Smith, J. Lewis, H.F. Parks, G. Brundage, and J. Paul for logistical support at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science Eastern Shore Laboratory (VIMS ESL). We also thank R. Hadfield, B. Thornton, T. Williams, A. Brinegar, O. Melendez Vera, and H. Rippin for additional field and lab assistance. The UAB Department of Biology provided logistical support for travel to VIMS ESL. Support for this project was provided by start-up funds from the College of Arts and Sciences at The University of Alabama at Birmingham (to SAKH), the International Phycological Society Paul Silva Student Grant (to APO), the National Science Foundation CAREER Award (DEB-2141971 [UAB] and DEB-2436117 [VIMS|WM] to SAKH), and NSF OIA-1946412 (to SAKH). The water quality monitoring station at Wachapreague was supported with funds from R.A. Snyder at VIMS ESL and the station at Willis Wharf was supported by donations from S. and B. Johnsen. We also thank Cherrystone Aquafarms for providing the site support and utilities for the Willis Wharf station. The Owens Foundation at VIMS ESL partially supported A. Brinegar during her visit at VIMS ESL. H. Rippin and O. Melendez Vera were supported by the Bonnie Sue Summer Scholarship. SAKH was supported by the NSF CAREER award (DEB-2141971), NSF EAGER award (DEB-2113745), and the Norma Lang Early Career Fellowship from the Phycological Society of America. APO was supported by a UAB Blazer Fellowship. WHR was supported by the NIH-IRACDA MERIT Post-doctoral Fellowship program at UAB (NIH K12GM088010).