Observation record

ID: 118479

Species: Goniastrea retiformis

Location: Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands

Primary resource: Highsmith, R. C. (1979) Coral growth rates and environmental control of density banding. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 37, 105-125

Contributor: Julieta Martinelli

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Last modified: 26 August 2015 at 07:16 AM

Created: 26 August 2015 at 07:16 AM

Measurements

• 139615

  Skeletal density

  1.7 (g cm-3)

  mean

  Archimedes principle
  0.38 (range) -1.94

  replicates: 90
  Notes: Data extracted from last paragraph of the methods, page 107. Number of replicates calculated as: 5 replicates for each one of 3 cubes for each one of 6 coral heads = 5*3*6
• 139618

  Growth rate

  6.8 (mm yr^-1)

  mean

  Image analysis
  4.9 (range) -8.5

  replicates: 10
• 139617

  Habitat type

  lagoon (cat)

  raw_value

  no method
• 139616

  Water depth

  11 (m)

  median

  no method
  6 (range) -17