Skeletal density

ID: 61

Class: Biomechanical

Description:

The material density of coral skeleton. Porosity measurements can be converted to density by multiplying the reciprocal of porosity by the maximum density of aragonite (2.94 g cm-3).

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Editor: Joshua Madin (contact)

Observations

Acropora nasuta

Acropora palmata

Acropora pulchra

Acropora solitaryensis

Acropora valida

Agaricia agaricites

Agaricia fragilis

Agaricia lamarcki

Agaricia undata

Colpophyllia natans

Dichocoenia stokesi

Diploria labyrinthiformis

Dipsastraea pallida

Fungia fungites

Gardineroseris planulata