Observation record

ID: 118521

Species: Porites australiensis

Location: Ishigaki Island

Primary resource: Mitsuguchi, T., Matsumoto, E., Uchida, T. (2003) Mg/Ca and Sr/Ca ratios of Porites coral skeleton: Evaluation of the effect of skeletal growth rate. Coral Reefs 22, 381-388

Contributor: Joshua Madin

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Last modified: 2015-08-26 07:45:24 UTC

Created: 2015-08-26 07:45:24 UTC

Measurements

• 139698

  Growth rate

  9.5 (mm yr^-1)

  Mean

  Image analysis
  
  
  (No precision given)
  Notes: Data from Table 1, calculated as the average between the faster and slower extending areas
• 139699

  Skeletal density

  1.325 (g cm-3)

  Mean

  Archimedes principle
  
  
  (No precision given)
  Notes: Data from Table 1, I used the 8 measurements provided and calculated an average
• 139700

  Water depth

  1.5 (m)

  Raw value

  no method