Observation record

ID: 118996

Species: Porites astreoides

Location: Mahahual, Mexico

Primary resource: Elizalde Rendón, E. M., Horta Puga, G., González Diaz, P., Carricart Ganivet, J. P. (2010) Growth characteristics of the reef-building coral Porites astreoides under different environmental conditions in the Western Atlantic. Coral Reefs 29, 607-614

Contributor: Joshua Madin

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Last modified: 2015-09-10 01:37:04 UTC

Created: 2015-09-01 01:50:52 UTC

Measurements

• 142700

  Water depth

  3.5 (m)

  Median

  no method
  1.5 - 5 (Range)
• 142699

  Calcification rate

  0.71 (g cm ^-2 yr^-1)

  Mean

  X-radiography (densitometer)
  
  
  0.23 (Standard deviation)

  replicates: 7
  Notes: Data from Table 1
• 142698

  Skeletal density

  1.63 (g cm-3)

  Mean

  X-radiography (densitometer)
  
  
  0.22 (Standard deviation)

  replicates: 8
  Notes: Data from Table 1
• 142697

  Growth rate

  4.33 (mm yr^-1)

  Mean

  X-radiography (densitometer)
  
  
  1.22 (Standard deviation)

  replicates: 7
  Notes: Data from Table 1