Observation record

ID: 156177

Species: Platygyra sinensis

Location: Pioneer Bay, Orpheus Island

Primary resource: Babcock, R. C. (1991) Comparative Demography of Three Species of Scleractinian Corals Using Age- and Size-Dependent Classifications. Ecological Monographs 61, 225

Contributor: Joshua Madin

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Last modified: 2015-09-24 21:04:59 UTC

Created: 2015-09-24 21:04:59 UTC

Measurements

• 198530

  Wave exposure

  sheltered (cat)

  Raw value

  no method
• 198532

  Season

  June-August (cat)

  Raw value

  no method
• 198528

  Habitat type

  flat (cat)

  Raw value

  no method
• 198529

  Water depth

  2 (m)

  Raw value

  Depth gauge
  
  
  Notes: tidal range of 3.5m. They have collected data on low tide only.
• 198531

  Polyps per area

  4.1 (units cm^-2)

  Mean

  no method
  0.7 (Standard deviation)

  replicates: 8
• 198535

  Eggs per area

  290 (units cm^-2)

  Mean

  no method
  100 (Standard deviation)

  replicates: 8
• 198534

  Number of septa per corallite

  20 (units)

  Mean

  no method
  0.7 (Standard deviation)

  replicates: 8
• 198533

  Mesentery fecundity

  3.6 (units)

  Mean

  no method
  0.8 (Standard deviation)

  replicates: 8