Observation record

ID: 156321

Species: Porites lobata

Location: American Samoa

Primary resource: Smith, L. W., Barshis, D., Birkeland, C. (2007) Phenotypic plasticity for skeletal growth, density and calcification of Porites lobata in response to habitat type. Coral Reefs 26, 559-567

Contributor: Joshua Madin

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Last modified: 2015-10-04 22:00:07 UTC

Created: 2015-10-04 22:00:07 UTC

Measurements

• 198872

  Season

  Aug 2004 - Feb 2005 (cat)

  Raw value

  no method
• 198870

  Habitat type

  fore (cat)

  Raw value

  no method
• 198871

  Water depth

  1.5 (m)

  Raw value

  no method
• 198873

  Habitat transplanted from

  back (cat)

  Raw value

  no method
• 198867

  Growth rate

  1.6 (mm per 6 months^-1)

  Mean

  Alizarin stain
  
  
  0.1 (Standard error)

  replicates: 12
  Notes: Data from T2 in Figure 3
• 198866

  Growth rate

  1.3 (mm per 6 months^-1)

  Mean

  Alizarin stain
  
  
  0.3 (Standard error)

  replicates: 12
  Notes: Data from T2 in Figure 3
• 198868

  Skeletal density

  1.436 (g cm-3)

  Mean

  Archimedes principle
  
  
  0.03 (Standard error)

  replicates: 12
  Notes: Data from T2 Figure 4
• 198869

  Calcification rate

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

  Mean

  Linear extension alizerin staining and calipers, bulk density wax dipping and buoyant weight
  
  
  0.09 (Standard error)

  replicates: 12
  Notes: Data from T2 Figure 4