Table 2 Site details for Montastraea cavernosa genotyped samples (n) near Carrie Bow Cay, Belize (N = 242), unique multi-locus genotypes (ng) used for analyses (total = 239), mean (±SE) observed heterozygosity (HO), and mean (±SE) expected heterozygosity (HE). GPS coordinates shown as degree decimal minutes (WGS84).

From: Populations of the coral species Montastraea cavernosa on the Belize Barrier Reef lack vertical connectivity

Site name

Latitude

Longitude

Depth zone

n

n g

H O

H E

Tobacco Reef (TR)

16° 49.946′N

88° 4.441′W

10 m

15

15

0.726 ± 0.055

0.712 ± 0.062

16 m

15

15

0.650 ± 0.082

0.686 ± 0.059

25 m

15

15

0.562 ± 0.073

0.683 ± 0.080

35 m

15

15

0.624 ± 0.077

0.658 ± 0.086

Raph’s Wall (RW)

16° 46.564′N

88° 4.479′W

10 m

15

15

0.637 ± 0.060

0.684 ± 0.061

16 m

15

15

0.593 ± 0.074

0.674 ± 0.065

25 m

16

15

0.687 ± 0.079

0.716 ± 0.062

35 m

15

15

0.577 ± 0.086

0.695 ± 0.065

South Reef (SR)

16° 46.137′N

88° 4.433′W

10 m

16

16

0.703 ± 0.065

0.723 ± 0.056

16 m

15

14

0.630 ± 0.068

0.689 ± 0.061

25 m

15

15

0.559 ± 0.081

0.669 ± 0.081

35 m

15

15

0.659 ± 0.045

0.722 ± 0.060

Glover’s Reef (GR)

16° 45.323′N

87° 46.875′W

10 m

15

15

0.681 ± 0.077

0.715 ± 0.059

16 m

15

15

0.562 ± 0.036

0.679 ± 0.059

25 m

15

14

0.615 ± 0.052

0.697 ± 0.073

35 m

15

15

0.631 ± 0.079

0.748 ± 0.051

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