Table 1 Combined data for all tagged corals at the four permanent monitoring stations (Fig. 1), where BL indicates bleached, and WP indicates white-plague.
From: Unprecedented Disease-Related Coral Mortality in Southeastern Florida
Species | Colonies (n) | BL Colonies | % BL | WP Infected Colonies | % WP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dichocoenia stokesi | 10 | 4 | 40 | 10 | 100 |
Meandrina meandrites | 9 | 8 | 89 | 9 | 100 |
Pseudodiploria strigosa | 4 | 3 | 75 | 4 | 100 |
Colpophyllia natans | 1 | 1 | 100 | 1 | 100 |
Montastraea cavernosa | 27 | 24 | 89 | 8 | 29 |
Pseudodiploria clivosa | 6 | 5 | 83 | 1 | 16 |
Solenastrea bournoni | 12 | 11 | 92 | 2 | 16 |
Siderastrea siderea | 17 | 14 | 82 | 0 | 0 |
Porites astreoides | 17 | 14 | 82 | 0 | 0 |
Stephanocoenia intersepta | 5 | 5 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Acropora cervicornis | 4 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
Orbicella faveolata | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Agaricia agaricites | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 115 | 92 | 80 | 35 | 30 |
