Fig. 5: The relationship between the different organismal communities (COI and 16S) and coral physiology.
From: Ecosystem transplant from a healthy reef boosts coral health at a degraded reef
A Coral health was assessed by a stress index (IBR). Areas derived from star plots show the level of alteration in the physiological biomarkers in each site and treatment. The higher numerical values associated with each plot indicate increased physiological stress. B The correlation between the organismal community and coral physiology parameters denoted by colors representing positive and negative values. The size of the circle is proportional to the strength of the correlation (r2), also indicated by the numbers. Blank spaces indicate no significant correlation (p < 0.05). C The PCA plot visualizes the proximity and direction of the vectors and each physiological test, with the symbols referring to the different treatment and coral species. Figure correlates to Supplementary Figs. 7–9 and Tables 11–13.
