Table 1 Summary data of Stylophora pistillata populations from different reefs and reef flat zones (g1 is skewness; g2 is kurtosis).

From: Size structure of the coral Stylophora pistillata across reef flat zones in the central Red Sea

Shelf position

Reef

Reef zone

Area surveyed (m2)

Density (ind. m−2)

% cover

Mean size ± SE (cm2)

Size range (cm2)

% juvenile colonies

% partial mortality

% purple colonies

g1

g2

Nearshore

Abu Shousha

Exposed

8.41

6.66

1.26

18.90 ± 3.64

0.26–142.78

57.14

7.14

8.93

− 0.13

2.62

Midreef

7.37

10.44

1.94

18.58 ± 3.43

0.25–176.24

51.95

1.30

7.79

0.01

2.99

Sheltered

9.26

8.31

4.29

51.63 ± 8.83

0.84–420.22

35.06

11.69

3.90

0.14

2.12

Entire reef

25.05

8.38

2.58

30.78 ± 3.75

0.25–420.22

47.14

6.67

6.67

0.09

2.73

Tahala North

Exposed

18.22

0.44

0.06

12.92 ± 5.82

4.47–52.98

75.00

0.00

25.00

1.46

4.05

Midreef

16.89

3.26

4.11

126.36 ± 14.51

6.22–387.24

5.45

29.09

5.45

− 0.50

2.58

Sheltered

13.98

1.29

1.73

134.04 ± 32.63

8.64–481.51

11.11

0.00

0.00

− 0.32

1.99

Entire reef

49.08

1.65

1.93

116.86 ± 12.72

4.47–481.51

13.58

19.75

6.17

− 0.44

2.21

Midshelf

Al Fahal

Exposed

13.63

3.81

0.24

6.37 ± 1.35

0.59–55.73

86.54

3.85

80.77

0.56

2.90

Midreef

20.46

2.20

0.35

16.10 ± 4.06

0.55–136.01

62.22

8.89

17.78

0.26

2.48

Sheltered

17.41

6.61

3.59

54.33 ± 8.18

0.45–418.43

40.90

6.96

24.35

0.02

2.15

Entire reef

51.49

4.12

1.42

34.45 ± 4.77

0.45–418.43

56.60

6.60

36.79

0.40

2.37

Shark Reef

Exposed

17.24

0.87

1.34

153.83 ± 34.32

9.33–409.30

6.67

46.67

0.00

− 0.66

3.73

Midreef

11.94

1.17

0.22

18.41 ± 4.42

2.13–59.74

50.00

14.29

0.00

− 0.01

2.35

Sheltered

24.15

1.16

0.38

31.38 ± 8.17

1.02–212.13

46.43

7.14

0.00

0.08

1.78

Entire reef

53.34

1.07

0.65

60.59 ± 12.26

1.02–409.30

36.84

19.30

0.00

0.02

2.06

Offshore

Cement Wreck

Exposed

22.84

4.03

4.19

104.08 ± 12.29

1.36–471.16

27.17

6.52

8.70

− 0.35

1.89

Midreef

15.93

11.93

4.18

35.04 ± 4.44

0.14–351.31

46.84

11.58

0.53

− 0.13

2.95

Sheltered

13.37

3.59

4.47

124.37 ± 18.43

2.11–437.98

18.75

33.33

0.00

− 0.50

2.06

Entire reef

52.14

6.33

4.26

67.28 ± 5.41

0.14–471.16

37.27

13.33

2.73

− 0.14

2.42

Shib Nazar

Exposed

16.25

8.43

3.39

40.20 ± 5.30

0.89–485.53

35.77

18.25

6.57

0.05

2.38

Midreef

13.94

6.67

5.00

74.90 ± 12.20

0.4–537.39

40.86

13.98

0.00

− 0.06

2.14

Sheltered

17.88

1.45

0.36

24.64 ± 6.67

0.7–124.76

57.69

3.85

19.23

0.21

1.67

Entire reef

48.07

5.33

2.73

51.23 ± 5.41

0.4–537.39

39.84

15.23

5.47

0.02

2.33

Total population

  

279.16

4.11

2.49

54.11 ± 2.60

0.14–537.39

41.53

12.04

10.47

0.02

2.29

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