Reef accretion and coral growth rates are decoupled in Holocene reef frameworks

2020 ◽  
Vol 419 ◽  
pp. 106065 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Roff
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rates ◽  
Coral Growth ◽  
Reef Accretion ◽  
Holocene Reef

scholarly journals Allometric growth in reef-building corals

2017 ◽  
Vol 284 (1851) ◽  
pp. 20170053 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Dornelas ◽  
Joshua S. Madin ◽  
Andrew H. Baird ◽  
Sean R. Connolly
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rates ◽  
Allometric Scaling ◽  
Scaling Law ◽  
Coral Growth ◽  
Allometric Growth ◽  
Demographic Rates ◽  
Planar Area ◽  
Size And Morphology ◽  
Symbiotic Organisms ◽  
Colonial Organisms

Predicting demographic rates is a critical part of forecasting the future of ecosystems under global change. Here, we test if growth rates can be predicted from morphological traits for a highly diverse group of colonial symbiotic organisms: scleractinian corals. We ask whether growth is isometric or allometric among corals, and whether most variation in coral growth rates occurs at the level of the species or morphological group. We estimate growth as change in planar area for 11 species, across five morphological groups and over 5 years. We show that coral growth rates are best predicted from colony size and morphology rather than species. Coral size follows a power scaling law with a constant exponent of 0.91. Despite being colonial organisms, corals have consistent allometric scaling in growth. This consistency simplifies the task of projecting community responses to disturbance and climate change.

Perspectives on Massive Coral Growth Rates in a Changing Ocean

2014 ◽  
Vol 226 (3) ◽  
pp. 187-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janice M. Lough ◽  
Neal E. Cantin
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rates ◽  
Coral Growth ◽  
Massive Coral

Normal Coral Growth Rates on Dying Reefs: Are Coral Growth Rates Good Indicators of Reef Health?

2000 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 404-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evan N Edinger ◽  
Gino V Limmon ◽  
Jamaluddin Jompa ◽  
Wisnu Widjatmoko ◽  
Jeffrey M Heikoop ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rates ◽  
Coral Growth ◽  
Reef Health

Holocene Reef Accretion: Southwest Molokai, Hawaii, U.S.A.

2004 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. S. Engels ◽  
C. H. Fletcher ◽  
M. E. Field ◽  
C. D. Storlazzi ◽  
E. E. Grossman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reef Accretion ◽  
Holocene Reef

scholarly journals Climate Change and Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation as Drivers of Recent Declines in Coral Growth Rates in the Southwestern Caribbean

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis D. Lizcano-Sandoval ◽  
Ángela Marulanda-Gómez ◽  
Mateo López-Victoria ◽  
Alberto Rodriguez-Ramirez
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation ◽  
Coral Growth

Estimation of coral growth-rates from laboratory 45Ca-incorporation rates

1975 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. D. Clausen ◽  
A. A. Roth
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rates ◽  
Coral Growth
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