Biological and Physical Processes Affecting the Survival of a Stony Coral, Acropora Cervicornis |
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Acropora cervicornis Acropora palmata allografts apical polyp astreoides back reef basal bioerosion borers boring sponge bottom break breakage broken calcium carbonate calculated Caribbean cervicornis branches cervicornis colonies cervicornis zone Cliona aprica cm/yr cm²/m² coral colony coral reef coralline algae correlation damage Damsel Gardens damselfish density depth Diadema Discovery Bay distribution dominant East Fore Reef encrusting Figure fracture frequency gauge Goreau grafts growth rate Gypsina haystack important indicate Jamaica Jamaican reefs kg/m² larvae live coral massive corals measured metres Montastrea annularis observations organisms orientation photographs Pinnacle II transect polychaetes polyp Porites Porites astreoides predation present quadrat recemented reef crest reef terrace reproduction result rubble SAN DIEGO sand channels scleractinian sediment shallow water side skeleton species staghorn coral stalk Station storm strain stress structure substrate substratum surface underwater variables water flow water velocity wave heights wave surge west fore wind Young's Modulus