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Trends In Linear Extension Rates For Over 100-Year Period In Three Coral Species From Dry Tortugas, Florida, Adis Muslic
Trends In Linear Extension Rates For Over 100-Year Period In Three Coral Species From Dry Tortugas, Florida, Adis Muslic
USF St. Petersburg campus Master's Theses (Graduate)
Study on 3 coral species, Montastraea faveolata, Diploria strigosa, and Siderastrea siderea was done to determine the trends in coral linear extension and the impact of sea-surface temperature (SST) and other environmental parameters on a shallow reef system from Dry Tortugas National Park. The extension rates were species-specific. Montastraea faveolata had the highest average linear extension and variability (0.84±0.14 (n=165)), followed by D. strigosa (0.73±0.06 (n=54)) and S. siderea (0.42±0.06 (n=183)) respectively. Two cores of M. faveolata had significant correlation with each other (r=0.34, df=67, P=0.0043) and similar long-term patterns although one of them had a higher average linear extension …