Growth rates of coral reefs peaked at 25 °C through the Holocene
Fig 5
Partial dependency plots resulting from the deep-learning neural-network model show the relationships between mean growth rates (mm/yr) and 3 variables through the Holocene from 291 sites across the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic Oceans, from 11,700 yr BP.
(a) sea-surface temperature (SST) (°C) represented by a purple line, (b) rate of change in sea level (mm/yr) represented by a maroon line, and (c) absolute latitude (°N or °S) over the past 11,700 years represented by a charcoal line. Histograms of the distribution for each variable are shown in panels (d) through (f).