Table 1.
Number of coral colonies (n), colony size (maximum diameter in cm), percent colony mortality and juvenile (colonies <5 cm) contribution to the total number of colonies of each species in the coral-ground assemblage of Xcaret in 2005.
Table 2.
List of non-scleractinian benthic fauna recorded in Xcaret in 2005.
Figure 1.
Coral colonies, diseases (%), coral-TAS mats competitive interactions and partial mortality in relation to size.
Number of coral colonies (N), percentage of colonies with disease signs (Dis) and involved in a competitive interaction with turf-algal sediment mats (TAS) and percent colony mortality (PM) per transect (N = 10) in relation to size class (I: 0 to 10 cm diameter, n = 1037 colonies, II: >10 to 20 cm, n = 400 colonies, III: >20 to 30 cm, n = 104 colonies, IV: >30 to 40 cm, n = 28 colonies, V: >40 cm, n = 12 colonies) at Xcaret in 2005. Means ± Standard Error.
Table 3.
Percentage of Scleractinian colonies affected by diseases (Dis) and involved in competitive interactions (CI) in Xcaret in 2005.
Figure 2.
Location of the study site (a) and depth profile and zonation (b).
Figure 3.
Satellite images of Xcaret showing sediment flux.
Sequential satellite images showing the study site at Xcaret and a sediment-free rock terrace in May 2004, but with extensive sand cover during January 2007.