Indicated average annual groulh-rate of Floridian and Bahaman shoal-water corals 



(Note. — Nat. att. = naturally attached. Note' in table, accuracy or resord doubtful; note- tape-line 



measurements, accuracy somewhat doubtful) 



Oculina diffusa Lam. 



Oculina diffusa Lam. 

 Oculina diffusa Lam. 

 Eusmitia fastigiata (Pallas) 



Eusmilia fastigiata (Pallas) 

 Eusmilia fastigiata (Pallas) 

 Dichocoenia stokesi M. Edw. & H. 

 Dichocoenia stokesi M. Edw. & H. 

 Dichocoenia stokesi M. Edw. & H. 

 Dendrogyra cylindrus Ehr. 

 Orbicella annularis (Ell. & Sol.) 



Orbicella annularis (Ell. & Sol.) 

 Orbicella annularis (Ell. & Sol.) 

 Orbicella annularis (Ell. & Sol.) 

 Orbicella annularis (Ell. & Sol.) 

 Orbicella cavernosa (Linn.) 



Orbicella cavernosa (Linn.) 

 Orbicella cavernosa (Linn.) 

 Favia fragum (Esper) 



Favia frag urn (Esper) 

 Favia fragum. (Esper) 



Favia fragum (Esper) 

 Favia fragum (Esper) 

 Manicina gyrosa (Ell. & Sol.) 



Manicina gyrosa (Ell. & Sol.) 

 Manicina gyrosa (Ell. & Sol.) 



Manicina gyrosa (Ell. & Sol.) 

 Maeandra areolata (Linn.) 



Maeandra areolata (Linn.) 



Maeandra areolata (Linn.) 



Maeandra areolata (Linn.) 

 Maeandra labyrintliiformis (Linn.) 

 Mccandra labyrinthiformis (Linn.) 

 Maeandra strigosa (Dana) 

 Maeandra strigosa (Dana) 

 Maeandra strigosa (Dana) 

 Maeandra strigosa (Dana) 

 Maeandra strigosa (Dana) 

 Maeandra strigosa (Dana) 

 Maeandra clivosa (Ell. & Sol.) 



STATION 



Ft. .Jefferson, tiles outside moat 



wall 

 Ft. Jefferson moat, nat. att. 

 Ft. Jefferson wharf, nat. att. 

 Ft. Jefferson, tiles outside moat 



wall 

 Ft. Jefferson wharf, nat. att. 

 Loggerhead Key, reef, nat. att. 

 Ft. Jefferson moat, nat. att. 

 Golding Cay, tiles 

 Golding Cay, nat. att. 

 Golding Cay, tiles 

 Ft. Jefferson, tiles outside moat 



wall 

 Loggerhead Key, reef, tiles 

 Loggerhead Key, reef, nat. att. 

 Golding Cay, tiles 

 Golding Cay, nat. att. 

 Ft. Jefferson, tiles outside moat 



wall 

 Loggerhead Key, reef, tile 

 Golding Cay, tile 

 Ft. Jefferson, tiles, outside moat 



wall 

 Ft. Jefferson, moat 

 Ft. Jefferson, out.side moat wall, 



nat. att. 

 Loggerhead Key, reef, nat. att. 

 Golding Cay, tiles 

 Ft. Jefferson, tiles, outside moat 



wall 

 Loggerhead Key, reef, tiles 

 Ft. Jefferson, moat (trans- 

 planted; 

 Ft. Jefferson, wharf 

 Ft. Jefferson, tiles outside moat 



wall 

 Ft. Jefferson, moat (trans- 

 planted) 

 Ft. Jeffer-son, out.side moat wall 



nat. att. 

 Golding Cay, tiles 

 Golding Cay, tiles 

 Golding Cay, nat. att. 

 Loggerhead Key, reef, tile 

 Ft. Jefferson, moat, nat. att. 

 Ft. Jefferson, wharf 

 Loggerhead Key, reef, nat. att. 

 Ciolding Cay, tiles 

 Golding Cay, nat. att. 

 Ft. Jefferson, tile, outside moat 

 wall 



INCREASE IN 

 DIAMETER 



19.28 

 19.2.5 

 29.57 



9.61 

 10.62 

 21 



6.67 



6.29 



2 



7 



7.43 

 6.89 

 9.02 

 6.45 

 



14.50 

 4.83 

 9.5 



4.42 

 4.2 



6.417 



4.5 



3.62 



9.75 



7.87 



21.50 

 16.77 



10.74 



15.25 



12.00 

 7.34 

 9.17 

 6.375 

 7.70 

 19.80 

 11.17 

 9.75 

 8.14 

 5.92 



20.90 



No. of 



records 

 as basis 

 for es- 

 timate 



7 



4 



28 



19 

 1 



12 



24 

 4 



16 



'29 

 29 

 36 

 24 

 2 



19 

 6 

 4 



27 

 27 







8 

 24 



4 

 12 



66 



12 



4 



26 



24 



8 



5 



5 



6 



8 



24 



14 



10 



INCREASE IN 

 HEIGHT 



O 



-5 



I .0 



12.70 

 22. Gl 



4.5 



7 



5.2' 

 2 2 

 2 



10.375 



6.57 

 5.28 

 6.80 

 5.67 

 5 



3.22 

 5.67 

 3.5 



2.92 

 3.77 



5.00 

 3.83 



2.5 

 4.67 



8.67 

 7.00 



6.71 



9.60 



No. of 

 records 

 as basis 

 for es- 

 timate 



2 

 5 



13 



10 

 4 



10 

 2 



14 



14 



5 



12 



9 

 3 

 2 



14 

 11 



1 



12 



3 

 4 



28 



5 



14 



12 

 2 



3 

 3 



50() 



