DEPARTMENT OF MARINE BIOLOGY. 



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



[Note. — Nat. att. = naturally attached. Note 1 in table, accuracy of record doubtful; note 2, 

 tape-line measurements, accuracy somewhat doubtful.] 



Increase in diameter. 



Name and station. 



Oculina diffusa Lam.: 



Fort Jefferson, tiles outside moat wall . . . . 



Fort Jefferson, moat, nat. att 



Fort Jefferson, wharf, nat. att 



Eusmilia f astigiata (Pallas) : 



Fort Jefferson, tiles outside moat wall . . . . 



Fort Jefferson, wharf, nat. att 



Loggerhead Key, reef, nat. att 



Dichocoenia stokesi, M.-Ed. & H. : 



Fort Jefferson, moat, nat. att 



Golding Caj', tiles 



Golding Cay, nat. att 



Dendrog>Ta cylindrus, Ehr. : 



Golding Cay, tiles 



Orbicella annularis (Ell. & Sol.) : 



Fort Jefferson, tiles outside moat wall .... 



Loggerhead Key, reef, tiles 



Loggerhead Key, nat. att 



Golding Cay, tiles 



Golding Cay, nat. att 



Orbicella cavernosa (Linn.) : 



Fort Jefferson, tiles outside moat wall. . . . 



Loggerhead Key, reef, tile 



Golding Cay, tile 



Favia fragum (Esper) : 



Fort Jefferson, tiles outside moat wall .... 



Fort Jefferson, moat 



Fort Jefferson, outside moat wall, nat. att 



Loggerhead Key, reef, nat. att 



Golding Cay, tiles 



Manicina gyrosa (Ell. & Sol.) : 



Fort Jefferson, tiles outside moat wall .... 



Loggerhead Key, reef, tiles 



Fort .Jefferson, moat (transplanted) 



Fort Jefferson, wharf 



Mseandra areolata (Linn.) : 



Fort Jefferson, tiles outside moat wall. . . . 



Fort Jefferson, moat (transplanted) 



Fort Jefferson, outside moat wall, nat. att, 



Golding Cay, tiles 



Majandra labyrinthifomiis (Linn.) : 



Golding Cay, tiles , 



Golding Cay, nat. att , 



Mseandra strigosa (Dana) : 



Loggerhead Key, reef, tile 



Fort Jefferson, moat, nat. att 



Fort Jefferson, wharf 



Loggerhead Key, reef, nat. att 



Golding Cay, tiles 



Golding Cay, nat. att 



Mteandra clivosa (Ell. & Sol.) : 



Fort Jefferson, tile, outside moat wall 



Loggerhead Key, reef, tiles 



Fort Jefferson, moat, nat. att 



Fort Jefferson, wharf, nat. att 



Golding Cay, tiles 



Golding Cay, nat. att 



Amount. 



Number of 

 records as 

 basis for 

 estimate. 



mm. 

 19.28 

 19.25 

 29.57 



9.61 

 10.62 

 21 



6.67 

 6.29 



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 



9.41 



24.14 



14.91 



5.25 



7.67 



7 



4 



28 



22 



19 



1 



12 



24 



4 



16 



29 

 29 

 36 

 24 



19 

 6 

 4 



27 



27 



6 



8 



24 



4 

 12 



6 

 22 



66 

 12 



4 

 26 



24 



5 

 5 

 6 

 8 

 24 

 14 



10 

 18 

 35 

 12 

 4 

 12 



Increase in height. 



Amount. 



mm. 



7.5 

 12.70 

 22.61 



4.5 

 7 



15.2 

 2.2 

 2 



10.375 



6.57 

 5.28 

 6.80 

 5.67 

 5 



3.22 

 5.67 

 3.5 



2.92 

 3.77 



Number of 



records as 



basis for 



estimate. 



5.00 

 3.83 



2.5 

 4.67 

 8.67 

 7.00 



6.71 

 9.60 



3.64 



4.92 

 7.50 



5.33 



10.00 



3.50 



8.75 

 4.60 

 7.50 



8.83 

 4.72 

 5.57 

 4.00 

 2.50 



2 



5 



13 



10 

 4 



10 

 2 



14 



14 



5 



12 



9 

 3 

 2 



14 

 11 



i 



12 



2 

 6 

 3 

 4 



28 

 5 



14 



12 



3 

 3 

 2 

 4 

 12 

 6 



6 

 9 

 7 

 1 

 2 



