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Table 1. Coral species and other groups that were observed both during and after (up to 1.5 years) the El Niño event showing the proportion observed<br />
of normal, bleached and dead colonies (0: = not observed; 1: < 25%; 2: 25-75%; 3: > 75%. The taxonomic group is by family for corals, and higher<br />
taxonomic groupings for other cnidarians<br />
Coral species Tax. During After<br />
n bl d n bl d<br />
Coral species Tax. During After<br />
n bl d n bl d<br />
Immediate > 75%<br />
mortality<br />
Acropora f. tabular acr 0 0 3 0 0 3<br />
Acropora robusta acr 0 0 3 1 0 3<br />
Acropora f. corymbose acr 0 1 3 1 0 3<br />
Acropora solitaryensis acr 0 1 3 0 0 3<br />
Immediate > 75%<br />
bleaching<br />
Galaxea astreata oci 1 3 1 1 1 3<br />
Acropora spicifera acr 0 3 1 2 0 2<br />
Montipora tuberculosa por 1 3 1 2 1 2<br />
Porites compressa por 0 3 1 3 1 1<br />
Coscinarea monile sid 1 3 1 3 1 1<br />
Anemone species zoa 0 3 0 1 2 0<br />
Fungia danae fun 0 3 0 3 1 0<br />
Variable bleaching,<br />
> 75% mortality<br />
Pocillopora verrucosa poc 1 2 2 1 0 3<br />
Pocillopora damicornis poc 2 2 1 1 0 3<br />
Pocillopora eydouxi poc 2 2 1 1 0 3<br />
Acropora eurystoma acr 2 2 2 1 0 3<br />
Acropora formosa acr 2 1 2 0 0 3<br />
Acropora spp. acr 2 1 2 1 0 3<br />
Acropora humilis acr 2 2 1 0 0 3<br />
Porites nigrescens por 1 2 1 1 0 3<br />
Millepora tenella mil 3 1 1 1 0 3<br />
Variable bleaching<br />
and mortality<br />
Platygyra sinensis fav 1 2 2 2 0 2<br />
Goniopora lobata por 1 2 1 2 0 2<br />
Goniastrea retiformis fav 1 2 1 2 1 2<br />
Lobophyllia hemprichii mus 2 2 1 2 1 2<br />
Astreopora moretonensis acr 1 2 1 2 0 2<br />
Montipora informis acr 1 2 1 2 1 2<br />
Montipora<br />
aequituberculata acr 2 2 1 2 1 2<br />
Porites lutea por 2 2 1 2 1 2<br />
Echinophyllia aspera ast 2 2 1 2 1 2<br />
Platygyra daedelea fav 2 2 1 2 1 2<br />
Leptoria phrygia fav 0 2 0 2 1 2<br />
Variable bleaching,<br />
high recovery<br />
Montipora efflorescens acr 2 2 0 3 0 1<br />
Pavona varians aga 2 2 0 3 0 1<br />
Porites spp. por 2 2 1 2 2 0<br />
Favia pallida fav 2 2 1 3 0 1<br />
Favia speciosa fav 2 2 0 2 0 1<br />
Plesiastrea versipora fav 2 2 1 2 0 1<br />
Low bleaching,<br />
variable mortality<br />
Millepora platyphylla mil 3 0 1 1 0 3<br />
Acropora cerealis acr 2 1 2 2 0 2<br />
Astreopora<br />
myriophthalma acr 2 1 1 2 0 2<br />
Leptastrea purpurea fav 3 1 1 2 0 2<br />
Favia favus fav 2 1 1 2 1 2<br />
Goniastrea australensis fav 3 1 1 2 0 2<br />
Echinopora gemmifera fav 2 1 2 2 1 2<br />
Echinopora lamellosa fav 0 0 0 2 1 2<br />
Psammocora contigua sid 3 1 0 2 0 2<br />
Porites rus por 2 0 2 2 1 2<br />
Platygyra pini fav 3 0 0 2 0 2<br />
Goniopora stutchburyi por 3 0 0 2 0 2<br />
Hydnophora exesa mer 2 1 1 2 0 2<br />
Hydnophora microconos mer 3 0 0 2 0 2<br />
Low bleaching,<br />
low mortality<br />
Favites abdita fav 2 1 1 2 0 1<br />
Favites pentagona fav 2 1 1 2 0 1<br />
Goniastrea favulus fav 2 1 2 3 0 1<br />
Galaxea fascicularis ocu 2 1 1 3 1 1<br />
Acanthastrea echinata mus 2 1 1 3 0 1<br />
Pavona decussata aga 3 1 1 3 0 1<br />
Sinularia spp. oct 2 1 1 3 1 1<br />
Goniastrea edwardsi fav 3 1 1 3 0 1<br />
Porites annae por 3 1 1 3 1 1<br />
Sarcophyton spp. oct 2 1 0 3 0 1<br />
Palythoa spp. zoa 3 1 0 3 0 1<br />
Millepora exesa mil 2 1 1 3 0 0<br />
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