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. 2024 Nov 15;19(11):e0309354. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0309354

Table 1. Trait-based indicators of species relative vulnerability and resilience.

1: More Resistant 2: Moderately Susceptible 3: Highly Susceptible
Total Depth Range > 20 m Unknown ≤ 20 m
Dominant Depth Range > 10 m Unknown ≤ 10 m
Generalized Global Abundance Common Uncommon & unknown Rare
Restricted or Highly Fragmented Range No Unknown Yes
Found Off - Reef Yes Unknown No
Disease Vulnerability Moderately or highly resistant Unknown Moderately or highly susceptible
SCTLDa Vulnerability Low vulnerability Unknown/ Presumed vulnerable High & intermediate vulnerability
Bleaching Vulnerability Moderately or highly resistant Unknown Moderately or highly susceptible
Recovery Recovers quickly Unknown Does not recover quickly
Ocean Acidification Vulnerability Pocilloporidae Unknown Acroporidae, Poritidae, Merulinidae, Dendrophylliidae, Agariciidae, Astrocoeniidae and Rhizangiidae

Species traits used to rank corals on their relative vulnerability and resilience to population decline. These traits informed population reduction as modeled by the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network coral cover data and UNEP climate projections.

aSCTLD – Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease.