Table 1. Trait-based indicators of species relative vulnerability and resilience.
1: More Resistant | 2: Moderately Susceptible | 3: Highly Susceptible | |
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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.