Table 1. Notations and abbreviations used in the optimal-resource model.

Notation	Unit	Interpretation
t	day	time
Z	cells cm−2	zooxanthellae density
μi	dimensionless	proliferation rate of zooxanthella type i
μloss	dimensionless	zooxanthellae loss rate from host
rpro	kWm−2d−1	resource for zooxanthellae proliferation
Ri	resource dependent	required resource for proliferation of zooxanthella type i
a, b, c	dimensionless	coefficients of environmental parameters [51]
SI	kWm−2d−1	solar insolation
SIiopt	kWm−2d−1	optimal SI for zooxanthella type i
hSIopt	kWm−2d−1	optimal SI for host
SST	°C	sea surface temperature
SSTiopt	°C	optimal SST for zooxanthella type i
hSSTopt	°C	optimal SST for host
α	kWm−2d−1	optimal SI range for zooxanthella type i
β	°C	optimal SST range for zooxanthella type i
γ	kWm−2d−1	optimal SI range for host
K	cells cm−2	carrying capacity - host dependent
Kc	cells cm−2	environmentally dependent carrying capacity
∑ Zi	cells cm−2	total number of zooxanthellae cm−2