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. 2011 Dec 14;6(12):e28461. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028461

Table 3. Percentage of Scleractinian colonies affected by diseases (Dis) and involved in competitive interactions (CI) in Xcaret in 2005.

Dis (%) CI (%)
Code DS WP YB Nec TAS Malg CCA Falg Gorg Spo
Species affected (n) 5 1 2 9 11 13 14 9 10 12
Colonies affected (%) 4.7 0.4 0.2 1.4 33.3 11.7 4.3 1.3 1.7 4.0
Dominant species
Aaga 1.6 1.2 19.2 13.3 3.5 1.6 3.1
Aten 0.9 0.9 0.9 5.6 4.6 1.9 0.9 1.9
Dsto 1.4 48.6 12.5 6.9 1.4 1.4
Dstr 24.0 21.2 2.9 1.0 3.8 10.6
Mcav 3.1 29.7 17.2 15.6 4.7 1.6 9.4
Mdec 40.9
Mfav 27.3 27.3 27.3 4.5 4.5 4.5 13.6
Past 1.9 27.3 6.8 3.7 1.2 1.9 6.2
Pdiv 12.2 7.3 2.4 2.4
Ppor 4.3 2.1 6.4 7.4 5.3 2.1
Sint 4.2 37.5 4.2 4.2
Ssid 12.1 0.4 0.5 59.0 12.6 2.9 0.7 1.8 2.7

Only species with more than 20 colonies are shown. WP: white-plague disease, DS: dark-spot disease, YB: yellow-band disease, Nec: necrosis, TAS: turf-algal sediment mats, Malg: macroalgae, CCA: calcareous coralline algae, Falg: filamentous algae, Gorg: gorgonian, Spo: sponges. Species codes and sample size as in Table 1.