Table 2. Reproduction parameters of the different coral species.

	Fix input (recruits cm−2 event−1)	No. of Recruitment Events (events year−1)	Spat size (mm)	Size at Maturity (diameter[cm])	Eggs/Larvae per cm2 surface area	Polyps per cm2 surface area	Eggs per polyp	Retention Factor	Surface Factor	Reproductive Mode
Porites lobata	0.01	1	1 [116]	8 [114]	1210 [113]	-	12 [119]	1.0E-8	1.5	gonochoric spawner [121]–[123]
Porites lutea	0.01	1	1 [116]	8 [114]	1375	19.1	72 [114]	1.0E-8	1	gonochoric spawner [121]–[123]
Acropora muricata (formosa)	0.01	1	1.2 [116]	4–7 [115]	109.5	15 [120]	7.2 [118]	4.5E-8	5	hermaphroditic spawner [121]–[123]
Pocillopora damicornis	0.01	12	2 [116]	4–7 [115]	2.5 [117]	-	-	1.5E-7	3	hermaphroditic brooder [124]

Values in parentheses indicate the respective references for an entry. All values without references are calculated from the other values.