Table 3. Miscellaneous parameters of the implemented coral species.
Species | Mean Lateral Extension Rate (mm/year) | Maximum Radius (cm) | Minimum Bleaching Temperature (°C) | Temperature where all corals bleach (°C) | Minimum Death Temperature (°C) | Temperature where all corals die (°C) |
Porites lobata | 11.6 | 300 | 29.9 | 31 | 29.4 | 32 |
Porites lutea | 13.2 | 300 | 29.9 | 31 | 29.4 | 32 |
Acropora muricata | 77.1 | 50 | 29.4 | 31 | 28.2 | 32 |
Pocillopora damicornis | 26.1 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 21.5 | 30.4 |
The death temperature is calculated from above mentioned data to provide a continuous range upon which the probability for death at a specific temperature is determined once a coral is bleached.