Table 1. Statistical summary of the size-frequency distributions (using log-transformed colony size) for 5 coral taxa.
Species | n | Mean colony size (cm2) | CV | Kurtosis | Skewness |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acropora muricata | 221 | 4.07 | 22.9 | 3.15 | −0.21 |
Acropora humilis | 174 | 3.22 | 20.4 | 2.57 | −0.01 |
Tabular Acropora | 83 | 4.57 | 25.9 | 2.38 | −0.1 |
Pocillopora spp | 525 | 3.34 | 27.1 | 2.34 | −0.49 |
Porites | 968 | 3.35 | 19.9 | 3.59 | −0.41 |
The sample size (n), density, log-transformed mean colony size, coefficient of variation (CV), skewness (g1), kurtosis (g2) are specified.