Table 3.
Live coral cover extent and changes in total coral cover area
| Species | Status | Total live area sampled in November 2005, cm2 | Live area 9 months postbleaching, cm2 | % Live area 9 months postbleaching/2005 area | Live area 58 months postbleaching, cm2 | % Live area 58 months postbleaching/2005 area | Live area 89 months postbleaching, cm2 | % Live area 89 months postbleaching/2005 area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orbicella franksi | All | 27,699.51 | 19,975.11 | 72.11 | 19,849.09 | 71.66 | 15,946.01 | 57.57 |
| O. franksi | Unbleached | 5,802.62 | 6,017.88 | 103.71 | 5,743.75 | 98.99 | 4,593.62 | 79.16 |
| O. franksi | Bleached | 21,896.89 | 13,957.23 | 63.74 | 14,105.34 | 64.42 | 11,352.39 | 51.84 |
| Stephanocoenia michelini | All | 16,318.98 | 10,198.80 | 62.50 | 96,15.47 | 58.92 | 5,053.71 | 30.97 |
| S. michelini | Unbleached | 1,244.40 | 1,128.38 | 90.68 | 901.83 | 72.47 | 457.44 | 36.76 |
| S. michelini | Bleached | 15,074.58 | 9,070.42 | 60.17 | 8,713.64 | 57.80 | 4,596.27 | 30.49 |
| Siderastrea siderea | All | 22,271.94 | 18,959.23 | 85.13 | 16,619.49 | 74.62 | 15,809.24 | 70.98 |
| S. siderea | Unbleached | 14,563.45 | 12,237.94 | 84.03 | 11,697.08 | 80.32 | 11,097.40 | 76.20 |
| S. siderea | Bleached | 7,708.49 | 6,721.29 | 87.19 | 4,922.41 | 63.86 | 4,711.84 | 61.13 |
Includes the total study sample, from both response (between 0 and 9 months after bleaching) and recovery (between 22 and 58 months after bleaching) periods. Totals shown for each species include both the unbleached and bleached colony groups for those species.