Table 1. Summary of calcification and erosion rates for the habitats in Palau and Yap (kg CaCO3 m-2 yr-1), where CI are the 95% Confidence intervals, and n/a is not applicable.
Palau | |||||
Outer (CI) n = 8 | Inner (CI) n = 6 | Patch (CI) n = 10 | |||
All Outer n = 8 |
Western Outer n = 4 |
Eastern Outer n = 4 |
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Gross calcification | 7.60 (4.66) | 12.72 (5.79) | 2.48 (0.90) | 5.46 (1.48) | 12.32 (2.83) |
Erosion | 0.08 (0.01) | 0.025 (0.02) | 0.02 (0.02) | 0.06 (0.01) | 0.06 (0.00) |
Net calcification | 7.98 (4.67) | 13.09 (5.80) | 2.86 (0.90) | 5.80 (1.48) | 12.66 (2.83) |
Yap | |||||
Outer (CI) n = 10 | Inner (CI) n = 14 | Patch (CI) | |||
Western Outer n = 6 |
Eastern Outer n = 4 |
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Gross calcification | 12.53 (4.11) | 15.08 (6.09) | 11.44 (5.65) | 8.26 (2.19) | n/a |
Erosion | 0.47 (0.78) | 1.04 (1.96) | 0.08 (0.02) | 0.09 (0.03) | n/a |
Net calcification | 12.47 (3.89) | 14.07 (5.32) | 11.40 (5.65) | 8.57 (2.19) | n/a |
Mean values for Palau and Yap | |||||
Gross calcification | 10.34 (3.21) | 7.40 (1.68) | |||
Erosion | 0.27 (0.43) | 0.06 (0.01) | |||
Net accretion | 10.47 (3.09) | 7.73 (1.68) |