Table 5. Bioerosion and carbonate accretion rates of the dead coral framework over 1 year experimental duration at one offshore and two inshore deployment sites.
Rates are given in percent bioerosion as well as carbonate accretion per day (% d−1), and in grams per coral framework surface and year (g m−2 yr−1). Data are presented as replicate means ± standard deviation for all three locations (Leksa on-reef, Leksa off-reef, Sula Reef).
| Location | Bioerosion rate (% d−1) |
Accretion rate (% d−1) |
Bioerosion rate (g m−2 yr−1) |
Accretion rate (g m−2 yr−1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leksa (inshore, on-reef) | −0.0036 ± 0.0012 | 0.0042 ± 0.0016 | −23.20 ± 7.87 | 26.58 ± 9.74 |
| Leksa (inshore, off-reef) | −0.0009 ± 0.0007 | 0.0027 ± 0.0003 | −5.88 ± 4.42 | 17.13 ± 2.45 |
| Sula (offshore, off-reef) | −0.0013 ± 0.0003 | 0.0019 ± 0.0006 | −8.03 ± 2.24 | 11.74 ± 3.41 |
| Mean of all locations: | −0.0020 ± 0.0015 | 0.0029 ± 0.0013 | −12.37 ± 9.40 | 18.48 ± 8.54 |