Table 6. Calculated conversion factors of growth rates and structural parameters.

Factors translating growth rates of living corals from daily percentage (% d⁻¹/g m⁻² yr⁻¹) into linear extension (mm d⁻¹/yr⁻¹) and vice versa, as well as conversions of different standardisation parameters such as weight, volume or surface area (short ‘Area’), and polyp count (N of polyps). Conversions are given for white and red corals separately and for both combined (‘All live corals’).

Parameters	White corals	Orange corals	All live corals
G (% d−1) → Linear extension (mm d−1)	0.439 ± 0.125	0.456 ± 0.194	0.447 ± 0.155
Linear extension (mm d−1) → G (% d−1)	2.040 ± 0.991	2.325 ± 1.060	2.167 ± 1.056
G (g m−2 yr−1) → Linear extension (mm yr−1)	0.035 ± 0.019	0.038 ± 0.015	0.037 ± 0.017
Linear extension (mm yr−1) → G (g m−2 yr−1)	30.34 ± 15.30	31.28 ± 14.03	30.76 ± 14.43
Area (mm2) → Volume (mm3)	0.709 ± 0.095	0.677 ± 0.070	0.693 ± 0.083
Volume (mm3) → Area (mm2)	1.435 ± 0.201	1.492 ± 0.153	1.464 ± 0.177
Volume (mm3) → Dry weight (g)	0.002 ± 0.000	0.002 ± 0.000	0.002 ± 0.000
Dry weight (g) → Volume (mm3)	501.88 ± 23.29	515.27 ± 23.80	508.58 ± 23.98
Area (mm2) → Dry weight (g)	1,422.24 ± 248.19	1,321.02 ± 194.56	1,371.63 ± 223.70
Dry weight (g) → Area (mm2)	724.16 ± 134.19	772.03 ± 113.52	748.09 ± 123.58
N of polyps → Dry weight (g)	0.672 ± 0.210	0.522 ± 0.219	0.597 ± 0.223
DW (g) → N of polyps	1.566 ± 0.517	1.998 ± 0.731	1.772 ± 0.650
N of polyps → Area (mm2)	474.03 ± 128.58	385.58 ± 124.65	429.80 ± 131.61
Area (mm2) → N of polyps	0.002 ± 0.001	0.003 ± 0.001	0.003 ± 0.001
N of polyps → Volume (mm3)	334.91 ± 97.04	265.49 ± 104.09	300.20 ± 104.43
Volume (mm3) → N of polyps	0.003 ± 0.001	0.004 ± 0.002	0.004 ± 0.001
Buoyant (g) → Dry weight (g)	1.536 ± 0.008	1.536 ± 0.005	1.536 ± 0.011
Dry weight (g) → Buoyant weight (g)	0.651 ± 0.004	0.651 ± 0.002	0.651 ± 0.005