TABLE 1.

The locations, coral species, and numbers of sampled corals.

Site location	Sampling date	Coral species	Coral code#	Colony number
(longitude, latitude)
Daya Bay	01 September 2015	Galaxea fascicularis	Gf1_DyB, Gf2_DyB	2
(114°38′40″E, 22°34′57″N)		Goniastrea retiformis	Gr1_DyB, Gr2_DyB, Gr3_DyB, Gr4_DyB	4
		Pavona decussata	Pd1_DyB, Pd2_DyB	2
		Hydnophora microconos	Hm1_DyB	1
Weizhou Island	23 October 2015	Porites lutea	Pl1_WzI, Pl2_WzI, Pl3_WzI, Pl4_WzI	4
(109°06′40″E, 21°04′30″N)		Favia palauensis	Fp1_WzI, Fp2_WzI, Fp3_WzI	3
		Plesiastrea versipora	Pv1_WzI, Pv2_WzI, Pv3_WzI	3
Luhuitou	15 October 2016	Porites lutea	Pl1_Lht, Pl2_Lht, Pl3_Lht, Pl4_Lht	4
(109°29′16″E, 18°13′18″N)		Plesiastrea versipora	Pv1_Lht, Pv2_Lht, Pv3_Lht	3
		Favia palauensis	Fp1_Lht	1
Huangyan Island	15 July 2015	Porites lutea	Pl1_HyI, Pl2_HyI, Pl3_HyI, Pl4_HyI, Pl5_HyI	5
(117°44′49″E, 15°13′08″N)		Goniastrea retiformis	Gr1_HyI, Gr2_HyI, Gr3_HyI	3
		Plesiastrea versipora	Pv1_HyI, Pv2_HyI, Pv3_HyI	3
		Plesiastrea curta	Pc1_HyI, Pc2_HyI	2
Sanjiao Reef	19 May 2015	Porites lutea	Pl1_SjR, Pl2_SjR, Pl3_SjR, Pl4_SjR	4
(115°12′41″E, 10°13′24″N)		Montipora efflorescens	Me1_SjR, Me2_SjR	2
		Pavona decussata	Pd1_SjR, Pd2_SjR	2
		Hydnophora microconos	Hm1_SjR, Hm2_SjR	2
		Pocillopora eydouxi	Pe1_SjR	1
		Favia palauensis	Fp1_SjR	1
		Plesiastrea curta	Pc1_SjR, Pc2_SjR, Pc3_SjR	3
Xinyi Reef	21 May 2016	Porites lutea	Pl1_XyR, Pl2_XyR, Pl3_XyR, Pl4_XyR	4
(115°55′49″E, 9°20′06″N)		Goniastrea retiformis	Gr1_XyR, Gr2_XyR, Gr3_XyR, Gr4_XyR, Gr5_XyR	5
		Acropora rosaria	Ar1_XyR, Ar2_XyR, Ar3_XyR	3
		Favia palauensis	Fp1_XyR	1

^#The letters before the underscore are the initials of the coral genus and species, which represent the species of corals. The numbers indicate the order of coral individuals. The letters after the underscore represent the abbreviations for the coral reef locations.