Table 1. Growth (calcification rate) results of both species by culture method after 1 year in tanks (ex situ) vs on coral trees (in situ). The number of genotypes (N) and total number of pooled ramets (n) used for each analysis are provided.
M. capitata | M. flabellata | ||||
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Tanks | Trees | Tanks | Trees | ||
Culture method | Genotypes (N) Pooled ramets (n) |
N = 17 n = 50 |
N = 17 n = 81 |
N = 13 n = 41 |
N = 13 n = 48 |
Calc. Rate (mg g−1 day−1) Mean ± SEM | 9.43 ± 0.404 | 12.34 ± 0.664 | 5.95 ± 0.308 | 3.72 ± 0.227 |