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Number of archaeal cells on coral surface Coral >10^7 archaea/cm^2 113022 Rosenberg E, Koren O...
Population density of dinoflagellates of the genus Symbiodinium in coral tissue Coral ~10^6 cells/cm^2 of coral tissue 114525 Blackall LL, Wilson B...
Fraction of the fixed carbon incorporated into coral skeletons that is accounted for by heterotrophy Coral 0 - 66 % 114557 Houlbrèque F, Ferrier-Pagès...
Fraction of carbon fixed by zooxanthella (algae) to symbiontic coral under poor nutrient conditions Coral 95 % 104193 Ilana Berman-Frank and...
Fraction of the energy requirement of the coral animal that is supplied by dinoflagellates of the genus Symbiodinium Coral ≤~95 % of energy requirement 114524 Blackall LL, Wilson B...
Fraction of total nitrogen needs that are satisfied by endolithic community Coral 50 % 113021 Rosenberg E, Koren O...
Depth sea corals are limited to Coral 100 upper meters of tropical shorelines 114537 Iluz D, Dubinsky Z. Coral...
Abundance of bacteria in the mucus layer Coral 10^5-10^6 colony forming units (cfu)/ml 113020 Rosenberg E, Koren O...
Number of described Scelerantinian corals (stony corals or hard corals) as of 1999 Coral ~1300 described scleractinian species 114510 Blackall LL, Wilson B...
Asexual generation (i.e. doubling) times of endosymbiont from Symbiodinium genus Coral 7 (3 - 74) days 114526 Blackall LL, Wilson B...
Fraction of daily metabolic requirements in healthy and bleached corals that are met by heterotrophy Coral healthy corals 15 - 35: bleached corals ≤100 % 114558 Houlbrèque F, Ferrier-Pagès...
Summary of comparative diversity among animal taxa at various levels Coral Table - link N/A 114520 Blackall LL, Wilson B...
Fraction of Pseudomonas spp. & Vibrio spp. out of all isolated bacteria from disease-free & bleached corals, respectively Coral Pseudomonas spp. out of disease-free corals 13%: Vibrio spp. out of bleached corals 30% % 113024 Rosenberg E, Koren O...
Total area of coral reefs worldwide Biosphere 103320 km^2 100769 http://www.nationmas...
Worldwide decline in coral population (in the period 1977-2007) Biosphere ~30 % 113023 Rosenberg E, Koren O...
Virus to microbe ratio (VMR) in Pacific and Atlantic coral reef samples Biosphere 25 - 2 VLPs (virus-like particles) per microbe 114001 Knowles B et al., Lytic...
Fraction of earth's upper oceans occupied by coral reefs and fraction of the globe's marine species they provide habitat for Biosphere <0.1% of earth's upper oceans: ~25% of the globe's marine species % 114509 Blackall LL, Wilson B...
High- and low-light acclimation of zooxanthellae Stylophora pistillata Dinoflagellates Table - link N/A 114538 Iluz D, Dubinsky Z. Coral...
Fraction of sponges within a community in which the presence of photosynthetic symbionts can occur Sponges phylum Porifera ≤85 % 114511 Blackall LL, Wilson B...
Fraction of global calcium carbonate production that calcification (formation of an external skeleton through the transformation of dissolved inorganic carbon, into calcium carbonate (CaCO3)) accounts for Biosphere ~15 % 114508 Bertucci A et al., Carbonic...