This repository holds code for analyses and visualizations used in the manuscript "Effects of corallivory and coral colony density on coral growth and survival," authored by Kai L. Kopecky, Dana T. Cook, Russell J. Schmitt, and Adrian C. Stier.
Project description:
Data for this project were collected from a field experiment conducted in Mo'orea, French Polynesia from July-August, 2018. We tested the effect of exposure to coral predators and coral colony density on the growth and survival of Acropora pulchra (Pacific staghirn coral). We used a two-factor, fully crossed experimental design in which small coral nubbins were deployed to one of three density treatments (low: one nubbin, medium: 4 nubbins, and high: 8nubbins) and one of two coral predator exposure treatments (absent or present). We measured growth and survival of these corals after one month.