Table 4 Comparison of coral recruitment rates on settlement plates at high-latitude or marginal locations around the world
From: Coral recruitment of a subtropical coral community at Yenliao Bay, northern Taiwan
Region | Latitude | Material | Recruitment rate (number m-2year-1) | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North Pacific | 32° N | Slate | 2 | Amakusa, Japan | Nozawa et al. (2006) |
25° N | Ceramic | 106 | Yenliao Bay, northern Taiwan | This study | |
South Pacific | 29-30° S | Ceramic | 132 | Solitary Islands, Eastern Australia | Harriott and Banks (1995) |
26° S | Ceramic | 173 | Gneering Shoals, Australia | Banks and Harriott (1996) | |
Caribbean | 10° N | 3.8 | Cubagua Island, Venezuela | Rodrǐguez et al. (2009) | |
Red Sea | 29° N | Ceramic | 18 | Eilat, Israel | Abelson et al. (2005) |
29° N | Ceramic | 190 | Eilat, Israel | Glassom et al. (2004) | |
Indian Ocean | 30° S | Ceramic | 1,007 | Sodwana Bay, South Africa | Glassom et al. (2006) |