Data from: Latitudinal variation in thermal performance of the common coral Pocillopora spp.

# Data for: Latitudinal variation in thermal performance of the common coral Pocillopora spp. [https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.bk3j9kdm8](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.bk3j9kdm8) This data package contains THREE files **Data file: Photosynthesis_Irradiance** These data describe net photosynthesis as a function of light intensity (photon flux density) for the two corals in each location that were used to establish that photosynthesis was measured at a saturating irradiance Location = island where work was conducted Light = photon flux density under which metabolism was measured, units oif µmol photons per meter square per second Net flux = change in oxygen concentration in units of nmol oxygen per meter square per minute Coral = coral ID number **Data file: Respiration_and_photosynthesis** These data describe the dark respiration and gross photosynthesis of the Pocillopora corals used in this study Coral = unique identified for each coral, A - W are unique genotypes for each location Treatment °C = temperature (°C) at which metabolism was measured Gross P = gross photosynthesis in units of nmol Oxygen per minute per square centimeter of coral tissue Dark R = dark respiration in units of nmol Oxygen per minute per square centimeter of coral tissue Site = Island (Guam, Moorea or Okinawa) where the work was conducted Missing data = 999 **Data file: Seawater_Temperature** These data report seawater temperature recorded in sea water off each island Location = island Day = day of year on which record was obtained (1-365) Temperature = seawater temperature (°C) Year = year of measurement Missing data = 999