Abundance and partial mortality patterns for stony corals.

Only the 25 most abundant species (all sample dates from 2005–2010 combined) are included. Mortality values were compared between summers (all years combined) and winter 2010 surveys (t-test). * = p<0.01, ns = not significant (p>0.05). Species rankings were calculated for each time interval (summers, winter 2010) from 1 (highest mortality) to 25 (lowest mortality). The top 5 most susceptible species based on recent mortality are highlighted in bold for each survey period. Changes in ranking represent changes in species susceptibility between warm-water (summers) and cold-water (winter 2010) anomalies. Ranking-change colors are changes in mortality rankings for each species between periods. D = decrease in ranking of >3 ranking spots, I = increase in ranking of >3 ranking spots, N = change in ranking of <3 spots.