Size-structures of populations of the mushroom coral Fungia fungites: the role of disturbance.

Changes in the size-structure of populations of the mushroom coral Fungia fungites were quantified at two reefs in the Dampier Archipelago during four annual surveys from April 1998 to April 2001. Exposure to disturbance was predicted to affect the size and frequency of life history stages of polyps at each reef and their variability through time.

1998年4月至2001年4月期间，研究团队在丹皮尔群岛（Dampier Archipelago）的两处礁体开展了四次年度调查，定量分析了蘑菇珊瑚（Fungia fungites）种群的体型结构变化。本研究预测，扰动暴露程度会影响两处礁体上珊瑚虫（polyps）各生活史阶段的规模与出现频率，及其随时间的变异性。