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Growth rate

Montipora capitata

The Coral Trait Database lists 2 Growth rate records (mm yr^-1) for Montipora capitata from 1 primary resource: 13.375; 22.33.

Reading the evidence

These traits were recorded in wild or study colonies. Their values do not establish aquarium care targets.

1 record
13.375 mm yr^-1
1 record
22.33 mm yr^-1

1 evidence family (records sharing a primary reference count once).

Evidence

2 records
ValueType · methodWhereReferenceRecord
22.33 mm yr^-1 ± 3.854 Standard deviationMean · Alizarin stainKaneohe Bay, OahuRodgers, K. et al. (2003). Effects of Mechanical Fracturing and Experimental Trampling on Hawaiian Corals. DOIctd-m143155
13.375 mm yr^-1 ± 3.715 Standard deviationMean · Alizarin stainKaneohe Bay, OahuRodgers, K. et al. (2003). Effects of Mechanical Fracturing and Experimental Trampling on Hawaiian Corals. DOIctd-m143157

Sources

CC0-1.0Retrieved 2026-10-03Coral Trait Database — current per-species observation CSV exportsMadin et al. (2016) The Coral Trait Database, a curated database of trait information for coral species from the global oceans. Scientific Data 3:160017. Primary resources cited per observation.
CC0-1.0Retrieved 2026-10-03Coral Trait Database — resource bibliography CSVCoral Trait Database resource list; bibliographic facts of the cited primary works.