Table 4 Total number of studies, experimental studies, and observational studies for the 20 most studied taxa and the group “reef-building corals” (Coral)
Taxa | Total | Experimental | Observational | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pocillopora damicornis | 719 | (9.1%) | 546 | (14.2%) | 173 | (4.2%) |
Stylophora pistillata | 603 | (7.6%) | 537 | (14%) | 66 | (1.6%) |
Coral | 555 | (7%) | 33 | (0.9%) | 522 | (12.8%) |
Porites | 255 | (3.2%) | 18 | (0.5%) | 237 | (5.8%) |
Scleractinia | 218 | (2.7%) | 20 | (0.5%) | 198 | (4.8%) |
Acropora tenuis | 207 | (2.6%) | 148 | (3.8%) | 59 | (1.4%) |
Acropora muricata | 199 | (2.5%) | 154 | (4%) | 45 | (1.1%) |
Porites astreoides | 197 | (2.5%) | 109 | (2.8%) | 88 | (2.2%) |
Porites lutea | 190 | (2.4%) | 32 | (0.8%) | 158 | (3.9%) |
Acropora | 184 | (2.3%) | 58 | (1.5%) | 126 | (3.1%) |
Orbicella annularis | 169 | (2.1%) | 101 | (2.6%) | 68 | (1.7%) |
Acropora cervicornis | 152 | (1.9%) | 146 | (3.8%) | 6 | (0.1%) |
Acropora millepora | 149 | (1.9%) | 140 | (3.6%) | 9 | (0.2%) |
Siderastrea siderea | 125 | (1.6%) | 64 | (1.7%) | 61 | (1.5%) |
Pocillopora verrucosa | 122 | (1.5%) | 59 | (1.5%) | 63 | (1.5%) |
Porites porites | 110 | (1.4%) | 89 | (2.3%) | 21 | (0.5%) |
Porites lobata | 105 | (1.3%) | 34 | (0.9%) | 71 | (1.7%) |
Turbinaria reniformis | 101 | (1.3%) | 100 | (2.6%) | 1 | (0%) |
Acropora valida | 100 | (1.3%) | 34 | (0.9%) | 66 | (1.6%) |
Orbicella faveolata | 99 | (1.2%) | 49 | (1.3%) | 50 | (1.2%) |