Fig. 8

Detection of adverse effects for lethal effects of sediment exposure on coral juveniles and adults, plotted as concentration vs. duration of exposure to either deposited sediment (left panels) or suspended sediment (right panels). Each row of panels represents a different coral response. Small necroses are < 50% of adult coral tissue area, large necroses are ≥ 50% and < 100% tissue area, and both recruit and total mortality are 100% tissue necrosis. The red, rectangular area is bounded by the LOAELs for concentration and duration, thereby representing the exposure conditions under which adverse effects have been observed in studies from our review