Survival rates were c92% yr-1 at both sites, relatively constant, and not significantly different among species. Major sources of mortality were detachment, fracture of the axial skeleton near the colony base, and competitive overgrowth. Sources of mortality differed significantly between sites but apparently not among species. Growth rates (increases in colony height) averaged c2.0 cm yr-1 for most species and ranged from 0.8-4.5 cm yr-1 among species. All species displayed high intraspecific variations in growth. -from Authors
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Yoshioka, P. M., & Yoshioka, B. B. (1991). A comparison of the survivorship and growth of shallow-water gorgonian species of Puerto Rico. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 69(3), 253–260. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps069253
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