Comparative Effects of Different Disturbances in Coral Reef Habitats in Moorea, French Polynesia

Figure 4

Variation in the mean (±SE) annual geometric rate of change in total cover of scleractinian corals, for years (between 1979 and 2008) during which outbreaks of A. planci (1979–1986, 2006–2008), cyclones (1983 and 1991), or bleaching (1983, 1987, 1991, 1994, 2002, 2003, and 2007) were reported.