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

Table 1

Episodic disturbances that have affected Moorea Island, and geometric rate of change in mean coral cover (Δ Coral cover) reported to occur between successive surveys spanning each disturbance.

Disturbances	Period	Reference(s)	Δ Coral cover
Bleaching Events	March–May, 1983	Williams and Bunkley-Williams [28], Glynn [22], Salvat [88]	−2.2 (±13.8 SE)
	March-April, 1987	Williams and Bunkley-Williams [28], Glynn [22], Salvat [88]	21.1 (±14.4 SE)
	March-April, 1991	Salvat [88], Gleason [72], Adjeroud et al. [58]	−43.9 (±24.2 SE)
	February–April, 1994	Hoegh-Guldberg and Salvat [26], Adjeroud et al. [16, 58]	15.3 (±6.9 SE)
	April–July, 2002	Adjeroud et al. [16, 58], Penin et al. [61]	4.9 (±9.9 SE)
	January–March, 2003	Carroll et al. (unpulished data)	−0.3 (±13.9 SE)
	February–April 2007	Adjeroud et al. [58], Pratchett et al. [62], Penin et al. (unpublished data)	−59.3 (±4.0 SE)
Cyclones	April, 1983	Harmelin-Vivien and Laboute [19]	−2.2 (±13.8 SE)
	December, 1991	Gleason [72]	43.9 (±24.2 SE)
Acanthaster planci outbreaks	1979–1986	Bouchon [60], Faure [33]	−12.2 (±4.5 SE)
	2006–2009	Lison de Loma et al. [74], Pratchett et al. [62]	−64.8 (±25.4 SE)