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  <dc:contributor>Jennifer A. Flannery</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Christopher D. Reich</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Daniel K. Umberger</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Joseph M. Smoak</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Richard Z. Poore</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>Adis Muslic</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>2013</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Colonies of three coral species,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;Montastraea faveolata&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Diploria strigosa&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;, and&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Siderastrea siderea&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;, located in the Dry Tortugas National Park (DRTO), Florida, were sampled and analyzed to evaluate annual linear extension rates.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Montastraea faveolata&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;had the highest average linear extension and variability in (DRTO: C2 = 0.67 centimeters/year (cm yr&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;-1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;) &amp;plusmn; 0.04, B3 = 0.85 cm yr&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;-1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;plusmn; 0.07), followed by&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;D. strigosa&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;(DRTO: C1 = 0.73 cm yr&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;-1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;plusmn; 0.04; MK = 0.59 cm yr&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;-1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;plusmn; 0.06) and&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;S. siderea&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;(DRTO: A1 = 0.41 cm yr&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;-1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;plusmn; 0.03). Intercolony comparison of&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;M. faveolata&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;from DRTO yielded a significant correlation (r = 0.34, df = 67, P = 0.005) and similar long-term patterns. DRTO&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;S. siderea&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;core A1 showed an overall increasing trend (r = 0.61, df = 119, P &amp;lt; 0.0001) in extension rates that correlated significantly with International Comprehensive Ocean/Atmosphere Data Set annual sea-surface temperature (r = 0.42, df = 115, P &amp;lt; 0.0001) and an air temperature record from Key West (r = 0.37, df = 111, P &amp;lt; 0.0001). In conclusion, annual linear extension rates are species specific and potentially influence by long-term variability in sea-surface temperature.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.3133/ofr20131121</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>U.S. Geological Survey</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Linear extension rates of massive corals from the Dry Tortugas National Park (DRTO), Florida</dc:title>
  <dc:type>reports</dc:type>
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