Table 3.

Pigment compositions from the three coral species relative to Chl a at different times of the day

Pigment/Chl a (mol mol-1)Favia favus
Goniopora lobata
Plerogyra sinuosa
05.00 h08.00 h10.00–14.00 h16.00 h05.00 h08.00 h10.00–14.00 h16.00 h05.00 h08.00 h10.00–14.00 h16.00 h
Chld a 0.31±0.20 0.38±0.35 0.34±0.17 0.73±0.24 0.22±0.26 0.11±0.09 0.45±0.39 0.31±0.31 0.45±0.55 0.10±0.12 0.24±0.14 0.11±0.07 
Chl c2 0.22±0.04 0.31±0.12 0.26±0.06 0.32±0.06 0.20±0.05 0.29±0.05 0.28±0.08 0.24±0.05 0.28±0.13 0.18±0.10 0.24±0.03 0.23±0.05 
Peridinin 0.53±0.10 0.75±0.31 0.74±0.26 1.01±0.98 0.39±0.13 0.97±0.14 0.63±0.10 0.64±0.20 0.86±0.42 0.51±0.33 0.74±0.19 0.63±0.05 
Dinoxanthin 0.04±0.01 0.05±0.01 0.04±0.01 0.06±0.01 0.03±0.01 0.04±0.00 0.04±0.02 0.04±0.01 0.03±0.02 0.06±0.06 0.04±0.01 0.04±0.01 
Diadinoxanthin 0.29±0.07 0.36±0.09 0.28±0.07 0.43±0.09 0.26±0.02 0.25±0.02 0.31±0.10 0.27±0.01 0.27±0.09 0.18±0.05 0.27±0.06 0.26±0.07 
β-carotene 0.04±0.01 0.04±0.01 0.02±0.02 0.04±0.03 0.05±0.00 0.02±0.00 0.04±0.02 0.02±0.03 0.02±0.02 0.03±0.02 0.03±0.02 0.04±0.00 
Pigment/Chl a (mol mol-1)Favia favus
Goniopora lobata
Plerogyra sinuosa
05.00 h08.00 h10.00–14.00 h16.00 h05.00 h08.00 h10.00–14.00 h16.00 h05.00 h08.00 h10.00–14.00 h16.00 h
Chld a 0.31±0.20 0.38±0.35 0.34±0.17 0.73±0.24 0.22±0.26 0.11±0.09 0.45±0.39 0.31±0.31 0.45±0.55 0.10±0.12 0.24±0.14 0.11±0.07 
Chl c2 0.22±0.04 0.31±0.12 0.26±0.06 0.32±0.06 0.20±0.05 0.29±0.05 0.28±0.08 0.24±0.05 0.28±0.13 0.18±0.10 0.24±0.03 0.23±0.05 
Peridinin 0.53±0.10 0.75±0.31 0.74±0.26 1.01±0.98 0.39±0.13 0.97±0.14 0.63±0.10 0.64±0.20 0.86±0.42 0.51±0.33 0.74±0.19 0.63±0.05 
Dinoxanthin 0.04±0.01 0.05±0.01 0.04±0.01 0.06±0.01 0.03±0.01 0.04±0.00 0.04±0.02 0.04±0.01 0.03±0.02 0.06±0.06 0.04±0.01 0.04±0.01 
Diadinoxanthin 0.29±0.07 0.36±0.09 0.28±0.07 0.43±0.09 0.26±0.02 0.25±0.02 0.31±0.10 0.27±0.01 0.27±0.09 0.18±0.05 0.27±0.06 0.26±0.07 
β-carotene 0.04±0.01 0.04±0.01 0.02±0.02 0.04±0.03 0.05±0.00 0.02±0.00 0.04±0.02 0.02±0.03 0.02±0.02 0.03±0.02 0.03±0.02 0.04±0.00 

Values are means ± s.d. (N=3).

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