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Parameter: Arrangement

Dataset: 
Coral growth
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text description of sample collected

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Arrangement
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nd
Description: 
The arrangement surrounding the central P. verrucosa colonies. Coral-coral configurations were prepared to create five arrangements: (1) controls consisting of a single colony of P. verrucosa; (2) conspecific pairings, in which a colony of P. verrucosa was adjacent to a conspecific of equal size; (3) conspecific aggregations, in which a colony of P. verrucosa was surrounded by three conspecifics of equal size; (4) heterospecific pairings, in which a colony of P. verrucosa was adjacent to a fragment of Acropora hyacinthus; and (5) heterospecific aggregations, in which a colony of P. verrucosa was surrounded by three fragments of A. hyacinthus.