Appendix 1

Corals species included in the study. Total of ID refers the total number of colony founded. The specie Porites ‘massive’ refer all the colony with massive shape, but the specie was not identify. Traits Total Of Family Species Abreviation Author ID Colony Colony Corallite Reproductive Adaptive shape form size mode strategy Acroporidae Acropora abrolhosensis Aab Veron, 1985 71 Branching-to-tabular Plocoid Very small broadcast-spawn Ruderal-r Acroporidae Acropora aspera Aas (Dana, 1846) 11 Branching Plocoid Very small broadcast-spawn Ruderal-r Acroporidae Acropora austera Aau (Dana, 1846) 10 Branching-to-tabular Plocoid Very small broadcast-spawn Ruderal-r Acroporidae Acropora cerealis Ace (Dana, 1846) 10 Branching-to-tabular Plocoid Very small broadcast-spawn Ruderal-r Acroporidae Acropora digitifera Adi (Dana, 1846) 11 Branching Plocoid Very small broadcast-spawn Ruderal-r Acroporidae Acropora divaricata Ava (Dana, 1846) 5 Branching-to-tabular Plocoid Very small broadcast-spawn Ruderal-r Acroporidae Acropora donei Ado Veron and 7 Branching Plocoid Very small broadcast-spawn Ruderal-r Wallace, 1984 Acroporidae Acropora florida Afl (Dana, 1846) 18 Branching-to-tabular Plocoid Very small broadcast-spawn Ruderal-r Acroporidae Acropora formosa Afo (Dana, 1846) 116 Branching Plocoid Very small broadcast-spawn Ruderal-r Acroporidae Acropora gemmifera Age (Brook, 1892) 8 Branching Plocoid Very small broadcast-spawn Ruderal-r Acroporidae Acropora humilis Ahu (Dana, 1846) 14 Branching Plocoid Very small broadcast-spawn/ Ruderal-r brooder Acroporidae Acropora hyacincthus Ahy (Dana, 1846) 50 Branching-to-tabular Plocoid Very small broadcast-spawn Ruderal-r Acroporidae Acropora longicyathus Alo (Milne Edwards 48 Branching Plocoid Very small broadcast-spawn Ruderal-r and Haime, 1860) Acroporidae Acropora microphthalma Ami (Verrill, 1859) 13 Branching Plocoid Very small broadcast-spawn Ruderal-r Acroporidae Acropora millepora All (Ehrenberg, 1834) 22 Branching-to-tabular Plocoid Very small broadcast-spawn Ruderal-r Acroporidae Acropora nasuta Ana (Dana, 1846) 33 Branching-to-tabular Plocoid Very small broadcast-spawn Ruderal-r Acroporidae Acropora nobilis Ano (Dana, 1846) 104 Branching Plocoid Very small broadcast-spawn Ruderal-r Acroporidae Acropora palifera Apa (Lamarck, 1816) 18 Encrusting-Foliose Plocoid Very small brooder Ruderal-r Acroporidae Acropora pulchra Apu (Brook, 1891) 9 Branching Plocoid Very small broadcast-spawn Ruderal-r Traits Total Of Family Species Abreviation Author ID Colony Colony Corallite Reproductive Adaptive shape form size mode strategy Acroporidae Acropora tenuis Ate (Dana, 1846) 42 Branching-to-tabular Plocoid Very small broadcast-spawn Ruderal-r Acroporidae Acropora valida Ali (Dana, 1846) 19 Branching-to-tabular Plocoid Very small broadcast-spawn Ruderal-r Acroporidae Acropora vaughani Aug Wells, 1954 6 Branching Plocoid Very small broadcast-spawn Ruderal-r Acroporidae Acropora yongei Ayo Veron and 14 Branching Plocoid Very small broadcast-spawn Ruderal-r