Large fluctuations but constant mean temperatures allow corals to persist in intertidal rock pools on the east coast of South Africa

Table 1 Physical description of each rock pool used for temperature data collection

	Munster	Isipingo	Treasure Beach	Sodwana Bay
Length (m)	1.50	1.70	1.60	1.30
Width (m)	0.90	0.90	1.00	1.00
Surface area (m²)	1.40	1.53	1.60	1.30
Depth (m)	0.20	0.50	0.40	0.80
Estimated volume (m³)	0.37	0.77	0.64	1.04

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