(a) The relationship between self-seeding, as predicted by the oceanographic model, and coral cover that was measured in the field.

<p>The dark line indicates the linear response following the function, <i>y</i> = 15.8+0.19<i>x</i> (<i>R</i>² = 0.19), the dashed lines indicate the 95% confidence intervals, and the dark circles represent the data. (<b>b</b>) The correlation between total seeding, as predicted by the oceanographic model, and juvenile <i>Acropora</i> density that was measured in the field. The dark line indicates the linear relationship, the dashed lines indicate the 95% confidence intervals, and the dark circles represent the data.