Darrenougue, NicolasDe Deckker, PatrickPayri, ClaudeEggins, StephenFallon, Stewart2015-12-100171-8630http://hdl.handle.net/1885/53025We report extension rates and growth patterns of the coralline red alga Sporolithon durum (rhodolith form) from New Caledonia. Alizarin red S staining was used to mark 43 rho do lith branches and helped determine extension rates over the rhodoliths' lastAuthor/s retain copyrightKeywords: chronology; coralline alga; growth rate; radiocarbon dating; red alga; rhodolith; sea surface temperature; spatiotemporal analysis; suspended particulate matter; water column; New Caledonia [Melanesia] Crustose coralline algae; Extension rate; New caledonia; Radiocarbon; Seasonal patternGrowth and chronology of the rhodolith-forming, coralline red alga Sporolithon durum201310.3354/meps100852016-02-24