TABLE 6. Summary of Biological Parameters Measured at the Five Transect Locations in the 1998 Survey 


Transect
Parameter

T-1
T-2
T-3
T-4
T-5

No. of Algal Species
2
0
2
2
2






% Algal Cover
19.2
0
12.2
10.8
0.2






No. of Coral Species
2
4
7
7
8






% Coral Cover
16.1
40.3
40.6
50.4
53.7






No. of Invertebrate Species
5
4
4
3
5






No. of Invertebrate Individuals
39
15
12
15
5






No. of Fish Species
34
28
28
23
32






No. of Fish Individuals
1,481
184
212
206
151






Fish Biomass (g/m2)
1,124
62
140
127
138

NOTE: Each transect samples 80 m2 of substratum for fishes and invertebrates other than corals. Coral and algal data (given 
in percent cover) are from 5 m2 of substratum sampled on each transect.


