TABLE 2. Summary of Results for the Photographic Quadrat Survey for 1994


Photographic Quadrat
Station A: Transect T-1 
(Sampled 20 September 1994)

AAA1
AAA2
AAA3
AAA4
AAB1


(0 m)
(5 m)
(10 m)
(15 m)
(20 m)

Corals





Porites lobata
25.8
8.7
1.1
23.5
3.6
Porites compressa


0.3
2.0 

Pocillopora meandrina

3.6 
3.6
9.2
8.1
Sand
1.4

2.8
0.3
1.7
Rubble
4.5
1.4
6.7
0.6
6.7
Hard Substratum
68.3
86.3
85.4
64.4
79.8






Mean Coral Coverage = 17.9%




Photographic Quadrat
Station A: Transect T-2 
(Sampled 20 September 1994)

AAB2
AAB3
AAB4
AAC1
AAC2


(0 m)
(5 m)
(10 m)
(15 m)
(20 m)

Algae





Porolithon onkodes


0.3


Liagora sp.




0.3
Corals





Porites lobata
21.8
9.2
44.0
21.6
12.9
Porites compressa
0.03

0.6


Pocillopora meandrina 

1.1
4.8
2.5
5.0
Pocillopora eydouxi (?)



2.0

Montipora patula

0.1



Sand
0.8
0.3

0.3
0.6
Rubble
2.5

4.2
2.0

Hard Substratum
74.5
89.2
45.9
71.7
81.2






Mean Coral Coverage = 25.1%




Photographic Quadrat
Station B: Transect T-3 
(Sampled 22 September 1994)

BAA1
BAA2
BAA3
BAA4
BAB1


(0 m)
(5 m)
(10 m)
(15 m)
(20 m)

Unidentified red sponge





(probably Spirastrella coccinea)
0.1



0.6
Unidentified black sponge





(probably Chondrosia chucalla)
0.3




Corals





Porites lobata

0.3

0.1

Pocillopora meandrina


0.7
0.3

Sand
9.5
5.6
2.2
5.0
2.5
Rubble
3.1


5.0

Hard Substratum
87.0
94.1
97.2
89.4
96.9






Mean Coral Coverage = 0.3%


TABLE 2Continued


Photographic Quadrat
Station B: Transect T-4 
(Sampled 22 September 1994)

BAB2
BAB3
BAB4
BAC1
BAC2


(0 m)
(5 m)
(10 m)
(15 m)
(20 m)

Unidentified red sponge





(probably Spirastrella coccinea)
0.6
0.8
0.8
0.3

Unidentified black sponge





(probably Chondrosia chucalla)



0.1

Corals





Porites lobata

6.2
0.4
0.6

Pocillopora meandrina


0.8
1.1
2.5
Montipora sp.


0.3


Sand
1.7
0.6
2.8
2.0
2.0
Rubble
5.6
4.5


3.6
Hard Substratum
92.2
88.0
94.8
95.9
91.9






Mean Coral Coverage = 2.4%




Photographic Quadrat
Station C: Transect T-5 
(Sampled 19 September 1994)

CAB1
CAA4
CAA3
CAA2
CAA1


(0 m)
(5 m)
(10 m)
(15 m)
(20 m)

Algae





Porolithon onkodes

7.3
8.4
11.2
11.2
Hydrolithon reinboldii 


4.5

1.1
Gibsmithsia hawaiiensis


0.3


Soft Corals





Palythoa tuberculosa

0.3


1.7
Corals





Porites lobata



1.7

Pocillopora meandrina

0.3

0.3
0.4
Montipora (?)

0.7

0.6

Sand
3.9




Rubble
11.2
22.4
23.5


Hard Substratum
84.9
69.0
63.3
86.3
85.6






Mean Coral Coverage = 0.8%




Photographic Quadrat
Station C: Transect T-6 
(Sampled 19 September 1994)

CAB2
CAB3
CAB4
CAC1
CAC2


(0 m)
(5 m)
(10 m)
(15 m)
(20 m)

Algae





Porolithon onkodes
23.8
5.8

21.3
5.3
Soft Corals





Palythoa tuberculosa




0.8
Corals





Porites lobata
16.0


9.5
4.2
Porites compressa
0.1




Pocillopora meandrina
0.6




Montipora sp. (?)
0.8
0.7

0.6

Sand


0.6


Rubble


99.4
7.8

Hard Substratum
58.7
93.4

60.8
89.6






Mean Coral Coverage = 6.5%

NOTE: Presented in the body of the table are the percent cover of species and substrate types for each transect.

