TABLE 2. Summary of Results for the Photographic Quadrat Survey for 1995


Photographic Quadrat
Station A: Transect T-1 
(Sampled 21 November 1995)

AAA1
AAA2
AAA3
AAA4
AAB1


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

Corals





Porites lobata
27.4
12.9
2.0
20.4
5.0
Porites compressa



1.1

Pocillopora meandrina
0.6
4.5
3.9
9.8
8.4
Sand
1.4
1.1
4.2
0.3
1.4
Rubble
5.9

2.8

10.9
Hard Substratum
64.7
81.5
87.1
68.3
74.2






Mean Coral Coverage = 19.2%




Photographic Quadrat
Station A: Transect T-2 
(Sampled 21 November 1995)

AAB2
AAB3
AAB4
AAC1
AAC2


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

Algae





Porolithon onkodes


2.2


Unidentified red sponge





(probably Spirastrella coccinea)
0.3

0.3


Soft Corals





Palythoa tuberculosa


0.1


Corals





Porites lobata
21.0
8.7
38.6
17.1
11.8
Porites compressa


0.8


Pocillopora meandrina 

2.2
3.4
3.4
2.8
Pocillopora eydouxi (?)



2.2

Sand
0.8
0.6

1.7
0.6
Hard Substratum
77.9
88.5
54.5
75.6
84.9






Mean Coral Coverage = 22.4%




Photographic Quadrat
Station B: Transect T-3 
(Sampled 30 November 1995)

BAA1
BAA2
BAA3
BAA4
BAB1


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

Unidentified grey sponge





(probably Plakortis simplex)




1.1
Unidentified red sponge





(probably Spirastrella coccinea)
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.3
0.4
Unidentified black sponge





(probably Chondrosia chucalla)
0.1




Corals





Porites lobata
0.1
0.7
0.2

0.1
Pocillopora meandrina

0.1

0.3

Montipora verrucosa
0.1

0.1


Sand
25.8
12.3
1.1
42.3
2.8
Rubble
6.4
6.7
3.4
2.0
7.6
Hard Substratum
67.3
80.1
94.9
55.2
87.9






Mean Coral Coverage = 0.3%


TABLE 2Continued


Photographic Quadrat
Station B: Transect T-4 
(Sampled 30 November 1995)

BAB2
BAB3
BAB4
BAC1
BAC2


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

Unidentified red sponge





(probably Spirastrella coccinea)
0.6
1.7
0.6
0.1
0.6
Unidentified black sponge





(probably Chondrosia chucalla)


0.1


Corals





Porites lobata
0.4
9.0
0.6
0.3

Pocillopora meandrina


1.4
2.0
3.6
Sand
17.4
8.4
11.2
10.9
2.0
Rubble
10.9
9.0
8.7
7.3
5.3
Hard Substratum
70.7
72.0
77.4
79.4
88.5






Mean Coral Coverage = 3.5%



Photographic Quadrat
Station C: Transect T-5 
(Sampled 30 November 1995)

CAB1
CAA4
CAA3
CAA2
CAA1


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

Algae





Porolithon onkodes

19.6
19.3
14.3
22.4
Liagora papenfussii
14.8




Soft Corals





Palythoa tuberculosa

0.8

0.1
3.1
Corals





Porites lobata



2.5

Pocillopora meandrina



0.3
1.4
Montipora sp. (?)

0.1
0.8
1.4
0.6
Sand
2.5

2.2


Rubble
9.2
14.8
10.4
10.4

Hard Substratum
73.4
79.4
77.6
82.9
75.6






Mean Coral Coverage = 1.4%



Photographic Quadrat
Station C: Transect T-6 
(Sampled 30 November 1995)

CAB2
CAB3
CAB4
CAC1
CAC2


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

Algae





Porolithon onkodes
8.4
1.4

10.4
1.1
Unidentified red sponge





(probably Spirastrella coccinea)

0.1



Unidentified black sponge





(probably Chondrosia chucalla)

0.1



Soft Corals





Palythoa tuberculosa

0.1



Corals





Porites lobata
15.1


9.2
0.6
Pocillopora meandrina
0.6

0.3
0.3

Montipora sp. (?)
0.6
1.4

0.8

Sand

0.8
1.7


Rubble


98.0

82.6
Hard Substratum
75.4
96.1

79.3
15.7






Mean Coral Coverage = 5.8%

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

