TABLE 2. Summary of Results for the Photographic Quadrat Survey for 1996


Photographic Quadrat
Station A: Transect T-1 
(Sampled 26 August 1996)

AAA1
AAA2
AAA3
AAA4
AAB1


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

Unidentified red sponge





(probably Spirastrella coccinea)




0.1
Corals





Porites lobata
24.6
10.1
1.4
22.1
7.6
Porites compressa



0.6

Pocillopora meandrina
0.3
5.3
3.6
10.9
6.7
Sand
2.0
0.8
2.2

1.7
Rubble
5.0
2.0
2.8

7.0
Hard Substratum
68.1
81.8
89.9
66.1
76.9






Mean Coral Coverage = 18.6%




Photographic Quadrat
Station A: Transect T-2 
(Sampled 26 August 1996)

AAB2
AAB3
AAB4
AAC1
AAC2


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

Unidentified red sponge





(probably Spirastrella coccinea)
0.3

0.3
0.1

Soft Coral





Palythoa tuberculosa


0.1


Corals





Porites lobata
24.6
7.8
34.7
21.6
14.0
Porites compressa


1.1


Pocillopora meandrina 

2.9
3.4
2.8
2.0
Pocillopora eydouxi (?)



1.7

Sand
0.6
0.3

0.6

Hard Substratum
74.5
89.0
60.4
73.2
84.0






Mean Coral Coverage = 23.3%




Photographic Quadrat
Station B: Transect T-3 
(Sampled 26 August 1996)

BAA1
BAA2
BAA3
BAA4
BAB1


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

Unidentified grey sponge





(probably Plakortis simplex)




1.7
Unidentified red sponge





(probably Spirastrella coccinea)


0.3

0.1
Corals





Porites lobata
0.1
1.1
0.3
0.3

Pocillopora meandrina

0.1



Montipora sp.


0.1


Sand
40.0
2.8
1.4
2.5
0.6
Rubble
8.4
3.6
3.1
6.7

Hard Substratum
51.5
92.4
94.8
90.5
97.6






Mean Coral Coverage = 0.4%


TABLE 2Continued


Photographic Quadrat
Station B: Transect T-4 
(Sampled 26 August 1996)

BAB2
BAB3
BAB4
BAC1
BAC2


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

Unidentified red sponge





(probably Spirastrella coccinea)
0.4
1.4
0.3

0.3
Corals





Porites lobata
0.3
7.6
1.1
0.8

Pocillopora meandrina


1.7
2.8
3.6
Sand
2.5
1.1
2.5
2.8
0.8
Rubble
8.7
8.4
7.3
2.8
4.2
Hard Substratum
88.1
81.5
87.1
90.8
91.1






Mean Coral Coverage = 3.6%



Photographic Quadrat
Station C: Transect T-5 
(Sampled 29 August 1996)

CAB1
CAA4
CAA3
CAA2
CAA1


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

Algae





Porolithon onkodes

14.8
10.6
17.6
6.2
Soft Corals





Palythoa tuberculosa

0.6


2.0
Corals





Porites lobata



0.3

Pocillopora meandrina


0.3
0.8
2.0
Pavona duerdeni



1.7
0.3
Montipora sp.
0.6
0.3
0.8


Sand
0.8




Rubble

14.0
10.4
14.8

Hard Substratum
99.2
70.0
78.4
63.9
89.6






Mean Coral Coverage = 1.4%



Photographic Quadrat
Station C: Transect T-6 
(Sampled 29 August 1996)

CAB2
CAB3
CAB4
CAC1
CAC2


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

Algae





Porolithon onkodes
9.0


8.7
1.7
Unidentified red sponge





(probably Spirastrella coccinea)

0.3



Corals





Porites lobata
12.0


7.8
0.6
Pocillopora meandrina
0.8
0.3

0.3

Montipora sp.
0.8
1.4

0.8

Sand


0.8


Rubble

98.0
99.2
5.6
77.0
Hard Substratum
77.3


76.8
20.7






Mean Coral Coverage = 5.0%

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


