TABLE 2. Summary of Results for the Photographic Quadrat Survey for 1997


Photographic Quadrat
Station A: Transect T-1 
(Sampled 11 September 1997)

AAA1
AAA2
AAA3
AAA4
AAB1


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

Corals





Porites lobata 
30.2
10.9
0.6

7.6 
Porites compressa 



0.8 

Pocillopora meandrina 
0.8
5.9
4.2
9.2
10.6
Montipora sp.



0.1

Sand
0.2
0.6
2.2

3.9
Rubble
0.2

5.0

2.8
Hard Substratum
64.7
82.6
88.0
89.6
75.1






Mean Coral Coverage = 16.2%




Photographic Quadrat
Station A: Transect T-2 
(Sampled 11 September 1997)

AAB2
AAB3
AAB4
AAC1
AAC2


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

Unidentified red sponge





(probably Spirastrella coccinea)
0.4

0.8
0.1
0.1
Unidentified grey sponge





(probably Plakortis simplex)
0.1




Corals





Porites lobata
26.0
12.9
37.5
21.8
16.2
Porites compressa


2.5


Pocillopora meandrina 
0.4
3.6
4.2
4.2
4.8
Sand



0.3

Rubble

1.1

2.8

Hard Substratum
73.0
82.3
54.9
70.7
79.0






Mean Coral Coverage = 26.8%




Photographic Quadrat
Station B: Transect T-3 
(Sampled 23 September 1997)

BAA1
BAA2
BAA3
BAA4
BAB1


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

Unidentified grey sponge





(probably Plakortis simplex)




2.8
Unidentified red sponge





(probably Spirastrella coccinea)


0.1
0.1
0.3
Corals





Porites lobata 

1.4
0.4
0.1
0.3
Pocillopora meandrina 




0.3
Montipora sp.


0.3


Sand
5.3
2.2
2.2
2.2
1.4
Rubble
10.6
6.4
1.4
7.3

Hard Substratum
84.0
90.0
95.5
90.3
95.2






Mean Coral Coverage = 0.6%


TABLE 2Continued


Photographic Quadrat
Station B: Transect T-4 
(Sampled 23 September 1997)

BAB2
BAB3
BAB4
BAC1
BAC2


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

Unidentified red sponge





(probably Spirastrella coccinea)
0.3
1.1
0.4
0.4
0.6
Microciona sp. (orange sponge)



0.1

Corals





Porites lobata 

10.9
1.1
0.8
0.6
Pocillopora meandrina 



3.4
4.2
Montipora sp.

0.1
0.3


Sand
2.5
1.1
2.2
5.0
1.1
Rubble
8.4
20.7
1.4
9.5
4.2
Hard Substratum
88.8
66.0
94.5
80.7
89.4






Mean Coral Coverage = 4.3%




Photographic Quadrat
Station C: Transect T-5 
(Sampled 11 September 1997)

CAB1
CAA4
CAA3
CAA2
CAA1


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

Algae





Porolithon onkodes

15.7
8.4
10.9
7.0
Soft Corals





Palythoa tuberculosa

0.8


2.8
Anthelia edmondsoni



0.3

Corals





Porites lobata


0.6


Pocillopora meandrina


1.1
1.1
3.1
Pavona duerdeni



2.5

Montipora sp.

1.1
0.8
1.4

Sand
0.8




Rubble
99.2
10.9
11.8
20.4

Hard Substratum

71.4
77.3
63.3
87.1






Mean Coral Coverage = 2.3%




Photographic Quadrat
Station C: Transect T-6 
(Sampled 11 September 1997)

CAB2
CAB3
CAB4
CAC1
CAC2


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

Algae





Porolithon onkodes
11.2
1.7

13.7
2.5
Sof Corals





Anthelia edmondsoni
0.3
0.1



Corals





Porites lobata
11.2


7.6
1.1
Pocillopora meandrina
2.1
0.4
0.3
1.4

Montipora sp.
0.7
3.9

1.4
0.3
Sand


0.8


Rubble

80.4
98.9
5.6
75.9
Hard Substratum
74.5
13.4

70.3
20.2






Mean Coral Coverage = 6.1%

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


