TABLE 2. Summary of Results for the Photographic Quadrat Survey for 1998


Photographic Quadrat
Station A: Transect T-1 
(Sampled 10 September 1998)

AAA
1
AAA2
AAA3
AAA4
AAB1


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

Corals





Porites lobata 
32.8
10.1
0.8
23.0
5.9 
Porites compressa 



0.8 

Pocillopora meandrina 
1.7
7.3
4.8
9.0
12.9
Montipora sp.



1.0

Sand 
1.4
0.6
2.8

0.8
Rubble
5.0

7.0

9.8
Hard Substratum
59.1
82.1
84.6
66.9
70.6






Mean Coral Coverage = 22.0%









Photographic Quadrat
Station A: Transect T-2 
(Sampled 10 September 1998)

AAB2
AAB3
AAB4
AAC1
AAC2


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

Unidentified red sponge





(probably Spirastrella coccinea)


1.1
0.3

Unidentified grey sponge





(probably Plakortis simplex)
0.1




Corals





Porites lobata
26.9
10.6
36.1
22.4
14.6
Porites compressa


4.5


Pocillopora meandrina 
1.7
5.0
3.9
3.6
4.5
Hard Substratum
71.3
84.3
54.3
73.7
81.0






Mean Coral Coverage = 26.8%









Photographic Quadrat
Station B: Transect T-3 
(Sampled 10 September 1998)

BAA1
BAA2
BAA3
BAA4
BAB1


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

Unidentified grey sponge





(probably Plakortis simplex)




4.8
Unidentified red sponge





(probably Spirastrella coccinea)
0.1

0.3
0.1
0.1
Corals





Porites lobata 

1.7
0.8


Pocillopora meandrina 

0.6



Montipora sp.


0.3


Sand 
7.0
5.3
2.5
2.5
2.5
Rubble

4.2

4.2

Hard Substratum
92.9
88.2
96.1
93.1
92.6






Mean Coral Coverage = 0.7%






TABLE 2Continued


Photographic Quadrat
Station B: Transect T-4 
(Sampled 10 September 1998)

BAB2
BAB3
BAB4
BAC1
BAC2


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

Unidentified red sponge





(probably Spirastrella coccinea)
0.1
0.1


0.6
Corals





Porites lobata 

11.5
1.1
0.8
0.8
Pocillopora meandrina 
0.3

0.3
4.2
5.6
Sand 
2.5
1.4
2.5
1.4

Rubble
6.2
11.2

4.2
3.6
Hard Substratum
90.9
75.8
96.1
89.4
89.4






Mean Coral Coverage = 4.9%









Photographic Quadrat
Station C: Transect T-5 
(Sampled 10 September 1998)

CAB1
CAA4
CAA3
CAA2
CAA1


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

Algae





Porolithon onkodes

19.6
9.8
8.1
8.4
Soft Corals





Palythoa tuberculosa

0.6


2.5
Corals





Pocillopora meandrina


1.4
2.0
4.8
Pavona duerdeni



2.2

Montipora sp.
0.6
2.0
0.6
0.6
0.3
Sand
0.8




Rubble
98.6
7.6
17.4
18.5

Hard Substratum

70.3
70.9
68.6
84.0






Mean Coral Coverage = 2.9%









Photographic Quadrat
Station C: Transect T-6 
(Sampled 11 September 1998)

CAB2
CAB3
CAB4
CAC1
CAC2


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

Algae





Porolithon onkodes
10.1


4.5
1.7
Corals





Porites lobata
8.7


7.8

Pocillopora meandrina
1.4
1.1

1.7
0.6
Montipora sp.
1.7
2.5

2.0
0.8
Sand

0.8
0.8


Rubble

78.7

4.2
71.4
Hard Substratum
78.2
16.8
99.2
79.8
25.5






Mean Coral Coverage = 5.7%






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



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