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Table 4
Summary of observed benthic coverage (mean % cover) by site
| Site details and Benthos |
Kavaratti |
Kadmat |
Agatti |
Pooled data |
| Habitat |
Outer Lagoon |
Outer Lagoon |
Outer Lagoon |
- |
| Depth (m) |
4-9 |
3-9 |
4-10 |
3-10 |
| Visibility (m) |
16-19 |
18 |
20 |
16-20 |
| No. of transects (n) |
6 |
6 |
6 |
18 |
| Acropora |
| branching |
10.0 |
12.0 |
22.0 |
14.7 |
| encrusting |
3.3 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
| submassive |
8.5 |
6.5 |
7.0 |
7.3 |
| digitate |
7.0 |
7.0 |
6.7 |
6.9 |
| tabular |
13.7 |
17.0 |
16.8 |
15.8 |
| Non-Acropora |
| branching |
1.7 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
| encrusting |
16.3 |
12.8 |
9.0 |
12.7 |
| foliose |
0.7 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
| massive |
13.0 |
11.0 |
11.5 |
11.8 |
| submassive |
3.7 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
| Mushroom coral |
1.6 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
| Heliopora |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
| Millepora |
0.8 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
| Total coral cover |
80.8 |
79.4 |
82.1 |
80.8 |
| Sponges |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
| Soft coral |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
| Zoanthids |
2 |
2.5 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
| Total Others |
2.3 |
3 |
2 |
2.4 |
| Algae |
| Coralline algae |
11.5 |
11.5 |
13.8 |
12.3 |
| Macro algae |
1.8 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
| Turf algae |
0.8 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
| Algal assemblage |
2.3 |
0.2 |
0 |
0.8 |
| Halimeda |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0 |
0.2 |
| Total algal cover |
16.7 |
15.9 |
15.8 |
16.1 |
| Rubbles/silt/sand |
0.1 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
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