three coral species in
nt substrate cover at depth of 30 m (ranks 4,5 and 6
overall). At 40 m, the
t
M. annularis (faveolata), M. cavernosa
and Agaricia spp complex (ranks 4, 5, and 6 overall). The Agaricia spp. complex ranked
50 m,
terms of perce
highes ranking corals were
first among corals at 50 m (rank 3 overall), followed by mustard-hill coral, Porites
astreoides, and maze coral, Meandrina meandrites (ranks 5 and 6 overall).
30
40
50
Figure 15. Effect of replicate transects in the variation coefficient of the mean
substrate cover by reef sessile-benthic categories at a depth of
Agelas Reef, Isla Desecheo, 2003-04
2
3
4
5
0
10
efficient (%)
Corals
Sponges
Abiotic
Benthic Algae
20
Variatio
Transects
n Co
122