Table 1 Mean percent cover of the 15 most abundant taxa comparing three different mapping methods (dates, distances and depths pooled, standard deviations in brackets, N MPAPAE=66, N beach-transect=59, N main bed=952) and form-group classification (Sar = Sargassum, She = sheet-like, Fil = filamentous, Enc = encrusting, Thi = thick and leathery, Coa = coarsely branched)
Species | Group | MPAPAE | Beach-transect | Main bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sargassum muticum | Sar | 16.01 (26.40) | 4.07 (6.52) | 15.37 (17.33) |
Enteromorpha spp. | She | 9.05 (12.02) | 0.12 (0.65) | 0.00 (0.00) |
Dictyota dichotoma | She | 8.98 (21.20) | 0.05 (0.19) | 0.01 (0.13) |
Ceramium spp. | Fil | 7.09 (10.87) | 0.60 (1.86) | 0.24 (0.66) |
Ralfsia verrucosa | Enc | 5.02 (12.82) | 10.74 (9.81) | 16.66 (8.73) |
Fucus serratus | Thi | 4.55 (12.44) | 0.14 (0.41) | 0.73 (2.23) |
Chondrus crispus | Coa | 4.36 (10.11) | 0.44 (1.21) | 0.40 (0.99) |
Red encrusting spp. | Enc | 4.30 (7.99) | 1.79 (2.50) | 3.81 (3.50) |
Callithamnion corymbosum | Fil | 4.04 (14.29) | 0.12 (0.14) | 0.11 (0.19) |
Polysiphonia spp. | Fil | 3.80 (5.36) | 0.40 (1.15) | 1.28 (3.40) |
Halidrys siliquosa | Thi | 2.76 (9.62) | 0.28 (0.75) | 0.35 (1.73) |
Corallina officinalis | Enc | 2.39 (6.55) | 0.31 (0.81) | 0.54 (1.19) |
Laminaria saccharina | Thi | 2.10 (6.10) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.02) |
Fucus vesiculosus | Thi | 1.97 (5.90) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) |
Chorda filum | Fil | 1.83 (6.03) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.10 (0.26) |