Table 2 Categories of species conspicuousness
Category of conspicuousness | Definition |
|---|---|
Absence (0) | No specimens found |
Occasional (1) | Only 1 or 2 specimens found |
Rare (2) | A few (3–5) specimens found, widely scattered over the study area |
Regular (3) | Specimens occurring regularly (6–20) at short-distances without forming colonies or aggregations |
Conspicuous (4) | Specimens in all samples, forming small or medium size colonies or aggregations |
Very conspicuous (5) | Specimens in all samples, conspicuous at first glance, forming large colonies or aggregations |
Dominant (6) | Sessile specimens dominating the area and displacing most other species from it |