Spatial distribution of the upside-down jellyfish Cassiopea sp. within fringing coral reef environments of the Northern Red Sea: implications for its life cycle

Table 3 Statistical analyses of habitat-specific Cassiopea abundance, benthic coverage and association with mysids

	Mean abundance			Benthic coverage			Mean diameter			Cassiopea–mysids association			Mysids swarm size
	TZ	SM	SF	TZ	SM	SF	TZ	SM	SF	TZ	SM	SF	TZ	SM	SF
RF	***	0.08	0.96	***	*	0.39	***	**	***	0.21	***	0.08	**	0.23	*
TZ		***	***		***	***		***	0.56		***	**		0.93	0.71
SM			0.07			*			***			**			0.81

Given are P values for hypothesis for no differences between respective habitats (TZ transition zone, SM seagrass meadow, SF sand flat, RF reef) concerning listed parameters. * P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01; *** P < 0.001

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