Table 1 Abundance of crustose coralline algae on diverse reef flats in the southwestern Atlantic
Place | Relative abundance |
|---|---|
Abrolhos reefs | 32–79 % in Figueiredo (1997); 4–36 % in Villaça and Pitombo (1997); 2–15 % in Figueiredo and Steneck (2002); 3–40 % in Figueiredo (2006); 10–20 % in Tâmega and Figueiredo (2007) |
Rocas Atoll | 36–60 % in Gherardi and Bosence (2001); 30–50 % in Villas Boas et al. (2005) |
Coroa Vermelha and Ponta Grande | 30–40 % in Costa et al. (2002) |
Recife de Fora (studied site) | 30–49 % in present work |