Table 1 Average percentage (± SE) of the species identified on the quadrate photos from North and South sites (n = 60)
Taxa (South) | % cover | Taxa (North) | % cover |
|---|---|---|---|
Algae | Â | Algae | Â |
 Corallina algae | 49.1 ± 3.8 |  Gelidium and Polysiphonia turf | 45.5 ± 4.3 |
 Gelidium and Polysiphonia turf | 12.5 ± 1.4 |  Codium adhaerens | 21.0 ± 4.0 |
 Codium adhaerens | 11.6 ± 3.0 |  Asparagopsis sp. | 16.1 ± 4.1 |
 Corallina crust (CCA) | 4.0 ± 1.9 |  Corallina crust (CCA) | 5.9 ± 1.5 |
 Rivularia sp. | 2.5 ± 1.0 |  Corallina algae | 3.0 ± 1.1 |
 Asparagopsis sp. | 1.8 ± 1.2 |  Chrysymenia sp. | 0.2 ± 0.1 |
 Gracilaria sp. | 1.7 ± 1.0 |  Gracilaria sp. | 0.9 ± 0.4 |
 Laurencia pinnatifida | 1.3 ± 0.8 |  Colpomenia sinuosa | 0.8 ± 0.4 |
 Dictyota sp. | 1.2 ± 0.8 |  Dictyopteris sp. | 0.7 ± 0.4 |
 Dictyopteris sp. | 1.0 ± 0.5 |  Porphyra sp. | 0.4 ± 0.2 |
 Padina pavonica | 0.2 ± 0.1 |  Dictyota sp. | 0.3 ± 0.2 |
 Colpomenia sinuosa | 0.1 ± 0.01 |  Enteromorpha sp. | 0.2 ± 0.1 |
Crustacea |  |  Padina pavonica | 0.2 ± 0.1 |
 Chtamalus stellarus | 0.6 ± 0.3 |  Rivularia sp. | 0.2 ± 0.1 |
Mollusca | Â | Crustacea | Â |
 Patella sp. | 0.1 ± 0.1 |  Chtamalus stellatus | 0.6 ± 0.3 |
Inorganic (bare, silt) | 12.1 ± 3.5 | Mollusca |  |
|  |  |  Patella sp. | 0.1 ± 0.1 |
|  |  | Inorganic (bare, silt) | 4.1 ± 2.0 |