Table 5 Results of DIVERSE and SIMPER analysis for the top, front and back sides of the cubes
Site | Top | Front | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean taxa per side | 4.31 (0.99) | 4.62 (0.68) | 3.31 (0.5) |
Mean coverage [%] | 51.23 (20.63) | 118.54 (23.5) | 97.38 (32.25) |
Shannon–Wiener index H’ | 1.07 (0.29) | 0.97 (0.21) | 0.88 (0.14) |
Eveness J’ | 0.75 (0.16) | 0.63 (0.1) | 0.74 (0.12) |
Species communities resulting from SIMPER analysis | Polysiphonia nigrescens (46.33) mat (26.20) Balanus crenatus (14.23) “Polychaete mud tubes” (10.17) | mat (56.39) Polysiphonia nigrescens (22.93) Balanus crenatus (10.52) Crisularia purpurotincta (7.28) | mat (48.47) Balanus crenatus (29.94) Crisularia purpurotincta (21.07) |