Table 2. Structural analysis predicts structural differences by colony composition.

Coefficients and estimates from robust regressions executed to predict structural metrics based on the composition of Live Acropora palmata, Dead A. palmata, and Other Benthos.

	Benthos	$\Delta \hat{y}/m^{\mathbf{2}}$	SEM	p
Fractal Dimension	Live	−0.0148	0.0056	0.038*
	Dead	−0.0047	0.0063	0.489
	Other	0.0195	0.0096	0.090 .
Surface Rugosity	Live	−0.0358	0.0732	0.639
	Dead	−0.1584	0.1088	0.189
	Other	0.1942	0.1490	0.234
IQR Slope	Live	0.4604	0.2136	0.0681 .
	Dead	−0.1856	0.3174	0.5772
	Other	−0.2748	0.4346	0.5473
IQR Planform Curvature	Live	1.810	2.044	0.4163
	Dead	5.340	4.113	0.2508
	Other	−7.150	5.070	0.2175
IQR Profile Curvature	Live	5.171	2.905	0.1352
	Dead	20.745	5.844	0.0164*
	Other	−25.916	7.205	0.0156*

Notes.

$\Delta \hat{y}/m$² –Predicted change in structural metric per additional square meter of alive, dead, or other benthos; SEM –standard error of the mean; p –p value; Significance levels of a = 0.05 and a = 0.10 are designated by the ”*” and ”.” Symbols, respectively.