Table 2. Surface area coverage of assemblages for each mosaiced chimney structure, including minimum abundances calculations for the dominant taxa of each assemblage type based on a monolayer distribution.
Surface Area Coverage m2 | Minimum Abundance Dominant Fauna individuals m−2 | |||||
Carwash | Black and White | Ivory Towers | Carwash | Black and White | Ivory Towers | |
Kiwa A | 0.00 | 1.69 | 0.70 | – | 65 | 272 |
Kiwa B | 2.46 | 1.27 | 0.51 | 731 | 533 | 715 |
Kiwa C | 0.00 | 0.23 | 0.00 | – | 4017 | – |
Gastropod | 4.08 | 0.35 | 1.43 | 1062 | 1781 | 2688 |
Barnacle | 8.32 | 0.99 | 0.00 | 893 | 1686 | – |
Anemone | 1.39 | 1.39 | 0.00 | 34 | 44 | – |
Substrate | 1.27 | 9.43 | 2.11 | – | – | – |
Anhydrite | 0.09 | 0.00 | 1.14 | – | – | – |
Total Surface Area | 17.61 | 15.35 | 5.89 |