Table 5. Number of days taken by sponge fragments to attach to coral rubble.

	Fragments	Volume	Mean	Minimum	Maximum
Sponge species	(N)	(cm3)	(days)	(days)	(days)
Aplysina cauliformis	11	6.3 (1.81)	2.8 (0.98)	2	4
Aplysina sp.	19	10.0 (3.36)	2.9 (0.57)	2	4
Niphates erecta	12	18.0 (7.45)	2.8 (0.87)	2	4

Notes: and volume of sponge fragments are given. de (+/−SD)are means (+/− SD). Number and volume of sponge fragments are given. Values for sponge fragment volume and mean attachment rate are means (+/− SD).