Table 2.
Total coverage of epibiota growth on Sargassum in Feb 2011 (1) and Feb 2012 (3), and percent cover ± standard deviation for Sargassum growth zones and plant parts averaged across sampling periods
| Epibiota | Total % cover ± SD | Zone mean % cover ± SD | Plant part mean % cover ± SD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crustose coralline algae (Melabersia) |
(1) 9.5 ± 13.4 (3) 7.4 ± 12.5 |
A | 4.2 | Bladder | 6.7 |
| B | 8.3 | Leaf | 9.4 | ||
| C | 41.7 | Stem | 9.2 | ||
| D | 10.8 | ||||
| E | 8.5 | ||||
| F | 8.1 | ||||
| Macroalgae (Dictyota) |
(1) 0.0 ± 0.5 (3) 0.0 ± 0.0 |
A | 0.0 | Bladder | 0.0 |
| B | 0.0 | Leaf | 0.0 | ||
| C | 0.0 | Stem | 0.1 | ||
| D | 0.0 | ||||
| E | 0.0 | ||||
| F | 0.1 | ||||
| Bryozoa (Membranipora spp.) |
(1) 10.7 ± 17.0 (3) 5.5 ± 13.4 |
A | 3.8 | Bladder | 6.2 |
| B | 5.0 | Leaf | 5.6 | ||
| C | 26.6 | Stem | 1.24 | ||
| D | 8.8 | ||||
| E | 11.0 | ||||
| F | 14.2 | ||||
| Cnidaria (Clytia noliformis, Obelia dichotoma and Plumularia sp.) |
(1) 9.1 ± 8.5 (3) 7.3 ± 7.7 |
A | 10.9 | Bladder | 4.7 |
| B | 9.4 | Leaf | 9.0 | ||
| C | 12.4 | Stem | 10.9 | ||
| D | 8.3 | ||||
| E | 7.3 | ||||
| F | 5.6 | ||||
| Nereididae (Spirorbus) |
(1) 0.7 ± 2.4 (3) 0.6 ± 2.1 |
A | 0.4 | Bladder | 0.6 |
| B | 0.4 | Leaf | 0.3 | ||
| C | 0.6 | Stem | 1.0 | ||
| D | 0.5 | ||||
| E | 0.7 | ||||
| F | 0.3 | ||||
| Peduculata (Lepas pectinata) |
(1) 0.7 ± 2.3 (3) 0.7 ± 2.8 |
A | 1.1 | Bladder | 0.3 |
| B | 1.0 | Leaf | 0.4 | ||
| C | 1.3 | Stem | 1.5 | ||
| D | 0.5 | ||||
| E | 0.8 | ||||
| F | 0.4 | ||||
| No coverage |
(1) 69.3 ± 22.9 (3) 78.5 ± 18.1 |
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| A | 79.6 | Bladder | 81.6 | ||
| B | 75.9 | Leaf | 75.3 | ||
| C | 17.4 | Stem | 64.9 | ||
| D | 71.1 | ||||
| E | 71.7 | ||||
| F | 70.4 | ||||