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. 2014 Nov 26;9(11):e113079. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113079

Table 1. Most abundant taxa in each plot in each year, identified using Similarity Percentages (SIMPER) analysis.

Plot 1 Plot 2 Plot 3
2010 Plating Acropora Branching Acropora Plating Acropora
Montipora Sarcomenia Branching Acropora
2011 Plating Acropora Lobophora Plating Acropora
Montipora Branching Acropora Branching Acropora
N/S *** *
2012 Plating Acropora Lobophora Branching Acropora
Montipora Plating Acropora Plating Acropora
*** *** **
2013 Plating Acropora Lobophora Branching Acropora
Branching Acropora Asparagopsis Plating Acropora
** *** ***

* indicates significant change in community composition from 2010; * = 0.1, ** = 0.001, *** = 0.0001.