Table 2. Coral settlements at each site ranked in relation to suspended solid concentration (SSC).

Only five settlements of three genera were found, with none occurring above 6.1 mg l⁻¹ SSC.

Station	SSC (mg l−1) ± SE	Total coral settlements	Montipora	Porites	Pocillopora
H-700	3.1 ± 0.4	2		1	1
E-700	3.1 ± 0.4	0
E-550	3.2 ± 0.7	1	1
H-400	6.0 ± 1.4	0
H-550	6.1 ± 1.5	2	1	1
E-400	7.9 ± 2.1	0
H-250	10.2 ± 2.8	0
E-250	23.1 ± 4.7	0
H-100	24.1 ± 9.8	0
E-100	36.8 ± 6.0	0