Table 2. SIMPER dissimilarity matrix for square-root transformed occurrences of benthic categories between less-fished and overfished sites.
| Average dissimilarity = 32.77 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Less-fished | Overfished | |||||
| Benthic category | Average abundance | Average abundance | Average dissimilarity | Dissimilarity SD | % Contribution | Cumulative % |
| Macroalgae | 13.56 | 10.02 | 5.34 | 1.41 | 16.29 | 16.29 |
| Turf | 6.85 | 7.02 | 3.94 | 1.44 | 12.03 | 28.32 |
| Sponge | 8.17 | 11.45 | 3.43 | 1.17 | 10.47 | 38.79 |
| Rock | 8.00 | 5.78 | 3.32 | 1.47 | 10.12 | 48.91 |
| Hard coral | 9.84 | 8.99 | 3.03 | 1.42 | 9.24 | 58.15 |
| Coralline algae | 6.49 | 3.41 | 2.58 | 1.42 | 7.88 | 66.04 |
| Gorgonian | 3.58 | 2.69 | 2.24 | 1.35 | 6.84 | 72.88 |
| Sand | 5.47 | 5.51 | 2.04 | 1.37 | 6.21 | 79.09 |
| Silt | 0.86 | 2.61 | 1.79 | 0.89 | 5.47 | 84.56 |
| Rubble | 2.56 | 3.22 | 1.70 | 1.18 | 5.18 | 89.74 |
| Fire coral | 1.41 | 1.19 | 1.15 | 1.00 | 3.50 | 93.25 |
Notes.
% contribution indicates the contribution to dissimilarity between less-fished and overfished groups.