Table 1. Values of structural metrics compared among the coral species and two substrate types present at the French Frigate Shoals study site.
| Structural metrics | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benthic component | Mean surface complexity (±S.E.) | Percent cover | Mean percent slope (±S.E.) | Combined curvature (±S.E.) | Profile curvature (±S.E.) | Planform curvature (±S.E.) |
| A. cytherea | 4.59 ± 0.68 | 0.32% | 3,614 ± 536 | 0.32 ± −0.09 | −0.41 ± 0.06 | −0.09 ± 0.05 |
| M. capitata | 1.71 ± .0.06 | 0.19% | 323.3 ± 42 | 0.07 ± 0.02 | −0.09 ± 0.01 | −0.02 ± 0.01 |
| M. patula | 1.81 ± 0.13 | 0.11% | 546 ± 159 | 0.16 ± 0.05 | −0.16 ± 0.03 | 0.00 ± 0.02 |
| P. compressa | 3.02 ± 0.29 | 1.07% | 1,299 ± 182 | 0.12 ± 0.05 | −0.20 ± 0.03 | −0.08 ± 0.02 |
| P. lobata | 2.12 ± 0.04 | 10.96% | 733.7 ± 30.6 | 0.17 ± 0.01 | −0.19 ± 0.01 | −0.02 ± 0.00 |
| P. meandrina | 2.30 ± 0.41 | 0.03% | 1,438 ± 744 | 0.42 ± 0.28 | −0.49 ± 0.17 | −0.08 ± 0.14 |
| Rock/rubble | 1.35 ± 0.05 | 74.75% | 568 ± 131 | −0.02 ± 0.02 | −0.03 ± 0.01 | −0.05 ± 0.01 |
| Sand | 1.29 ± 0.05 | 12.56% | 275.5 ± 68 | −0.02 ± 0.01 | −0.05 ± 0.01 | −0.06 ± 0.01 |