Figure 9. ANOSIM and nMDS.
Non Metric Multidimensional Scaling showing the ordination of Acropora palmata sites observed across using zones within the ALRNP and their distance from 4 local threats: (1) tourism, (2) diving, (3) lobster fishing grounds and (4) land-based pollution. Sites with low protection are significantly closer to these threats compared to sites with highly-protected ANOSIM (R = 0.74, p = 0.02).