Table 4.
Survey dive data, habitat types observed from transects and quadrat surveys
| Site | Species | Transect habitat | Quadrat habitat and percentage cover | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominant habitat | Other habitats | Bottom type | % cover | Flora/Fauna | % cover | Artificial | % cover | ||
| KGR |
H. hippocampus
H. guttulatus |
Sand |
Zostera/Cymodocea mixed beds Sea urchins |
Sand Gravel Stones Rock |
41.2 38.0 4.1 0.2 |
Zostera
Cymodocea Urchins |
11.3 3.0 0.2 |
Brick | 2.0 |
| CGR | H. guttulatus | Sand/Rock covered in algae | Gravel, urchin, sea cucumber, gravel, sponge | Sand Stones Rock |
51.0 33.6 7.4 |
Zostera
Urchins Anemone Sponge |
4.0 0.8 0.8 1.6 |
Brick | 0.8 |
| VBU | H. guttulatus | Sand | Algae | Sand | 96.0 | Mixed Chaetomorpha and Cladophora spp. Hermit crab |
3.0 1.0 |
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| LCN | H. hippocampus | Sand | Rock, rope, tyre | Sand | 98.0 | Rock | 0.5 | Rope tyre | 1.0 0.5 |