Table 1. Fish assemblage at Varadero and Barú Reefs.
Fish assemblage attributes estimated through visual censuses on 30 × 2-m2 belt transects made at Varadero and Barú Reefs.
| Community attribute | Varadero (n = 15) | Barú (n = 7) | t | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | ±SD | Mean | ±SD | |||
| Species richness | 12.4 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 2.4 | −1.99 | 0,06 |
| Number of individuals | 55.6 | 15.9 | 74.1 | 14.4 | −2.62 | 0,02 |
| Dominance (Simpson’s D) | 0.18 | 0.05 | 0.16 | 0.04 | 0.94 | 0,36 |
| Diversity (Shannon’s H’) | 2.0 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 0.2 | −1.36 | 0,19 |
| Evenness (Pielou’s J’) | 0.81 | 0.07 | 0.80 | 0.04 | 0.27 | 0,79 |