Table 2. Mean extension of contacts with M. braziliensis colonies (2006–2016) and PERMANOVA pairwise tests results contrasting inshore and offshore samples.

Variable	PLES (%, ±SD)	PAB (%, ±SD)	t	P	Permutations
Turf	12.62 (±9.92)	14.55 (±8.40)	0.7887	0.4349	9,582
Cyanobacteria	0.10 (±0.42)	3.90 (±5.37)	4.8866	0.0001	9,364
Foliose macroalgae	6.89 (±6.35)	0.02 (±0.14)	8.4528	0.0001	9,481
CCA	0.83 (±2.10)	4.68 (±5.50)	4.3167	0.0002	9,372
Coral	2.16 (±3.51)	1.23 (±1.77)	1.8772	0.0661	9,021