Table 5. Pairwise proportional dissimilarity (PPD) of the studied samples from the Bay of Safaga.

Samples taken from same site (only several meters apart) were combined (94-1-a to -d: 94-1, 94-3-a and -b: 94-3, 94-4-a and -b: 94-4-a). Information on the localities provided in Table 2. PPD based on 10 most abundant species per sample.

		94-1	94-3	94-4	94-5	94-6	95-31	B-5-8	C-1-3
		Sand between coral patches	Muddy sand	Mud	Reef slope	Mangrove channel	Reef slope	Sandy seagrass	Muddy sand with seagrass
94-1	Sand between coral patches		0.97	1.00	1.00	0.86	0.83	0.70	0.91
94-3	Muddy sand			0.88	1.00	0.97	0.99	0.44	0.42
94-4	Mud				1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
94-5	Reef slope					1.00	0.89	1.00	1.00
94-6	Mangrove channel						0.96	0.86	0.97
95-31	Reef slope							0.89	0.97
B-5-8	Sandy seagrass								0.35