TABLE 3.
Descriptive statistics of sediment grain sizes produced by different parrotfish size classes
Species | Size class | D10 (µm) | D50 (µm) | D90 (µm) | Sorting (σ) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. s | <15 cm | 88.46 | 567.9 | 1310.4 | 2.614 |
16–30 cm | 78.28 | 340.4 | 1203.4 | 2.910 | |
31–45 cm | 83.09 | 515.6 | 1207.9 | 2.609 | |
>46 cm | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
C. st | <15 cm | 88.46 | 567.9 | 1310.4 | 2.614 |
16–30 cm | 80.27 | 509.8 | 1214.0 | 2.657 | |
31–45 cm | 133.4 | 512.1 | 1188.1 | 2.455 | |
>46 cm | 83.88 | 531.4 | 1254.1 | 2.637 | |
S. f | <15 cm | 75.18 | 281.2 | 1052.3 | 2.590 |
16–30 cm | 76.25 | 306.7 | 1121.4 | 2.624 | |
31–45 cm | 87.21 | 515.1 | 1357.4 | 2.721 | |
>46 cm | 88.30 | 515.5 | 1205.7 | 2.546 | |
S. n | <15 cm | 75.79 | 302.2 | 1124.4 | 2.634 |
16–30 cm | 79.04 | 353.1 | 1240.9 | 2.704 | |
31–45 cm | 78.03 | 308.0 | 1080.7 | 2.570 | |
>46 cm | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
S. p | <15 cm | 149.3 | 549.9 | 1211.1 | 2.179 |
16–30 cm | 76.69 | 333.1 | 1133.8 | 2.627 | |
31–45 cm | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
>46 cm | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
S. r | <15 cm | 150.7 | 578.1 | 1250.2 | 2.212 |
16–30 cm | 81.82 | 350.9 | 1146.0 | 2.562 | |
31–45 cm | 145.4 | 575.7 | 1272.1 | 2.242 | |
>46 cm | 135.5 | 565.9 | 1283.0 | 2.504 |
C. s – Chlorurus sordidus, C. st – Chlorurus strongylocephalus, S. f – Scarus frenatus, S. n – Scarus niger, S. p – Scarus psittacus, S. r – Scarus rubroviolaceus.