Table 1.

Summary data of Stylophora pistillata populations from different reefs and reef flat zones (g1 is skewness; g2 is kurtosis).

Shelf position	Reef	Reef zone	Area surveyed (m2)	Density (ind. m−2)	% cover	Mean size ± SE (cm2)	Size range (cm2)	% juvenile colonies	% partial mortality	% purple colonies	g1	g2
Nearshore	Abu Shousha	Exposed	8.41	6.66	1.26	18.90 ± 3.64	0.26–142.78	57.14	7.14	8.93	− 0.13	2.62
		Midreef	7.37	10.44	1.94	18.58 ± 3.43	0.25–176.24	51.95	1.30	7.79	0.01	2.99
		Sheltered	9.26	8.31	4.29	51.63 ± 8.83	0.84–420.22	35.06	11.69	3.90	0.14	2.12
		Entire reef	25.05	8.38	2.58	30.78 ± 3.75	0.25–420.22	47.14	6.67	6.67	0.09	2.73
	Tahala North	Exposed	18.22	0.44	0.06	12.92 ± 5.82	4.47–52.98	75.00	0.00	25.00	1.46	4.05
		Midreef	16.89	3.26	4.11	126.36 ± 14.51	6.22–387.24	5.45	29.09	5.45	− 0.50	2.58
		Sheltered	13.98	1.29	1.73	134.04 ± 32.63	8.64–481.51	11.11	0.00	0.00	− 0.32	1.99
		Entire reef	49.08	1.65	1.93	116.86 ± 12.72	4.47–481.51	13.58	19.75	6.17	− 0.44	2.21
Midshelf	Al Fahal	Exposed	13.63	3.81	0.24	6.37 ± 1.35	0.59–55.73	86.54	3.85	80.77	0.56	2.90
		Midreef	20.46	2.20	0.35	16.10 ± 4.06	0.55–136.01	62.22	8.89	17.78	0.26	2.48
		Sheltered	17.41	6.61	3.59	54.33 ± 8.18	0.45–418.43	40.90	6.96	24.35	0.02	2.15
		Entire reef	51.49	4.12	1.42	34.45 ± 4.77	0.45–418.43	56.60	6.60	36.79	0.40	2.37
	Shark Reef	Exposed	17.24	0.87	1.34	153.83 ± 34.32	9.33–409.30	6.67	46.67	0.00	− 0.66	3.73
		Midreef	11.94	1.17	0.22	18.41 ± 4.42	2.13–59.74	50.00	14.29	0.00	− 0.01	2.35
		Sheltered	24.15	1.16	0.38	31.38 ± 8.17	1.02–212.13	46.43	7.14	0.00	0.08	1.78
		Entire reef	53.34	1.07	0.65	60.59 ± 12.26	1.02–409.30	36.84	19.30	0.00	0.02	2.06
Offshore	Cement Wreck	Exposed	22.84	4.03	4.19	104.08 ± 12.29	1.36–471.16	27.17	6.52	8.70	− 0.35	1.89
		Midreef	15.93	11.93	4.18	35.04 ± 4.44	0.14–351.31	46.84	11.58	0.53	− 0.13	2.95
		Sheltered	13.37	3.59	4.47	124.37 ± 18.43	2.11–437.98	18.75	33.33	0.00	− 0.50	2.06
		Entire reef	52.14	6.33	4.26	67.28 ± 5.41	0.14–471.16	37.27	13.33	2.73	− 0.14	2.42
	Shib Nazar	Exposed	16.25	8.43	3.39	40.20 ± 5.30	0.89–485.53	35.77	18.25	6.57	0.05	2.38
		Midreef	13.94	6.67	5.00	74.90 ± 12.20	0.4–537.39	40.86	13.98	0.00	− 0.06	2.14
		Sheltered	17.88	1.45	0.36	24.64 ± 6.67	0.7–124.76	57.69	3.85	19.23	0.21	1.67
		Entire reef	48.07	5.33	2.73	51.23 ± 5.41	0.4–537.39	39.84	15.23	5.47	0.02	2.33
Total population			279.16	4.11	2.49	54.11 ± 2.60	0.14–537.39	41.53	12.04	10.47	0.02	2.29