Fish Diversity and Abundance of Lake Tanganyika: Comparison between Protected Area (Mahale Mountains National Park) and Unprotected Areas

Table 3

Fish mean abundance (individual m⁻² ± SE) and Shannon-Wiener diversity index (H′) for protected area and unprotected areas in Lake Tanganyika during May to June 2008 survey.

	Protected area			Unprotected areas
	Rocky	Sandy	Total	Rocky	Sandy	Total
Mean abundance (ind. m^−2)	4.59 ± 2.44	1.67 ± 1.28	3.13 + 2.01	3.35 ± 2.60	1.13 ± 1.08	2.24 ± 1.98
H′	2.99	1.96	2.47	2.85	1.31	2.08