Coral Recruit-Algae Interactions in Coral Reef Lagoons Are Mediated by Riverine Influences

Table 1

Environmental parameters measured for each reef from the study with significant levels indicated by <0.05 and ns = nonsignificant. Trapped (deposited sediments) collected from sediment traps.

Parameter	Malindi	Watamu	Mombasa	Shimoni
Current (m s^−1)	0.3 ± 0.0	0.2 ± 0.0	0.2 ± 0.0	0.2 ± 0.0	1.86
Chlorophyll a (μg l^−1)	0.6 ± 0.2	0.7 ± 0.2	0.3 ± 0.3	0.4 ± 0.3	4.13
Nitrates (mg l^−1)	1.5 ± 0.5	1.2 ± 0.3	0.9 ± 0.4	0.8 ± 0.4	2.35
Phosphates (mg l^−1)	1.0 ± 0.1	0.8 ± 0.1	0.8 ± 0.1	0.7 ± 0.1	0.44	ns
TSS (g l^−1)	28.5 ± 4.8	28.1 ± 4.3	23.9 ± 1.1	21.5 ± 0.6	7.00
Trapped (g m^−2 day^−1)	10.1 ± 1.8	7.1 ± 1.5	2.3 ± 0.7	3.1 ± 0.4	11.5
Trapped Insolubles (%)	9.7 ± 0.8	7.1 ± 0.1	6.4 ± 1.5	8.2 ± 1.1	7.52	ns
Bottom Insolubles (%)	8.3 ± 0.5	6.3 ± 0.5	5.7 ± 0.5	3.5 ± 0.5	4.74