Research Article
Coral Recruit-Algae Interactions in Coral Reef Lagoons Are Mediated by Riverine Influences
Table 2
Algal species observed on experimental tiles and their presence (+) or absence (−) in four Kenyan protected coral reef lagoons.
| Algae | Malindi | Watamu | Mombasa | Shimoni |
| Acetabularia calyculus | + | − | − | − | Acetabularia clavata | + | − | + | − | Amphiroa sp. | − | − | + | + | Anadyomene wrightii | − | + | − | − | Boergesenia forbesii | − | + | + | − | Caulacanthus sp. | − | − | − | + | Caulerpa sp. | − | − | + | − | Ceramium sp. | − | + | − | + | Chnoospora implexa | − | − | − | + | Cladophora sp. | − | − | − | + | Cladophora socialis | + | − | − | + | Dictyota sp. | + | + | + | − | Enteromorpha sp. | + | − | + | + | Gracilaria sp. | − | + | + | + | Halimeda sp. | − | + | − | − | Herposphonia secunda | + | + | − | + | Jania | − | + | + | + | Lobophora sp. | − | − | − | + | Neomeris vanbosseae | − | + | − | − | Peyssonnelia sp. | − | + | + | + | Rosenvingea orientalis | − | − | + | − | Rosenvingea sp. | − | − | + | + | Sarconema sp. | + | + | − | − | Sargassum asperifolium | − | + | + | − | Sphacelaria sp. | − | + | + | + | Turbinaria sp. | − | + | + | − | Udotea sp. | − | − | + | − | Ulva lactuca | − | − | + | − | Unidentified green algae | − | − | + | − | Unidentified red algae | − | + | + | + | Number of species | 7 | 15 | 18 | 14 |
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