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

Table 3

Percent algal abundance (type and phylum) on experimental tiles and natural substrates from four Kenyan protected coral reef lagoons including ANOVA test.

Algae	Malindi	Watamu	Mombasa	Shimoni
On tiles
Turf	20.0 ± 4.1	45.2 ± 1.8	31.9 ± 4.1	9.2 ± 2.9
Calcareous	2.0 ± 1.6	0.7 ± 1.8	1.7 ± 1.6	0.5 ± 1.5	ns
Coralline	3.9 ± 4.1	0	0	16.8 ± 4.1
Fleshy	2.9 ± 1.1	2.0 ± 1.1	1.9 ± 1.1	1.0 ± 1.1	ns
Chlorophyta	0.9 ± 1.4	0.2 ± 1.4	0.6 ± 1.4	0.1 ± 1.3	ns
Phaeophyta	5.7 ± 1.8	0.6 ± 1.8	3.0 ± 1.5	1.8 ± 1.5
Rhodophyta	1.2 ± 1.5	3.6 ± 1.4	2.2 ± 1.5	2.7 ± 1.4	ns
On natural substrate
Turf	25.3 ± 10.0	40.7 ± 18.1	34.2 ± 4.4	19.7 ± 9.5
Calcareous	16.3 ± 9.0	12.1 ± 10.2	0.12 ± 0.4	13.5 ± 6.4
Coralline	24.1 ± 6.0	23.9 ± 12.0	4.8 ± 0.9	27.6 ± 2.9
Fleshy	9.2 ± 6.0	8.0 ± 7.4	4.3 ± 6.7	2.4 ± 6.2