Research Article

Status of Coral Reef Communities on Two Carbonate Platforms (Tun Sakaran Marine Park, East Sabah, Malaysia)

Table 7

Estimation of the number of individuals per 100 m2 in the different subsites, using abundance index. Mean (SD).

Site-subzone. N ind./100 m2Stegastes ParrotfishOther fish

Gaya West-mesh reef71.1 (84.5)6.0 (7.0)17.1 (22.3)
Gaya West-outer slope34.5 (29.7)34.5 (29.7)110.3 (151.7)
Gaya East-reef flat*233.8 (18.8)4.1 (6.4)5.6 (5.3)
Gaya East-inner slope233.8 (23.0)8.3 (7.4)136.5 (114.6)
Mantabuan-mesh reef185.1 (72.4)48.0 (94.9)26.1 (27.2)
Mantabuan-outer slope34.5 (29.7)152.8 (137.5)>250 (0.0)

Except LIT GE1 exclusively sandy.