Grimsditsch et al Pemba Resilience Survey 2009 low res

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Detailed Results % coral colonies 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 Incidence of algal attack on coral colonies Incidence of algal attack of coral colonies Incidence of algal attack of coral colonies is also highest in Msuka Bay with 9% of colonies being encroached by macro-algae 2 1 0 Msuka Bay The Hole Misali Kokota Swiss Fundo Inner Mandela Manta Njao Gap Fundo Outer Simba Paradise 25 Coralline algae % cover 20 15 10 5 0 Swiss Misali Fundo Inner Fundo Outer Mandela Kokota Fundo Lagoon Njao Gap Msuka Bay Paradise Simba The Hole Coralline algae are characterized by a hard thallus due to calcareous deposits in the cell walls. They are crucial for consolidating reef structure as well as facilitating scleractinian coral settlement by producing chemicals that promote coral larval settlement. The most common coralline algae on Pemba’s reefs was Neogoniolithon, a crustose rhodophyte. It was most common on Swiss Reef and Misali, but absent in Paradise, Simba and The Hole. Fundo Lagoon Njao Gap The Hole Kokota Fundo Inner Manta Simba Paradise Msuka Bay Mandela Transform: Square root Resemblance: S17 Bray Curtis similarity Misali 2D Stress: 0.15 Similarity 70 Benthic Cover Multi-Dimensional Scaling MDS plot of benthic cover results. At 70% similarity three clusters are clear. Misali is an outlier due to its very high coral cover, while Msuka Bay, Paradise Reef and Swiss Reef group together due to higher rubble, macro-algal and soft coral cover. Swiss 19
Detailed Results Fundo Lagoon The Hole Simba Paradise Fundo Lagoon Njao Gap Kokota Fundo InnerManta Msuka Bay Swiss Mandela Transform: Square root Resemblance: S17 Bray Curtis similarity Misali 2D Stress: 0.15 Transform: Square root Resemblance: S17 Bray Curtis similarity 2D Stress: 0.15 CORAL RUBBLE 5 9 36 63 90 Different Substrate Types at Each Site The bubble plots show the importance of different substrate types at each site. Plots for hard coral, rubble, macro-algae and soft coral are shown. Misali, the only no-take zone surveyed, shows the best recovery from past disturbances as it has the highest coral cover and low macroalgal cover, followed by Mandela and Manta. Degraded sites such as Paradise and Swiss have high rubble cover, but there is higher soft coral cover at Swiss. Msuka Bay is dominated by macro-algae, and this is probably its natural state due to its exposure to higher wind and wave energy coming from the northwest. Njao Gap Misali 20 The Hole Kokota Fundo InnerManta 35 Simba Mandela 50 Paradise Msuka Bay Swiss Fundo Lagoon Transform: Square root Resemblance: S17 Bray Curtis similarity 2D Stress: 0.15 ALGAE-MACRO 4 Njao Gap Misali 16 The Hole Kokota Fundo InnerManta Simba Mandela 28 40 Paradise Msuka Bay Swiss Fundo Lagoon Transform: Square root Resemblance: S17 Bray Curtis similarity 2D Stress: 0.15 SOFT CORAL 2 Njao Gap Misali 8 The Hole Kokota Fundo InnerManta 14 Simba Mandela 20 Paradise Msuka Bay Swiss 20
Page 1 and 2: Coral Reef Resilience Assessment of
Page 3 and 4: Coral Reef Resilience Assessment of
Page 6 and 7: Executive Summary 1 Executive Summa
Page 8 and 9: Executive Summary 2. Tackle the ove
Page 10 and 11: The Study coral colony and coral co
Page 12 and 13: The Study Table 2.1. Sites surveyed
Page 14 and 15: The Study 7. Resilience indicators
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Page 18 and 19: Major Findings rabbitfish, angelfis
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Page 22 and 23: Detailed Results 4 Detailed Results
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Page 28 and 29: Detailed Results 4.3 Coral populati
Page 30 and 31: Detailed Results Moderate Faviid Su
Page 32 and 33: Detailed Results 4.4 Crown-of-thorn
Page 34 and 35: Detailed Results Density 250m2 200
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Page 38 and 39: Detailed Results Influence of resil
Page 40 and 41: Detailed Results Fundo Lagoon Msuka
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