Figure 1

Map of Lakshadweep: Three atolls (Agatti, Kadmat and Kavaratti) showing sampled reefs in two exposure regimes: sheltered (East, “E”) and exposed (Western, “W”), n = 12). Sites for the exclosure experiments are marked with a square symbol, sites of UVC surveys marked in red dots and those of surgeon fish recruitment survey are marked with blue triangle in Kadmat atoll.