Table 2 Ten Friedman tests were used to assess changes in juvenile, adult, and total D. antillarum population density, juvenile coral recruit abundance, and macroalgae cover over a three-year period.
Reef type | Predictor | Response variable |
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Control reef | Year (2015, 2016, 2017) | Juvenile D. antillarum abundance m−2 |
Control reef | Year (2015, 2016, 2017) | Adult D. antillarum abundance m−2 |
Control reef | Year (2015, 2016, 2017) | Total D. antillarum abundance m−2 |
Control reef | Year (2015, 2016, 2017) | Juvenile coral recruit abundance m−2 |
Control reef | Year (2015, 2016, 2017) | Macroalgae cover (%) |
Artificial reef | Year (2015, 2016, 2017) | Juvenile D. antillarum abundance m−2 |
Artificial reef | Year (2015, 2016, 2017) | Adult D. antillarum abundance m−2 |
Artificial reef | Year (2015, 2016, 2017) | Total D. antillarum abundance m−2 |
Artificial reef | Year (2015, 2016, 2017) | Juvenile coral recruit abundance m−2 |
Artificial reef | Year (2015, 2016, 2017) | Macroalgae cover (%) |