Table 1 Results of the visual surveys performed at the 8 sites of the north coast of Moorea.
Site | Type | Number of species | Number of fishes | H | Number of vocal species | Number of vocal fishes | Living coral cover % | Rubble % | Pavement % | Sand % | Macro-algae % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S1A | nMPA | 35 ± 2 | 278 ± 32 | 2.82 | 20 ± 3 | 185 ± 28 | 37 ± 12 | 5 ± 3 | 53 ± 6 | 1 ± 2 | 4 ± 5 |
S1B | MPA | 40 ± 2 | 417 ± 118 | 2.42 | 23 ± 3 | 349 ± 123 | 33 ± 2 | 14 ± 12 | 50 ± 16 | 1 ± 1 | 2 |
S2A | nMPA | 44 ± 7 | 342 ± 98 | 2.88 | 29 ± 6 | 252 ± 84 | 54 ± 9 | 5 ± 7 | 32 ± 12 | 4 ± 3 | 5 ± 3 |
S2B | MPA | 55 ± 5 | 623 ± 177 | 2.90 | 36 ± 4 | 533 ± 167 | 43 ± 4 | 8 ± 11 | 48 ± 14 | 0 | 1 ± 1 |
S3A | nMPA | 34 ± 7 | 187 ± 135 | 3.17 | 21 ± 3 | 140 ± 119 | 50 ± 5 | 3 ± 4 | 43 ± 10 | 1 ± 1 | 3 ± 1 |
S3B | MPA | 33 ± 7 | 140 ± 4 | 3.34 | 22 ± 5 | 109 ± 13 | 31 | 6 ± 10 | 60 ± 9 | 1 ± 1 | 2 ± 5 |
S4A | nMPA | 46 ± 5 | 485 ± 94 | 2.75 | 30 ± 4 | 442 ± 95 | 15 ± 1 | 20 ± 4 | 64 ± 6 | 1 ± 1 | 0 |
S4B | MPA | 51 ± 4 | 1055 ± 12 | 3.28 | 34 ± 3 | 295 ± 22 | 11 ± 5 | 31 ± 7 | 57 ± 5 | 1 ± 1 | 0 |
