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From: Wave energy and other environmental drivers as predictors of seeded-coral performance on the great barrier reef

Fig. 4

Principal component analysis (PCA) of the benthic community composition across Moore, Davies and Heron Reefs. (a-c) PCA biplots showing variation in benthic community composition by yield; (d-f) PCA biplots showing variation across sites. Data points represent individual devices with ellipses representing the 95% confidence intervals. Plots marked with an asterisk (*) indicate significant effects of survival or site on benthic community composition (PERMANOVA, p < 0.05). Abbreviations: CCA = crustose coralline algae and cyanobacteria, EAM = epilithic algal matrix, Acro = Acropora colonies, Brown = brown macroalgae, Green = green macroalgae, Red = red macroalgae, Hali = Halimeda, HC = non-Acropora hard coral, SC = soft coral, Other = primarily sponges, ascidians, zoanthids, and hydroids.

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