Table 1. Comparison of ecological variables inside and outside periodic closure areas.
Muluk
Kakarotan

Inside
 SE
 Outside
 SE
 F
 P
Inside
 SE
 Outside
 SE
 F
 P
Target fish spp. average size (cm total length)
 11.1
 0.2
 8.9
 0.3
 28.8
 0.001
10.3
 0.3
 8.9
 0.2
 13.8
 0.02
Average fish trophic level (by weight)
 2.7
 0
 2.5
 0
 3.3
 0.001
2.4
 0
 2.3
 0.1
 4.2
 NS
Coral recruits (density per m2)
 4.7
 0.4
 7.6
 0.7
 12.7
 0.007
1.1
 0.4
 0.4
 0.1
 2.6
 NS
Target fish spp. biomass (kg/ha)
 377.6
 12.2
 301.1
 28.4
 6.1
 0.038
139.1
 4.6
 101.3
 10.4
 11.1
 0.03
Discarded fishing gears (density/ha)
 11.1
 11.1
 44.4
 11.1
 4.5
 0.07
2.9
 2.9
 79.8
 43.7
<0.05U
Giant clams (density/ha)
 410
 288
 0
 0
0.01U
316.7
 120.2
 450
 104.1
 0.7
 NS
Recently damaged coral (% of live coral cover x 10-3)
 0
 0
 1.1
 0.2
0.01U
8.6
 6.1
 0
 0
NSU
Dominant coral genera
 Acropora
Porites

NA
Porites
Porites

NA
Dominant coral genera (% of total hard coral cover)
 29.6
 2
 31.4
 4.5
NA
53.6
 4.3
 44.4
 14.6
NA
Maximum # of coral genera
 47
51

NA
37
35

NA
Target fish abundance (density/ha)
 3065.3
 507.4
 3004
 395.4
 0.1
 NS
1971.1
 112.8
 2026.7
 358.2
 0.1
 NS
Fish species richness per site (CFDI)
 79.4
 8
 82.2
 6.5
 0.1
 NS
82.3
 3.78
 87.3
 5.2
 0.6
 NS
Hard coral % cover
35.3
 4.2
 40.8
 4.5
 0.8
 NS
5.2
 0.3
 4
 2.1
 0.1
 NS
Coral diversity (D)
0.8
 0
 0.8
 0
 0.9
 NS
  
 0.6
 0.1
 0.7
 0.1
 0.5
 NS