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Table 3 Correlation analyses ( Z test) between depths and number of coral recruits on different surfaces of plates

From: Coral recruitment of a subtropical coral community at Yenliao Bay, northern Taiwan

Groups

Z value

p value

Depth vs. top surface

-2.21

0.027*

Depth vs. bottom surface

0.53

0.599

Depth vs. vertical surface

-4.27

<0.0001*

Depth vs. total recruits

-3.81

0.0001*

  1. Data of 2006 and 2007 combined. n = 80 plates; * p < 0.05 is significant.