| Subject | Algal-coral community | Inner reef-flat | Outer reef-flat | Soft coral community | Porites + Goniopora community | Reef slope |
| Macrophytes | 10 - 40/5 - 7 | 7 - 10/10 | 3 - 5/7 - 10 | 3 - 5/10 - 12 | 3 - 5/10 - 20 | 1 - 5/5 - 7 |
| Scleractinian | 10 - 15/0 | 3 - 5/0.01 | 45 - 60/0.1 | 15 - 20/0.01 | 100/0.0 | 75 - 100/0.01 |
| Alcyonarian | 3 - 7/10 - 18 | 10/10 | 15/45 | 40 - 75/80 - 100 | 0.0/100 | 5 - 10/40 - 50 |