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Table 6. CARICOMP weekly habitat measurements:
Monthly mean of weekly salinity (‰ at 0.5m depth), 1992-1995.

Bahamas: BFS Colombia: INVEMAR Saba, NA: SMP
Barbados: BRI Jamaica: DBML, UWI Trinidad & Tobago: IMA
Belize: CBC Mexico: PMOR Venezuela: USB
Bermuda: BBSR Puerto Rico: UPR Venezuela: EDIMAR
Bonaire, NA: BMP    

 

Bahamas: Bahamian Field
Station		 Map
1995
Month Mo. # Coral reef    
mean and SD
(‰ at 0.5 m)		 Seagrass   
mean and SD
(‰ at 0.5 m)
Jan 37 35.0 0.0 36.3 0.6
Feb 38 32.7 6.7 37.7 0.6
Mar 39 37.0 1.0 37.4 0.9
Apr 40 37.8 0.5 37.5 0.6
May 41 36.8 0.4 37.2 0.4
Jun 42 37.0 0.0 37.5 0.6
Jul 43 *37.0 0.0 37.0 0.0
Aug 44 *36.5 0.7 37.3 0.5
Sep 45        
Oct 46 *37.5 0.7 *37.5 0.7
Nov 47 *38.0 0.0 37.8 0.4
Dec 48        
*Monthly mean values calculated from less than 3 weeks data; values without SD indicate only 1 week's measurement, values with SD indicate 2 weeks' measurement.

 

Barbados: Bellairs Research Institute Map
1992     1993     1994     1995
Mo. Mo. # Coral Reef  mean & SD (‰ at 0.5 m) Seagrass mean and SD (‰ at 0.5 m) Mangrove 
mean and SD (‰ at 0.5 m)
Jan 1 13 25 37     35.0 0.0 35.2 0.3 34.8 1.4     35.0 0.0 34.7 0.6 35.5 0.9     2.0 0.0 *5.0 0.0
Feb 2 14 26 38     35.5 0.4 34.0 0.0 34.3 0.6     35.1 0.3 34.0 0.0 35.7 0.6     2.5 0.6    
Mar 3 15 27 39     35.0 0.4 34.0 0.0 35.5 0.6     35.1 0.5 33.4 0.5 35.8 0.5     3.4 0.5    
Apr 4 16 28 40     34.2 0.3 *34.0 0.0 35.0 0.0     33.8 0.8 *33.0 0.0 35.2 0.3     4.5 0.0    
May 5 17 29 41     34.0 0.0 34.0 0.0 *34.0 0.0     33.1 0.6 33.7 0.6 *35.0 0.0     4.9 0.3    
Jun 6 18 30 42         31.8 1.0 *35.0 0.0         32.3 0.5 *35.0 0.0            
Jul 7 19 31 43     33.9 0.9 32.5 0.6         33.9 1.1 32.8 1.0         5.0 0.0    
Aug 8 20 32 44     34.5 0.5 32.8 1.3 35.0 0.0     33.5 0.6 32.5 0.9 34.5 0.6     4.5 0.6    
Sep 9 21 33 45     34.0 0.7 34.6 0.5         33.8 0.8 34.0 0.7 *32.0 0.0     4.4 0.7    
Oct 10 22 34 46     34.2 0.3 34.0 0.0 35.0 0.0     34.0 0.0 34.3 0.5 34.3 1.2     3.8 0.5    
Nov 11 23 35 47 *35.0   34.5 0.4 33.3 0.6 35.0 0.0 *35.0   34.5 0.6 33.9 0.6 34.8 0.3 *2.0   3.6 0.5    
Dec 12 24 36 48 35.0 0.0     *35.3 0.4 *35.0 0.0 35.4 0.4 *34.5 0.0 35.8 0.3 35.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 *3.5 0.0    
*Monthly mean values calculated from less than 3 weeks data; values without SD indicate only 1 week's measurement, values with SD indicate 2 weeks' measurement.

 

Belise: Carrie Bow Cay
1993     1994     1995
Mo. Mo. # Coral Reef  
mean & SD (‰ at 0.5 m)		 Seagrass 
mean and SD (‰ at 0.5 m)		 Mangrove 
mean and SD (‰ at 0.5 m)
Jan 13 25 37 34.7 2.3 36.3 0.3 35.8 0.3 34.7 2.3 35.0 0.0 32.5 5.2 *36.5 0.7 35.0 0.0    
Feb 14 26 38 35.8 0.5 35.8 0.5 *35.5   35.9 0.9 35.5 0.6 *36.0   36.3 1.3 34.9 0.3    
Mar 15 27 39 35.2 0.3 35.8 0.5 36.2 0.8 35.7 0.4 35.9 0.3 35.6 0.9 35.6 0.7 35.8 0.4    
Apr 16 28 40 36.9 1.3 35.3 0.6 36.1 1.0 36.0 0.0 35.3 0.6 35.5 0.9 36.0 0.0 35.3 0.6    
May 17 29 41 36.0 1.0 38.0* 0.0 34.9 0.2 35.7 0.6 *35.5 0.7 34.6 0.2 35.3 1.2 *35.5 0.7    
Jun 18 30 42 36.0 0.0 37.3 1.9 35.0 1.4 36.0 0.0 36.5 1.0 35.3 0.5 36.0 0.0 36.0 0.0    
Jul 19 31 43 36.8 1.3 36.3 0.6 35.3 0.6 36.5 1.0 36.0 0.0 35.3 0.6 36.0 0.8 36.0 1.0    
Aug 20 32 44 35.8 0.5 36.0* 0.0 34.0 1.4 35.8 0.5 *36.0 0.0 34.3 1.0 35.8 0.5 *36.5 0.7 34.0 2.6
Sep 21 33 45         32.8 1.7         32.8 1.0         32.0 1.4
Oct 22 34 46         35.0 1.4         35.3 1.5         34.8 1.0
Nov 23 35 47         35.0 1.0         34.3 0.6         36.7 2.1
Dec 24 36 48 *34.0       36.3 1.0 *34.0       36.3 2.1 *34.0       *34.5 0.7
*Monthly mean values calculated from less than 3 weeks data; values without SD indicate only 1 week's measurement, values with SD indicate 2 weeks' measurement.

 

Bermuda: Bermuda Biological Station Map
1992     1993     1994     1995
Mo. Mo. # Coral Reef  
mean & SD (‰ at 0.5 m)		 Seagrass 
mean and SD (‰ at 0.5 m)		 Mangrove 
mean and SD (‰ at 0.5 m)
Jan 1 13 25 37     *36.0 0.0 *36.0 0.0 *36.0       *36.0 0.0 *36.0 0.0 *35.5       *35.0 0.0 *35.0  
Feb 2 14 26 38     *36.0 0.0 *36.0   *36.5       36.0 0.0 *36.0 0.0 *38.0       35.2 1.3 *36.0 0.0
Mar 3 15 27 39     36.0 0.0 36.0   36.3 0.6     36.0 0.0 *36.0 0.0 36.3 0.6         *35.3 0.4
Apr 4 16 28 40         36.0 0.0 *37.0       *35.0   *36.0 0.0 *36.5 0.7            
May 5 17 29 41     35.0 1.7 36.2 0.3         *36.0 0.0 36.2 0.3         *33.0      
Jun 6 18 30 42     36.0 0.0 *36.0           36.0 0.0 *36.0 0.0         34.7 1.5 *34.5  
Jul 7 19 31 43     36.0 0.0 36.0 0.0         36.0 0.0 *36.3 0.4 *36.0 0.0     *34.5 2.1 *35.5  
Aug 8 20 32 44     36.0 0.0 *36.0           36.0 0.0 *36.0   *36.0 0.0     35.4 0.9 *35.5  
Sep 9 21 33 45 35.5 0.6 36.1 0.3 36.0 0.0 *36.0   35.5 0.6 36.0 0.0 35.5 0.0 *36.0 0.0     35.6 0.5    
Oct 10 22 34 46 *35.8 0.4             36.0 0.0         *36.0   35.0 1.0 *35.0      
Nov 11 23 35 47 36.0 0.0 *36.0       *35.5 0.7 36.0 0.0 *36.0       *35.3 0.4 34.3 1.5 *34.0      
Dec 12 24 36 48 *36.0 0.0 *36.0       *35.5   *36.0 0.0 *36.0 0.0     *36.0   *33.5 0.7        
*Monthly mean values calculated from less than 3 weeks data; values without SD indicate only 1 week's measurement, values with SD indicate 2 weeks' measurement.

 

Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles:
Bonaire Marine Park		 Map
1994  1995
Month Mo. # Coral Reef  
mean & SD (‰ at 0.5 m)
Jan 25 37     34.0 0.0
Feb 26 38     34.0 0.0
Mar 27 39     34.0 0.0
Apr 28 40     34.8 0.5
May 29 41     34.3 0.5
Jun 30 42     34.3 0.5
Jul 31 43     34.3 1.0
Aug 32 44 34.5 1.3 34.0 0.0
Sep 33 45 34.3 0.6 34.5 0.6
Oct 34 46 33.5 0.6 34.5 0.6
Nov 35 47     34.6 0.5
Dec 36 48     35.0 0.0

 

Colombia: INVEMAR Map
1992     1993     1994     1995
Mo. Mo. # Coral Reef  
mean & SD (‰ at 0.5 m)		 Seagrass 
mean and SD (‰ at 0.5 m)		 Mangrove 
mean and SD (‰ at 0.5 m)
Jan 1 13 25 37     *36.0 0.0 36.3 0.5 36.0 0.0     *36.0   36.8 0.5 36.2 0.3     *35.5 0.7 38.0 0.8 37.8 0.3
Feb 2 14 26 38     35.9 0.3 37.0 0.0 36.8 0.5     36.0 0.0 37.5 0.6 37.5 0.6     36.6 0.8 38.8 1.0 38.8 1.0
Mar 3 15 27 39     36.0 0.0 36.0 0.0 36.4 0.5     36.0 0.0 37.0 0.0 36.6 0.5     38.0 0.0 39.3 1.2 38.8 1.1
Apr 4 16 28 40     36.0 0.0 36.8 0.5 36.8 0.5     36.0 0.0 37.5 0.6 37.0 0.0     38.2 0.3 40.0 1.6 40.0 0.8
May 5 17 29 41     34.0 1.0 35.5 1.0 35.8 0.4     33.3 2.5 35.0 1.8 36.0 0.0     33.7 4.0 36.8 2.2 37.2 1.1
Jun 6 18 30 42     35.8 1.3 35.2 1.1 34.0 2.2     36.3 1.5 36.0 1.0 34.5 2.6     38.0 1.4 37.8 2.3 37.8 2.1
Jul 7 19 31 43     36.3 0.6 36.3 0.5 36.0 0.7     37.7 0.6 37.0 0.8 36.4 1.0     40.0 0.0 38.5 1.0 38.2 0.5
Aug 8 20 32 44     36.3 0.6 36.0 0.0 33.6 2.0     37.0 1.0 36.0 0.0 33.7 1.9     39.3 1.2 38.0 1.7 33.6 1.6
Sep 9 21 33 45 *36.0   35.6 1.1 35.3 1.5 35.4 1.3 *35.0   35.6 1.1 35.3 1.5 35.8 0.2 *34.0   36.6 1.3 37.8 1.3 34.8 3.3
Oct 10 22 34 46 34.7 0.6 36.0 0.0 33.5 1.9 34.0 2.6 34.7 0.6 36.0 0.0 34.0 1.6 34.0 2.6 34.7 0.6 37.1 1.2 34.8 1.5 33.3 2.5
Nov 11 23 35 47 35.2 0.1 35.8 1.3 35.2 1.8 37.6 0.5 35.2 0.1 36.0 0.8 35.0 2.2 27.8 0.5 35.1 0.3 36.5 1.3 34.6 1.7 37.9 1.0
Dec 12 24 36 48 *35.3 0.2 36.5 0.6 *36.0 0.0 37.7 1.5 *35.2 0.1 36.5 0.6 *36.0 0.0 38.0 1.5 *35.1 0.3 36.8 1.5 *36.5 0.7 39.3 0.3
*Monthly mean values calculated from less than 3 weeks data; values without SD indicate only 1 week's measurement, values with SD indicate 2 weeks' measurement.

 

Jamaica: Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory,
University of the West Indies		 Map
1993     1994     1995
Mo. Mo. # Coral Reef  
mean & SD (‰ at 0.5 m)		 Seagrass 
mean and SD (‰ at 0.5 m)		 Mangrove 
mean and SD (‰ at 0.5 m)
Jan 13 25 37 36.0 0.2 35.2 0.6     34.7 0.7 33.9 1.5 *33.0   26.9 0.4 27.0 0.8 *27.5  
Feb 14 26 38 35.9 0.1 35.2 0.6 *37.4 1.2 34.8 0.2 34.0 1.3 35.3 0.4 27.2 0.1