VDK_hard coral cover

Hard coral cover at reef sites in the Velondriake LMMA two years before and two years after the occurrence of Cyclone Haruna.<br>Point Intersect Transects (PITs) were used to survey hard coral cover (HCC) and the morphology of adult corals (&gt;10cm in diameter). Transects were placed randomly at each site running east to west for all patch reefs and west-facing sites and, north to south for south facing sites. The number of transects undertaken ranged between 6 and 30 and was determined by the size of the site. One observer per transect made fifty observations at 20 cm intervals along each 9.8 m transect: the first being at 0.0 m and the fiftieth at 9.8 m. <br><br><br><br>