Model-selection results for continuous model Bayesian meta-analysis in the western Indian Ocean using the Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC).

Models include a null model of no relationship (M0), a model including a relationship between changes in coral cover and reef fish metrics (Mc), and a fish-coral model that allows for differences between protected and unprotected sites (Mcp). Models highlighted in bold have the greatest support, given the data; models with BIC differences of <2 are considered to have equal support.