Results of mixed-effects models explaining reef benthic composition in 2011, and annual rate of change in coral cover (2001–2011) in Saint Lucia.

Parameter estimates, standard errors (SE), and significance statistics are given. Cover data were arcsine transformed. Annual rate of change in coral cover was calculated relative to initial cover (see Methods). The reference level for the “depth” variable was 5 m; positive estimates for depth therefore reflect a greater response at 15 m than at 5 m.