Summary of spatial statistical analyses.

Comparison of the results of spatial statistics associated with disease of Aplysina cauliformis two populations at different time points. Each statistic tests for slightly different spatial characteristics. Contact connectedness was best able to explain clustering patterns within the study grids. The results of the Moran’s Index best represented individual connections shown by direct contact join-counts for ARBS infected sponges. *Range represents scale of significant clustering for the Ripley’s K statistic. Clusters and Outliers are individual Thiessen polygons in the grids that exhibited significant values for the Getis-Ord General G and the Moran’s Index Statistics. BP = Big Point, RG = Rainbow Gardens.