Colony Abundance, Surface Area, and Percent Cover by Depth.

<p>(a) mean number of <i>M</i>. <i>cavernosa</i> colonies per 60m² ± SE at shallow (10m; gray bars) versus mesophotic (45m; black bars) sites (Rita/XL, Coopers, Tuckers, Spittal, Devonshire, Hungry Bay); (b) mean <i>M</i>. <i>cavernosa</i> colony surface area (cm²) ± SE at shallow (10m; gray bars) versus mesophotic (45m; black bars) sites; (c) mean percent cover ± SE of <i>M</i>. <i>cavernosa</i> at shallow (10m; gray bars) versus mesophotic (45m; black bars) sites (n = 6 per depth).