Table 10. Percent of Benthic Community Classes by Study Area
|
Benthic Community Class |
Key Largo | Marathon | Big Pine | Key West | Total |
| Mixed Seagrass >50% on Deep Mud | 25 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 23 |
| Mixed Seagrass 25-50% on Deep Mud | 13 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 12 |
| Thalassia 5-25% on Sandy Mud | 11 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 13 |
| Mixed Seagrass 5-25% on Mud | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Mixed Macrophytes <5% on Sandy Mud | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| Simple Hardbottom with Thalassia < 5% | 16 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 22 |
| Diverse Hardbottom with Thalassia < 5% | 11 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
| Diverse Hardbottom | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| Unclassified | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |