▲ comparison of the index of relative abundance for similar habitats of reef fishes 
for the northern Marshall Islands* 
lame of Atoll Tjr pe of habitat Number 
worked of 
Station 
Total fish Total area Average index of relative abundanoe 
recovered in square for stations* 
yards secached Before Able day After Able and Baker Days 
Bikini 
Ocean reef 
5 
8,891 
Enlwetok 
Rongelap and 
«t 
19 
1 
564 
hongsrik 
W 
It 
4 
8.127 
TToSF" 
Totals 
* 
It 
10 
Bikini 
« 
H 
6 
4,287 
Rongelap 
tt 
n 
2 
lt361 
Bikini 
Lagoon 
reef 
4 
1,628 
Enlwetok 
Ronge lap and 
If 
ft 
4 
2,692 
Rongerik 
If 
tt 
4 
2 f 007 
Totals 
« 
19 
12 
6,824 
Bikini 
If 
n 
1 
960 
Ronge lap 
« 
•t 
2 
*•297 
Kwajalein 
IT 
n 
1 
584 
Bikini 
Ooean surf 
6 
1,524 
Enlwetok 
It 
n 
S 
1,447 
Totals 
ft 
H 
_ 
2,971 
Bikini 
Tidal pools 
8 
677 
Enlwetok 
tt 
19 
1 
178 
Rongelap 
IT 
If 
2 
476 
Totals 
tt 
11 
*ir 
1,82?" 
48,400 
0.70 
2,000 
0/282 
8,828 
0.111 
B m - ~ m 
£ 0,226 
0.119 
. 
80,025 
0.148 
9,875 
- * * - 
0.145 
11,280 
0.144 
28,444 
0.095 
9.572 
0.214 
49,066 
0.129 
7,500 
0/128 
17,500 
• • - - 
0.074 
7,500 
• * * - 
0.071 
8,714 
0.410 
5 ,550 
0.095 
9,264 
0.521 
1,650 
0.866 
160 
1.158 
585 
0.817 
2,588 
0.5 is 
