<p> CL CA TO WH SW CB Trophic guild/Species Shelf Mean S.E Mean S.E Mean S.E Mean S.E Mean S.E Mean S.E Total Abundance (109,804) Inner 9.88 ± 0.26 11.75 ± 0.28 10.65 ± 0.34 4.79 ± 0.17 - - - - Mid 4.97 ± 0.19 18.33 ± 0.28 16.63 ± 0.32 11.07 ± 0.20 12.44 ± 0.20 - - Outer 7.89 ± 0.19 10.85 ± 0.22 17.91 ± 0.34 9.25 ± 0.24 10.27 ± 0.28 7.80 ± 0.23</p><p>Extensive (58,202) Inner 3.68 ± 0.14 3.57 ± 0.14 6.68 ± 0.26 4.38 ± 0.16 - - - - Mid 1.87 ± 0.10 8.61 ± 0.22 9.06 ± 0.25 9.55 ± 0.18 11.03 ± 0.20 - - Outer 1.56 ± 0.10 4.27 ± 0.15 8.79 ± 0.21 3.96 ± 0.15 6.03 ± 0.23 1.94 ± 0.12</p><p>D. prosopotaenia (399) Inner 0.07 ± 0.02 0.10 ± 0.01 0.00 ± 0.00 0.01 ± 0.002 - - - - (Hoey and Bellwood 2010) Mid 0.07 ± 0.01 0.29 ± 0.03 0.01 ± 0.003 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 - - Outer 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 0.01 ± 0.01 0.00 ± 0.00 <0.01 ± 0.002 0.00 ± 0.00</p><p>H. plagiometopon (66) Inner 0.00 ± 0.00 <0.01 ± 0.001 <0.01 ± 0.002 <0.01 ± 0.002 - - - - (Ceccarelli 2007) Mid <0.01 ± 0.002 0.07 ± 0.01 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 <0.01 ± 0.001 - - (Hoey and Bellwood 2010) Outer 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00</p><p>P. lacrymatus (18,852) Inner 0.06 ± 0.02 0.07 ± 0.01 <0.01 ± 0.003 0.00 ± 0.00 - - - - (Hoey and Bellwood 2010) Mid 1.49 ± 0.09 6.16 ± 0.22 1.67 ± 0.09 <0.1 ± 0.005 0.55 ± 0.04 - - Outer 1.40 ± 0.09 4.22 ± 0.15 7.57 ± 0.20 2.75 ± 0.14 1.62 ± 0.09 0.27 ± 0.04</p><p>P. wardi (36,782) Inner 3.54 ± 0.14 3.42 ± 0.14 6.66 ± 0.26 4.37 ± 0.16 - - - - (Ceccarelli 2007) Mid 0.29 ± 0.03 0.67 ± 0.06 7.37 ± 0.23 9.54 ± 0.18 10.48 ± 0.20 - - Outer <0.01 ± 0.001 <0.01 ± 0.002 0.07 ± 0.01 1.20 ± 0.06 4.41 ± 0.19 1.68 ± 0.11</p><p>S. fasciolatus (2,103) Inner <0.01 ± 0.01 <0.01 ± 0.00 0.01 ± 0.01 0.00 ± 0.00 - - - - (Hixon and Brostoff 1996) Mid <0.01 ± 0.01 1.43 ± 0.10 0.02 ± 0.01 0.00 ± 0.00 <0.01 ± 0.001 - - Outer 0.16 ± 0.02 0.05 ± 0.01 1.15 ± 0.08 <0.01 ± 0.01 <0.01 ± 0.002 <0.01 ± 0.003</p><p>Intensive (7,851) Inner 0.04 ± 0.01 0.11 ± 0.02 0.05 ± 0.01 0.05 ± 0.01 - - - - Mid 3.37 ± 0.04 0.56 ± 0.04 0.80 ± 0.07 1.17 ± 0.06 0.38 ± 0.03 - - Outer 2.59 ± 0.11 1.94 ± 0.11 1.74 ± 0.11 0.38 ± 0.05 1.05 ± 0.10 0.82 ± 0.06</p><p>D. melanotus (570) Inner 0.00 ± 0.00 0.05 ± 0.01 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 - - - - (Ceccarelli pers. obs.) Mid 0.24 ± 0.03 0.11 ± 0.02 0.33 ± 0.03 0.00 ± 0.00 0.03 ± 0.01 - - Outer 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 0.02 ± 0.01 0.05 ± 0.01 0.01 ± 0.004 0.00 ± 0.00 CL CA TO WH SW CB Trophic guild/Species Shelf Mean S.E Mean S.E Mean S.E Mean S.E Mean S.E Mean S.E</p><p>D. pseudochrysopoecilus (121) Inner <0.01 ± 0.01 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 - - - - (Hoey and Bellwood 2010) Mid 0.10 ± 0.02 0.00 ± 0.02 0.08 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 - - Outer 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 0.01 ± 0.003 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00</p><p>P. dickii (4,473) Inner <0.01 ± 0.002 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 - - - - (Jones et al 2006) Mid 0.00 ± 0.00 0.44 ± 0.03 0.01 ± 0.003 0.00 ± 0.00 0.01 ± 0.002 - - Outer 2.59 ± 0.11 1.94 ± 0.11 0.79 ± 0.07 0.11 ± 0.02 0.02 ± 0.01 0.79 ± 0.06</p><p>S. apicalis (2,500) Inner 0.02 ± 0.01 0.04 ± 0.01 0.05 ± 0.01 0.01 ± 0.01 - - - - (Ceccarelli 2007) Mid 0.02 ± 0.01 <0.01 ± 0.001 0.38 ± 0.04 1.16 ± 0.06 0.35 ± 0.03 - - Outer 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 0.92 ± 0.09 0.01 ± 0.004 1.019 ± 0.10 0.04 ± 0.01</p><p>S. nigricans (264) Inner 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 - - - - (Hata and Kato 2004) Mid 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 0.003 ± 0.002 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 - - Outer 0.00 ± 0.00 0.002 ± 0.002 0.003 ± 0.003 0.21 ± 0.04 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00</p><p>Indeterminate (43,751) Inner 6.17 ± 0.19 8.06 ± 0.20 3.93 ± 0.17 0.36 ± 0.03 - - - - Mid 2.73 ± 0.13 9.15 ± 0.27 6.76 ± 0.17 0.35 ± 0.03 1.03 ± 0.06 - - Outer 3.74 ± 0.13 4.64 ± 0.13 7.38 ± 0.21 4.91 ± 0.15 3.20 ± 0.13 5.03 ± 0.14</p><p>N. nigroris (7,998) Inner 1.17 ± 0.09 2.22 ± 0.09 1.22 ± 0.10 0.06 ± 0.01 - - - - (Ceccarelli 2007) Mid 0.69 ± 0.05 1.11 ± 0.08 4.97 ± 0.16 0.06 ± 0.01 0.12 ± 0.01 - - Outer 0.00 ± 0.00 0.02 ± 0.01 0.00 ± 0.00 0.81 ± 0.08 0.36 ± 0.05 0.002 ± 0.002</p><p>P. johnstonianus (2,690) Inner 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 - - - - (Ceccarelli pers. obs.) Mid <0.01 ± 0.002 0.15 ± 0.02 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 0.02 ± 0.004 - - Outer 1.91 ± 0.07 0.59 ± 0.04 0.86 ± 0.05 0.17 ± 0.02 0.04 ± 0.01 0.34 ± 0.03</p><p>P. adelus (9,551) Inner 4.80 ± 0.16 5.76 ± 0.19 2.68 ± 0.15 0.31 ± 0.03 - - - - (Ceccarelli 2007) Mid 0.45 ± 0.04 2.21 ± 0.16 0.17 ± 0.03 0.00 ± 0.00 <0.01 ± 0.001 - - Outer 0.00 ± 0.00 <0.01 ± 0.001 <0.01 ± 0.003 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00</p><p>P. bankanensis (19,781) Inner 0.01 ± 0.01 0.01 ± 0.01 0.04 ± 0.03 0.00 ± 0.00 - - - - (Ceccarelli 2007) Mid 0.01 ± 0.004 4.35 ± 0.18 1.22 ± 0.10 0.22 ± 0.03 0.35 ± 0.03 - - Outer 1.83 ± 0.11 3.91 ± 0.13 6.25 ± 0.21 3.75 ± 0.15 2.47 ± 0.13 4.65 ± 0.13 CL CA TO WH SW CB Trophic guild/Species Shelf Mean S.E Mean S.E Mean S.E Mean S.E Mean S.E Mean S.E</p><p>P. chrysurus (180) Inner 0.11 ± 0.03 0.02 ± 0.01 <0.01 ± 0.002 0.00 ± 0.00 - - - - (Ceccarelli 2007) Mid 0.02 ± 0.01 <0.01 ± 0.002 0.06 ± 0.02 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 - - Outer 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 0.04 ± 0.01 0.04 ± 0.01 <0.01 ± 0.003 <0.01 ± 0.01</p><p>P. grammorhynchus (2,947) Inner 0.07 ± 0.02 0.04 ± 0.01 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 - - - - (Ceccarelli pers. obs.) Mid 1.56 ± 0.10 1.28 ± 0.09 0.31 ± 0.04 0.05 ± 0.02 0.51 ± 0.04 - - Outer 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 0.04 ± 0.01 0.03 ± 0.01 0.00 ± 0.00</p><p>P. vaiuli (603) Inner <0.01 ± 0.003 <0.01 ± 0.002 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 - - - - (Ceccarelli pers. obs.) Mid <0.01 ± 0.003 0.06 ± 0.01 0.03 ± 0.01 <0.01 ± 0.002 0.04 ± 0.01 - - Outer <0.01 ± 0.003 0.11 ± 0.02 0.23 ± 0.03 0.09 ± 0.01 0.28 ± 0.03 0.11 ± 0.01</p><p>Inner 419 645 510 645 - - Transects Mid 645 840 645 630 1080 - Outer 640 614 645 615 420 840</p><p>ESM Table 1: time averaged spatial abundance/transect (50m2) of farmer guilds and species by sector and shelf position. CL = Cooktown-Lizard Island, CA = Cairns, TO = Townsville, WH = Whitsunday, SW = Swain, CB = Capricorn-Bunker. Numbers in parentheses after trophic/species names are the total number observed during the study. ‘-‘ denotes missing cells in Swain and Capricorn-Bunker sectors. Guild assignations are determined by the references in parentheses under each species name. Data are mean ± 95% CI.</p>