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Table 2 Characteristics of the six meadows around north Corsican coasts.

From: Trace metal concentrations in Posidonia oceanica of North Corsica (northwestern Mediterranean Sea): use as a biological monitor?

 

Density

Leaf biomass

Epiphyte biomass

Leaf Area Index

Nov 2001

    

Calvi

461 ± 183

451 ± 150

17 ± 21

8.3 ± 2.5

St Florent

433 ± 205

251 ± 71

4 ± 4

4.6 ± 1.3

Nonza

635 ± 179

540 ± 275

3 ± 3

10.3 ± 5.2

Feb 2002

    

Calvi

554 ± 123

748 ± 155

43 ± 13

11.6 ± 2.4

Lumio

448 ± 186

624 ± 317

18 ± 13

13.0 ± 3

Macinaggio

627 ± 204

765 ± 169

88 ± 29

15.7 ± 3.9

Bastia

509 ± 159

636 ± 160

117 ± 123

12.5 ± 2.6

  1. Density, mean leaf and epiphyte biomasses (gDW.m-2), leaf area index (m2.m-2), at the sampling sites in November 2001 (Calvi, St Florent, Nonza) and February 2002 (Calvi, Lumio, Macinaggio and Bastia).
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