Table 2

Characteristics of the six meadows around north Corsican coasts.


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

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).

Gosselin et al. BMC Ecology 2006 6:12   doi:10.1186/1472-6785-6-12