Observation record

ID: 201013

Species: Leptogorgia sarmentosa

Original species entered: 125369 (WoRMS)

Location: Medes Islands, Spain

Primary resource: Rossi, S., Gili, J. M., & Garrofé, X. (2011) Net negative growth detected in a population of Leptogorgia sarmentosa: quantifying the biomass loss in a benthic soft bottom-gravel gorgonian.

Contributor: Daniel Gomez Gras

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Measurements

• 252844

  Growth rate

  2.30 (cm yr^-1)

  Mean

  Image analysis
  
  
  (Not given)

  replicates: 28
• 252840

  Trunk diameter

  9.00 (mm)

  Median

  Callipers
  
  
  3.00 - 15.00 (Range)

  replicates: 30
• 252839

  Colony height

  22.00 (cm)

  Median

  Ruler measurement
  
  
  9.50 - 34.50 (Range)

  replicates: 30
• 252841

  Colony age

  20.40 (years)

  Median

  Mistri and Ceccherelli (1993) age equation
  
  
  5.60 - 35.20 (Range)

  replicates: 30
• 252838

  Water depth

  31.00 (m)

  Median

  Depth gauge
  
  
  30.00 - 32.00 (Range)
• 252843

  Year

  1999.00 (year)

  Median

  no method
  1998.00 - 2000.00 (Range)
• 252842

  Colony age

  19.10 (years)

  Mean

  Mistri and Ceccherelli (1993) age equation
  
  
  7.000 (Standard deviation)

  replicates: 30