Table 1 Biomass, carbon flux (ingestion – respiration) and sink (growth) of the observed specimens of the three gorgonian species in the study area.
From: The importance of coastal gorgonians in the blue carbon budget
Paramuricea clavata | |
|---|---|
Number of colonies* | 635 |
Density (colonies m−2) ± SD | 3.96 ± 3.84 |
Biomass (g AFDM)* | 2528.30 |
Biomass m−2 (g AFDM m−2) ± SD | 15.47 ± 15.07 |
Spring C flux (g C)* | 1011.53 |
Spring C flux m−2 (g C m−2) ± SD | 6.28 ± 6.09 |
Annual C sink (g C year−1)* | 118.78 |
Annual C sink m−2 (g C m−2 year−1) ± SD | 0.73 ± 0.71 |
Eunicella singularis | |
Number of colonies* | 4391 |
Density (colonies m−2) ± SD | 5.75 ± 7.24 |
Biomass (g AFDM)* | 2256 |
Biomass m−2 (g AFDM m−2) ± SD | 2.90 ± 3.72 |
Spring C flux (g C)* | 3516.23 |
Spring C flux m−2 (g C m−2) ± SD | 4.48 ± 6.36 |
Annual C sink (g C year−1)* | 559.14 |
Annual C sink m−2 (g C m−2 year−1) ± SD | 0.73 ± 0.89 |
Leptogorgia sarmentosa | |
Number of colonies* | 58 |
Density (colonies m−2) ± SD | 0.63 ± 0.30 |
Biomass (g AFDM)* | 16.07 |
Biomass m−2 (g AFDM m−2) ± SD | 0.17 ± 0.08 |
Spring C flux (g C)* | 8.75 |
Spring C flux m−2 (g C m−2) ± SD | 0.10 ± 0.04 |
Annual C sink (g C year−1)* | 2.96 |
Annual C sink m−2 (g C m−2 year−1) ± SD | 0.03 ± 0.02 |
