Etude préliminaire de la biométrie d'Eunicella singularis (Esper, 1794) (Gorgonacea, Anthozoa) à la mer Egée = Preliminary study on the biometrics of Eunicella singularis (Esper, 1794) (Gorgonacea, Anthozoa) in the Aegean Sea
Skoufas, G.; Poulicek, M.; Chintiroglou, C.C. (1996). Etude préliminaire de la biométrie d'Eunicella singularis (Esper, 1794) (Gorgonacea, Anthozoa) à la mer Egée = Preliminary study on the biometrics of Eunicella singularis (Esper, 1794) (Gorgonacea, Anthozoa) in the Aegean Sea. Belg. J. Zool. 126(2): 85-92
In: Belgian Journal of Zoology. Koninklijke Belgische Vereniging voor Dierkunde = Société royale zoologique de Belgique: Gent. ISSN 0777-6276; e-ISSN 2295-0451, more
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Allometry
Biometrics
Population characteristics > Population structure > Size distribution
Population factors > Length-weight relationships
Population functions > Growth
Eunicella singularis (Esper, 1791) [WoRMS]; Alcyonacea [WoRMS]
MED, Aegean [Marine Regions]
Marine/Coastal |
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- Skoufas, G.
- Poulicek, M., more
- Chintiroglou, C.C.
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| Abstract |
Using SCUBA, 105 gorgonian colonies of Eunicella singularis were sampled randomly from Eleutherides islands (Strimonikos Gulf, North Aegean sea, Greece), within a depth range of -5 m to -18 m. The temperature was 26 C at -10 m and 20 C at -18 m. The normality test demonstrate a significant unimodal distribution for the length (L.123, p= 0.103, n= 105), the number of dichotomies (nb. dich.: t= 0.164, p= 0.047, n= 105), the dry weight (P.S.: t= 0.214, p= 0.021, n= 105) and the surface (S:0.160, p= 0.118, n= 55). Multiple regression analysis demonstrates also the importance of the number of dichotomies and the values of the surface at determination of the dry weight (biomass). Highly significant allometric relationships, were determinated between Height/Length-Dry Weight (H/L = 0.5 x P.S.-0.3(n= 105, r= 0.7, F= 124.6, p= 0.0001)), Surface-Dry Weight (S= 3.1 x P.S.0.7 (n=55, r= 0.9, F= 293.8, p= 0.0001)) and Surface- Number of dichotomies (S= 2.3 x nb. dich.1 (n= 105, r= 0.9, F= 227.9, p= 0.0001)). |
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