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Table 3 Zostera noltii and Cymodocea nodosa canopy and population characteristics

From: Role of two contrasting ecosystem engineers (Zostera noltii and Cymodocea nodosa) on the food intake rate of Cerastoderma edule

Seagrass characteristics

Zostera noltii

Cymodocea nodosa

n

Above-ground Biomass (g DW m−2)

134.4 ± 30

117.3 ± 26

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Below-ground Biomass (g DW m−2)

183 ± 40b

38.9 ± 9a

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Shoot density (shoots m−2)

3,842 ± 838b

1,072 ± 240a

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LAI (m2 m−2)

2.19 ± 0.48

2.31 ± 0.52

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Leaf length (cm)

15.4 ± 3.4b

29.8 ± 6.7a

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Leaf width (mm)

1.38 ± 0.3b

3.80 ± 0.9a

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Leaf per shoot

2.7 ± 0.6b

3.4 ± 0.8a

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  1. Data are expressed as average ± SD. Different letters indicate differences between species derived from the one-way ANOVA analysis