Inferred calcification rate of a Mediterranean azooxanthellate coral is uncoupled with sea surface temperature along an 8° latitudinal gradient

Table 2 Leptopsammia pruvoti . Mean skeletal density, linear extension, and calcification rates values of the populations

Population	Code	n	Average skeletal density (mg mm^-3)	SE	Average linear extension rate (mm yr^-1)	SE	Average calcification rate (mg mm^-2yr^-1)	SE
Calafuria	CL	210	1.56	0.07	0.79	0.01	1.26	0.06
Elba	LB	76	1.07	0.07	0.61	0.02	0.76	0.06
Palinuro	PL	152	1.38	0.08	0.74	0.01	1.14	0.06
Scilla	SC	115	1.50	0.07	0.69	0.02	1.00	0.05
Genova	GN	123	1.31	0.09	0.61	0.01	1.08	0.07
Pantelleria	PN	144	1.14	0.03	0.68	0.01	0.71	0.01

The sites are arranged in order of increasing SST. n number of individuals, SE standard error.

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