Table 2.

Characteristics of the six meadows around north Corsican coasts.

	Density	Leaf biomass	Epiphyte biomass	Leaf Area Index
Nov 2001
Calvi	461 ± 183	451 ± 150	17 ± 21	8.3 ± 2.5
St Florent	433 ± 205	251 ± 71	4 ± 4	4.6 ± 1.3
Nonza	635 ± 179	540 ± 275	3 ± 3	10.3 ± 5.2
Feb 2002
Calvi	554 ± 123	748 ± 155	43 ± 13	11.6 ± 2.4
Lumio	448 ± 186	624 ± 317	18 ± 13	13.0 ± 3
Macinaggio	627 ± 204	765 ± 169	88 ± 29	15.7 ± 3.9
Bastia	509 ± 159	636 ± 160	117 ± 123	12.5 ± 2.6

Density, mean leaf and epiphyte biomasses (g_DW.m^-2), leaf area index (m².m^-2), at the sampling sites in November 2001 (Calvi, St Florent, Nonza) and February 2002 (Calvi, Lumio, Macinaggio and Bastia).