Table 3.

Metal concentrations (μg g_DW^-1) for the period 1997–2001 in sheaths of P.oceanica

	Cr	Ni	Cu	Zn	As	Se	Cd	Pb
Calvi	25 ± 18	11 ± 9	9 ± 3	21 ± 4	14 ± 6	52 ± 30	1.1 ± 0.8	11 ± 6
N = 41	(6 – 89)	(2 – 44)	(4 – 17)	(13 – 30)	(6 – 26)	(17 – 115)	(0.6 – 5.6)	(2 – 30)
Lumio	22 ± 14	9 ± 6	9 ± 1	14 ± 3	19 ± 9	72 ± 40	0.4 ± 0.3	6 ± 2
N = 19	(6 – 58)	(2 – 25)	(6 – 12)	(10 – 20)	(9 – 38)	(30 – 125)	(0.1 – 0.8)	(1 – 13)
St Florent	39 ± 15	21 ± 7	16 ± 7	23 ± 4	14 ± 7	56 ± 35	0.7 ± 0.8	8 ± 3
N = 16	(20 – 73)	(10 – 37)	(7 – 26)	(15 – 32)	(7 – 25)	(20 – 103)	(0.3 – 3.7)	(3 – 14)
Nonza	123 ± 41	111 ± 52	13 ± 2	16 ± 3	20 ± 4	80 ± 15	1.2 ± 0.4	6 ± 3
N = 13	(67 – 207)	(46 – 223)	(10 – 16)	(11 – 22)	(9 – 26)	(37 – 108)	(0.6 – 2.1)	(3 – 13)
Macinaggio	48 ± 22	23 ± 11	9 ± 2	15 ± 4	21 ± 11	70 ± 45	0.4 ± 0.3	6 ± 2
N = 21	(13 – 96)	(4 – 47)	(4 – 13)	(8 – 30)	(7 – 44)	(23 – 138)	(0.1 – 0.9)	(1 – 10)
Bastia	74 ± 50	37 ± 24	15 ± 3	31 ± 8	19 ± 9	58 ± 40	0.4 ± 0.1	25 ± 29
N = 18	(23 – 182)	(11 – 87)	(11 – 21)	(21 – 51)	(8 – 40)	(13 – 109)	(0.2 – 0.5)	(8 – 135)

Metal concentrations sampled in Calvi, St Florent, Nonza, Lumio, Macinaggio and Bastia. (Mean ± Standard deviation, minimum – maximum).