Table 3. A summary of the demographic and life-history characteristics of the ten species under study.

Characteristics	Alcyonium acaule	Caryophyllia inornata	Spirastrella cunctatrix	Scalarispongia scalaris	Corallium rubrum	Haliclona fulva	Leptopsammia pruvoti	Aplysina cavernicola	Chondrosia reniformis	Petrosia ficiformis	Table/Figure
Group	A	A	S	S	A	S	A	S	S	S
Growth forms	T	C	E	M	T	E	C	M	M	M
Mortality	1	1	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	Figure 1
Recruitment	1	1	2	1	2	4	3	4	4	4	Figure 2
Growth (max)	-	2	1	2	4	1	2	1	2	2	Table 2
% 0 or neg. Growth	1	2	2	3	1	3	2	2	2	2	Table 2
Longevity		4	4	3	1	3	4	4	3	2	Figure 3
Turnover	2	2	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	Figure 4
Mean Rank	1.25	2	2.5	2.5	2.6	3	3	3	3	3

Species are ordered from lowest (4) to highest (1) rank values. Group: S sponges; A anthozoans. Growth forms: E encrusting; T tree; C cup; M mound.