Table 1. Logarithmic functions fitted to spatially explicit species-area curves based on the original order of contiguous samples.
| Region | Site | Function | r2 | k | Amin/cm2 | |
| a) Paramuricea clavata assemblage | ||||||
| Catalonia | El Medallot | (MME) | y = 9.26ln(x) - 45.09 | 0.99 | 131 | 4999 |
| El Tascó Petit | (MPT) | y = 6.84ln(x) - 27.16 | 0.973 | 53 | 2029 | |
| Carall Bernat | (MRB) | y = 8.57ln(x) - 40.83 | 0.988 | 117 | 4481 | |
| Provence | Petit Conglué | (PCO) | y = 9.29ln(x) - 49.27 | 0.998 | 202 | 7718 |
| Plane-Grotte Pérès | (PGP) | y = 10.66ln(x) - 55.2 | 0.992 | 177 | 6787 | |
| Corsica | Gargallu | (SGL) | y = 8.68ln(x) - 41.59 | 0.996 | 121 | 4622 |
| Palazzino | (SPL) | y = 6.85ln(x) - 29.97 | 0.999 | 80 | 3050 | |
| Palazzu | (SPA) | y = 9.04ln(x) - 43.57 | 0.995 | 124 | 4755 | |
| b) Corallium rubrum assemblage | ||||||
| Catalonia | Cova de la Reina | (MRN) | y = 9.19ln(x) - 43.47 | 0.984 | 113 | 4336 |
| Cova de Dofí | (MGD) | y = 5.46ln(x) - 21.33 | 0.997 | 50 | 1899 | |
| Provence | Riou-Grotte Riou Sud | (RRS) | y = 5.49ln(x) - 20.39 | 0.987 | 41 | 1573 |
| Plane-Grotte Pérès | (PGP) | y = 5.89ln(x) - 19.67 | 0.969 | 28 | 1079 | |
| Maïre Grotte à Corail | (MGC) | y = 5.83ln(x) - 22.92 | 0.999 | 51 | 1950 | |
| Corsica | Palazzu | (SPA) | y = 7.61ln(x) - 36.51 | 0.922 | 121 | 4645 |
| Passe Palazzu | (SPP) | y = 4.48ln(x) - 18.79 | 0.978 | 66 | 2530 | |
Logarithmic functions, goodness of fit measure (r2), k parameter and minimal sampling areas (Amin) calculated for each study site of the Paramuricea clavata and Corallium rubrum assemblages in the 3 regions of the NW Mediterranean. Site names are provided with abbreviations.