Table 2. Population characteristics of Eunicella cavolini per region, locality and site.

Region	Locality	Site	Sampling depth (m)	Area (m-2)	Density (m-2)	Height (cm)
					Mean	N	Mean	Min	Max	SD	SE	Skewness	Kurtosis
NW Mediterranean	Marseille	Jarre	15–20	3.50	62.00	217	12.21	1.0	38.0	7.22	0.49	0.69*	0.20
		Castelvieille	15–20	6.00	12.83	76	18.28	3.0	45.0	9.21	1.06	0.49	-0.05
		Pharillons	15–20	4.75	10.32	49	14.20	2.0	35.0	7.79	1.11	1.02*	0.73
	Scandola	Imbuttu	15–20	9.50	29.47	280	13.76	1.5	28.5	5.32	0.32	0.07	-0.47
		Palazzinu	20–23	9.00	30.78	270	12.33	0.5	37.0	5.96	0.36	0.68*	0.73*
		Gargallu	20–25	8.75	28.34	245	15.12	2.0	33.0	5.72	0.36	0.29	-0.01
CE Adriatic	Kornati	Mana	9–28	16.75	12.24	198	10.15	1.5	43.0	4.64	0.33	1.89*	11.67*
		Balun	13–28	20.25	17.43	345	10.92	1.0	28.0	5.03	0.27	0.39*	0.08
		Obrucan	15–28	23.50	15.45	360	15.29	2.0	45.0	8.27	0.43	0.45*	-0.27
	Pag	Paski most	20–30	7.50	12.93	89	19.47	3.0	50.0	10.04	1.06	0.85*	0.18
	Rogoznica	Smokvica	20–30	7.50	17.06	126	20.66	5.0	50.0	8.43	0.75	0.72*	0.79
		Planka	23–30	5.50	18.91	102	17.40	4.0	50.0	10.12	1.00	1.08*	0.66
N Aegean	Pelio	Lefteris	24–30	11.00	10.36	113	17.13	4.0	53.0	10.29	0.97	1.13*	1.09*
		Ag.Vasso	32–35	12.25	7.84	95	23.66	2.0	62.0	12.08	1.24	0.37	-0.25
	Chalkidiki	Ambelos	30–40	26.25	4.46	114	25.06	5.0	50.0	9.16	0.86	0.21	0.03
		Nemessis	30–38	9.25	11.35	105	13.81	2.0	34.0	6.84	0.67	0.44	-0.44
		Spilia	35–40	7.75	13.29	103	23.17	3.0	51.0	10.93	1.08	0.21	-0.56
	Lesvos	Kalloni	13–27	6.25	23.52	127	16.71	1.0	46.0	11.11	0.98	0.49*	-0.45
		Palios	33–40	18.00	6.00	108	23.86	3.0	48.0	10.62	1.02	0.07	-0.88

*statistically significant results.