Table 2. Lophelia pertusa colony layer and whole size measurements (mm ± SD) and Living layer: Whole size ratio estimation (LL : WC) and age estimation based on Gass & Roberts (2006).
| Area | Colony number | Dead layer (mm) | Living layer (mm) | Total colony size (mm) | Living layer: whole size ratio | Age estimation (years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRC | 1 (1) | 747 ± 66 | 126 ± 30 | 873 ± 90 | 0.14 ± 0.02 | 34.9 ± 7.9 |
| 2 (3) | 276 ± 32 | 48 ± 13 | 324 ± 43 | 0.15 ± 0.02 | 12.9 ± 3.1 | |
| 3 (3) | 498 ± 57 | 136 ± 7 | 634 ± 64 | 0.22 ± 0.01 | 25.3 ± 5.7 | |
| 4 (5) | 692 ± 25 | 176 ± 16 | 868 ± 32 | 0.20 ± 0.02 | 34.7 ± 7.1 | |
| 5a (7) | 719 ± 75 | 260 ± 10 | 979 ± 75 | 0.27 ± 0.02 | 39.1 ± 8.4 | |
| 6 (8) | 584 ± 21 | 76 ± 13 | 660 ± 23 | 0.12 ± 0.02 | 26.4 ± 5.4 | |
| 7 (8) | 463 ± 52 | 129 ± 19 | 592 ± 37 | 0.22 ± 0.05 | 23.7 ± 5.0 | |
| 8 (8) | 997 ± 73 | 207 ± 26 | 1,204 ± 87 | 0.17 ± 0.02 | 48.1 ± 10.3 | |
| 9 (8) | 940 ± 78 | 110 ± 7 | 1,051 ± 79 | 0.11 ± 0.01 | 42.0 ± 9.0 | |
| 10 (8) | 1,045 ± 58 | 204 ± 17 | 1,249 ± 66 | 0.16 ± 0.01 | 49.9 ± 10.4 | |
| 11 (8) | 675 ± 89 | 160 ± 28 | 835 ± 104 | 0.19 ± 0.03 | 33.3 ± 7.8 | |
| 12 (10) | 1,070 ± 92 | 196 ± 20 | 1,265 ± 95 | 0.16 ± 0.02 | 50.5 ± 10.9 | |
| 13 (10) | 1,208 ± 124 | 136 ± 18 | 1,344 ± 115 | 0.10 ± 0.02 | 53.7 ± 11.7 | |
| 14 (41) | 268 ± 9 | 76 ± 10 | 344 ± 19 | 0.22 ±0.02 | 13.7 ± 2.9 | |
| PISCES | 15 (31) | 964 ± 200 | 148 ± 33 | 1,112 ± 226 | 0.13 ± 0.02 | 44.4 ± 12.5 |
| 16 (31) | 780 ± 82 | 165 ± 19 | 945 ± 70 | 0.18 ± 0.03 | 37.7 ± 8.1 | |
| 17 (32) | 946 ± 181 | 181 ± 38 | 1,057 ± 155 | 0.17 ± 0.03 | 45.0 ± 10.9 | |
| 18 (32) | 828 ± 53 | 180 ± 32 | 1,010 ± 71 | 0.18 ± 0.03 | 40.3 ± 8.6 |
Notes.
a
Colony 5 is the only colony present at Banana Reef. Transect number is displayed between brackets in the second column.