Table 1.

Average polyp linear growth rates ± s.d. (mm yr⁻¹) of L. pertusa and M. oculata for all, apical and subapical polyps, under different temperature conditions after six months of incubation. The number in brackets represent the number of replicates.

		all polyps (mm yr−1)	apical polyps (mm yr−1)	subapical polyps (mm yr−1)
Lophelia pertusa	all	2.5 ± 2.8 (87)	3.7 ± 3.5 (44)	1.4 ± 1.2 (43)
	10°C	1.6 ± 2.3 (31)	2.7 ± 2.9 (14)	0.7 ± 0.9 (17)
	13°C	3.6 ± 3.3 (26)	4.9 ± 4.1 (13)	2.3 ± 1.3 (13)
	15°C	2.6 ± 2.7 (30)	3.5 ± 3.3 (17)	1.4 ± 0.7 (13)
Madrepora oculata	all	0.6 ± 0.4 (208)	0.5 ± 0.3 (58)	0.6 ± 0.4 (150)
	10°C	0.6 ± 0.4 (62)	0.6 ± 0.3 (17)	0.7 ± 0.4 (45)
	13°C	0.6 ± 0.3 (75)	0.5 ± 0.2 (19)	0.7 ± 0.4 (56)
	15°C	0.5 ± 0.4 (71)	0.5 ± 0.4 (22)	0.6 ± 0.4 (49)