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Table II

Slenderness variations (cm.cm−1.year−1 ± CL 95%) exhibited by each sub sample and the whole sample for each species (for names details see Tab. I) and characteristics (slope, determination coefficient and p-value) of the relationships between slenderness variations and the light index.

ΔH / D (cm.cm−1.year−1) ± CL Slope R 2 p
Tm C −1.56 ± 3.91 5.37 0.32 p < 0.05
Tm St −1.83 ± 3.48 5.81 0.37 p < 0.01
Tm All −1.70 ± 2.46 5.42 0.33 p < 0.01
Dg C 4.57 ± 4.01 −5.82 0.17 p < 0.05
Dg St 5.65 ± 2.90 4.45 0.20 p < 0.01
Dg All 5.13 ± 2.38 −0.18 0.00 p = 0.91