Figure 3From: Importance of plasticity and local adaptation for coping with changing salinity in coastal areas: a test case with barnacles in the Baltic SeaEffects of salinity on growth. Effects of salinity on growth in barnacles from three different populations (Stockholm, Kiel and Tjärnö), described by the growth model parameters (a, b and c, labelled respectively) obtained from the Gompertz growth model fitted to barnacle shell diameter data (± standard error (SE), n = 4). Parameter a estimates the maximum shell diameter of the barnacles, b estimates the lag phase during early growth and c estimates the maximal growth rate, i.e. how rapidly barnacles approach the asymptote.Back to article page