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Table 2. Proportions of Dunlin diet from terrestrial and estuarine sources as calculated with the two-isotope and single-isotope mixing models.
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Year and capture site |
Sample size |
Mean δ13C value (‰) |
Mean δ15N value (‰) |
Terrestrial % of diet† |
95% Confidence intervals† |
Terrestrial % of diet‡ |
Standard deviation‡ |
Minimum terrestrial % of diet‡ |
Maximum terrestrial % of diet‡ |
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2000-2001 BP shore |
31 |
-15.32 |
12.32 |
0.28 |
0.17–0.40 |
0.30 |
2.38 |
0.01 |
0.69 |
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1999-2000 BP shore |
181 |
-16.30 |
11.85 |
0.36 |
0.26–0.46 |
0.37 |
0.23 |
0.06 |
0.95 |
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1998-1999 BB shore |
8 |
-19.02 |
12.56 |
0.59 |
0.42–0.77 |
0.54 |
0.20 |
0.28 |
0.89 |
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1998-1999 BB field |
25 |
-16.94 |
13.70 |
0.41 |
0.32–0.50 |
0.38 |
0.10 |
0.23 |
0.68 |
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1998-1999 BP field |
11 |
-18.05 |
11.78 |
0.51 |
0.42–0.60 |
0.50 |
0.16 |
0.10 |
0.78 |
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1997-1998 BB field |
12 |
-19.67§ |
12.62 |
0.64 |
0.51–0.77 |
0.58 |
0.17 |
0.35 |
0.87 |
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Average 1997-2000 |
268 |
-16.54 |
12.13 |
0.38 |
0.29–0.47 |
0.38 |
0.22 |
0.01 |
0.95 |
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†Single-isotope (δ13C) model.
‡Dual-isotope model.
§Significantly different (P < 0.05) from
all other year-location groups.
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