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Table 4 Summary of community-wide metrics based on δ13C and δ15N analysis [14] for the 20 study lakes

From: Loss of trophic complexity in saline prairie lakes as indicated by stable-isotope based community-metrics

Lake Name

CR

NR

Area

CD

NND

SDNND

Eduoard

5.28

5.20

13.73

1.90

1.21

0.58

Kipabiskau

9.44

7.04

46.49

2.93

1.37

0.75

Pelletier

7.30

10.06

49.20

3.56

0.94

0.78

Lenore

7.10

7.65

38.02

3.46

1.23

0.78

Humboldt

8.46

6.17

31.34

2.77

1.67

0.63

Clair

7.19

6.53

31.45

2.79

1.20

0.88

Wakaw

4.86

6.40

21.74

2.25

1.01

0.44

Shannon

6.57

9.40

37.04

2.88

1.19

0.72

Fishing

5.57

10.77

40.23

2.88

1.11

0.72

Mean ± SD

6.8 ± 1.5

7.7 ± 1.9

34 ± 11

2.8 ± 0.5

1.2 ± 0.2

0.70 ± 0.1

Rabbit

3.58

4.71

11.31

1.97

1.93

0.77

Charron

4.74

4.00

12.70

2.14

1.54

0.51

Arthur

6.47

4.10

17.75

2.48

2.38

1.00

Middle

3.81

5.00

9.53

1.66

1.55

1.01

Deadmoose

5.88

2.32

6.81

2.11

1.29

0.98

Waldsea

5.03

3.01

11.36

2.22

1.94

1.23

Redberry

8.79

5.81

25.54

3.42

2.35

0.47

Mean ± SD

5.5 ± 1.8

4.1 ± 1.2

13 ± 6

2.3 ± 0.5

1.9 ± 0.4

0.9 ± 0.3

Antelope

4.53

5.65

14.08

1.95

1.28

0.91

Success

3.56

3.72

9.94

1.96

1.61

0.97

L. Manitou

2.02

2.22

3.36

1.06

1.40

0.30

Snakehole

5.56

0.68

2.82

1.98

2.64

0.56

Mean ± SD

3.9 ± 1.5

3.1 ± 2.1

7.5 ± 5.4

1.7 ± 0.4

1.7 ± 0.6

0.7 ± 0.3