Table 4 Diet proportions of predators estimated by stable isotope mixing models (mean % ± SD). Mean values above 15% are marked by bold letters.

From: The hidden oases: unveiling trophic dynamics in Namib's fog plant ecosystem

 

O. plana

Nanolpium sp.

Thysanina sp.

Salticinae sp.

Haltichellinae sp.

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Liposcelis sp.

0.452

0.069

0.650

0.100

0.056

0.086

0.061

0.048

0.034

0.028

Diaspididae sp.

0.036

0.026

0.090

0.078

0.081

0.116

0.088

0.068

0.040

0.033

Deltocephalinae sp.

0.028

0.019

0.055

0.046

0.149

0.216

0.120

0.100

0.036

0.028

Zygoribatula sp.

0.028

0.019

0.119

0.085

0.464

0.307

0.078

0.058

0.033

0.025

Sibinia sp.

0.048

0.031

0.023

0.014

0.026

0.019

0.095

0.058

0.047

0.041

Cybocephalus sp.

0.356

0.080

0.037

0.029

0.190

0.252

0.366

0.166

0.059

0.077

Haplothrips sp.

0.051

0.049

0.026

0.017

0.033

0.027

0.192

0.133

0.750

0.103