Table 2 Estimated Layman’s metrics describing populations of the Paradiaptomidae copepod individual species (combined sexes) and different sexes over the course of a hydroperiod (surveys 1–4).

From: Sex and species specific isotopic niche specialisation increases with trophic complexity: evidence from an ephemeral pond ecosystem

Survey

Sex

N

dNr

dCr

TA

CD

MNND

SNND

SEAc

Lovenula raynerae

1

Combined sexes

8

1.5 (1.5–1.7)

2.1 (1.9–2.7)

1.5 (1.1–2.0)

0.8 (0.7–0.9)

0.29 (0.20–0.38)

0.40 (0.34–0.48)

1.4 (0.9–1.8)

2

Combined sexes

17

1.0 (0.9–1.1)

2.7 (2.4–3.1)

1.7 (1.4–2.0)

0.8 (0.7–0.8)

0.13 (0.1–0.16)

0.2 (0.17–0.24)

0.8 (0.7–0.9)

3

Combined sexes

18

1.8 (1.8–2.0)

1.7 (1.7–1.8)

2.09 (1.8–2.5)

0.7 (0.7–0.8)

0.15 (0.12–0.19)

0.24 (0.2–0.27)

1.1 (0.9–1.2)

4

Combined sexes

16

1.6 (1.5–1.7)

2.9 (2.7–3.3)

2.7 (2.3–3.1)

0.9 (0.8–1.0)

0.17 (0.13–0.21)

0.25 (0.22–0.28)

1.3 (1.1–1.5)

1

Female

4

0.6 (0.6–0.6)

1.8 (1.6–1.9)

0.6 (0.6–0.6)

0.7 (0.6–0.8)

0.04 (0.004–0.05)

0.11 (0.01–0.17)

0.6 (0.5–0.7)

2

Female

9

0.8 (0.8–0.9)

1.6 (1.4–1.8)

0.8 (0.6–0.9)

0.6 (0.5–0.6)

0.19 (0.14–0.24)

024 (0.21–0.28)

0.6 (0.5–0.7)

3

Female

9

1.2 (1.2–1.3)

1.4 (1.3–1.7)

1.0 (0.6–1.4)

0.7 (0.6–0.8)

0.19 (0.11–0.28)

0.33 (0.15–0.46)

0.9 (0.7–1.2)

4

Female

4

0.9 (0.9–1.1)

2 (1.8–2.4)

1.1 (0.8–1.3)

0.7 (0.6–0.8)

0.25 (0.17–0.32)

0.33 (0.27–0.67)

0.9 (0.7–1.1)

1

Male

4

1.7 (1.7–1.7)

1.8 (1.9–1.9)

1.5 (1.6–1.6)

1.0 (0.9–1.1)

0.05 (0.004–0.12)

0.14 (0.01–0.39)

1.6 (1.4–1.9)

2

Male

8

0.8 (0.8–1.0)

2.7 (2.3–3.1)

1.2 (0.8–1.6)

0.9 (0.8–1.0)

0.21 (0.14–0.28)

0.33 (0.29–0.4)

0.9 (0.7–1.2)

3

Male

9

1.2 (1.1–1.4)

1.5 (1.3–1.8)

1.0 (0.7–1.2)

0.7 (0.6–0.7)

0.22 (0.15–0.46)

0.32 (0.25–0.39)

0.9 (0.6–1.1)

4

Male

8

1.4 (1.1–1.7)

2.2 (1.8–2.6)

1.5 (1.0–1.9)

0.8 (0.7–0.9)

0.24 (0.17–0.31)

0.34 (0.27–0.41)

1.1 (0.8–1.5)

Paradiaptomus lamellatus

1

Combined sexes

7

1.8 (1.6–2.0)

1.6 (1.0–2.0)

1.4 (1.03–1.9)

0.8 (0.7–0.9)

0.30 (0.17–0.41)

0.45 (0.38–0.56)

1.5 (1.1–2.0)

2

Combined sexes

17

1.5 (1.5–1.6)

2.5 (2.4–2.7)

2.3 (2.1–2.6)

0.9 (0.8–0.9)

0.13 (0.1–0.16)

0.20 (0.16–0.24)

1.2 (1.0–1.4)

3

Combined sexes

8

2.1 (1.7–2.7)

1.3 (1.2–1.5)

1.2 (0.9–1.5)

0.7 (0.6–0.8)

0.29 (0.19–0.39)

0.39 (0.33–0.45)

1.0 (0.8–1.3)

4

Combined sexes

17

1.5 (2.9–3.6)

2.9 (2.6–3.3)

5.4 (4.8–6.1)

1.2 (1.1–1.3)

0.26 (0.20–0.32)

0.38 (0.34–0.43)

2.7 (2.4–3.1)

1

Female

4

1.5 (1.5–1.5)

1.9 (2.0–2.0)

1.6 (1.7–1.7)

0.9 (0.8–1.0)

0.6 (0.004–0.12)

0.17 (0.01–0.39)

1.5 (1.3–1.7)

2

Female

9

1.3 (0.8–1.6)

1.9 (1.7–2.1)

1.2 (0.9–1.6)

0.8 (0.7–0.9)

0.25 (0.16–0.33)

0.36 (0.3–0.43)

1.0 (0.8–1.3)

3

Female

4

1.8 (1.8–1.8)

0.5 (0.5–0.5)

0.5 (0.5–0.5)

0.6 (0.5–0.7)

0.03 (0.005–0.05)

0.1 (0.01–0.18)

0.4 (0.4–0.5)

4

Female

8

1.6 (1.3–1.9)

2.6 (2.4–3.1)

2 (1.6–2.4)

0.9 (0.9–1.0)

0.3 (0.21–0.39)

0.41 (0.36–0.49)

1.6 (1.3–1.8)

1

Male

3

0.2 (0.2–0.2)

0.6 (0.6–0.6)

0.01 (0.01–0.02)

0.2 (0.2–0.3)

0.01 (0.004–0.01)

0.03 (0.01–0.01)

0.01 (0.01–0.01)

2

Male

8

1.1 (0.6–1.4)

2.2 (2.1–2.4)

1.3 (0.7–1.7)

0.8 (0.7–0.9)

0.18 (0.11–0.23)

0.3 (0.15–0.41)

1.0 (0.6–1.4)

3

Male

4

1.2 (1.2–1.2)

0.8 (0.9–0.9)

0.7 (0.7–0.7)

0.6 (0.5–0.6)

0.03 (0.004–0.06)

0.1 (0.01–0.21)

0.6 (0.5–0.6)

4

Male

9

2.7 (2.5–3.2)

2.0 (1.6–2.4)

2.9 (2.2–3.6)

1.1 (1.0–1.2)

0.39 (0.26–0.51)

0.53 (0.44–0.64)

2.4 (2.0–3.0)

  1. Abbreviations: dNr – δ15N range, dCr – δ13C range, CD – mean distance to centroid, SDNND – SD mean nearest neighbour distance and SEAc – corrected standard ellipse area. Numbers in parentheses represent the 2.5–97.5% quantile range.
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