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. 2012 Mar 1;7(3):e32071. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0032071

Table 2. Average δ13C and δ15N values of potential prey available in coastal and inland habitats in Iceland.

Prey Habitat δ13C δ15N
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grille) Coastal −17.41 14.28
Marine fish (Myxocephalus scorpius) Coastal −15.75 15.91
Starfish (Echinoderma) Coastal −14.47 11.42
Eider (Somateria mollissima) Coastal −19.99 8.99
Ptarmigan (Lagopus sp.)1 Coastal and Inland −23.72 2.81
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) Coastal and Inland −25.11 7.04
Redshank (Tringa totanus) Coastal and Inland −24.52 7.12
Wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) Coastal and Inland −24.84 10.28
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) Data from interior Alaska [56].

The prey table is not comprehensive and data are not intended for quantitative analyses, but rather to exemplify the wider isotope niche width that is available in coastal habitats.