Table S2.

Elemental composition and decomposition rates of wildebeest carcass components

Carcass element	Percentage of carcass,* mean (SD)	C/N/P†	Decay rate, k⋅d−1 (95% CI)	Days to 95% biomass loss, mean days (95% CI)
Stomach contents	12.4 (2.9)	69.2:3.3:1.0
Muscle	25.7 (0.7)	152.0:45.7:1.0	−0.188 (−0.168 to −0.208)	16 (14–18)
Internal organs‡	7.2 (1.7)	96.4:21.2:1.0	−0.068 (−0.047 to −0.089)	44 (38–63)
Skin	10.9 (2.0)	215.5:72.5:1.0	−0.043 (−0.038 to −0.048)	70 (63–80)
Bone	43.7 (3.7)	2.6:0.5:1.0	−0.001 (−0.0013 to −0.0009)	2,709 (2,285–3,327)
Total carcass	100.0	8.5:2.0:1.0

^*Based on dry mass.

^†C/N/P ratio is shown by mass.

^‡Percentage of carcass and stoichiometry averaged across all internal organs; decay rate based on intestine.