Table 1. Sample overview and metadata.

Sample name	Chao1	Richness	Shannon e	Species	Fresh/Dry	Type	Drying days	Water activity
M1-0A	112.5	52	2.47	MUSKOX	F	Meat	0
M1-1A	40.6	39	2.11	MUSKOX	D	Meat	1
M1-1B	50	50	2.17	MUSKOX	D	Meat	1
M1-1C	187.5	43	2.06	MUSKOX	D	Meat	1
M1-2A	66.5	62	2.59	MUSKOX	D	Meat	2
M1-2B	91.5	87	3.24	MUSKOX	D	Meat	2
M1-3A	86.5	80	2.87	MUSKOX	D (done)	Meat	3	0.39
M1-3B	189.2	184	3.85	MUSKOX	D (done)	Meat	3
M2-0A	151.9	148	3.55	MUSKOX	F	Meat	0
M2-0B	178.5	66	2.36	MUSKOX	F	Meat	0
M2-0C	72.2	71	2.44	MUSKOX	F	Meat	0
M2-1A	141.3	139	3.6	MUSKOX	D	Meat	1
M2-1B	111.3	98	3.21	MUSKOX	D	Meat	1
M2-2A	80.1	70	2.63	MUSKOX	D	Meat	2
M2-2B	104.6	101	3.17	MUSKOX	D	Meat	2
M2-3A	57.8	54	2.05	MUSKOX	D	Meat	3
M2-3B	48.5	48	2.35	MUSKOX	D	Meat	3
M2-3C	117.5	77	2.91	MUSKOX	D	Meat	3
M2-4A	105.1	69	2.78	MUSKOX	D (done)	Meat	4	0.53
M2-4B	130.9	119	3.16	MUSKOX	D (done)	Meat	4
C-0A	49.7	48	1.98	CARIBOU	F	Meat	0
C-0B	25	25	1.27	CARIBOU	F	Meat	0
C-0C	48	46	2.14	CARIBOU	F	Meat	0
C-1A	102.9	98	2.85	CARIBOU	D	Meat	1
C-1B	61.5	49	2.04	CARIBOU	D	Meat	1
C-2A	75.4	72	2.79	CARIBOU	D (done)	Meat	2	0.6
C-2B	50.7	49	2.16	CARIBOU	D (done)	Meat	2
C-Gut	27	27	2.82	CARIBOU	F	Cecum	0
C-Sto	442.2	441	4.58	CARIBOU	F	Rumen	0
Larvae	143	143	3.05	OESTRIDAE	F	Parasite	0
OA	63.5	57	2.28	OGAC	D	Meat	4	0.77
OB	103.5	100	3.11	OGAC	D	Meat	4

Sample names contain following information: Species (M: muskox, C: caribou, Larvae: Oestridae fly larvae, O: ogac), Individual (M1 and M2 are different muskox individuals), days of drying (from 0–4), and finally replicate number (A-C, some replicates are missing as explained in methods section).