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Table 2.

Results of SIMPER analyses showing similarity in fatty acid profiles of basal resources from either the Narrows or Charter’s Creek to hippo dung for each sampling season.

Basal resource	Season	Biotope	Dissimilarity between biotopes	Similarity to dung	Difference
Sediment organic matter	1	Narrows	27.83	65.59	8.95
	1	Charter’s	27.83	56.64	8.95
	2	Narrows	18.73	61.54	10.89
	2	Charter’s	18.73	50.65	10.89
	3	Narrows	34.15	20.99	2.08
	3	Charter’s	34.15	18.91	2.08
	4	Narrows	33.12	63.26	15.30
	4	Charter’s	33.12	47.96	15.30
Particulate organic matter	1	Narrows	39.76	51.89	− 3.30
	1	Charter’s	39.76	55.19	− 3.30
	2	Narrows	33.23	41.01	− 1.22
	2	Charter’s	33.23	42.23	− 1.22
	3	Narrows	20.31	22.73	2.18
	3	Charter’s	20.31	20.55	2.18
	4	Narrows	30.22	52.58	9.09
	4	Charter’s	30.22	43.49	9.09

Difference = disparity in similarity between fatty acid profiles of dung and those of Narrows and Charter’s basal resources; positive bold values indicate greater similarity in the Narrows, negative values indicate greater similarity in Charter’s Creek. Season 1: March 2014, Season 2: July 2014, Season 3: November 2014, Season 4: February 2015.