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Table 1 Carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) composition of all species included in the present study and total catch (www.statice.is) for the period 2003–2005

From: Carbon and nitrogen stable isotopic inventory of the most abundant demersal fish captured by benthic gears in southwestern Iceland (North Atlantic)

Label

Type

Common name

Total catch (tons)

Total catch for each species (%)

Number of individuals analysed n

δ13C

SD

δ15N

SD

POM-w

Particulate OM (Niskin)

POM

 

3

−21.1

0.4

5.2

0.5

POM-n

Particulate OM (60-μ net)

POM

 

4

−19.2

1.5

10.7

0.5

SOM

Sedimentary OM

SOM

 

3

−17.4

0.4

5.8

0.2

Krill

Unidentified various sp.

Krill

 

10

−17.9

0.2

11.0

0.3

Neph

Nephrops norvegicus

Lobster

145.3

0.8

5

−16.2

0.2

11.1

0.1

Amm

Ammodytes sp.

Sand Eel

7

−20.8

0.1

9.3

0.4

An-l

Anarhichas lupus

Wolf-fish Catfish

2041.3

1.2

8

−16.5

0.6

13.1

1.7

B-b

Brosme brosme

Tusk

2342.6

1.3

8

−15.7

0.6

11.1

2.5

G-m

Gadus morhua

Cod

43621.7

25.0

6

−17.0

0.5

12.8

0.1

H-h

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Atlantic halibut

93.3

0.5

4

−17.5

0.3

12.4

0.1

L-p

Lophius piscatorius

Anglerfish

5

−16.7

0.3

14.3

0.2

M-v

Mallotus villosus

Capelin

54508.0

31.0

5

−22.5

0.3

10.8

0.1

M-a

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Haddock

8018.7

4.5

4

−16.6

0.3

13.6

0.7

M-m

Molva molva

Ling

1985.0

1.1

5

−16.6

0.1

16.2

0.1

P-p

Pleuronectes platessa

European plaice

1482.3

0.8

6

−15.6

0.7

12.0

0.7

P-v

Pollachius virens

Saithe

11166.6

8.2

4

−16.7

0.2

12.6

0.3

R-r

Raja radiata

Starry ray

479.0

0.3

3

−15.9

0.1

11.7

0.1

S-m

Sebastes spp.

Redfish

7975.3

4.5

5

−18.6

0.1

11.6

0.1