Mean mineral concentrations in food items eaten by mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei) in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

Differences in mineral concentrations between plant parts (P<0.005) are indicated by letter differences (per column). Shared letters indicate no significant differences in mineral concentration (per column).1
1Food items include bark, fruit, herbaceous leaves, tree leaves, pith/stem (including both pith, the outer green peel on herbs, and stem material), and root. Bark was defined as the outer bark of trees and twigs (woody material). Ca = calcium, P = phosphorus, Mg = magnesium, K = potassium, Na = sodium, Fe = iron, Zn = zinc, Cu = copper, Mn = manganese. PPM = Parts per million, % = Percentage on a dry matter basis. All pairwise comparisons are based on Dwass, Steel, & Critchlow-Fliger pairwise rankings.
Mean mineral concentrations in food items eaten by mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei) in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.