Table 6.
Hellinger’s Index and Schoener’s D Index and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI) for niche dissimilarity calculated for all pairwise combinations of DTUs or lineages from L1 and L2 schemes
| Group | Comparison | n a /n b | Hellinger’s Index | 95% CI | Schoener’sIndex | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I vs II | 234/8 | 0.93 | 0.35–0.95 | 0.73 | 0.15–0.95 | |
| I vs III | 234/27 | 0.91 | 0.55–0.90 | 0.70 | 0.35–0.90 | |
| I vs IV | 234/36 | 0.69 | 0.50–0.95 | 0.45 | 0.25–0.90 | |
| I vs V | 234/13 | 0.85 | 0.55–0.95 | 0.64 | 0.30–0.90 | |
| I vs VI | 234/49 | 0.80 | 0.70–0.95 | 0.53 | 0.50–0.90 | |
| II vs III | 8/27 | 0.96 | 0.20–0.85 | 0.79 | 0.10–0.80 | |
| DTU | II vs IV | 8/36 | 0.67 | 0.30–0.80 | 0.42 | 0.10–0.80 |
| II vs V | 8/13 | 0.83 | 0.35–0.90 | 0.67 | 0.25–0.90 | |
| II vs VI | 8/49 | 0.79 | 0.15–0.80 | 0.52 | 0.00–0.80 | |
| III vs IV | 27/49 | 0.71 | 0.55–0.90 | 0.48 | 0.40–0.85 | |
| III vs V | 27/13 | 0.82 | 0.40–0.95 | 0.63 | 0.25–0.90 | |
| III vs VI | 27/49 | 0.77 | 0.45–0.90 | 0.50 | 0.20–0.90 | |
| IV vs V | 36/13 | 0.70 | 0.30–0.80 | 0.43 | 0.20–0.70 | |
| IV vs VI | 36/49 | 0.38* | 0.50–0.85 | 0.18* | 0.30–0.85 | |
| V vs VI | 13/49 | 0.69 | 0.30–0.75 | 0.42 | 0.15–0.70 | |
| Lineage (L1) | I vs II | 234/133 | 0.91 | 0.80–0.95 | 0.73 | 0.65–0.95 |
| I vs II | 234/8 | 0.93 | 0.25–0.90 | 0.73 | 0.00–0.90 | |
| Lineage (L2) | I vs III | 234/63 | 0.86 | 0.70–0.95 | 0.65 | 0.55–0.95 |
| II vs III | 8/63 | 0.84 | 0.25–0.85 | 0.63 | 0.00–0.85 |
Abbreviation: n a /n b, number of samples used for each comparison
*P < 0.01