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. 2017 Sep 27;12(9):e0185086. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185086

Table 1. Equivalence and similarity.

Equivalence Similarity Expansion Stability Unfilling
X→Z Z→X
Zone A D = 0.0003 D = 0.003–0.003 0.340 0.659 0.990
P = 0.01 P = 0.01–0.68
Zone B D = 0 D = 0–0 0.944 0.055 0.996
P = 0.01 P = 1–1
Zone C D = 0 D = 0–0 1 0 1
P = 0.01 P = 1–1
Zone D D = 0.06 D = 0.06–0.06 0.532 0.467 0.174
P = 0.01 P = 0.03–0.3

(X → Z: from native to exotic; Z → X: from exotic to native) are measured in terms of niche overlap (Schoener’s D) and P means statistical significance. Expansion and Stability are proportions of the non-overlapping and overlapping exotic niche, respectively, with the native niche. Unfilling is the proportion of the native niche available, but non-occupied in the exotic niche.