Table 2 LUCC, climate and landscape fragmentation related indicators and interpretation.
Type | Indicators | Abbreviation | Description | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
LUCC | The area of forest | FA | The total area of forest in grid | ha |
The percentage of forest area | PFA | The proportion of forest area in grid | % | |
Normalized difference vegetation index | NDVI | It reflects the state of vegetation growth and vegetation coverage | ||
Forest contribution to NDVI | FNDVI | The contribution of forest to NDVI in grid | % | |
Climate | Precipitation | PRE | Annual average precipitation | mm |
Evaporation | E | Annual average evaporation | mm | |
Radiation | RA | Annual average radiation | MJ/m2 | |
Temperature | T | Annual average temperature | ℃ | |
Relative humidity | RH | Annual average relative humidity | % | |
Landscape fragmentation indices | Aggregation index | AI | Connectivity and aggregation among patches of each landscape type | % |
Landscape division index | LDI | It reflects the degree of separation of patches in the landscape | ||
Landscape shape index | LSI | It measures the complexity of a shape | ||
Patch density | PD | It can reflect the heterogeneity and fragmentation of the landscape | #/100 ha | |
Shannon's diversity index | SHDI | It is used to measure the diversity and heterogeneity of landscape types |
