Table 4 Landscape pattern indices and descriptions.

From: Assessing the impact of human activities on ecosystem asset dynamics in the Yellow River Basin from 2001 to 2020

Landscape pattern index

Abbreviation

Description

Area

AREA

Area equals the sum area of each patch type (class). AREA > 0, without limit.

Number of patches

NP

NP equals the number of patches of the corresponding patch type (class).NP ≥ 1, without limit.

Area means

AREA-MN

AREA-MN equals the mean area of patches of the corresponding patch type. AREA-MN > 0, without limit.

Largest patch index

LPI

LPI equals the percentage of the landscape comprised by the largest patch. 0 < LPI ≤ 100

Landscape shape index

LSI

LSI is a landscape patch shape index which represents the degree of agglomeration in relation to shape complexity. LSI ≥ 1, without limit.

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