Table 3 Meanings and ranges of landscape indexes in this research.

From: Multi-scale factors influencing the characteristics of avian communities in urban parks across Beijing during the breeding season

Landscape indexes

Description

Mean (range)

5URB%10URB%

% of urban constructed land in a 500 and 1000-m radius

65.7(46.0–79.6), 66.3(51.1–78.1)

5WOD%10WOD%

% of woodland in a 500 and 1000-m radius

28.9(17.8–46.6), 27.9(18.4–41.0)

5CTAG/10CTAG

Contagion index in a 500 and 1000-m radius

64.4(53.7–72.9), 64.9(57.0–73.9)

5WLPI/10WLPI

Largest patch index for woodland in a 500 and 1000-m radius

6.7(1.1–25.4), 4.2(0.9–12.4)

5SHDI/10SHDI

Landscape diversity index in a 500 and 1000-m radius

0.8(0.5–1.0), 0.8(0.6–1.0)

5SHEI/10SHEI

Landscape evenness index in a 500 and 1000-m radius

0.6(0.4–0.8), 0.6(0.4–0.8)

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