Table 1 Selected landscape indices at the class and landscape levels.
From: Analysis of landscape pattern vulnerability in Dasi river basin at the optimal scale
Category | Item | Abbr | Unit | Class level | Landscape level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Area and edge | Edge density | ED | m/ha | Yes | Yes |
Number of patch | NP | # | Yes | Yes | |
Patch density | PD | #/100 ha | Yes | Yes | |
Largest patch index | LPI | % | Yes | Yes | |
Mean patch area | AREA_MN | ha | Yes | Yes | |
Shape | Perimeter-Area Fractal Dimension | PAFRAC | — | Yes | Yes |
Mean shape index | SHAPE_MN | — | Yes | Yes | |
Mean Fractal dimension index | FRAC_MN | — | Yes | Yes | |
Aggregation | Mean Euclidean Nearest-Neighbor Distance | ENN_MN | m | Yes | Yes |
Percentage of Like Adjacencies | PLADJ | % | Yes | Yes | |
Interspersion and Juxtaposition Index | IJI | % | Yes | Yes | |
Patch Cohesion Index | COHESION | — | Yes | Yes | |
Effective mesh size | MESH | ha | No | Yes | |
Contiguity index | CONTAG | % | No | Yes | |
Diversity | Patch Richness Density | PRD | — | No | Yes |
Shannon’s diversity index | SHDI | — | No | Yes | |
Shannon’s evenness index | SHEI | — | No | Yes |
