Table 3 Composition matrix at the landscape-level

From: Water-carbon-structure cascade effect nonlinearly impacts ecosystem production functions in monsoon basins

Indicator

1985

2000

2010

2022

Ecological significance

LPI

−0.88

−0.89

−0.89

−0.93

Tendency towards simplification and an increase in fragmentation.

ED

0.94

0.94

0.93

0.96

Enhancement of the edge effect and improvement of ecological complexity.

CONTAG

−0.98

−0.98

−0.98

−0.99

Increase in landscape aggregation and a decline in habitat diversity.

IJI

0.58

0.74

0.77

0.73

Uniform distribution of patches and enhancement of ecological connectivity.

SHDI

0.97

0.97

0.97

0.98

Steady increase in landscape diversity.

PD

0.86

0.88

0.88

0.91

Increase in landscape fragmentation and exacerbation of habitat isolation.

FD

0.63

0.68

0.65

0.76

Increase in the complexity of patch shapes and enhancement of ecological resilience.