Table 4 The calculated landscape matrices at the landscape level for the Borana rangelands, Ethiopia
From: Conversion of savanna rangelands to bush dominated landscape in Borana, Southern Ethiopia
Parameters | 1987 | 1995 | 2003 | Change between 1987 and 2003 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of patch (NP) | 265,102 | 307,226 | 316,725 | 19.5 |
Patch density (PD) (no./100Â ha) | 28.94 | 33.54 | 34.57 | 19.5 |
Largest patch index LPI (%) | 40.02 | 35.52 | 21.77 | 45.6 |
Patch richness (PR) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
Shannon’s diversity index (SHDI) | 1.51 | 1.53 | 1.53 | 1.3 |
Shannon’s evenness index (SHEI) | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 1.4 |
Landscape shape index LSI (m) | 196.14 | 238.41 | 246.11 | 25.5 |
Mean patch fractal dimension (FRAC-MN) | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.03 | 0 |
Mean shape index (SHAPE_MN) | 1.17 | 1.18 | 1.20 | 2.6 |
Mean nearest-neighbor distance (ENN_MN) (m) | 93.48 | 87.48 | 91.78 | 1.8 |
Class area (CA) (ha) | 542,630.1 | 542,630.07 | 542,630.07 | 0 |