Table 1 Landscape metrics
Indices/units | Metrics | Description |
|---|---|---|
NP (none) | Class/landscape | Number of patches |
LPI (%) | Class | Percentage of the total area comprised by area of the largest patch |
SPLIT (none) | Class | Square of the total area divided by the sum of square of each patch area |
ED (m/km2) | Class/landscape | Sum of length of all edge segments divided by the total area |
LSI (none) | Class/landscape | The deviation between the patch and same area of the circle |
COHESION (none) | Class/landscape | The physical connectedness of the corresponding patch type |
CONTAG (%) | Landscape | It considers all types present on an image |
SHDI (none) | Landscape | It is used to compare landscape diversification and landscape heterogeneity of different landscapes or same landscape at different times |
SHEI (none) | Landscape | It is used to expressed the maximum evenness when an even distribution of area among patch type |