Formulas and acronyms

Description

Unit

Ranges

Number of Patches

NO Unit

NP > 0

Percentage of Landscape

Percentage

0 < PLAND £ 0

Patch Density

Meter in 100 ha

PD > 0

Shannon’s Diversity Index

NO Unit

SHDI ≥ 1

Simpson’s Diversity Index

NO Unit

0 ≤ SIDI ≤ 1

Largest Patch Index

Percentage

0 < LPI < 100

Landscape Shape Index

NO Unit

LSI ³ 1

Total Area

ha

TA > 0

Patch Richness Density

Percentage

0 < RPR < 100

Total (Class) Area

ha

CA > 0

metrics mean Patch Area

ha

Area_MN > 0

Euclidean Nearest Neighbor Distance- Mean

Meter

ENN_MN > 0