Table 2.

Application of landscape functionality metrics in the satellite scenes, 1992 and 2006

Landscape Metrics Index (LMI)
LMI	Landscape category	1992		2006
		ha	%	ha	%
0	No functional structure	184,166	5.8	242,880	7.7
1	Very low functional structure	177	0.0	1680	0.1
2		2605	0.1	7983	0.3
3	Low functional structure	19,676	0.6	17,191	0.5
4		30,814	1.0	35,588	1.1
5	Medium functional structure	142,956	4.5	140,336	4.4
6		255,385	8.1	661,552	20.9
7	High functional structure	577,137	18.2	859,961	27.2
8		1,854,517	58.6	1,187,685	37.5
9	Very high functional structure	96,929	3.1	11,757	0.4
10		2419	0.1	171	0.0
Total		3,166,783	100	3,166,783	100
Ecological Connectivity Index (ECI)
ECIa	Landscape category	1992		2006
		ha	%	ha	%
1	No ecological connectivity	113,029	3.6	191,812	6.1
2	Low ecological connectivity	51,975	1.6	262,920	8.3
3		77,782	2.5	817,232	25.8
4	Medium ecological connectivity	403,539	12.7	873,428	27.6
5		1,327,255	41.9	653,030	20.6
6	High ecological connectivity	886,761	28.0	239,027	7.5
7		287,756	9.1	114,970	3.6
8	Very high ecological connectivity	18,675	0.6	14,359	0.5
9		10	0.0	4	0.0
10		0	0.0	0	0.0
Total		3,166,783	100	3,166,783	100