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. 2023 Aug 11;12(8):1122. doi: 10.3390/biology12081122
Indexes Formula
Class area CA=k=1n11000Aik
Aik represents the area of the k patches of category i landscape elements, and n is the number of patches.
Patch density PD=Ni/A
Nirepresents the total number of patches in category i landscape. An is the total landscape area.
Landscape shape index LPI=ai/A100%
ai represents the maximum patch area of category i landscape.
Landscape shape index LSI=Ci/Cπ
Ci represents the perimeter of type i landscape and represents the perimeter of the circle of the same area.
Mean fractal dimension FRAC_MN=i=1mk=1n[2ln(0.25Cik)/lnAik]/N
m is the total number of landscape types and Cik is the perimeter of patch ik.
Patch cohesion index COHEISION=x1k=1nCikk=1nCiksik11A1100sik is the area of plaque ik.
Contagion index CONTAG=[1+i=1mx=1mpigixx=1mgix[lnpi(gix/x=1ngix)/2lnm]]100
gix is the number of grids adjacent to x of landscape type i.
Split index SPLIT=Mi/Ai
Mi is the distance index of type i landscape.
Shannon’s diversity index SHDI=i=1n(pilnpi)
pi refers to the proportion of category i landscape to the total landscape area.
Shannon’s evenness index SHEI=i=1npilnpi/ln(n)
Aggregation index AI=[giimaxgii]
gii refers to the number of adjacent patches in the adjacent landscape.