Landscape division index (Aggregation metric)
Arguments
- landscape
A categorical raster object: SpatRaster; Raster* Layer, Stack, Brick; stars or a list of SpatRasters.
- directions
The number of directions in which patches should be connected: 4 (rook's case) or 8 (queen's case).
Details
$$DIVISON = (1 - \sum \limits_{i = 1}^{m} \sum \limits_{j = 1}^{n} (\frac{a_{ij}} {A}) ^ 2) $$ where \(a_{ij}\) is the area in square meters and \(A\) is the total landscape area in square meters.
DIVISION is an 'Aggregation metric. It can be in as the probability that two
randomly selected cells are not located in the same patch. The landscape
division index is negatively correlated with the effective mesh size (lsm_c_mesh
).
References
McGarigal K., SA Cushman, and E Ene. 2023. FRAGSTATS v4: Spatial Pattern Analysis Program for Categorical Maps. Computer software program produced by the authors; available at the following web site: https://www.fragstats.org
Jaeger, J. A. 2000. Landscape division, splitting index, and effective mesh size: new measures of landscape fragmentation. Landscape ecology, 15(2), 115-130.