Patch richness (Diversity metric)
Arguments
- landscape
A categorical raster object: SpatRaster; Raster* Layer, Stack, Brick; stars or a list of SpatRasters.
Details
$$PR = m$$
where \(m\) is the number of classes
PR is a 'Diversity metric'. It is one of the simplest diversity and composition measures.
However, because of its absolute nature, it is not comparable among landscapes with
different total areas.
Behaviour
Equals PR = 1 when only one patch is present and increases, without
limit, as the number of classes increases
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
Examples
landscape <- terra::rast(landscapemetrics::landscape)
lsm_l_pr(landscape)
#> # A tibble: 1 × 6
#> layer level class id metric value
#> <int> <chr> <int> <int> <chr> <dbl>
#> 1 1 landscape NA NA pr 3