Landscape indices behavior: A review of scale effects
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Result language
čeština
Original language name
Landscape indices behavior: A review of scale effects
Original language description
Several reviews have discussed the utilization of indices in landscape ecology and ecological research. However, there is no overview of the sensitivities of the various indices to either spatial or thematic scaling, and there are no recommendations available concerning the use of indices with reference to these types of scaling. In this study, we review the behavior of the indices commonly used for quantifying landscape structure. We assess the effects of changes in the spatial and thematic scales on the values of these indices and suggest directions for further research on the behaviors of these indices. Based on this review, we conclude that simple and easily interpretable indices with predictable reactions to changes in scale are the most suitableindices to use for the assessment of landscape structure.
Czech name
Landscape indices behavior: A review of scale effects
Czech description
Several reviews have discussed the utilization of indices in landscape ecology and ecological research. However, there is no overview of the sensitivities of the various indices to either spatial or thematic scaling, and there are no recommendations available concerning the use of indices with reference to these types of scaling. In this study, we review the behavior of the indices commonly used for quantifying landscape structure. We assess the effects of changes in the spatial and thematic scales on the values of these indices and suggest directions for further research on the behaviors of these indices. Based on this review, we conclude that simple and easily interpretable indices with predictable reactions to changes in scale are the most suitableindices to use for the assessment of landscape structure.
Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
DO - Protection of landscape
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
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Publication year
2012
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Applied Geography
ISSN
0143-6228
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
2012
Issue of the periodical within the volume
34
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
10
Pages from-to
385-394
UT code for WoS article
000306199400038
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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