NP (class level)
Number of patches (Aggregation metric)
lsm_c_np(landscape, directions = 8)
landscape |
Raster* Layer, Stack, Brick, SpatRaster (terra), stars, or a list of rasterLayers. |
directions |
The number of directions in which patches should be connected: 4 (rook's case) or 8 (queen's case). |
NP = n_{i}
where n_{i} is the number of patches.
NP is an 'Aggregation metric'. It describes the fragmentation of a class, however, does not necessarily contain information about the configuration or composition of the class.
None
NP >= 1
Equals NP = 1 when only one patch is present and increases, without limit, as the number of patches increases
tibble
McGarigal, K., SA Cushman, and E Ene. 2012. FRAGSTATS v4: Spatial Pattern Analysis Program for Categorical and Continuous Maps. Computer software program produced by the authors at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Available at the following web site: http://www.umass.edu/landeco/research/fragstats/fragstats.html
lsm_c_np(landscape)
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