CAI_CV (landscape level)
Coefficient of variation of core area index (Core area metric)
lsm_l_cai_cv( landscape, directions = 8, consider_boundary = FALSE, edge_depth = 1 )
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). |
consider_boundary |
Logical if cells that only neighbour the landscape boundary should be considered as core |
edge_depth |
Distance (in cells) a cell has the be away from the patch edge to be considered as core cell |
CAI_{CV} = cv(CAI[patch_{ij}]
where CAI[patch_{ij}] is the core area index of each patch.
CAI_CV is a 'Core area metric'. The metric summarises the landscape as the Coefficient of variation of the core area index of all patches in the landscape. The core area index is the percentage of core area in relation to patch area. A cell is defined as core area if the cell has no neighbour with a different value than itself (rook's case). The metric describes the differences among all patches in the landscape. Because it is scaled to the mean, it is easily comparable.
Percent
CAI_CV >= 0
Equals CAI_CV = 0 if the core area index is identical for all patches. Increases, without limit, as the variation of the core area indices 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_l_cai_cv(landscape)
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