TA (landscape level)
Total area (Area and edge metric)
lsm_l_ta(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). |
CA = sum(AREA[patch_{ij}])
where AREA[patch_{ij}] is the area of each patch in hectares.
TA is an 'Area and edge metric'. The total (class) area sums the area of all patches in the landscape. It is the area of the observation area.
Hectares
TA > 0
Approaches TA > 0 if the landscape is small and increases, without limit, as the size of the landscape 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_ta(landscape)
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