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landscape shape index: a standalone construct

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landscapeshape index1 CONSTRUCTLandscape shape indexMCGARIGAL · LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

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Landscape ecology

a measure of total edge length in a landscape relative to that of a maximally compact landscape of the same area.

In landscape ecology, landscape shape index refers to a measure of total edge length in a landscape relative to that of a maximally compact landscape of the same area. This meaning comes from McGarigal (1995) in FRAGSTATS: spatial pattern analysis program for quantifying landscape structure..[1]

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  1. McGarigal, K., & Marks, B. J. (1995). FRAGSTATS: spatial pattern analysis program for quantifying landscape structure.. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. https://doi.org/10.2737/pnw-gtr-351

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