The aim of this overview paper is to analyze the use of various landscape metrics and
landscape indices for the characterization of landscape structure and various processes at …

Abstract Purpose of the Review This paper reviews progress in the field of landscape
ecology related to the development of landscape metrics (ie, spatial pattern indices). We first …

Landscape pattern indicators or 'metrics' provide simple measures of landscape structure
that can be easily calculated with readily available data and software. Unfortunately, the …

The increasing global population requires new infrastructure and urban development, and
these land use changes have an impact on habitats and their ecological connectivity. To …

The USDA Agricultural Research Service, Southwest Watershed Research Center, Walnut
Gulch Experimental Watershed (WGEW), is located in the San Pedro Valley of southeastern …

Landscape connectivity analysis is a major tool in supporting biodiversity conservation.
Several methodologies have been developed to tackle it by following two main paths. The …

Land-use change is one of the main threats to the environment and natural resources
nowadays. Dealing with the impacts of landscape change and its better management needs …

Floodplains provide numerous ecosystem services that depend on the spatial heterogeneity,
or patchiness, of the floodplain. Direct and indirect human alterations of rivers can reduce …

The objective of this paper is to examine the scaling-up effect on the relationship between
landscape patterns and land surface temperatures based on a case study of Indianapolis …

The objective of this research was to examine the influence of urban configuration on the
mitigation of land surface temperature (LST) and the prediction of land use and land cover …