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Parameter: frac.dim.index

Dataset: 
ASU Fragmentation – Landscape Parameters
Parameter: 
area_measured
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 area_measured
Short Description:
 area_measured
Official Name:
 area_measured
No Data Value:
Description:
 

Area is the quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional region, shape, or planar lamina, in the plane.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
frac.dim.index
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Description: 

The sum of 2 times the logarithm of patch perimeter (meters) divided by the logarithm of patch area (square meters) for each patch in the landscape, divided by the number of patches; the raster formula is adjusted to correct for the bias in perimeter