FRAGSTATS CONCEPTUAL BACKGROUND
Landscape Pattern Metrics
This document provides a brief overview of landscape pattern metrics as they are commonly applied in landscape ecology, as well as some key terms and concepts essential to using FRAGSTATS and quantifying landscape patterns. An understanding of the material in this section is prerequisite to the proper use of FRAGSTATS.
PERSPECTIVES ON CATEGORICAL MAP PATTERNS
PATCHES & PATCHINESS: LEVELS OF LANDSCAPE METRICS
STRUCTURAL VERSUS FUNCTIONAL METRICS
LIMITATIONS IN THE USE AND INTERPRETATION OF METRICS