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"Landscape Metrics and Indices:
An Overview of Their Use in Landscape Research"
Evelin Uuemaa and Marc Antrop and Jüri Roosaare and Riho Marja and Ülo Mander
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Abstract
1
Introduction
2
Methods
3
Results and Discussion
3.1
“Landscape metrics” vs “landscape indices”
3.2
Use and selection of metrics
3.3
Biodiversity and habitat analysis
3.4
Estimating water quality
3.5
Evaluation of landscape pattern and changes therein
3.6
Urban landscape pattern, road network
3.7
Landscape aesthetics
3.8
Management and planning
4
Conclusions
5
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Acknowledgements
This study has been supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of Estonia (grants SF0182534s03 and SF0180127s08) and Estonian Science Foundation grants 6083 and 7527.