• Land Fragmentation

    The Natural Land Pattern Index (NLPI) assesses the spatial pattern of the natural/semi-natural land by reporting the area (in km2) covered by six spatial pattern classes (core, edge, perforation, islet, margin, core-opening) in which natural/semi-natural land has been classified as of 2015. The Natural Land Pattern Dynamics (NLPD) reports the trends in the area occupied by these pattern classes in the last 20 years (1995-2015). The six pattern classes are determined based on the spatial context and size of the patches of natural/semi-natural land cover, accounting for its proximity to non-natural (agricultural and urban) areas. See below (Use and Interpretation section) for a detailed description of these six classes.

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  • editSuggested citation
    Land Cover CCI. (2017). Product User Guide Version 2.0 http://maps.elie.ucl.ac.be/CCI/viewer/download/ESACCI-LC-Ph2-PUGv2_2.0.pdf Riitters, K.H., Wickham, J.D., O’Neill, R.V., Jones, K.B., Smith, E.R. (2000). Global-scale patterns of forest fragmentation. Ecology and Society (formerly Conservation Ecology) 4(2): 3, http://www.consecol.org/vol4/iss2/art3/ Riitters, K.H., Wickham, J.D., O’Neill, R.V., Jones, K.B., Smith, E.R., Coulston, J.W., Wade, T.G. & Smith, J.H. (2002). Fragmentation of continental United States forests. Ecosystems, 5: 815 – 822. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-002-0209-2 Soille, P., Vogt, P. (2008). Morphological segmentation of binary patterns. Pattern Recognition Letters, 30: 456–459, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.patrec.2008.10.015
  • extensionRelated tool or portal
    https://forest.jrc.ec.europa.eu/en/activities/lpa/gtb/
  • copyrightLicence
  • av_timerDate or time period of observation
  • timerFrequency of update
    Not Updated
  • mapGeographic coverage
    Global
  • tab_unselectedSpatial Resolution
    300m
  • extensionTechnical background
  • errorCautions
    A description of these NLFI and NLFD indicators, and some examples of their application, can be found at http://iesows.jrc.ec.europa.eu/gtb/GTB/psheets/GTB-Fragmentation-FADFOS.pdf.
  • dashboardRelated SDGs and targets
    GOAL 15: Life on land,
  • tocRelated Topics
    Environment, Biodiversity
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