A comparison of spatial autocorrelation indices and landscape metrics in measuring urban landscape fragmentation

• Published in: Landscape and urban planning Vol. 121; pp. 117 - 128
• Main Authors: Fan, Chao, Myint, Soe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.01.2014; Elsevier
• Subjects: Applied sciences; autocorrelation; Buildings. Public works; data collection; Exact sciences and technology; land cover; land use; Landscape fragmentation; Landscape metrics; landscapes; Local spatial autocorrelation; managers; Measurements. Technique of testing; Remote sensing; spatial variation; thematic maps; urban areas; Urban development; vegetation types; Landscape metrics; Remote sensing; Landscape fragmentation; Local spatial autocorrelation; Image processing; Spatial analysis; Urban landscapes design; Measurement method; Autocorrelation; Statistics; Comparative study; Fragmentation

•Local spatial autocorrelation was employed to characterize landscape fragmentation.•The utility of spatial autocorrelation indices is comparable to landscape metrics.•Getis value of zero is a critical point for identifying landscape fragmentation.•Local Moran's I captures spatial pattern of di...