@article{FragmentBogaert2000,
	title = {Landscape Fragmentation Assessment Using a Single Measure},
	author = {Jan Bogaert and Piet Van Hecke and David Salvador-Van Eysenrode and Ivan Impens},
	journal = {Wildlife Society Bulletin},
	number = {4},
	pages = {875--881},
	publisher = {Allen Press},
	url = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/3783842},
	volume = {28},
	year = {2000},
	biburl = {http://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2efe71cffdb81b780e72dffa61e03f60b/jgomezdans},
	abstract = {Measurement of fragmentation is crucial for determining its consequences and to develop policy for nature conservation. We propose a fragmentation measure |φ| which combines, using a multidimensional Euclidean distance, 4 main characteristics of fragmented landscapes: total habitat area, total habitat perimeter, number of patches, and patch isolation. Its properties can be summarized as: 1) |φ| reflects the overall fragmentation status; 2) every component of |φ| is accepted as a measure of fragmentation; 3) every component of |φ| is a normalized variable; 4) every component of |φ| is easy to compute; 5) average patch size, interior habitat, and habitat connectedness are included indirectly in |φ|; 6) |φ| is independent of the land-use type; and 7) |φ| can be calculated for raster and vector data. We show that the normalized values composing |φ| prevent misinterpretation of features as fragment number or boundary length. A sensitivity analysis, based upon artificial patterns, showed that increasing fragmentation is correlated with smaller values of |φ|. Wildlife managers are encouraged to use |φ| for objective evaluation of fragmented landscapes.},
	issn = {00917648}, copyright = {Copyright © 2000 Allen Press}, jstor_articletype = {primary_article}, language = {}, jstor_formatteddate = {Winter, 2000}, jstor_issuetitle = {},
	keywords = {fragmentation geostatistics landscape spatial statistics }
}