landscapemetrics (version 1.5.6)

lsm_l_shei: SHEI (landscape level)

Description

Shannons's evenness index (Diversity metric)

Usage

lsm_l_shei(landscape)

Value

tibble

Arguments

landscape

Raster* Layer, Stack, Brick, SpatRaster (terra), stars, or a list of rasterLayers.

Details

$$SHEI = \frac{- \sum \limits_{i = 1} ^ {m} (P_{i} * \ln P_{i})} {\ln m}$$ where \(P_{i}\) is the proportion of class i and \(m\) is the number of classes.

SHEI is a 'Diversity metric'. It is the ratio between the actual Shannon's diversity index and and the theoretical maximum of the Shannon diversity index. It can be understood as a measure of dominance.

Units

None

Range

0 <= SHEI < 1

Behaviour

Equals SHEI = 0 when only one patch present and equals SHEI = 1 when the proportion of classes is completely equally distributed

References

McGarigal, K., SA Cushman, and E Ene. 2012. FRAGSTATS v4: Spatial Pattern Analysis Program for Categorical and Continuous Maps. Computer software program produced by the authors at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Available at the following web site: https://www.umass.edu/landeco/

Shannon, C., and W. Weaver. 1949. The mathematical theory of communication. Univ. IllinoisPress, Urbana

See Also

lsm_c_pland, lsm_l_pr

Examples

lsm_l_shei(landscape)