Pre-evaluation and rank sampling

Different kinds of approach to landscape configuration analysis were applied to a benchmark landuse/land cover map. A pre-evaluation landscape pattern analysis (LPA), a morphological spatial pattern analysis (MSPA) a landscape mosaic analysis and a landscape variation analysis, were carried out. These analyses provide a site and scale specific composite set of indices which can be used as a change biodiversity indicator set with reference to the CBDSEBI focal areas: status and trends of the components of biological diversity, Ecosystem integrity, and ecosystem goods and services. Keywords Landscape pattern analysis, morphological spatial pattern analysis, landscape mosaic analysis, landscape variation analysis habitat fragmentation, biodiversity, indicator