Quantification of habitat heterogeneity

Evaluation of its potential as a proxy for biodiversity

Work package WP2 quantifies habitat heterogeneity:

• Adapting terrestrial landscape ecology metrics based on categorical maps
• Using geostatistical descriptions based on spatially continuous variables
• Combining both techniques through the use of fuzzy classification schemes
• Testing the correlation of these parameters with traditional biodiversity indices.

Results:

• Using landscape ecology indices to improve predictions on megafauna distribution and diversity
  • Published in MEPS (Robert et al., 2014).
  • Summarised in a handy 2-page factsheet