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A new contagion index to quantify spatial patterns of landscapes

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A contagion index was proposed by O'Neill et al. (1988) to quantify spatial patterns of landscapes. However, this index is insensitive to changes in spatial pattern. We present a new contagion index that corrects an error in the mathematical formulation of the original contagion index. The error is identified mathematically. The contagion indices (both original and new) are then evaluated against simulated landscapes.

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Li, H., Reynolds, J.F. A new contagion index to quantify spatial patterns of landscapes. Landscape Ecol 8, 155–162 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00125347

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