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To quantify landscape structures and their further development landscape indices have been developed. Landscapes consist of complex and irregular patches and render the application of indices necessary that are capable of capturing irregular spatial structures. The index of the fractal dimension was calculated using two different approaches: the geometric window and the geographic window concept. The comparison of both window concepts yielded clear deviations of the results: generally the geographic window is recommended for examinations of the spatial diversity of landscapes, since it delivers better adapted results at the landscape level. The application of the geometric window appears meaningful only in a set of limited situations because of its sensitivity to borderlines and changes in landcover or landuse classes.
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Köhl, M., Oehmichen, K. (2003). Comparison of Landscape Indices under Particular Consideration of the Geometric and Geographic Moving Window Concept. In: Corona, P., Köhl, M., Marchetti, M. (eds) Advances in Forest Inventory for Sustainable Forest Management and Biodiversity Monitoring. Forestry Sciences, vol 76. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0649-0_18
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