Research Article

A Landscape Approach for Detecting and Assessing Changes in an Area Prone to Desertification in Sardinia (Italy)

Table 2

Landscape metrics at class level, 1990 and 2000.

Class CA PLAND NP PD AREA_MN SHAPE_AM PROX_MN IJI
(ha) (%)(#)(#/100 ha) (ha) (ha) (m) (%)

1990

Cropland6721029,218300,836,821,85671063,7
Forestland82463,651402,21,65,871,254,9
Urban areas40331,817750,82,35,9112,233,4

2000

Cropland6595728,716600,739,717,66655069,8
Forestland90883,941901,82,27,3212,261,0
Urban areas44551,96890,36,55,9301,348,0