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| edge | portion of an ecosystem or cover type near its perimeter within which environmental conditions may differ from interior locations within the ecosystem: used as a measure of length of the adjacency between cover types on a landscape. |
| fragmentation | breaking up of a habitat or cover type into smaller, disconnected parcels |
| heterogeneity | quality or state consisting of dissimilar elements, as with mixed habitats or cover types occurring on a landscape; opposite of homogeneity, in which elements are the same. |
| homogeneity | quality or state consisting of similar elements on a landscape; opposite of heterogeneity |
| landscape | area that is spatially heterogeneous in at least one factor of interest. |
| matrix | background cover type in a landscape, characterised by extensive cover and high connectivity; not all landscapes have a definable matrix |
| patch | surface area that differs from its surroundings in nature or appearance |
| scale | spatial or temporal dimension of an object or process, characterised by both grain and extent |
| Landscape Ecology | concepts theories and methods that examine the importance of spatial patterning on interacting ecosystems |
| configuration | specific arrangement of spatial elements; used synonymously with spatial or patch structure |
| connectivity | spatial continuity of a habitat or cover type across a landscape |
| corridor | relatively narrow strip of a particular type differing from adjacent areas |
| cover type | category within a user defined classification scheme that distinguishes between the different habitats ecosystems or vegetation types on the landscape |
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