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| Name                                    | Abbreviation             | Level   | Unit                     |
| ----------------------------------------|--------------------------| --------|--------------------------|
| [Patch area](#AREA)                     | AREA                     | class   | cell surfaces            |
| [Mean patch area](#AREA_MN)             | AREA_MN                  | class   | cell surfaces            |
| [Total class area](#CA)                 | CA                       | class   | cell surfaces            |
| [Proportion of landscape](#PLAND)       | PLAND / NON_FOCAL_PLAND  | class   | percentage               |
| [Number of patches](#NP)                | NP                       | class   | unitless                 |
| [Patch density](#PD)                    | PD                       | class   | patches per cell surface |
| [Smallest patch index](#SPI)            | SPI                      | class   | cell surfaces            |
| [Largest patch index](#LPI)             | LPI                      | class   | cell surfaces            |
| [Effective mesh size](#MESH)            | MESH                     | class   | cell surfaces            |
| [Splitting index](#SPLI)                | SPLI                     | class   | unitless                 |
| [Net product](#NPRO)                    | NPRO                     | class   | (cell surfaces)^2        |
| [Splitting density](#SDEN)              | SDEN                     | class   | (cell surfaces)^-1       |
| [Degree of coherence](#COHE)            | COHE                     | class   | probability (in [0, 1])  |
| [Degree of landscape division](#DIVI)   | DIVI                     | class   | probability (in [0, 1])  |
| [Force square patches](#IS_SQUARE)      | IS_SQUARE                | class   | true of false            |
| [Force different areas](#ALL_DIFFERENT) | ALL_DIFFERENT            | class   | true of false            |

- **`AREA` : Patch area  <a name="AREA"></a>**

Interval that defines the minimum and maximum allowed area for all patches of the landscape class.

- **`AREA_MN` : Mean patch area  <a name="AREA_MN"></a>**

Interval that defines the minimum and maximum allowed mean patch area for the landscape class.

- **`CA` : Total class area  <a name="CA"></a>**

Interval that defines the minimum and maximum allowed total area of the landscape class.

- **`PLAND` and `NON_FOCAL_PLAND`: Proportion of landscape  <a name="PLAND"></a>**

Interval that defines the minimum and maximum allowed proportion of landscape occupied by the landscape class.
`NON_FOCAL_PLAND` is used to enforce a PLAND target on the non-focal class, and is defined at the landscape level.

- **`NP` : Number of patches  <a name="NP"></a>**

Interval that defines the minimum and maximum allowed number of patches in the landscape class.

- **`PD` : Patch density  <a name="PD"></a>**

Interval that defines the minimum and maximum allowed patch density of the landscape class. Patch density is given by:

$$PD = \frac{NP}{L}$$

With NP the number of patches and L the landscape area.

- **`SPI` : Smallest patch index  <a name="SPI"></a>**

Interval that defines the minimum and maximum allowed size for the smallest patch of the landscape class.

- **`LPI` : Largest patch index  <a name="LPI"></a>**

Interval that defines the minimum and maximum allowed size for the largest patch of the landscape class.

- **`MESH` : Effective mesh size  <a name="MESH"></a>**

Interval that defines the minimum and maximum allowed effective mesh size. The effective mesh size is a fragmentation index based on the probability that two points that are randomly chosen are located in the main patch (Jaeger, 2000). It is given by:

$$MESH = \frac{1}{L} \sum_{i=1}^{NP} A_i^2$$
With L the total landscape area, NP the number of patches in the landscape class, and $A_i$ the area of patch $i$.

- **`SPLI` : Splitting index  <a name="SPLI"></a>**

Interval that defines the minimum and maximum allowed splitting index. The splitting index was defined by Jaeger (2000) and is given by:

$$
SPLI = \frac{L^2}{\sum_{i=1}^{NP} A_i^2}
$$

With L the total landscape area, NP the number of patches, and $A_i$ the area of patch i.

- **`NPRO` : Net product  <a name="NPRO"></a>**

Interval that defines the minimum and maximum allowed net product. The net product was defined by Jaeger (2000) and is given by:

$$
NPRO = \sum_{i=1}^{NP} A_i^2
$$
Where NP is the number of patches of the landscape class and $A_i$ the area of patch i.

- **`SDEN` : Splitting density  <a name="SDEN"></a>**

Interval that defines the minimum and maximum allowed splitting density. The splitting density was defined by Jaeger (2000) and is given by:

$$
SDEN = \frac{L}{\sum_{i=1}^{NP} A_i^2}
$$

With L the total landscape area, NP the number of patches, and $A_i$ the area of patch i.

- **`COHE` : Degree of coherence  <a name="COHE"></a>**

Interval that defines the minimum and maximum allowed degree of coherence. The degree of coherence was defined by Jaeger (2000) and is given by:

$$
COHE = \sum_{i=1}^{NP}(\frac{A_i}{L})^2
$$
With L the total landscape area, NP the number of patches, and $A_i$ the area of patch i.

- **`DIVI` : Degree of landscape division  <a name="DIVI"></a>**

Interval that defines the minimum and maximum allowed degree of landscape division. The degree of landscape division was defined by Jaeger (2000) and is given by:

$$
DIVI = 1 - \sum_{i=1}^{NP}(\frac{A_i}{L})^2
$$

With L the total landscape area, NP the number of patches, and $A_i$ the area of patch i.

- **`IS_SQUARE` : Force all patches to be square  <a name="IS_SQUARE"></a>**

This target forces rflsgen to produce only patches that areperfect squares. Note that this restricts the
range of possible areas, as patches areas must be in the form $A_i = w * w$, where $w$ is the width of
a perfect square.

- **`ALL_DIFFERENT` : Force patches to have different areas <a name="ALL_DIFFERENT"></a>**

This target forces rflsgen to produce patches that all have a different area.


#### References  <a name="ref"></a>

Jaeger, J. A. G. (2000). Landscape division, splitting index, and effective mesh size: New measures of landscape fragmentation. Landscape Ecology, 15(2), 115-130. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008129329289