Table 3 Landscape metrics of preferred landscape patterns

Irrigated agriculture

Irr. culture

25.8

31.4

27.7

22.1

8.4

38.5

Rice field

9.7

10.6

9.6

10.6

9.4

8.3

Orchard

16.9

26.9

18.6

16.1

2.0

19.0

Irr. pasture

13.2

15.5

10.6

6.9

11.4

21.0

Int. Olive grove

13.2

11.4

19.7

6.9

7.4

21.5

Non-irrigated agriculture

Cereal

35.6

33.9

33.5

22.6

50.0

39.0

Vineyard

37.8

47.8

45.7

33.2

14.4

46.8

Nat. pasture

14.1

7.3

5.3

10.6

29.2

19.0

Olive grove

43.1

44.5

44.7

38.2

52.0

36.6

mosaic

34.9

41.6

42.6

47.5

23.8

17.6

The montado

54.9

56.7

50.5

53.5

58.9

54.1

Forests

Eucalyptus

8.1

8.1

2.7

14.7

13.9

3.9

Pinus

19.2

19.6

15.4

31.8

13.4

14.6

Mixed

25.7

29.0

20.2

43.8

22.3

11.2

Scrub vegetation

In agriculture

17.1

9.8

12.2

18.4

42.6

3.9

In forest

15.7

11.8

14.4

23.5

28.2

1.0

SHDI <0.0, 1.6>

Mean

1.270

1.318

1.229

1.338

1.294

1.155

SD

0.374

0.355

0.405

0.349

0.328

0.404

Variance

0.140

0.126

0.164

0.122

0.108

0.163

Number of LCC <1, 5>

Mean

3.9

4.0

3.7

4.0

3.9

3.6

SD

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.1

Variance

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.0

1.1

Sum of contrast weights <0, 12>

Mean

8.8

9.3

8.6

9.0

8.9

8.2

SD

2.5

2.2

2.9

2.5

2.1

2.6

Variance

6.2

4.8

8.5

6.2

4.5

6.7

Proportion of open area <0, 5>

Mean

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.0

2.4

2.4

SD

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

Variance

1.5

1.3

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.5

1,057

245

188

217

202

205