Research Article

How Urban Fringe Expansion Affects Green Habitat Diversity? Analysis from Urban and Local Scale in Hilly City

Table 6

Landscape indicator changes of legacy type and new type.

Legacy typeNew type
Agricultural landWoodlandShrublandGrasslandAgricultural landWoodlandShrublandGrassland

Decrease of AREA (hm2)356.22298.35104.13136.171311.48493.3899.90237.42
Decrease of CORE AREA (hm2)210.63188.0416.3857.101121.85226.0432.1288.02
The ratio of reduced core area to total area0.590.630.160.420.860.460.300.37
Decrease of MAX PROX1.91-0.581.46-0.402.510.860.090.89
Decrease of MAX concentrated distribution AREA23.60-19.501.48-0.4560.00-1.100.700.30
Decrease of MAX concentrated distribution CORE AREA12.65-12.200.000.0052.500.600.000.00
Decrease of MAX AREA outlier165.00142.0027.5027.40450152.0016.0036.00
Decrease of MAX CORE AREA outlier114.9082.006.5030.3238084.004.2025.50