Description

The index CIi can be calculated by measuring edge-to-edge distances between study site (separately for large and small study sites) and all other habitat patches within the 2-km radius of each landscape.

Indicators of Green Infrastructure sub-criterion will assess the landscape connectivity and the mosaic diversity.

Scale as linked to D2.2 framework

• Neighborhood 
• Object

Data source [ link to data framework]

• Satellite/ satellite-derived map

Data needs

• Distance between study site and other habitat patches within a 2km radius.

Expected Outputs

• ha of potential habitat

Calculation methods

• GIS
• Survey

Links and references

• Bruckmann S.V., Krauss J., Steffan-Dewenter I. (2010). Butterfly and plant specialists suffer from reduced connectivity in fragmented landscapes. Journal of Applied Ecology, 47, 799- 809. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01828
• Hanski I. (1999). Habitat connectivity, habitat continuity, and metapopulations in dynamic landscapes, Biology, 87,2, 209- 219. DOI: 10.2307/3546736