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The effective mesh density (seff) is a measure of the degree to which movement between different parts of the landscape is interrupted by a Fragmentation Geometry (FG). FGs are defined as the presence of impervious surfaces and traffic infrastructure, including medium sized roads. The more FGs fragment the landscape, the higher the effective mesh density hence the higher the fragmentation.
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Landscape fragmentation Effective Mesh Density 2018: major and medium anthropogenic fragmenting elements (FGA2-S), Dec. 2021GeoTIFFESRI:RESTOGC:WMS
Published: 11 May 2021
Temporal coverage: 2017-2019
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