Measuring the Spatial Configuration of Geomorphic Units

Diversity (i.e., richness and evenness) does not account for the spatial configuration, or arrangement, of geomorphic units (Figure 2). As such, diversity may not indicate overall complexity. This means that in some cases, diversity metrics will need to be supplemented with spatial configuration metrics (although diversity and spatial configuration may be highly correlated, allowing for the use of only one or the other).