Area-based tests for association between spatial patterns

Susan L. Maruca and Geoffrey M. Jacquez
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Susan L. Maruca: BioMedware, Inc., 516 N. State St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USA (e-mail: maruca@biomedware.com)
Geoffrey M. Jacquez: BioMedware, Inc., 516 N. State St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USA (e-mail: maruca@biomedware.com)

Journal of Geographical Systems, 2002, vol. 4, issue 1, 69-83

Abstract: Abstract. Edge effects pervade natural systems, and the processes that determine spatial heterogeneity (e.g. physical, geochemical, biological, ecological factors) occur on diverse spatial scales. Hence, tests for association between spatial patterns should be unbiased by edge effects and be based on null spatial models that incorporate the spatial heterogeneity characteristic of real-world systems. This paper develops probabilistic pattern association tests that are appropriate when edge effects are present, polygon size is heterogeneous, and the number of polygons varies from one classification to another. The tests are based on the amount of overlap between polygons in each of two partitions. Unweighted and area-weighted versions of the statistics are developed and verified using scenarios representing both polygon overlap and avoidance at different spatial scales and for different distributions of polygon sizes. These statistics were applied to Soda Butte Creek, Wyoming, to determine whether stream microhabitats, such as riffles, pools and glides, can be identified remotely using high spatial resolution hyperspectral imagery. These new “spatially explicit” techniques provide information and insights that cannot be obtained from the spectral information alone.

Keywords: Key words: Hyperspectral imagery; spatial statistics; pattern recognition; stream habitat; JEL classification: C15; C69; C89 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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