Table 4.4 Number of patches and mean patch size (in grid cells) using the 4-neighbor rule for categories in the early-settlement landscape Number of patches Cover type Forested Agricultural Urban Mean patch size Calculation 8: Using the 4-neighbor rule, calculate the mean patch size for each cover type in the early-settlement landscape. Enter your results in Table 4.4. The total number of patches in a landscape results from first defining connected areas (i.e., patches or clusters) of each cover type i. Patches are commonly identified by using either of two rules for evaluating which cells belong to the same patch. A patch may be identified using the 4-neighbor rule, where two grid cells are con- sidered to be part of the same patch only if they are of the same cover type and share a flat adjacency (i.e., horizontal or vertical) between them. Alternatively, the Simulated Landscapes Early-settlement Legend Post-settlement 1. Forested 2. Agricultural 3. Urban