## DESCRIPTION

r.li.pielou calculates the "Pielou's diversity index" as:
with:

- J: Pielou eveness index
- H': Shannon index
- S: number of classes

## NOTES

Do not use absolute path names for the config and output file/map parameters. If the "moving window" method was selected in g.gui.rlisetup, then the output will be a raster map, otherwise an ASCII file will be generated in the folder `C:\Users\userxy\AppData\Roaming\GRASS7\r.li\output\` (MS-Windows) or `$HOME/.grass7/r.li/output/` (GNU/Linux).

If the input raster contains NULL value cells, r.li.pielou returns NULL for these cells.

## EXAMPLES

To calculate Pielou's diversity index on map my_map, using my_conf configuration file (previously defined with g.gui.rlisetup) and saving results in my_out, run:

    r.li.pielou input=my_map conf=my_conf output=my_out

Forest map (Spearfish sample dataset) example:

    g.region raster=landcover.30m -p
    r.mapcalc "forests = if(landcover.30m >= 41 && landcover.30m <= 43,1,null())"
    r.li.pielou input=forests conf=movwindow7 out=forests_pielou_mov7
    r.univar forests_pielou_mov7

Forest map (North Carolina sample dataset) example:

    g.region raster=landclass96 -p
    r.mapcalc "forests = if(landclass96 == 5, 1, null() )"
    r.li.pielou input=forests conf=movwindow7 out=forests_pielou_mov7

    # verify
    r.univar forests_pielou_mov7
    r.to.vect input=forests output=forests type=area
    d.mon wx0
    d.rast forests_pielou_mov7
    d.vect forests type=boundary

## SEE ALSO

r.li - package overview
g.gui.rlisetup

## REFERENCES

McGarigal, K., and B. J. Marks. 1995. FRAGSTATS: spatial pattern analysis program for quantifying landscape structure. USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-351. (PDF)

## AUTHORS

Luca Delucchi and Duccio Rocchini, Fondazione E. Mach (Italy), based on the r.li.shannon code developed by Serena Pallecchi student of Computer Science University of Pisa (Italy).

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