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).