Patch size is a main parameter of landscapecharacter study. It can affect species dynamics、potential habit、potential forest productor(timber)、energy、nutrient、stream and other parameters. In this study, the beach land in fuyang was divided into 6 groups and 81 types which were further classified as low level patch(corresponded based types) or high level patch(corresponded main types). Maximum likehood estimate method was applied in this study. The results showed that low level patch had the higher homogenous, while high level patch had lower homogenous nature. The distribution of the patch size in these two patch levels is obviously trended right. Only a few distributions of type patch size was complied with negative exponent distribution, while the major was complied with log normal distribution. The results provided an idea for the stability and protection of community and ecology system in patches.
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