---
name: "r.li.renyi"
section: "1grass"
platform: "linux"
package: "grass-doc"
version: "8.4.1-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/r.li.renyi"
---

# r.li.renyi(1grass)

Calculates Renyi’s diversity index on a raster map

## NAME

**r.li.renyi**  - Calculates Renyi’s diversity index on a raster map

## KEYWORDS

raster, landscape structure analysis, diversity index

## SYNOPSIS

**r.li.renyi**\
 **r.li.renyi --help**\
 **r.li.renyi** **input**=*name* **config**=*name* **alpha**=*string* **output**=*name*  \[--**overwrite**\]  \[--**help**\]  \[--**verbose**\]  \[--**quiet**\]  \[--**ui**\]

### Flags:

- **--overwrite**

  Allow output files to overwrite existing files

- **--help**

  Print usage summary

- **--verbose**

  Verbose module output

- **--quiet**

  Quiet module output

- **--ui**

  Force launching GUI dialog

### Parameters:

- **input**=*name* **\[required\]**

  Name of input raster map

- **config**=*name* **\[required\]**

  Configuration file

- **alpha**=*string* **\[required\]**

  Alpha value is the order of the generalized entropy

- **output**=*name* **\[required\]**

  Name for output raster map

## DESCRIPTION

*r.li.renyi* calculates the "Renyi’s diversity index" as:\
\
 with:

- •

  **H**: Renyi entropy

- •

  **alpha**: order of the generalized entropy

- •

  **i**: patch type

- •

  **S**: number of different patch types

- •

  **pi**: proportional abundance of patch type *i*

## 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\GRASS8\r.li\output\` (MS-Windows) or `$HOME/.grass8/r.li/output/` (GNU/Linux).

If the input raster map contains only NULL values then *r.li.renyi* returns NULL.

## EXAMPLES

To calculate Renyi’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.renyi input=my_map conf=my_conf output=my_out alpha=0.6
```

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.renyi input=forests conf=movwindow7 out=forests_renyi_mov7_a06 alpha=0.6
r.univar forests_renyi_mov7_a06
```

Forest map (North Carolina sample dataset) example:\

```
g.region raster=landclass96 -p
r.mapcalc "forests = if(landclass96 == 5, 1, null() )"
r.li.renyi input=forests conf=movwindow7 out=forests_renyi_mov7
# verify
r.univar forests_renyi_mov7
r.to.vect input=forests output=forests type=area
d.mon wx0
d.rast forests_renyi_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).

## SOURCE CODE

Available at: r.li.renyi source code (history)

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