Qrule is a program for the analysis of landscape pattern, generation of neutral models, and testing hypotheses relating process and pattern. Qrule was developed from RULE, a program whose development dates back to 1986.
The new features in version 4 are:
- Fixed program bugs (option 'X')
- Additional capabilities to generate neutral landscapes
- Data files produced to graphically summarize results in R
- Added neutral model (option 'Y')
Documentation:
How Qrule works - documentation.pdf
Executables:
Code & Excecutable for Windows -
Code & Executable for LINUS -
Programs for analysis of Qrule results
Publications:
- Gardner, R. H. 1999. RULE: Map generation and spatial analysis program. Pages 280-303 in: Landscape Ecological Analysis: Issues and Applications, J. M. Klopatek and R. H. Gardner, editors. Springer-Verlag, New York. (Abstract)
- Gardner, R. H., and S. Walters. 2001. Identifying patches and connectivity of landscapes. In: S. E. Gergel and M. G. Turner, eds. Learning Landscape Ecology: A Practical Guide to Concepts and Techniques. Springer Verlag., New York. (Abstract)
- Gardner, R. H. and Urban, D. L. 2007. Neutral models for testing landscape hypotheses. Landscape Ecology, 22: 15-29. (Abstract)