By "simplest," we mean that the size of the kernel patch is relatively small and doesn't carry many features.

所谓“最简单”，指的 是内核补丁的大小相对较小，而且没有引入很多特性。

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A decrease in patch density and an increase in mean patch size of landscape patch at landscape level indicated also that fragmentation of the whole landscape had been reduced.

在景观水平上，斑块密度明显下降，而平均斑块面积明显增加，反映了景观破碎化程度的降低。

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