The main objective of the study is an analysis of the significance of the hemeroby index as integral part of the system of landscape-environmental analysis and its applicability for purposes of monitoring landscape in mountain regions. Motive for the survey is a modern necessity of indicators reflecting the spatial and temporal variability of the landscape qualities and properties, evaluated as a resource for any human activity. The subject of the study is the Smolyan region in the territorial

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... cope of the municipalities of Smolyan, Banite, Rudozem, Madan and Chepelare. The evaluation of the naturalness of landscapes is held within the landscape units as complex natural-anthropogenic systems on the scale developed for a common European indicator of landscape monitoring on rural-agrarian landscapes (Paracchini, Capitani, 2011). The methodology of the study includes landscape differentiation in ArcGIS 9.3 and analysis on Landscape metrics indicators in FRAGSTATS.