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For many animal advocates, habitat destruction has long been an issue of concern. In South America, the loss of jungle habitat and the creation of grazing land for cattle is a particular worry. But not all habitat loss is the same, and habitat loss is different from fragmentation. As the authors of this study note, “it is critical to understand the differing effects of each process in order to better guide wildlife management strategies, permitting a more efficient use of limited conservation resources.” One of the ways to better understand the effects of loss and fragmentation is through the use of landscape metrics. However, according to the researchers, “even with the development of landscape metrics, it is difficult make general predictions about the effects of habitat conversion because it may be perceived different by species, so a species-specific approach is essential to measure the effects of habitat loss and fragmentation.” They go on to describe how Population Viability Analysis (or PVA) has become a more specifically useful tool to evaluate individual species

For many animal advocates, habitat destruction has long been an issue of concern. In South America, the loss of jungle habitat and the creation of grazing land for cattle is a particular worry. But not all habitat loss is the same, and habitat loss is different from fragmentation. As the authors of this study note, “it is critical to understand the differing effects of each process in order to better guide wildlife management strategies, permitting a more efficient use of limited conservation resources.” One of the ways to better understand the effects of loss and fragmentation is through the use of landscape metrics. However, according to the researchers, “even with the development of landscape metrics, it is difficult make general predictions about the effects of habitat conversion because it may be perceived different by species, so a species-specific approach is essential to measure the effects of habitat loss and fragmentation.” They go on to describe how Population Viability Analysis (or PVA) has become a more specifically useful tool to evaluate individual speciesFor many animal advocates, habitat destruction has long been an issue of concern. In South America, the loss of jungle habitat and the creation of grazing land for cattle is a particular worry. But not all habitat loss is the same, and habitat loss is different from fragmentation. As the authors of this study note, “it is critical to understand the differing effects of each process in order to better guide wildlife management strategies, permitting a more efficient use of limited conservation resources.” One of the ways to better understand the effects of loss and fragmentation is through the use of landscape metrics. However, according to the researchers, “even with the development of landscape metrics, it is difficult make general predictions about the effects of habitat conversion because it may be perceived different by species, so a species-specific approach is essential to measure the effects of habitat loss and fragmentation.” They go on to describe how Population Viability Analysis (or PVA) has become a more specifically useful tool to evaluate individual species