Editing Population viability analysis (section)

==Uses==
Population viability analysis (PVA) is used to estimate the likelihood of a population’s extinction and indicate the urgency of recovery efforts, and identify key life stages or processes that should be the focus of recovery efforts.  PVA is also used to identify factors that drive population dynamics, compare proposed management options and assess existing recovery efforts.<ref name="Manlik 2018">{{cite journal |author1=Manlik O. |author2=Lacy R.C. |author3=Sherwin W.B.| title=Applicability and limitations of sensitivity analyses for wildlife management| journal=Journal of Applied Ecology |volume=55 |issue=3 |pages=1430–1440 | year=2018 | doi=10.1111/1365-2664.13044|s2cid=91015464 |doi-access=free |hdl=1959.4/unsworks_84814 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>  PVA is frequently used in [[endangered species]] management to develop a plan of action, rank the pros and cons of different management scenarios, and assess the potential impacts of habitat loss.<ref name="Beissenger and McCullough">{{cite book|title=Population Viability Analysis|editor1=Beissenger S.R. |editor2=McCullough D.R. |year=2002|isbn=978-0-226-04178-0|publisher=The University of Chicago Press|location=Chicago}}</ref>