Multiple landscapes
It should also be acknowledged that the aim of a landscape scale study is to investigate responses of a number or group of individuals with the intent to apply the results to concepts on a large scale. Though there are many publications describing the empirical findings of a LOF applied to an entire habitat or community, it becomes difficult to blanket a set of results to the global population of a given species (Fahrig 2005). Unless a species is endemic to a small territory with limited disturbance from foreign communities or human activities, each population of a globally distributed species is likely to experience varied geographic and ecological aspects affecting LOF responses. Therefore, single-landscape LOF studies must be reviewed and applied with caution, especially when conservation efforts are being considered. Additionally, maximizing the number of landscapes and landscape types studied can lessen the logistical effects, such as random sample errors, occurring in a single landscape investigation.